Welcome to First Grade
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CURRICULUM:
First grade is an exciting year full of learning and growth! We build upon the skills taught and learned in Kindergarten to become even better readers, writers, and mathematicians. This is a year where the children become more independent and confident in their learning. We work on communication skills, problem solving, how to make and keep friends, respecting boundaries, active listening, how to handle emotions, and ways to stay positive. First grade is full of new and exciting learning opportunities and will be a year that the children will always remember!
In Language Arts, first graders work on their reading fluency and comprehension with the help of decoding strategies. We use engaging activities to work hard on phonics with more advanced sounds and learn many new sight words. In writing, the children will start to perfect their sentences and by the end of the year they will be writing paragraphs and stories! To celebrate their writing journey, we have a punctuation party! We also focus on new vocabulary words and
grammar to help develop their reading and writing skills.
Math is a time that we use hands-on activities and manipulative's for learning. The children will advance their addition and subtraction to 20 and eventually start learning 2 digit addition and subtraction. Other skills we focus on are money, time, place value, 2D and 3D shapes, measurement, and an introduction to fractions. The children will work on their addition and subtraction facts weekly.
At Saint Wendel, we are blessed to be a part of a faith based community. We get to attend Mass twice a week, plan and participate in Mass throughout the year, attend Adoration, attend prayer services, participate in stations of the cross, pray the rosary, and have daily prayer and religion lessons. We also have a special class retreat to learn more about Mary and the rosary. This is a year where they work on becoming closer to Jesus and start discussing and thinking about celebrating 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion in 2nd grade.
During Science and Social Studies, the classes get a chance to switch classrooms and learn from the other 1st grade teacher. In Science, we learn about weather, seasons, the solar system, living and non-living things, sound, and light. We even get to watch the life cycle of a butterfly and research an animal to create animal reports and habitats. In Social Studies, we focus on our community, becoming good citizens, national holidays and celebrations, American
symbols, rules, maps, and goods and services.
Mrs. Claire Boots
Hi! My name is Mrs. Claire Boots! I graduated from USI in 2022 and began teaching at Saint Wendel in the Fall of 2022. This will be my fourth year teaching 1st Grade at Saint Wendel. Before I began teaching, I worked at Saint Wendel’s summer camp and aftercare program throughout college. Many of you may know me as “Miss Muensterman” because that has been my name these last three years of teaching. I married my husband, Michael, in June of 2025. This will be my first year as “Mrs. Boots” and I am so excited! In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, exercising, remodeling our home, spending time outside, and coaching sports. My favorite part about 1st Grade is seeing how much the kiddos grow throughout the school year. It is AMAZING! We have so much fun in 1st Grade and I can’t wait to make so many fun memories this school year! I look forward to helping our sweet firsties become who God created them to be!
Mrs. Allison Foury
Hi friends! My name is Mrs. Allison Foury. This is my 11th year at Saint Wendel. I have taught Kindergarten, 4th grade, and 1st grade. I live in Evansville, and I have been married to my husband Jess for 14 years. Together we have two sweet boys named Maverick, 12 and Cameron, 6. They are full of energy and so much fun! Maverick and Cameron both attend Saint Wendel. Maverick is in 6th grade and Cameron is in 1st grade. We are parishioners at Saint Wendel and Saint John Daylight. In my free time, I love spending time with my family, decorating, exercising, traveling, and being outside. I love teaching First Grade! We learn so much, have a lot of fun, and enjoy many new experiences together. We work on becoming closer to Jesus and work on being Christ-like every day. We truly become a class family! I am blessed to be a part of this community, and I can’t wait to make many new memories with the students and families this school year!
First grade is an exciting year full of learning and growth! We build upon the skills taught and learned in Kindergarten to become even better readers, writers, and mathematicians. This is a year where the children become more independent and confident in their learning. We work on communication skills, problem solving, how to make and keep friends, respecting boundaries, active listening, how to handle emotions, and ways to stay positive. First grade is full of new and exciting learning opportunities and will be a year that the children will always remember!
In Language Arts, first graders work on their reading fluency and comprehension with the help of decoding strategies. We use engaging activities to work hard on phonics with more advanced sounds and learn many new sight words. In writing, the children will start to perfect their sentences and by the end of the year they will be writing paragraphs and stories! To celebrate their writing journey, we have a punctuation party! We also focus on new vocabulary words and
grammar to help develop their reading and writing skills.
Math is a time that we use hands-on activities and manipulative's for learning. The children will advance their addition and subtraction to 20 and eventually start learning 2 digit addition and subtraction. Other skills we focus on are money, time, place value, 2D and 3D shapes, measurement, and an introduction to fractions. The children will work on their addition and subtraction facts weekly.
At Saint Wendel, we are blessed to be a part of a faith based community. We get to attend Mass twice a week, plan and participate in Mass throughout the year, attend Adoration, attend prayer services, participate in stations of the cross, pray the rosary, and have daily prayer and religion lessons. We also have a special class retreat to learn more about Mary and the rosary. This is a year where they work on becoming closer to Jesus and start discussing and thinking about celebrating 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion in 2nd grade.
During Science and Social Studies, the classes get a chance to switch classrooms and learn from the other 1st grade teacher. In Science, we learn about weather, seasons, the solar system, living and non-living things, sound, and light. We even get to watch the life cycle of a butterfly and research an animal to create animal reports and habitats. In Social Studies, we focus on our community, becoming good citizens, national holidays and celebrations, American
symbols, rules, maps, and goods and services.
Mrs. Claire Boots
Hi! My name is Mrs. Claire Boots! I graduated from USI in 2022 and began teaching at Saint Wendel in the Fall of 2022. This will be my fourth year teaching 1st Grade at Saint Wendel. Before I began teaching, I worked at Saint Wendel’s summer camp and aftercare program throughout college. Many of you may know me as “Miss Muensterman” because that has been my name these last three years of teaching. I married my husband, Michael, in June of 2025. This will be my first year as “Mrs. Boots” and I am so excited! In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, exercising, remodeling our home, spending time outside, and coaching sports. My favorite part about 1st Grade is seeing how much the kiddos grow throughout the school year. It is AMAZING! We have so much fun in 1st Grade and I can’t wait to make so many fun memories this school year! I look forward to helping our sweet firsties become who God created them to be!
Mrs. Allison Foury
Hi friends! My name is Mrs. Allison Foury. This is my 11th year at Saint Wendel. I have taught Kindergarten, 4th grade, and 1st grade. I live in Evansville, and I have been married to my husband Jess for 14 years. Together we have two sweet boys named Maverick, 12 and Cameron, 6. They are full of energy and so much fun! Maverick and Cameron both attend Saint Wendel. Maverick is in 6th grade and Cameron is in 1st grade. We are parishioners at Saint Wendel and Saint John Daylight. In my free time, I love spending time with my family, decorating, exercising, traveling, and being outside. I love teaching First Grade! We learn so much, have a lot of fun, and enjoy many new experiences together. We work on becoming closer to Jesus and work on being Christ-like every day. We truly become a class family! I am blessed to be a part of this community, and I can’t wait to make many new memories with the students and families this school year!
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