First Grade Happenings
What a wonderful week we have had in first grade! Your children are curious, inquisitive, creative, joyful and energetic! This week we learned our classroom rules and procedures, read a lot of great books,and had so much fun playing math games.Thank you for partnering with us in the educational,emotional,and spiritual development of your child!
Important Notes For The Week
Lower School Virtual Back to School Night
Tuesday, August 18th - You will be sent a link to the slides and video for your child’s virtual back to school night.
Zoom Q&A with your Classroom Teacher
Thursday, August 20th- 7:30- 8:00 pm
What are we learning ?
Bible:
The students are learning the story of creation
from the book of Genesis.
Click on the link to watch a creation video! Days of Creation
Math:
In math, we are working on counting and representing collections of objects with numbers; counting on from any number;
and comparing and ordering numbers.
Reading:
In reading, we are individually evaluating your children to
determine their independent and instructional reading levels.This week we will begin our study of fables.The students will learn what a fable is-a story with a moral or a lesson at the end, and will enjoy listening to a few!
Phonics:
In Phonics, we will continue to review consonants,short vowels and digraphs ch, sh, th and wh. Here is a description and video of an activity to help your child:
Writing:
This week we will work on writing a detailed sentence with
proper spacing.
Social Studies:
We will continue our study on rules and respect.
