Hi everyone!
Happy Golden Week! I hope the parents who have had off this week were able to take some nice rest and spend time with their families.
In first grade we are continuing to learn lots of great things!
Reading: We focused on Nonfiction Text Features. Nonfiction books have things like: Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Captions, Photos, Illustrations, Maps, Bold print and SO much more!
Writing: We finished up our acrostics unit this week with the students writing their own acrostics. It was challenging for some of the students but at the end all of the students said they enjoyed writing poems.
Math: We are enjoying learning about shapes: squares, rectangles, trapezoid, triangle, and circles. We learned hard words like vertices, and make our own drawings out of shapes!
Bible: We learned a quick history of the kings of Israel and Judah this week. We learned that because of Solomon’s disobedience, Israel was split in 2 with 2 different kings. Most of the kings did not follow God. Soon, something very bad will happen to Israel, but God is faithful and continues to watch over the people of Israel. I’m so thankful God always keeps His promises!
Science: We started a Science Unit on Animal Classification. This week we learned about Mammals and Reptiles. It’s so neat how God made all different kinds of animals and how they can fit into about 5 groups! We learned the characteristics of each group and learned to recognize animals by which group they belong in!
Yesterday, the students got to see something amazing! The HS Physics class had made an Optical Illusion Box! The 1st grades students got to go inside, and then peep through a hole to see the illusion! So fun!
Next Week:
Spelling Words: played worked needed hopped wagged stepped liked hoped ruled skated their than there
Bible Memory Verse: “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11
Upcoming Events:
5/4: Progress reports (They were sent out this morning!)
5/5: Children’s Day - no school
5/18: Field Trip to Kodomono Kuni
5/29: Memorial Day - no school
6/2: HS graduation
6/9: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! CLASS PARTY (12:30 Dismissal for Students)
