Ms. Colleen Schultheis
Teacher
Mrs. Tara Bresee
Instructional Assistant
Teacher
Mrs. Tara Bresee
Instructional Assistant
First Grade
Welcome to 1st Grade!
My name is Colleen Schultheis. I began my time as a teacher, at St. Ignatius School, in 1999. Mrs. Bresee, our amazing instructional assistant, and I can't wait to see all of the wonderful learning you will do in first grade. We enjoy the sense of wonder and amazement you bring to the classroom every day.
Here are some of the curriculum highlights of first grade at St. Ignatius School:
Religion
Religion is integrated throughout our day. As God's beloved children, we belong to a community of faith supporting one another. We learn about Jesus, Mary, saints, holy days, and liturgical seasons. We care for God's creation by embracing the role as "stewards of the earth" by helping to keep our playground clean and litter-free.
Reading and Language Arts
First graders are learning to read and write through daily opportunities to build those skills. We use resources from our reading series to teach reading, writing, phonics, grammar, and handwriting. We incorporate children's literature, creative writing, poetry, songs, magazine articles, games, dramas, and journals to develop our reading and writing skills, fluency, and comprehension.
These are some of the topics covered in language arts:
Math
We use manipulatives, games, stories and songs to practice math concepts learned in first grade:
In first grade, we focus on the following math topics:
Science and Social Studies
We use Mystery Science to meet the Next Generation Science Standards. The following units are covered in first grade:
In social studies, we use children's literature, art projects, activities, and games as we learn about people in the world. We study the following topics and ideas:
Fine Motor
We will continue to work on fine motor skills this year. This includes printing letters/numerals and scissors skills.
Specialist Classes
My name is Colleen Schultheis. I began my time as a teacher, at St. Ignatius School, in 1999. Mrs. Bresee, our amazing instructional assistant, and I can't wait to see all of the wonderful learning you will do in first grade. We enjoy the sense of wonder and amazement you bring to the classroom every day.
Here are some of the curriculum highlights of first grade at St. Ignatius School:
Religion
Religion is integrated throughout our day. As God's beloved children, we belong to a community of faith supporting one another. We learn about Jesus, Mary, saints, holy days, and liturgical seasons. We care for God's creation by embracing the role as "stewards of the earth" by helping to keep our playground clean and litter-free.
Reading and Language Arts
First graders are learning to read and write through daily opportunities to build those skills. We use resources from our reading series to teach reading, writing, phonics, grammar, and handwriting. We incorporate children's literature, creative writing, poetry, songs, magazine articles, games, dramas, and journals to develop our reading and writing skills, fluency, and comprehension.
These are some of the topics covered in language arts:
- Responding to literature
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Comprehension and story structure
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Writing
- Speaking and listening
- Handwriting
Math
We use manipulatives, games, stories and songs to practice math concepts learned in first grade:
In first grade, we focus on the following math topics:
- number sense and subitizing
- knowing numbers to120
- skip counting numbers
- patterning
- sorting and classifying
- shape attributes
- addition and subtraction
- place value of 1s and 10s
- measurement
- money and time
Science and Social Studies
We use Mystery Science to meet the Next Generation Science Standards. The following units are covered in first grade:
- Life cycles and habitats of animals
- Light
- Sound
- Weather patterns
- Five senses
- Force movement
- Stewardship and recycling
In social studies, we use children's literature, art projects, activities, and games as we learn about people in the world. We study the following topics and ideas:
- Community
- Cultural events and celebrations
- Needs and wants
- Rules and responsibilities
- Maps and globes
- Earth stewardship
- Past and present
- Current events
Fine Motor
We will continue to work on fine motor skills this year. This includes printing letters/numerals and scissors skills.
Specialist Classes
- Physical Education: three classes a week
- Music: three classes a week
- Library: two classes a week
- Technology: two classes a week