After careful thought and lengthy discussion, the first grade team has decided there will be no required homework for first grade students. The only exception to this homework policy is if we have special homework projects during the year (such as holiday or science projects), but those would be short-term projects that we feel add to the learning taking place at school. We still strongly encourage you to read to and with your child regularly and use the question stems provided to guide your discussion or writing about the book. We also recommend using RAZkids for reading practice (see the Educational Websites tab to access this website).
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We also encourage parents to work on non-academic skills, such as:
- Tying their own shoes
- Being able to button or zip their own clothing, including winter coats
- Correctly spelling and writing their first and last names
- Knowing right and left
- Knowing their address and parents’ telephone numbers
- How to contact emergency services (911)
- Knowing the name and value of coins
- Knowing the days of the week in order and in relation to yesterday/today/tomorrow
- Knowing the months of the year
- Using "please" and "thank you"
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- How to pick up and clean up after themselves
- Forming uppercase and lowercase letters correctly