Palm Sunday Banner

 "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord"
Hosana!

As we prepared for Easter, students created a Palm Sunday banner. Students had their hands painted green and made hand prints on the banner to represent the palm branches. We hung the poster in the hallway to help prepare everyone for Jesus.

We also made take-home banners on paper plates for each of us. The students had so much fun getting their hands painted to make palm branches. They all said it tickled to have their hands painted, hehe!

Spelling this week...

Parents,

I know our spelling words are difficult this week but they are high frequency words that students use in their writing everyday. Please practice really hard on them at home and we are working on them at school, too. Below are some great activities to practice any weekly spelling words. Choose one this week for your child to do :)

Rainbow writing: Write your spelling words and then trace over the word 3 times. Each time you trace, use a different color.

Silly sentences: Write ten silly sentences using a spelling word in each sentence. Underline your spelling word.

Alpha order: Write your spelling words in alphabetical order.

Spelling story: Write a story using ALL of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your spelling words.

Spelling shapes: Make 10 shapes on your paper and write a spelling word in each shape.

Word pyramid:  Write your spelling words in the shape of a pyramid. On each line, write 1 more letter until you have completed the pyramid.

Example:

                                       w

                                      w e

                                     w e n

                                    w e n t

Across and down: Write each word neatly across and down, sharing the beginning letter.

Example-

                 when
                 h

                 e

                 n

Steps to Respect

First grade has started a new anti-bullying curriculum called, Steps to Respect. The program gives students examples of ways to show respect and what the steps are to getting there. We use scenarios to act out different situations that first grade students may experience on a day to day basis. Then as a class, we discuss different solutions for each situation. The students are doing a great job coming up with solutions and realizing they have many choices.  We are also working on creating a better foundation to our friendships. Today we worked on getting to know our friends better during conversations and making sure we give them eye contact and listen as they speak. First grade is having a lot of fun learning with this program.