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I’m Mrs. Sharon Shute and this is my 18th year here at St. Joseph School! I am thrilled to be your child’s teacher this year and so excited to be leading them on their journey of wonder and wisdom. A bit of background about myself- I have been an early childhood educator for 37 years beginning as a preschool teacher in Chicago. My love of children grew and so did my education! I began teaching Montessori preschool and then went to school and earned an Early Childhood Degree from Kendall College (then in Evanston)with a minor in Psychology. I have been very fortunate to teach in two Catholic schools in Chicago before coming to St. Joe's. I have brought the spirit of my Chicago experiences to this vibrant, thriving, and flourishing school and I am eternally grateful for the opportunity of working at such a wonderful school. I have been nominated for The Golden Apple Award from my work here at St. Joe's and at St. Stanislaus in Chicago.

Though this is my 18th year at St. Joe's, I taught first grade for 14 of those years and journeyed to third grade for three years and wanted to return "home" back to Room 2 in first grade. SO very much to love and learn this school year beginning with fun read alouds such as The Wild Robot to January's Harry Potter book. I am thrilled to into First Grade with such caring and kind parents and students. Thank you for letting your child be a part of our school family.

Please feel free to email me through the website or at [email protected]. Also, feel free to contact me regarding any questions or concerns that arise throughout the school year. We are so fortunate to have Mrs. Carlen Medina as a full time aide in the classroom! She is so creative and eager to help each and every student in our school family.

This school year, our class will consist of: Reading, Phonics, Language Arts, Religion, Social Studies, and Science. IPads are an exciting part of this school year, too. Students will be engaging in various activities such as educational lessons on SeeSaw and more.

I feel so honored and blessed to be a part of your child's journey this year! We are a family- working together, for the betterment of our school community building friendships and relationships we'll hold in our hearts for a very long time.

Most Sincerely,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

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We are going peanut free in the classroom. Please read for snack: Thanks!

Our aim is to provide a safe learning environment for all people in our school Community. To support this, SJCS is designating your child’s classroom as “nut-free”. This policy aims to increase our community awareness in order to minimize the risk for children with documented allergies to nut products. Our school has developed and will maintain a whole-school action and implementation plan when dealing with students who have critically life-threatening allergies.

WHY? Anaphylaxis is a severe form of allergic reaction which is potentially life-threatening. It can be fatal within minutes; either through swelling that shuts off airways or through a dramatic drop in blood pressure. There are many causative agents for anaphylaxis with nuts often being the precipitative factor. Anaphylaxis is preventable. Avoidance of specific triggers is by far the best option. Management is via immediate injection of epinephrine and emergency transport to the hospital.

Allergy to peanuts appears to be on the rise in children. According to a FARE-funded study, the number of children in the U.S. with peanut allergy more than tripled between 1997 and 2008. Studies in the United Kingdom and Canada also showed a high prevalence of peanut allergy in school children.

Based on recent studies, an estimated 25-40 percent of people who have peanut allergy are also allergic to tree nuts. In addition, peanuts and tree nuts often come into contact with one another during manufacturing and serving processes. For these reasons, allergists usually tell their patients with peanut allergy to avoid tree nuts as well.

Trace amounts of peanut can cause an allergic reaction. Casual contact with peanuts, such as touching peanuts or peanut butter residue, is less likely to trigger a severe reaction. Casual contact becomes a concern if the area that comes into contact with peanuts then comes into contact with the eyes, nose or mouth (for example, a child with peanut allergy gets peanut butter on her fingers, and then rubs her eyes).

What does this mean for me?

Your child’s classroom will remain a “peanut/nut-free zone.” Please do not send in any food items to be consumed in the classroom that contains peanuts, nuts, peanut butter, nut butters, or peanut products.

This includes almonds, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nut, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free.
This includes labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “processed in a facility that processes products that contain peanuts/nuts.” Food labels and ingredients change over time, so always read the label each time before purchasing snacks.
NO HOMEMADE TREATS MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE CLASSROOM. All treats/snacks brought to the classroom must have an ingredient label.

A peanut free table will be designated in the lunch room for all students with peanut/nut allergies.

Peanut butter and peanut/nut products may be packed in your child’s lunch, but CANNOT be eaten in the classroom, or at the peanut/nut free lunch table.

Thank you for your continued support with keeping our students safe.

