Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - Vowel Teams
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Review what we have learned
Reading - Text Features
Writing - Personal Narrative
Math -Clocks, Telling Time, Calendar
Content - Natural Resources
4/28- 5/2/2025
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is charged each day! Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - inflectional suffixes -s, -es, -ed
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Review what we have learned
Reading - Text Features
Writing - Personal Narrative (Kissing hand)
Math - Composing Larger Plane Figures
Content -Consumers and Producers
4/23- 4/25/2025
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is charged each day! Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - trigraphs tch, dge, inflectional suffixes -s, -es, -ed
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Review what we have learned
Reading - Text Features
Writing - Personal Narrative
Math - Composing Larger Plane Figures, Patterns
Content - Economics
4/7- 4/11/2025
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is charged each day! Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - soft c, soft g, trigraphs tch, dge
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Capitalizing months, days, holidays and future tense verbs
Reading - Topic/Central Idea
Writing - Poems
Math - Equal/Unequal Parts, Fair Sharing
Content - Jamestown, Christopher Newport, Powhatan, Pochahantas
3/31- 4/4/2025
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is charged each day! Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - soft c, soft g, trigraphs tch, dge
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Capitalizing months, days, holidays and future tense verbs
Reading - Topic/Central Idea
Writing - Poems
Math - Equal/Unequal Parts, Fair Sharing
Content - Powhatan, Pocahontas, Jamestown
3/24- 3/28/2025
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is charged each day! Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - soft c and soft g
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Capitalizing months, days, holidays and future tense verbs
Reading - Text Features, Creating Mental Images, Story Structure, Elements of Poetry
Writing - Poems
Math - Subtracting from 20 using strategies (manipulatives, pictures, ten frames, number line, & counting on), Word Problems, Missing Parts
Content - Spring and Plants
3/17- 3/21/2025
As we progress through the 3rd quarter, it's essential to continue practicing heart words with your child. These words are crucial for their reading and writing development.
Please set aside some time each day to review the heart (irregular) words from Modules 7-9 with your child. Additionally, please revisit any heart words that they might still find challenging from previous modules. Encourage them to read and write the words regularly, as this will help reinforce their understanding.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - soft c and soft g
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar-
Reading - Text Features, Creating Mental Images, Story Structure, Elements of Poetry
Writing - Poems
Math - Subtracting from 20 using strategies (manipulatives, pictures, ten frames, number line, & counting on), Word Problems
Content - Force and Motion & Physical Properties
3/10- 3/14/2025
As we progress through the 3rd quarter, it's essential to continue practicing heart words with your child. These words are crucial for their reading and writing development.
Please set aside some time each day to review the heart (irregular) words from Modules 7-9 with your child. Additionally, please revisit any heart words that they might still find challenging from previous modules. Encourage them to read and write the words regularly, as this will help reinforce their understanding.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - soft c and soft g
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar-
Reading - Text Features, Creating Mental Images, Story Structure, Elements of Poetry
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - Subtracting from 20 using strategies (manipulatives, pictures, ten frames, number line, & counting on), Word Problems
Content - Force and Motion
3/3- 3/7/2025
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCe Multisyllabic words, soft c
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Names of Months, Days and Holidays
Reading - Point of View, Persuasive Ideas and Support, Making Connections, Text Organization
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - Balancing Equations, missing addends
Content - Famous Virginians: John Mercer Langston, Maggie Walker, Arthur Ashe, Lawrence Douglas Wilder
2/24- 2/28/2025
We will be celebrating the 101st day of school this week! Your child will be reviewing numbers up to 101, completing activities on dalmations, and having a fun day celebrating their learning so far this year!
Your child is invited to dress up as a
dalmation if they would like. Here are a few
ideas:
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCe-Long Pattern Review, VCe Multisyllabic words
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Future Tense
Reading - Text Features, Elements of Poetry, Make and Confirm Predictions, Elements of Drama, Reference Sources
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - Adding to 20 using addition strategies, Balancing Equations
Content - Famous Virginians: George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
2/17- 2/21/2025
As we progress through the 3rd quarter, it's essential to continue practicing heart words with your child. These words are crucial for their reading and writing development.
