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Our First Days of First Grade were filled with smiles and laughter. We had a wonderful year and learned so much , including  reading, writing, math, and science. We also strengthened our Faith and Hope in God, our Father, learning about our Religion and our world. Thank you to our Room Parents for organizing countless treats, parties, Mystery Readers  and special events. Thank you to a special parent who organized ou

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 51 Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Good Morning! Message for Parents and Students! ****Please take a photo of your child on the last day of first grade and send it to your teacher by 4pm on Tuesday to be included in the blog.**** Today is the last day of First Grade!!! It has been a memorable year. You are our first class that we have ever taught in school and with e-learning. You are a s

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 50 Monday, June 8, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Zooms: Monday (Today) Mrs. Cobia’s class—optional Zoom from 9:00-9:30 (The link will be in an email) Tuesday–Mrs. O’Keefe’s and Mrs. Cobia’s classes—10:00 Please be prepared to share a memory from the year. You may want to show a page from your memory book. This is our final Zoom for the year. Please

Thank you to all the wonderful families who shared our First Grade school year. It has been an honor  to be your child’s teacher, I love  each of my darling students. and have missed being with them every day as our unusual school year abruptly ended in – school learning. . The children grew academically, spiritually and physically. We had an abundance of fun  learning, playing, and praying together. Than

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 49 Friday, June 5, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Please note the new Zooms!! Zooms today: Small Reading Groups with your teacher. This will be the last reading group of the school year! Zooms next week: Mrs. Cobia’s Class: (You will be receiving an email with these Zoom invitations) Monday, June 8–9:00-9:30 Optional time to check in or say, &#

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 48 Thursday, June 4, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: As the school year winds down, we really hope to focus these last days on Religion and Writing. Whether or not you are able to keep the pace of these lessons, we hope your child will complete them at some time. The Religion book was important for your children and we hope that they complete the book. Work

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 We’ll see you for prayers at 8:30 and wish you a happy virtual field day! We hope you have fun today! Happy Birthday!    

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 47 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Mrs. Cobia’s class—Zoom call today at 9:00 (Please use the link emailed to you yesterday) No Wednesday Zoom calls due to field day! Lessons will resume on Thursday. Thursday Zoom Office Hours: Mrs. Cobia from 9:30-10:00 Mrs. O’Keefe from 10:00-10:30 Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joi

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 46 Monday, June 1, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: No class Zooms on Wednesday due to Field Day! Mrs. Cobia’s class will be rescheduled for Tuesday, June 2 at 9:00. You will receive a link today by email. Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 45 Friday, May 29, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Hopefully, you picked up your materials yesterday or will do so today! We know your children will be excited to see what was in their desks and lockers. Please note that your child will be using 2 books next week for school work that are in the package. One is the religion book, Christ Our Life, and the oth

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 44 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Thursday, May 28 Lesson Plan Yoga: Yoga Kids! https://vimeo.com/422932174/571016c1cf Photos:

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 43 Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Class Zoom today at 10:30 Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Wednesday, May 27 Lesson Plan Photos:  

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 42 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: We hope you had a fun and relaxing 3 day weekend! Class Zoom calls on Wednesday at 10:30. Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Tuesday, May 26 Lesson Plan Please attend thes

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 41 Friday, May 22, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Zoom small reading group calls today if your child is in a group with Mrs. Cobia and Mrs. O’Keefe. Please have your child come prepared with the completed activity. We want everyone to attend whether the activity is completed or not! No School on Monday. Lessons will be back on Tuesday! Student Lessons: Ple

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 40 Thursday, May 21, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Zoom Office Hours Today: Mrs. Cobia 9:30-10:00 Mrs. O’Keefe 10:00-10:30 Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Thursday, May 21 Lesson Plan   Photo of the Optional

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 39 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Please be sure your child has a poem ready to share today at the Wednesday whole class Zoom meeting! Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Wednesday, May 20 Lesson Plan Yog

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 38 Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Please be sure your child has a poem picked out, practiced, and ready to read at tomorrow’s Zoom class! Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Mrs. O’Keefe and Mrs. Cobia are there! Please say, “hi,” before prayers

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 37 Monday, May 18, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Class Zooms on Wednesday. Please have your child prepared with one of his or her poems to read to the group during the Wednesday Zoom call. It can be any of the poems that they wrote, eg., home poem, rhyme, acrostic, or shape. Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and fri

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 36 Friday, May 15, 2020 Important Information for Parents: Zoom Small Reading Groups today. Student Lessons: Please join Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons will be found here: Friday, May 15th Lesson Plan Photos:

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 35 Thursday, May 14, 2020 Important Information for Parents: New—Optional Zoom office hours today–Ask questions or say, “hi!” Mrs. Cobia 9:30-10:00 Mrs. O’Keefe 10:00-10:30 Student Lessons: Please join Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons will be found here: Thursday, May 14th Lesson Plan Photo

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 34 Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Important Information for Parents: Zoom Class Calls at 10:30  Mrs. Cobia’s class–Yesterday you received the new links for all of the Zoom meetings. Please save that email as all of the links will be recurring. New! Thursday Office Hours—time to ask questions or say, “hi!” This is optional. Mrs. Cobia—Zoom from 9:30-10:00 Mrs. O’Keefe—Zoom f

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 33 Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Good Morning! Information for Parents: Wednesday—whole class Zoom call for both classes (Mrs. Cobia’s class–please look out for an email that will give information about the Zoom links going forward) Please join Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Today prayers will be led by one of our own first grade friends! Please wri

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 32 Monday, May 11, 2020 Good Morning! Thank you! Thank you for all of the wonderful messages for Teacher Appreciation week! You truly touched our hearts. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the car parade! Important Information for Parents: Monday Zoom Calls: Zoom call with Mrs. Vehovksy–with Mrs. Cobia’s class Zoom call with Ms. Eagen–with Mrs. O’Keefe

  “Tis the month of Mary, Blessed Queen of the May, Mother of God we pray you, Bless and protect all mothers, On this their special day.” ~ Irish Prayer

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 31 Thursday, May 7, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: We will see you at the car parade today! Thank you for a great week! There will be no lessons on Friday. Starting on Monday we are going to be sharing lessons, as usual, via the blog, but they will be, hopefully, linked through google docs. We are working to streamline the way to access lessons to match 2-