Mrs. Blake

Mrs. Sharon Shute

First Grade Teacher

St. Joseph Catholic School

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TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
7:30 – 7:34	Homeroom	Homeroom	Homeroom	Homeroom	Homeroom
7:35 – 8:15	Spanish	Math	Math	PE	Prayers, Devotions, Intentions, Songs
8:17 – 8:57	Music	Math 8:30 Mass	Math Groups/ ELA	Math	Spelling, Reading Tests
8:59 – 9:39	Math	9:20- 9:50- PE	Art	Math Groups/ ELA	ELA
9:41 – 10:21	Math Groups	Math/ Begin ELA	ELA	ELA/ Lit Circles	Lit Circles
10:23 – 11:03	ELA	ELA	ELA	SS Switch Classes	STEAM
11:05 – 11:45	Lunch Recess	Lunch Recess	Lunch -	Lunch Recess	Lunch Recess
11:47 – 12:27	ELA Lit Circles/ Workshop	11:37- Lit Circles/ Workshop	ELA Lit Circles/Workshop	Library/ Media	Social Studies- Mrs. D's Class
12:29 – 1:09	Library/ Media	12:19- ELA Lit. Circles/ Workshop	Lit Circles/ Workshop	ELA Lit Circles/ Workshop	Social Studies My Class
1:11 – 1:50	Religion-Gratitude Journal Finish Lit Circles	Gratitude Journal/ SS My Class	Religion Gratitude Journal	Religion Gratitude Journal	Fun Friday Team Building Activities Gratitude Journal
1:50 – 2:00	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal

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Week at a Glance: October 20-24, 2025

Highlights of the Week:

Math: Completion of ‘Chapter 2- Subtraction

Reading: We begin a new story this week!

Fundations (Phonics)- digraphs (th, sh, ch, th, wh)

Science- a ,mini lesson on spiders (Halloween themed)

ELA- New book this week- The Book Woman

Social Studies- Appalachian Culture

ELA/ Social Studies: The Book Woman

The objectives for teaching That Book Woman in first grade often center on foundational literacy skills, such as understanding plot, character traits, and figurative language, while also exploring themes of kindness, gratitude, and the importance of reading. Students learn to summarize key details, decipher the Appalachian dialect used in the book, and make text-to-self connections about how reading can change lives.

Summarizing: Students will practice summarizing the key details of the story using graphic organizers or narrative retell.
Character analysis: Identify and describe character traits and mapping the characters' relationships.
Vocabulary: Students will be introduced to and learn academic vocabulary through multiple exposures and various word study activities.
Figurative language: Analyze and understand figurative language used in the text.
Understanding dialect: Recognize that the book uses a dialect and discuss what "dialect" means, connecting it to how people speak in different regions.
Thematic exploration: Discuss the book's themes of kindness, gratitude, the impact of reading, and being proud of one's accomplishments.
Making connections: Relate the story to their own lives and the importance of reading and sharing books.

Vocabulary Words:

Fundations: Phonics: Unit 3 Week ½

Daily SeeSaw Grammar/ Phonics lessons related to the facts in the book.
Work with dry erase boards/ magnetic boards practicing sounds/ digraphs
Begin using a characters, setting, main events chart
New trick words: be, me, she, he, we

Digraphs we are learning about: wh, sh, th, ch, and ck (at the end of words)

Math: Completion of Chapter 2 Subtraction:

Vocabulary: addition number sentence, subtraction sentence,

Monday- Lesson 14- Students will determine whether math statements are true or false. How do you subtract numbers?

Tuesday- Fact Fluency practice for Thursday’s assessment

Wednesday- Practice test on subtraction strategies

Thursday- Assessment on Chapter 2

Additionally: Daily IXL lessons pertaining to our chapter, Also, IREADY Math lessons, and daily SeeSaw activities on subtraction.

Religion: Session 2: God Cares for Us- God loves us and wants the best for us-

The Bible tells us that we are created in God’s image and likeness. We are most like God when we act in service to him, as expressed through loving and serving others.

Outcomes of Session 2:

Tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God.
Explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome.
Tell that we show our love for God when we care for others.
Define: liturgy and praise

Also: 9:30 Tuesday Mass; Songs and Prayers devoted to God and the Holy Family

Homework for Tuesday, 10/14/25

--Math h/w- Fact Families/ Related facts

Tomorrow:

--Our first Art in the Box!

