During the first trimester we will be focusing on the following :
Religion
God the Father
Creation
The Blessed Trinity
The Holy Family
Jesus working among the people
John the Baptist
Jesus teaching us about love
Ordinary Time
Sacramentals
Prayer
The Sign of the Cross
Grace Before Meals
Grace After Meals
Angel of God prayer
The followers of Jesus
The following saints and feast days will be introduced:
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September 8: Mary's Birthday
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September 21: St. Matthew
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October 1: St. Therese of the Child Jesus
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October 2: The Guardian Angels
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October 5: St. Francis of Assisi
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October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
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November 1: All Saints' Day
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November 19: Our Lady of Divine Providence
Math
Number recognition through twelve
Identification of math words (one, two, three, etc.)
One fewer
One more
Ordinals
Addition to 12
Subtraction from 12 or less
Word Problems
Handwriting
Correct formation of upper and lower case letters
Writing the math numerals 1 to 12
Reading/Phonics
Letter-sound relationships
Mastery of the consonant sounds
Identifying and isolating initial, final, and medial sounds in spoken words
Blending sounds orally to make words or syllables
Segmenting a word or syllable into sounds
Adding, deleting, or substituting phonemes
Consonant blends and digraphs
Short vowels
Long vowels
Base words and inflected endings
Contractions
Blending syllables to decode words
Reading aloud with accuracy, comprehension, and appropriate rate
Building fluency
Reading regular and irregular high-frequency words
Developing vocabulary
Using context clues
Classifying
Cause and effect
Drawing conclusions
Main idea and supporting details
Realism/fantasy
Sequence of events
Character
Setting
Grammar
Recognizing and writing sentences
Voice
Naming parts of sentences (subject)
Adding words to the naming part
Action parts of a sentence (predicate)
Writng a sentence that tell what happens
Word order
Writing a descripton that gives a picture
Telling sentences
Using words that tell how you feel
Questions
Nouns
Using nouns to describe
Proper nouns
Special titles
Writing with nouns
Capitalization
Time order words
Science
Weather and weather safety
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Temperature
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Moisture
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Wind
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Clouds
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Rain
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Snow
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Hail
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Using a thermometer
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Shadows
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Making a cloud
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Using a rain gauge
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Introduction of tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes, snowstorms, flouds, and droughts
Social Studies
Labor Day: First Monday in September
Johnny Appleseed
The White House
The President
Christopher Columbus
Columbus Day: Second Monday in October
Veteran's Day: November 11th
Pilgrims
Thanksgiving: Fourth Thursday in November
Maps
Our country
Our state
The summer and autumn seasons
The Pledge of Allegiance
Environmental directions (above, elow, etc.)
Personal directions (forward, left, etc)
Cities