Welcome to Ms. Vazquez’s First Grade class page!
Contact email: ivazquez@olcacademy.net
Scholastic book club code: PM3M3
Thursday, March 16, 2017
- Read “The Wish”
- Study for Social Studies test on Friday.
- Spelling test on Tuesday ( play, jelly, funny, say, try, too, first, many, work, down)
- ABC worksheet – underline the first letter and place them in ABC order
- Write the memory words 4 times each (their, now, always, because, been)
- Math page P131-132
- Math test on Wed- chapter 6 place value (ones, tens, hundreds)
- Book report due March 24th. Book report form is attached. The book should be a small chapter book. If you do not have one please let me know. Some great books are “Hengry and Mudge”, Frog and Toad, Little Bear, Flat Stanley series and Putter and Tabby.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- Student Book page 20
- Read “The Wish”
- Study for Religion Test on Thursday
- Study for Social Studies test on Friday.
- Spelling test on Tuesday ( play, jelly, funny, say, try, too, first, many, work, down)
- Religion page 234
- How to catch a Leprechaun- use complete sentences
- Book report due March 24th. Book report form is attached. The book should be a small chapter book. If you do not have one please let me know. Some great books are “Hengry and Mudge”, Frog and Toad, Little Bear, Flat Stanley series and Putter and Tabby.
Monday, March 13, 2017
No School Tomorrow
Check the website regarding Wed.
- Student book page 16 – What to do in case of snow.
- Our Earth, Our Resources- read the article and answer the questions on the back.
- Natural Resources- use complete
- Math page p119- p122
- Study for Religion and Social Studies test
- Spelling test will be next Tuesday.
- Practice book page 24 and 25
Friday, March 10, 2017
Check the OLCA Web Site regarding the weather.
- Religion test Thursday on Baptism and Lent
- Jesus wants us to know that we are special. Jesus gives us signs of his love called sacraments. We become followers of Jesus through Baptism. Sacraments give us God’s grace. Sacrament helps us live the way God wants us to live. Priests are men who accept God’s special call to service the Church. In Baptism we become part of God’s family. We receive the Holy Spirit. Godparents are special people who promise to help their godchildren grow in God’s family. We use blessed holy water to remind us of our Baptism.
- The meal Jesus shared is called the Last Supper. We have a special meal called the Jesus is with us in his Body and Blood. The Bread and Wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus
- God is everywhere. We need to listen closely to Him. We need to be quiet like Elijah.
- Lent is the time before Easter. We grow closer to God. It is a time to learn more about Jesus. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days. During Lent the priest wears purple. The Last week before Easter is called Holy Week.
- Spelling test on Wednesday, March 15th ( Play, down, funny, too, work, jelly, try, many, first, say)
- Social Studies- test on Friday unit 4
- Review the following words – weather, mountains, plain lake, river, natural resource, history
- A globe is a round model of the Earth
- Land, water, and air are some of our Earth’s natural resources. Natural resources are useful thing that comes from nature.
- The story of people and places from the past is history.
- Endangered means that very few of these animals are living.
Thursday, March 09, 2017
- Math (cub book) 386-377
- Religion worksheet- go over
- Religion test next Thursday on Baptism and Lent
- Read “In Case of Rain”
- Science quiz on Friday -Review sheet online
- Student Book- do pages 14-15
- Student book page 6 – pick one word from each group and use in a sentence. Write the sentences in your red dot notebook
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
- Memory words- use each word in a sentence
- Math (cub book)m383-384
- Religion worksheet- make a Baptism Mobile
- Religion test next Thursday
- Writing- Write the directions for something you know how to do. In class we wrote about how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (Do not use the ones in the book or the peanut butter and jelly.) Title needs to be at the top. List the things you need and number the steps. Please include pictures. Look in the reader at “In Case of Rain” for more examples. Please write it on the ice cream paper.
- Science quiz on Friday -Review sheet online
- Worksheet- Why is it important to be Healthy?
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Health Grade 1 Review sheet for quiz on Friday
- Literacy: Practice pg 20
- Math: pages 377-378
- Religion: pg 229
- Memory words- write each word 4 times each in your red dot notebook (any, first, down, too, work)
- Reading –“In Case of Rain”
- Science- quiz will be on Friday.
Reminders:
- Please check your child’s supplies. Crayons, scissors, notebooks, pencils and erasers. Please replace anything that is running low.
Monday March 6, 2017
- Literacy: Influential Endings; er, est worksheet.