--Pumpkin Patch at St. Joe's!

--Music

--Please bring library books that are overdue-thanks!

With Much Gratitude,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Monday's Homework- 10/13/25

Homework for Monday, 10/13/25

--Math Lesson 13 Subtract from 10

Tomorrow:

--Gym

--Library books- please return library books from last week-

--9:30 Mass

--Fall art project with Mrs. Medina!

--Mystery Science- Why are pumpkins orange?

With Much Gratitude,

Sharon Shute and Mrs. Medina

Week at a Glance: October 13-15, 2025

Here’s what is on tap for this shortened week:

Highlights of the week:

Tuesday- 9:30 All school Mass

Wednesday- St. Joe’s pumpkin patch- all students will go home with a small pumpkin- Thanks for those involved with this fun event!

--Art in the Box is also on Wednesday!

Math- We will complete Chapter 2 Subtraction-

Monday- Lesson 12- Subtract from 10- Students will subtract numbers from 10;

Tuesday- Lesson 13- Relate Subtraction and Addition- Students will find related addition and subtraction facts- We’ll be discussing related facts/ fact families for quite some time- this lesson will be the introduction.

Wednesday- Lesson 14- True and False Statements- Students will determine whether math statements are true or false.

Students will daily play math subtraction games to build fact fluency
Students will complete two IXL lessons per day based on math lesson of the day
Students will complete a math worksheet on the previous day to build fluency
Students will complete a math worksheet on the current lesson to enrich skills.

ELA- Fundations Begin Unit 3- Lessons 1-3:

Phonics- (Fundations)-

Phoneme segmentation
Concept of digraph, keywords and sounds: wh, ch,k sh, th, ck
Spelling of /ck/ at the end of the word
Punctuation Question mark
Narrative story from character, setting, main events
Read with accuracy and prosody
Retelling with picture notes and visualization

Wit and Wisdom- Reading/ Social Studies:

Lesson 14- How do people around the world get books?

Review vocabulary words: remote, mobile, caption, reveal
Fill out passports with the countries in our book- Compare and contrast ways people around the world get books.
Students will work in partners to determine what is going on in each page
What makes each village unique and “remote”
Use the outside in strategy by using context clues to determine meaning
Review proper nouns

Science: Mini Lesson- Why are pumpkins orange?

Students will learn why pumpkins are orange- and compare and contrast various fruits and vegetables that are orange.
Discuss other fruits and vegetables that turn colors when they are ripe
Life cycle of a pumpkin-discuss changes
This leads to the St. Joe’s pumpkin patch on Wednesday!
Learn 5 facts about pumpkins!

Religion: Session 2: God Cares for Us- God loves us and wants the best for us-

The Bible tells us that we are created in God’s image and likeness. We are most like God when we act in service to him, as expressed through loving and serving others.

Outcomes of Session 2:

Tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God.
Explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome.
Tell that we show our love for God when we care for others.
Define: liturgy and praise

Also: 9:30 Tuesday Mass; Songs and Prayers devoted to God and the Holy Family

Homework for Wednesday, 10/8/25

H/W for 10/8/25

--Math subtraction lesson

Tomorrow-

--Art class

--Lockdown in the morning with LPD

--More fun games to play in Lit Circles (thanks to all of you!)

Have a lovely evening,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Homework for Tuesday, 10/7/25

H/W for 10/7/25

--Math Lesson Subtracting 6 and 7

Tomorrow:

--Lit Circles returns!

--Music class

--Food Pantry Collection- Thanks for your donations!

Thanks so VERY much for all your donations! We are over the moon excited and hope to start very soon implementing partner games at workshop. Stay Tuned!

Have a lovely evening,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

homework for Monday, 10/6/25

H/W for Monday, 10/6/25

--Math Lesson- Subtract 4 and 5

Tomorrow:

--9:30 Buddy Mass

--Gym and Library- Please remember to bring library books back.

--Back to Lit Circles tomorrow and some of those nifty games from all you generous parents!

