1st Grade

Important Dates to Remember:

-Scholastic Book Fair- October 5-9th

-Teacher Workday- October 12th

-Parent/Teacher Conference- November 2nd

-George Washington's Mount Vernon Field Trip- November 6th

Reminders:

• Now that the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child comes to school with a warm jacket. It can be very chilly when the children go outside to play. Please label your child's jacket with their first name or their initials. Thank you for helping keep everyone comfortable and healthy!
• Please check with your child's teacher to find out when their class has library check out day. Please remind your child to return their library books, and always keep their library books in their back bag 😀
• Please have your child bring a labeled water bottle daily. You can send the water bottle empty as we have a refilling station in the first grade hallway. Keeping water bottles in our classroom eliminates time spent out of the room at the water fountain.
• Don't forget to have your child wear their tribal shirt or Occoquan spirit wear every Friday. Wearing tribal shirts will earn points for your child's tribe! *Bonus points for extra flair!*

Homework

Students will be receiving a weekly reading log. Students will read for at least 10 minutes a day. Parents may read to their child or they can read to you. If a students would like to read on their own, please have them read a book that is on their independent reading level and that it interest them. The reading log should be completely filled out and signed by a parent. It is due at the end of the week. Remember reading every day will be expand their vocabulary skills, build imagination, and help them become a better reader!

Math homework will be a choice board. Students will be working on the math choice board throughout the month. Students may write their problems in the extra pages that is in the packet. When your child has completed all the boxes, please have them return it to school. We will provide another math choice board each month.

Language Arts: I can retell familar stories sequentially and demonstrae an understanding of the story structure, the central message or lesson, and the details. I can ask and answer literal questions about what is read.

Math: I can recall with automaticity addition and subtraction facts within 10 and represent, solve, and justify solutions to single-step problems, including those in context, using additon and subtraction with whole numbers within 20.

Science: The student will investigate and understand that there are weather and seasonal changes. Key ideas include a) changes in temperature, light, and precipitation occur over time; b) there are relationships between daily weather and the season; and c) changes in temperature, light, and precipitation affect plants and animals, including humans.