GRADE ONE HANDOUT

Welcome to a very busy and exciting year in Grade

One!
As many o you and your c!ildren !ave noticed" our
classroom routines and ocuses !ave c!anged
considerably rom t!e #revious $indergarten year%
T!e transition rom one to t!e ot!er is
TREMENDOUS!
T!e dierences bet&een $indergarten and
Grade ' include(
a s!it in ocus &it! muc! more seat &or)
muc! less #laytime
lunc! routines
a longer day
We &ould a##reciate it i you &ould discuss &it!
your c!ild t!e interesting and exciting academic
year t!ey !ave a!ead o t!em%
Grade One Curriculum Outcomes Overview:
Language Arts
T!roug!out t!e course o t!e year" your c!ild &ill be ex#osed to
various ty#es o literature" #oetry" student &ritings" aut!ors and
illustrators% A c!ild*s language develo#ment consists o our
com#onents(
listening s!ea"ing writing and reading#
Listening is more t!an +ust !earing% ,t is !earing"
understanding and res#onding to &!at !as been said% -istening
orms t!e basis or com#re!ension% .!ildren !ave many
o##ortunities to develo# t!is s)ill by listening to stories" ta#es"
directions and announcements%
S!ea"ing is !o& c!ildren ex#ress t!emselves t!roug! t!e
vocabulary t!ey use" !o& t!ey s#ea)" t!eir #ronunciation and
oral ex#ression% O##ortunities to develo# t!is s)ill are
#rovided &!en c!ildren read orally" #resent re#orts" s!are
ex#eriences and interact &it! eac! ot!er%
$riting is &!en c!ildren ex#ress t!emselves t!roug! &ritten
language% T!is is a develo#mental s)ill &!ic! c!ildren ac/uire
at t!eir o&n #ace% Writing activities &ould include creative
&riting" +ournals" ma)ing boo)s and re#orts% Getting your c!ild
to &rite t!ings do&n or you at !ome &ill !el# develo# t!is
s)ill% Encourage your c!ild to sound out &ords%
Reading is t!e recognition and understanding o #rinted
language% .!ildren are ex#osed to a variety o reading orms
to !el# develo# t!is s)ill% T!ese &ill include #oetry" !ome
readers" library boo)s" c!arts and class0made boo)s% ,t is
im#ortant or you to read to your c!ild" as &ell as listen to
your c!ild read" in order to #romote !is1!er conidence in and
en+oyment o reading%
Mat%
We &ill be covering number conce#ts" addition and subtraction"
#atterns and relations!i#s" geometric conce#ts and #roblem
solving% 2our c!ild may !ave !ome&or) to reinorce t!e
conce#ts covered in class%
&ealt%
T!e #rogram is called &ealt% and $ellness% T!e em#!asis is on
gro&ing" res#ect or your body and ta)ing care o your body%
Good nutrition is very im#ortant and nutritious snac)s are
encouraged%
Science
.once#ts in t!is #rogram &ill be covered in various t!ematic units
t!roug!out t!e year% .!ildren &ill learn about daily and seasonal
c!anges" materials and ob+ects" our senses and t!e needs and
c!aracteristics o living t!ings%
Art
Eac! c!ild &ill ex#lore lines" s!a#es" textures" s#ace and colors
t!roug! inde#endent and coo#erative activities%
Social Studies
T!e grade one #rogram includes units t!at ocus on needs and
&ants" #lace and time" environment and dierent grou#s%

Religion
An ex#loration o t!e various belie systems in our culture%
&omewor"
2our c!ild &ill !ave #oem" reading log and s#elling !ome&or) eac!
&ee)% We &ill be c!anging t!e reading logs once a &ee) on t!eir
assigned day%
Home&or) time is an o##ortunity to !el# your c!ild &it! t!e
correct ormation o letters and &it! sentence structures and
#unctuation% ,t is extremely im#ortant t!at you sit &it! your
c!ild during !ome&or) time% Home&or) s!ould be /uiet time and
s!ould be at a consistent time o t!e day%
Sc%ool Su!!lies
3c!ool su##lies are an essential #art o your c!ild*s daily routine%
T!ese 4sc!ool &or) tools5 &ill need to be re#lenis!ed rom time
to time% ,t may be advisable to #urc!ase extra no& as t!ey are
usually on sale at t!is time o year%
C%ild A'sent (rom Sc%ool
, your c!ild is absent rom sc!ool or more t!an one day" #lease
try to #ic) u# missed &or) to avoid an overload &!en !e1s!e
returns to sc!ool% 6lease send along a note or email stating t!e
reason or t!eir absence%
Recess and)or Lunc% Orders
Rainbo& 7ood 3ervice #rovides recess and lunc! daily or
c!ildren% 6lease use t!e ollo&ing #rocedure or ordering(
Use a se#arate envelo#e or a small baggie or recess and lunc!
6lace money inside
On t!e outside o t!e envelo#e or inside t!e baggie" #lease list(
'% .!ild*s name
8% 7ood item ordered or recess and1or lunc!
9% Teac!er*s name
:% Grade
T%an" *ou
3!aron ;yrden
;arie <arrett
=oAnne $ing