With Gratitude,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Week at a Glance: October 6-10, 2025

Week at a Glance October 6-11, 2025

Highlights of the Week:

Monday: We begin a new book in Reading- My Librarian is a Camel

Tuesday:9:30- Buddy Mass

Wednesday: Food Pantry Collection

Thursday: Whole School Lockdown Practice

Friday:12:30 Carmel Co-choir Concert

Math: Continuation of Chapter 2 Subtraction

Monday- Lesson 9- Subtraction- Subtract 6 and 7- Students will take away 6 and 7 from a group of numbers

Tuesday- Lesson 10- Subtraction- Subtract 8- Students will minus 8 from a larger group and Check my progress page- Recheck of past subtraction skills learned.

Wednesday- Lesson 11- Subtract from 9- Students will subtract 9 from a group.

Thursday- Lesson 12- Subtract 10 from a group of numbers

Friday- IXL, SeeSaw, IReady math lessons catch up day

Also: We are beginning Simple Solutions Math- a spiral approach to learned math skills. Students will complete one page everyday and the kids will lead this with the document camera. These packets will go home either on Friday or the following Monday. This will be done for the whole class.

ELA: Completion of Unit 2 and moving onto Unit 3

Fundations: Begin Unit 3

Trick words: as, has, to, into, we, he, she, be, me, for, or

Students will have an assessment for: words and sounds we have practiced.
Assessment for sentences with short vowel words (CVC)
Assessment for consonant and vowel sounds

Unit 3 Goals:

Phoneme segmentation
Concept of consonant digraphs, keywords and sounds: Wh, ch, sh, th, ck
Spelling of /ck/ at end of words
Punctuation marks- period and question marks
Narrative story form: character, setting, main events.
Reading with accuracy and prosody
Retelling with pictures notes and visualization

Reading- Wit and Wisdom- Lessons 13-16 and Social Studies:

We begin a new storybook- My Librarian is a Camel here is the link, if you’d like to preview the story.

Learning Goals: Generate questions about the new story (listed above) using key details from the text. Focus Question: How do people around the world get books?

Content framing question: What is happening in the story?

The first thing students do with the new story is ask questions in order to show everything they have learned about asking and answering questions.
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in the current story.
Vocabulary word- remote-find examples of remote places in the story.
Vocabulary word- mobile- look for examples of mobile in the story and decide on a definition using context clues.
Discuss mobile and remote and how they are related- develop a deeper understanding
Use illustrations to make connections to the word.
Make personal connections to the words.
Identify how pictures and captions communicate key details in the story.
How to listen to stories with whole body,

Who- tells about people

Where- Tells about places and Why- tells about reason or cause

First reading- What do you notice and wonder about? Generate a list of questions from observations throughout the story.

Identify- Identify countries on the world map that are in the story.

Discuss- Discuss what you notice about the world map

Compare and Contrast- Compare Our Librarian is a Camel to Biblioburro-

Generate- a list of remote places

Discover how children get books from remote locations

Declarative Sentences- Sentences have to have a subject (noun) and verb. Declarative sentences tell us information.

Proper nouns- learn about proper nouns- specifics nouns that are capitalized

Religion: Session 2: God Cares for Us- God loves us and wants the best for us-

The Bible tells us that we are created in God’s image and likeness. We are most like God when we act in service to him, as expressed through loving and serving others.

Outcomes of Session 2:

Tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God.
Explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome.
Tell that we show our love for God when we care for others.
Define: liturgy and praise

Also: 9:30 Tuesday Mass; Songs and Prayers devoted to God and the Holy Family

Science: Mystery Science Unit 1 continues

To deepen understanding of observations of characteristics and traits- using these skills to help identify which animal is which
Help identify parent and baby based on observations of characteristics, behaviors, and animal’s traits
To determine “animal superpowers” by characteristics and traits

Also, we begin decorating for Halloween with some nifty projects!

Homework for September 30, 2025

H/W for 9/30/25

--- Math hw- Story problems

Tomorrow:

--Music

--Back to Lit Circles/ Workshop

--2 more days of Biblioburro for Reading!

Way to go, First Grade during the fire drill and a big activity with short vowels!

Have a lovely afternoon!

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Homework for Monday, September 29, 2025

H/W for Monday, 9/29/25

--Math- Vertical Subtraction

Tomorrow:

--9:30 Mass at Church

--Library and Gym

--Fire drill practice shortly after Mass

--Beautiful smiles all around for the last day of September!

