We are spending the first couple weeks of school learning our classroom rules and expectations as well as getting to know each other.
This year in Religion we will learn that God Loves us and Created Us. We will also learn about the beginning of the world, Noah, Abraham, and Moses. Next, we will learn about the parts of the Mass and the sacraments. Finally, we will learn about the Liturgical Year including Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
This year is going to be a year of growth for all students as they learn to read by recognizing letter patterns and how to spell words using these letter patterns. We will also work on story elements including the beginning, middle, and end of a story, along with the plot, characters and settings of stories. We will also learn about nouns, verbs, and adjectives while writing stories, personal narratives and opinion pieces.
In math we will work on counting to 100 by ones, twos, fives, and tens from a number less than 100 and understand that a two digit number is represented by tens and ones. We will focus on adding and subtracting within 20 while learning different methods to help us. We will identify U.S. coins by name and how much they are worth and tell time at half-hour intervals on both analog and digital clocks. We will also begin working with fractions as part of a whole.
In science we will learn about the design process, plants and animals, matter and energy. We will also talk about living and nonliving things and their different environments.
In social studies, we will learn about rules and laws as well as people in our communities and what they do. We will also learn about US holidays and important people in history. Finally, we will learn about US symbols.
We are looking forward to working with each student and watching as they blossom throughout the school year into students who are ready for second grade.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email us at mpatterson@saintstansschool.org or call the school at (413) 592-5135.
Mrs. Garand – 1st grade 