First Grade
Mrs. Schneider
Ms. Stephanie DeNoyelles
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First Grade Boat Building
Mrs. Schneider's first grade class completed their Science Unit "Sorting Things Out" by building boats. Students were challenged to build a boat that would float and move across the water using a magnet. A few needed to redesign their boat after their initial attempt, but in the end all were successful. We learned a lot about what materials attract to a magnet and what materials float and sink. In this unit we also learned how to sort objects according to size, color, shape, texture, flexibility, density and weight.
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The curriculum for the first grade at Sacred Heart Academy includes daily lessons in the following areas:
Math
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Language Arts
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Students in first grade work on creating and extending patterns, identifying shapes and learn simple fractions. First grade students learn to count on by 2s, 5s, and 10s and are introduced to place value. Addition and subtraction facts to 18 are learned in first grade. Students also learn time to the hour and half hour and learn to count change to the dollar.
Religion
Students in first grade discover that each person is called through Baptism to be a disciple of Jesus and a member of God’s family. The liturgical calendar is followed and all seasons of the church are celebrated. The Catholic faith is introduced and developed through daily lessons, prayer, and weekly School Mass. First grade students learn about the lives of many saints, which act as role models for our lives today.
Science
First grade students learn about properties of matter. Students study heredity, recognizing observable characteristics that are past on to offspring. First graders describe landforms, identify water sources, and begin to understand the water cycle in their study of weather.
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In first grade, students will learn to blend sounds together to read and write words and sentences. They work on decoding strategies, comprehension skills and develop fluency. Students are introduced to many genres in both reading and writing, including poetry and informational text. During the second half of the school year, students advance to Accelerated Reader as part of their daily reading. First graders set goals and work to reach the next reading level.
Social Studies
Our focus in first grade is a study of families and schools. Students learn about their family’s past and how they live and work together. First grade students learn about family cultures and the effect of human-environmental actions. Students learn the importance of creating rules and following rules to establish a strong community. In first grade students learn about holidays celebrated in the United States. They also learn to construct and use simple maps.
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