Have a lovely evening,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Week at a Glance: September 29- October 2, 2025

Week at a Glance: September 29- Oct 2, 2025

Highlights of the Week:

Tuesday- 9:30 Mass and Firedrill to follow

Thursday- Fire Dept. presentation to grades K-3

Friday- No School- Safety presentation for teachers/staff

Math: Continuation of Chapter 2 Subtraction

Math Vocabulary: subtraction number sentence, difference, minus, subtract, related facts

Monday- Lesson 5- Vertical Subtraction- Students will subtract up and down

Tuesday- Check my Progress- Lessons 1-4; Lesson 6- Drawing a Diagram: Students will draw a diagram to solve problems.

Wednesday- Lesson 7- Compare groups: Students will compare groups of up to nine objects.

Thursday- Review of the week in math and devoted time to: IReady, IXL, and SeeSaw math concept enrichment.

ELA and Social Studies: Completion of Biblioburro this week!

Lesson 10- Make subject/ verb agreement about Ana; Students will begin writing sentences.
Lesson 10 continues- Dramatize the dream scene from Biblioburro story and what it represents.
Lesson 11- Write a narrative retelling Waiting for Biblioburro that shows how the Biblioburro changes life for Ana- Students will write a collective narrative about this story and illustrate their part of the story.
Lesson 11: Social Studies: Students will explore the culture of Columbia, where our story takes place.
Lesson 12- Write and speak about Waiting for Biblioburro adds to knowledge of how books change lives.

Students will work in their Biblioburro packets and complete comprehension questions about the story, review vocabulary words from the story, and complete a writing activity related to the story.

Fundations- Phonics-

Monday- We begin the Word of the Day - Quit- Review of the sounds, trick words, and sentences we practiced last week.

Tuesday- Review of short vowel sounds, discuss synonyms/ antonyms of the word: quit

Wednesday/Thursday:

Deep practice of writing in practice books: words with short vowels
Write sentences with trick words and short vowels
Nonsense words vs. real words

Trick words thus far: and, a, the, is, his, of

Religion: Session 2: God Cares for Us- God loves us and wants the best for us-

The Bible tells us that we are created in God’s image and likeness. We are most like God when we act in service to him, as expressed through loving and serving others.

Outcomes of Session 2:

Tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God.
Explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome.
Tell that we show our love for God when we care for others.
Define: liturgy and praise

Also: 9:30 Tuesday Mass; Songs and Prayers devoted to God and the Holy Family

Social Studies: Hispanic History Month

Students will learn about famous Hispanic Americans who made/make a difference in our country. So far we’ve learned about: Frida Kahlo, Cesar Chavez, Ellen Ochoa, and Sonia Sotomayor.

-- We will also learn about Columbia- where Biblioburro takes place (our current reading story)

Science: Mystery Science Unit 1 continues

To deepen understanding of observations of characteristics and traits- using these skills to help identify which animal is which
Help identify parent and baby based on observations of characteristics, behaviors, and animal’s traits
To determine “animal superpowers” by characteristics and traits

Homework for Tuesday, 9/23/25

--Math Lesson 2 in Subtraction

Today for Hispanic Heritage Month, we learned about Sonia Sotomayor, Cesar Chavez, Ellen Ochoa, and Roberto Clemente- dinnertime conversation names! What great heroes and leaders!

Tomorrow:

--Music

--Lit Circles return; More work with our story in Reading: Biblioburro; More subtraction and more fun!

Have a lovely evening,

With Gratitude,

Sharon Shute

Homework for Monday, 9/22/25

-- Math Subtraction Lesson 1

Tomorrow:

--Gym

--Library

--12:30 Adoration at Church

--Hispanic Heritage Month- Who will the new person be today?

--Please remit Field trip $ and signed form at your earliest convenience thanks so very much if you have paid already-

Have a lovely evening,

With Gratitude,

Sharon Shute and Carlen Medina

Week at a Glance: September 22-25, 2025

Highlights of the Week:

Tuesday- Afternoon Adoration at Church- 12:3

Thursday- Lockdown drill no PD

Friday- No School due to Archdiocese webinar

Math: Begin Chapter 2 Subtraction Concepts: How do subtract numbers?

Vocabulary words: compare, minus, difference, subtract, subtraction number sentence, related facts

Monday- Lesson 1 Subtraction Stories: Students will use models to represent and solve subtraction situations.

Tuesday- Lesson 2 Model Subtraction- Students will subtract parts from a whole

Wednesday- Lesson 3- Subtraction Number Sentences- Students will write subtraction number sentences.

