Our Year At a Glance
First grade is an exciting adventure. It is the building block of our educational journey.
Religion
We learn about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. We learn that Jesus wants us to love one another by sharing, caring, and helping each other. We learn about the Mass and we attend Mass one day a week after Christmas break.
Phonics
In first grade we use the Intensive Phonics Program. We learn about short and long vowels, blends, digraphs, murmur diphthongs, and special vowel combinations. We use these skills to take a weekly Spelling test.
Reading
We learn 10 sight words a week. We use these words to help us read from our Basal Reader. We have 6 Basal readers that we read from and have the online series to help the students review at home.
Math
We learn how to add and subtract. We learn about number values and operations, place value, geometry, time, and measurement. The text book has an online component.
Science
We explore and experiment. We learn about animals, plants, living and nonliving things, resources, weather and the sky, motion and movement.
Social Studies
We learn about our school community, our neighborhood, our country, and our world.
Language Arts
We learn about grammar and how to write sentences. We practice writing poems, stories, and make a class book.
Handwriting
We use the Zaner-Blozer Handwriting series. We print in first grade.
First grade is an exciting adventure. It is the building block of our educational journey.
Religion
We learn about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. We learn that Jesus wants us to love one another by sharing, caring, and helping each other. We learn about the Mass and we attend Mass one day a week after Christmas break.
Phonics
In first grade we use the Intensive Phonics Program. We learn about short and long vowels, blends, digraphs, murmur diphthongs, and special vowel combinations. We use these skills to take a weekly Spelling test.
Reading
We learn 10 sight words a week. We use these words to help us read from our Basal Reader. We have 6 Basal readers that we read from and have the online series to help the students review at home.
Math
We learn how to add and subtract. We learn about number values and operations, place value, geometry, time, and measurement. The text book has an online component.
Science
We explore and experiment. We learn about animals, plants, living and nonliving things, resources, weather and the sky, motion and movement.
Social Studies
We learn about our school community, our neighborhood, our country, and our world.
Language Arts
We learn about grammar and how to write sentences. We practice writing poems, stories, and make a class book.
Handwriting
We use the Zaner-Blozer Handwriting series. We print in first grade.