- Math: pages p117 and 118
- Religion: Our “Lenten Journey to Easter”. Keep at home. Color each part of the rainbow as you complete an act of kindness. These are ways to get closer to God.
Reminders:
- Our classroom is in need of disinfecting wipes and paper towels. We greatly appreciate your help sending in anything you can.
- Please check your child’s supplies. Crayons, scissors, notebooks, pencils and erasers. Please replace anything that is running low.
March 1, 2017
Ash Wednesday
- Math page 371-372
- Religion page 228
- Social Studies – read pages 150-153. Answer the questions on pg 153 in your blue dot notebook
- Reading test on Friday (no spelling section)
- Science quiz Tuesday on health- food groups, bones, muscles and dental care (review sheet to follow). Review papers in green dot notebook
Tuesday,February 28, 2017
- Spelling test on unit 10 tomorrow (isn’t, couldn’t, don’t, aren’t, haven’t, can’t, won’t, wouldn’t, didn’t, weren’t)
- Contraction word worksheet
- On Wednesday, we will be going to Mass for Ash Wednesday. Free dress up.
- Math page 365-366
- Practice pages 93- read the sentences in each story and write a sentence on the lines to tell what happens in the part that is missing.
- Keep at home the student book for units 9-10
- Read “Justin the One-Man Band” (Please send back to school)
- Reading test on Friday (no spelling section)
- Science quiz Tuesday on health- food groups, bones, muscles and dental care (review sheet to follow)
Monday, February 27, 2017
- Practice page 83
- Spelling test on unit 10 on Wednesday
- Compound word worksheet
- On Wednesday, we will be going to Mass for Ash Wednesday. The students will receive ashes. It is an outward sign that we are Christians. Free dress up.
- Math page 359-360
- Read “Buster”
- Answer the following questions in your red dot notebook. A. Would you find a hippopotamus or a dragon in an attic? Why not? What do the Superkids learn about pigeons from Oswald’s book? C. What do the marks on the calendar show? Page 148
Thursday, February 16, 2017
- Math test tomorrow on counting by 10’s, making groups of tens and base ten
- Read “Buster”
- Math worksheet
- On the Lincoln paper write 3 facts about Abraham Lincoln
- Practice page 87
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
- Spelling test on Wednesday, March 1st. (isn’t, couldn’t, don’t, aren’t, haven’t, can’t, won’t, wouldn’t, didn’t, weren’t)
- Reading Test on Friday, March 3rd. Study memory words, decode words CVVC (reading- two vowel together make a long vowel sound) contractions, base words ( helper – base word is help) and answering riddles Students will have to write about a problem and how to fix it.
- Math quiz on Friday, February 16th – counting by 1’s, 10’s and base ten
- Social Studies –“ A Good Leader”
- Two Famous Presidents
- On the Washington paper write 3 facts about George Washington. Use complete sentences and end with a period.
Reminders
- Thursday- red
Tuesday, February 14 2017
- Writing; “Pretend you were given $100 to help someone ……”worksheet.
- ELA worksheet – capital letters (The beginning of every sentence starts with a capital letter. Proper names have to be capital. )
- Studentbook – review pages 19 and 20 on contractions
- Reading - read “The Springle Spangle Talent Show”.
- Math worksheet- tens and ones
- Practice page 89 and 92
- Math quiz on Friday – counting by 1’s, 10’s and base ten
Reminder - Wednesday – Hoody Day
Monday February 13, 2017
We are 100 days smarter ! First Grade celebrated 100 days of school today. We can count to 100 by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and 25 and we can write 100 words. We had so much fun and a fabulous celebration.
Thank you to everyone that sent in goodies.
Homework
- ELA: Spelling test tomorrow. Writing; “My Family tells me 100 times to……”worksheet.
- Reading; read “The Springle Spangle Talent Show”.
- Math: 100 Days Counting Book. Cut the number cards out and paste them in order. Cut out the pages of the book and paste.
- Science: Food group fun worksheet.
Reminders
- Tuesday February 14th. American Cancer Society Day. Wear pink or white.
- Valentine ’s Day party tomorrow. Please send in goodies.
- If you are starting vacation early please let us know. Vacation package will be going home on Friday.
Be safe out there and see you all on Friday
Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
- No School Tomorrow
- The 100th day of school will be on Monday
- Math page 339-340(Please cover the new book.)
- Read “The Contest”
- Trip Money
- Spelling Test on Wednesday, Feb. 15th (keep, some, boat, could, train, seat, one, new, would, were)
- Social Studies worksheet
- Submarine Journal (Be creative! Use complete sentences.)