Thursday- Lesson 4-Subtract 0 and All- Students will subtract 0 or find a difference of 0

Friday- NO SCHOOL

Students will utilize lessons on IXL, SeeSaw and IReady to help with enrichment of subtraction skills.

ELA & Social Studies: Waiting for Biblioburro continues

-Analyze the main character’s dreams using key details in Waiting for Biblioburro

-Identify the words with an -ing ending- verbs in the present

-Review what a noun and verb is-

- Add -ing to root words to change the meaning

Lesson 9- Verbs in the past/ Compare verbs present and past
Lesson 10- Compose a sentence using a present tense verb about Ana’s dream.
Lesson 10 continues- Dramatize the dream scene from Biblioburro story and what it represents.
Lesson 11- Write a narrative retelling Waiting for Biblioburro that shows how the Biblioburro changes life for Ana
Lesson 12- Write and speak about Waiting for Biblioburro adds to knowledge of how books change lives.

Students will work in their Biblioburro packets and complete comprehension questions about the story, review vocabulary words from the story, and complete a writing activity related to the story.

Fundations:

Religion: God looked at and loved everything he had made and proclaimed it very good. All the heavens and Earth proclaim the presence of God who makes us, and wants us to be happy. We thank God fort all ge gives us by sharing with each other.

Completion of Session 1- God the Creator; God Makes Everything-

Review the life of St. Franics of Assisi- his love of nature and Creation.
To learn every good thing comes from God.
To learn how to show love to God.
How and why we help others.
Sign of the Cross
Adoration on Tuesday at 12:30 at Church
Daily prayers and songs to celebrate the Holy Family

Social Studies: Hispanic History Month

Students will learning about famous Hispanic Americans who made/make a difference in our country.

Science: Mystery Science Unit 1 continues

To deepen understanding of observations of characteristics and traits- using these skills to help identify which animal is which
Help identify parent and baby based on observations of characteristics, behaviors, and animal’s traits
To determine “animal superpowers” by characteristics and traits

Week at a Glance: September 15-19, 2025

Highlights of the Week:

Monday- Lockdown drill- no police
Tuesday- All school Mass @ 9:30
Wednesday- Fire drill
Thursday- Curriculum Night
Friday- Rosary Launch/ Spirit Run

Learning Goals:

ELA Goals: Reading-Focus Q: How does Biblioburro change life for Ana? Lessons 8-12

Retell events of our recent story: Waiting for the Biblioburro

Students pair up and retell the story with the book

Identify characters, setting, problem, solution of story- Use a story map
Vocabulary words: village, burros, market, collect
Ask and answer questions about key vocabulary words
Identify and generate verbs from the story
Examine complete sentences (punctuation)
Focus on verbs: past tense and present tense
Discuss dream vs. reality parts in story
Act out parts of story
Notice paintings drawings in ABC Museum

Phonics: Fundations:

Phonemic awareness skills: sound manipulation (beginning, end, medial)
Blending and reading three sound short vowel sounds
Segmenting and spelling three sound words
Sentence dictation procedures: Capitalization, punctuation (period) and proofreading procedures
Story retelling in detail and sequence

Sample words: map, lit, job, fix, quit

Trick words: the, and, is, a, his, of

Lit Circle Work:

Read Geodes books that accompany reading series
Focus on nouns/ verbs sort and worksheets

Math: Completion of Chapter 1 Addition

Vocabulary words: part, whole, add, sum

Lesson 12-Find missing parts of 10- Counting up to 10
Lesson 13- Students will identify number sentences as true/ false
Review of Chapter 1- Fact Fluency
Chapter 1 Assessment on addition
SeeSaw math activities to support addition concepts
IXL lessons coordinating math lessons
IReady math lessons to foster math knowledge

Religion:

To identify things that God creates
To tell that God created everything out of love for us
To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation
To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint
Sing religious songs in the morning with calendar, daily prayers, and reminding first graders to keep their heart doors open so Jesus’ light can shine through-
Highlight the life of St. Francis of Assisi

Buddy Mass at 9:30- Tuesday

Rosary Launch Friday

SCIENCE- Mystery Science Unit 1-

To deepen understanding of observations of characteristics and traits- using these skills to help identify which animal is which
Help identify parent and baby based on observations of characteristics, behaviors, and animal’s traits
To determine “animal superpowers” by characteristics and traits