1st Grade Newsletter

By 1st Grade Team
First Grade
April 05, 2024

Important Dates & Reminders

  • April 10 - Eid Al Fitr holiday - No school

What are we learning?

Language Arts

  •  Students will learn to read beyond the words and literal story. 
  • Students will uncover the deeper meanings and messages of texts
  • Students will select their favorite authors to read, celebrate, and write like.

Math

  • Students will continue to add and subtract up to and from ten.
  • Students will create and solve single-step story and picture problems using addition and subtraction within 20 
  • Students will use the equal sign to create equations that are equal to one another.   
    Example :     9+1 = 3+  __?__       The answer is 7

Science

  •  Students will continue to investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs.
  • Students will identify the functional parts of plants and how they help the plant to survive. 
  • Students will understand that animals, including humans, have basic life needs that help them to survive.

Social Studies

  • Students will explore the traits of a good citizen, on and offline
  •  Students will work hard in school 
  • The student will understand that the people of Virginia make contributions to their communities

Questions to ask your child at home.

  • How does being a collaborator help you in school? 
  • Who in our community might collaborate with our family?
  • Which community workers do we communicate with?