Please set aside some time each day to review the heart (irregular) words from Modules 7-9 with your child. Additionally, please revisit any heart words that they might still find challenging from previous modules. Encourage them to read and write the words regularly, as this will help reinforce their understanding.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCe-Long Pattern Review
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- The Verb Be
Reading - Central Idea, Make and Confirm Predictions, Point of View
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - Adding to 20 using addition strategies (manipulatives, pictures, ten frames, number line, & counting on), Word Problems
Content - Dental Health
2/10- 2/14/2025
We are excited to announce a fun and creative project for our students! In celebration of Valentine's Day, each student is invited to create their very own Valentine Box at home. The Valentine Box will be used to collect Valentine cards and treats (non edible) from their classmates. This project is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their creativity and bring a personal touch to our Valentine's Day festivities. A letter will be coming home outlining more details.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCE-Long i, o, and u
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Verbs and Time
Reading - Central Idea, Make and Confirm Predictions
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - Estimation and review ordering/comparing #’s, place value to 100, skip counting by 5’s and coins
Content - Animal Needs
2/3- 2/7/2025
We are excited to announce a fun and creative project for our students! In celebration of Valentine's Day, each student is invited to create their very own Valentine Box at home. The Valentine Box will be used to collect Valentine cards and treats(non edible) from their classmates. This project is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their creativity and bring a personal touch to our Valentine's Day festivities. A letter will be coming home outlining more details.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCE-Long i, o, and u
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Reading - Informational Text with Text Features.
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - We will continue reviewing money
Content - Animal Needs and Classification
1/27- 1/31/2025
Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCE-Long i, o, and u
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Reading - Informational Text with Text Features.
Writing - Imaginative Story
Math - We will continue reviewing money
Content - Animal Needs and Classification
1/20- 1/24/2025
Students use chromebooks almost every day and most need to be charged multiple times during the week. A charging station is one way to prepare them for the next day. Do they know the correct port for their charger? Is their screen a regular color (no ghost mode) and mouse average in size? These will ensure that chromebooks ready to enhance your child’s learning.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - VCE Long i, o, and u
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Reading - Describe story events using time-order words.
Writing - How To Book: How to Make a New Friend.
Math - Comparing Numbers using Greater than/Less than/Equal to and Ordering Numbers up to 100
Content - Winter Weather-what you wear, plants, holidays/activities, animals (what they do)
1/13- 1/17/2025
Please make sure you are sending your child with appropriate clothing and a coat as the weather gets colder. Many students are coming without coats. We go outside as long as the “feels like” temperature is above 32 degrees.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - Review Continuous Blending
Grammar- Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Reading - Text Features, Make Inferences, Story Structure
Writing - How To Book: How to Make a New Friend.
Math - Comparing & Ordering Numbers, Skip Count by 5’s
Content - Winter
1/6-1/10/2025
End of second quarter is January 24. Please review heart/irregular words at home with your child. They will be assessed on reading and writing those words for this quarter. If you need a copy of the list, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - Initial Two-Consonant Blends
Family Resources to do at Home with your Child
Grammar- Use exclamations correctly
Reading - Topic: Being Good Citizens
Writing - How To Book: How to Make a New Friend.
Math - Geometry - Shapes & Their Characteristics
Content - Traditions Around the World
12/2-12/6
Please make sure you are sending your child with appropriate clothing and a coat as the weather gets colder. Many students are coming without coats. We go outside as long as the “feels like” temperature is above 32 degrees.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - Review
Grammar- Compound Questions and Statements
Reading - HMH topic: Turkey Reading Games
Writing - Animal Research Essay
Math - Review/turkey math games
Content - Thanksgiving Traditions
11/25-11/26
Please make sure you are sending your child with appropriate clothing and a coat as the weather gets colder. Many students are coming without coats. We still go outside unless it’s below freezing.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - -NG
Grammar- Compound Questions and Statements
Reading - HMH topic: Visualizing/ Monitoring and Clarifying
Writing - Animal Research Essay
Math - Word Problems
Content - Virginia Symbols
11/18-11/22
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - wh/th/ch
Grammar- Compound Questions and Statements
Reading - HMH topic: Text Features/Story Structure
Writing - Animal Research Essay
Math - Subtraction Strategies
Content - Veteran’s Day/ Finishing Maps
11/11-11/15
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - wh
Grammar- Subjects and Verbs
Reading - HMH topic: Text Features/Story Structure
Writing - Finishing Stories/Starting Research Essay
Math - Addition Strategies
Content - Maps
11/6-11/8
Please make sure you filled out the popcorn/movie permission form your teacher sent out, so your child is able to participate this Friday!
