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Here are May highlights happening in 1st grade:
Our Zoo Fieldtrip…
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Reading and Language Arts…
Our Language Arts writing and Science units fell into place with our zoo fieldtrip. The first graders picked out an animal to research and write a report on which then helped us with a Zoo Bingo Animal scavenger hunt.
We took a African Safari class and learned all about giraffes, elephants, hippopotamuses and rhinoceroses.
We found out all these animals live in a Savanna habitat. Some interesting facts were that giraffes have manes,
a first grader could fit in an elephant’s leg,
elephants tusks grow back like when we lose a baby tooth,
hippopotamuses are nocturnal – they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
and rhino’s horns might break off but can grow back again.
The first graders had fun making a picture of a savanna at the end.
Music Sharing…
Another May highlight was our Music Sharing with the Kindergarteners through the fifth graders. First graders played kazoos and sang about bees - What fun!
In Reading…
Students are really getting ready for second grade as they practice fluent reading with expression. They are so good at “beating the teacher” as they read many words with our letter patterns as fast as they can. They read the chart in 24 seconds which beat Ms. Turicek’s time of 35 seconds. Bravo!
In Math…
We are finishing the year with telling time and adding and subtracting to 20. Our time telling skills are wonderful! Continued practice with adding and subtracting to 20 will continue into second grade.
In Religion…
We know how important the Golden Rule is and are trying our hardest to treat others as we would like to be treated. We made door hangers to remind us about thanking God for the good choices we made and to ask for forgiveness for the bad choices. The first graders are getting into the habit of saying “I forgive you” if someone says they are sorry. We are so happy that God’s Mercy is always there for us.
S.P.A.R.C. Sharing…
Our student sharing is complete. We hope all of you loved reading the books sent home and project creations to go with your favorite story. Our class loved the presentations of both the book share and the many wonderful projects including posters to advertise the book, new book cover designs, dioramas, paintings and drawn pictures of favorite scenes from the story. Kudos to you all!
We had a fantastic year and
wish all of you a wonderful summer!
Contact Ms. Turicek at- pturicek@mystcharles.org
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