Mrs. McClurg’s First Grade
May 27, 2022
Concepts Covered This Week:
Religion:
- We listened to the Letter from Saint Paul where he explained the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
- We learned that the Fruits of the Holy Spirit are signs that he is acting in our lives.
- We learned that Saint Thomas Aquinas taught people how to use the Fruits of the Holy Spirit in their own lives.
- We discussed ways that we could use the Fruits of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
- We read about and discussed the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven.
Language Arts:
- We identified pictures and words where -ew and –ue make the long “u” sound.
- We identified and read words with -es endings.
- We read biography stories about real life heroes.
- We used the information from the stories to write our own sentences about these topics.
- We read a story where Mr. Clay must choose a train to take to work.
- We wrote an opinion piece telling which train we would ride and why we chose that train.
- We began to share our baby animal reports with our classmates.
Math:
- We reviewed the vocabulary words; hundreds, tens, ones, greater than, less than, more, less and equal.
- We used blocks, figure drawings and the 120-chart to practice making models and the 120 chart to compare and order numbers.
- We continued to solve real world problems involving clues to find a magic number or group of numbers.
- We used the 100 chart to practice different ways to count forward and backward.
Science/Social Studies
- We discussed the significance of Memorial Day.
- We started to share our baby animal reports and dioramas.
- We began to talk about family traditions.
Specialist Classes:
- In art, we students learned about the artist PAUL CÉZANNE so that they could create a painting inspired by his art. We are working on SHAPE and SPACE so they can draw a pear, and FORM and VALUE, so they can use light and dark colors to make the pear look like it’s 3D.
- In Music, we are reading and playing eight notes, quarter note and quarter rest rhythms, learning to play the barred instruments (xylophone, mellophone, and glockenspiel), playing singing games, and reviewing!
- In PE, we are working on cooperative games involving the parachute, balls and discs. We will use what we learned when we participate in the school field day in June.
- No new updates for Spanish.