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - sh/wh
Grammar- Adjectives
Reading - HMH topic: Text Features/Setting
Writing - Finishing Stories/Starting Research Essay
Math - Addition/Subtraction to 10
Content - Maps
10/28-10/29
As it starts to get colder, please make sure your child has a jacket and dresses appropriately for the weather! We will still be going outside for recess.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - ck/sh
Grammar- Complete Sentences/Commands
Reading - HMH topic: Text Features/Setting
Writing - Finishing Stories/Starting Research Essay
Math - Addition/Subtraction to 10
Content - Maps
10/21-10/25
As it starts to get colder, please make sure your child has a jacket and dresses appropriately for the weather! We will still be going outside for recess.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - -all, -oll, -ill and -ck
Grammar- Complete Sentences
Reading - HMH topic: Setting/Summarizing/ Text Features
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math - Ordering Numbers
Content - Fire Safety
10/15-10/18
As it starts to get colder, please make sure your child has a jacket and dresses appropriately for the weather! We will still be going outside for recess.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - floss rule/-all, -oll, -ill
Grammar- Adjectives
Reading - HMH topic: Retelling/Identifying Setting
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math - Place Value (Ones, tens, hundreds)
Content - Fall
10/7-10/11
Our field trip is this week! Please remember to bring a completely disposable lunch! Buses leave at 8:15 so please make sure your child is on time for school or they will be left behind! Pack a separate snack to keep in their backpack for when we return at 2:00.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - floss rule
Grammar- Adjectives
Reading - HMH topic: Speaking and Listening
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math - Place Value (Ones, tens, hundreds)
Content - Weather
9/30-10/4
Please make sure your student brings their BLUE communication folder, water bottle, fully charged chromebook, snack, and backpack daily. Label your child’s water bottle with their name. Important note about grading: *Please note that students will only receive a 4 if they exceed the standard for the current quarter.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - short e, open/closed syllables, floss rule
Grammar- verbs and adjectives
Reading - HMH topic: Suki’s Komono, Big Dilly’s Tale
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math -Counting by 10’s to 100 (Read & Write)
Content - Sun and Energy
9/23-27
Please make sure your student brings their BLUE communication folder, water bottle, fully charged chromebook, snack, and backpack daily. Label your child’s water bottle with their name. Important note about grading: *Please note that students will only receive a 4 if they exceed the standard for the current quarter.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - short e, open/closed syllables
Grammar- Nouns (person, animal, place, thing)
Reading - HMH topic: A kid’s guide to friends
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math - number sense (writing numbers in and out of sequence), comparing numbers using the words “less than, greater than, or equal to”
Content - Scientific Investigations
9/16-9/20
Please make sure your student brings their BLUE communication folder, water bottle, fully charged chromebook, snack, and backpack daily. Label your child’s water bottle with their name. Important note about grading: *Please note that students will only receive a 4 if they exceed the standard for the current quarter.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words. Count orally 0-120, write numbers 0-120.
Important Dates:
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - short o and short u
Grammar- Nouns (person, animal, place, thing)
Reading - HMH topic: Everyone has a story to tell
HMH Heart words: of, was, you
Writing - Developing and drafting a story
Math - number sense (Counting from 0-120 and writing numbers 0-120 with a focus on 0-30)
Content - Scientific Investigations
9/9-9/13
Please make sure your student brings their BLUE communication folder, water bottle, fully charged chromebook, snack, and backpack daily. Label your child’s water bottle with their name.
Practice
Be sure your child reads for 20 minutes every night and practice reading and spelling the sight words.
What’s Happening
This Week
A Peek At What We Are Learning
A Note From
The Teachers
First Grade News
Week of:
Phonics - short a and short i
Reading - HMH topic: Everyone has a story to tell
HMH Heart words: of, was, you
Writing - Proper pencil grip and three star coloring
Math - number sense (Counting from 0-120)
Content - community
9/2-9/6
Remember there is NO SCHOOL on Monday 9/2/2024. This week we learned about building our class community.
Please make sure your student brings their water bottle, chromebook, snack, and backpack daily. Label your child’s water bottle with their name.