Friday News for the Week of May 15-19

Only 3 more weeks left in 1st grade!

Yesterday we had a fabulous trip to the zoo! It was great weather and we had a lot of fun figuring out what group each animal belonged to. Today we did a math activity where we made a graph and answered questions about our data.

Here's some pics from the field trip:

We are starting our animal research this week. We picked one animal to study and learned some more important nonfiction text features. Today we started our research by highlighting and finding what food (the diet) of our animal. Next week we will find the Description, Habitat, and Fun Facts.

Math: We are learning about equal shares in halves and fourths (or quarters). We aren’t getting into fraction just yet, but I’m exposing it to them so they’ll be familiar with it in the future! Next week we’ll take our Chapter 9 test and start on our last chapter! (3D shapes)

Bible: We are in an exciting part of the history of Israel. Because of their disobedience to God, he allowed the Assyrians and Babylonians to come and take over. Because God always keeps his promises, he will allow the kingdom of Judah to return after 70 years. (He promised David’s family will be in the line of kings forever!) Now the Israelites are exiled in Assyria and Babylon, but the faithful people still follow after God. Daniel and his three friends were exiled to Babylon and because God was with them, Daniel and his friends were promoted to the highest place by the king. Today we learned both the story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den as well as the Fiery Furnace. Both times, God miraculously saved his people and showed the Babylonians his power and might!

Spelling: This week we learned all about compound words. Stay tuned for a video from the 1st grade class to the tune of PPAP…

Science: We were working on solid, liquid, and gases again today. We got to feel balloons filled with air, water, and ice.

Next Week:

Spelling Words (Review Week): what, when, where, who, then, this, there, their, than, they chore, far, more, hard, dirt, first, turn, girl, verse, her

Bible Memory: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” Romans 10:15

Upcoming Events:

May 29th No SCHOOL - Memorial Day

June 9th - Last day of School - 12:30 Dismissal! Class Party :)