Welcome to First Grade!
How I Stay in Touch with You
I will be keeping in touch with you this year in several ways. I believe two-way communication is key to a strong partnership in your child's education. Therefore, I will communicate with you the most effective way I can. Here are some different ways I will be keeping in touch this year.
-If you have a smartphone or email you check regularly, I will send out important reminders for things such as due dates or field trips.
-I will keep you up to date through this website. I will post my weekly newletter on the "Family Resources" page every Friday, as well as send home a hard copy with your student.
-I will also keep in touch via phone and/or email, whichever you prefer.
Homework
First Grade homework will consist of math fact practice, nightly reading, and anything unfinished from the school day. Students will rewarded for turning in their weekly reading log by earning P.A.C.K. Tracks.
By the End of First Grade Your Child Should:
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Work independently at her desk
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Listen to longer sets of directions
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Read directions off the board, although some children may still have difficulty with this
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Complete homework and bring it back the next day
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Sit in a chair for a longer period of time
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Be able to see things from another person’s point of view so you can reason with your child and teach her empathy
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Relate to and repeat experiences in greater detail and in a logical way after listening
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Problem-solve disagreements
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Crave affection from parents and teachers
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Have some minor difficulties with friendships and working out problems with peers
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Distinguish left from right
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Be able to plan ahead
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Write and spell untaught words phonetically
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Read and write high-frequency words such as where and every
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Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation
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Understand and use correctly conjunctions and prepositions, such as but and beyond
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Read aloud first-grade books with accuracy and understanding
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Tell time to the hour and half-hour using analog and digital clocks
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Quickly answer addition problems with sums up to 20
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Quickly answer subtraction problems with numbers 0 to 20
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Complete two-digit addition and subtraction problems without regrouping
-Greatschools.org
Tips for Parents
Check your child’s take home folder daily and make sure to read all newsletters. Let your child complete his or her own homework, but check over it before sending it in. Talk to him or her about what they are learning at school. Then, take the same academic concepts from school and practice them in a different way at home. Since all children learn differently, see how you can incorporate art, movement and senses into reading activities.
