1st Grade
Grade-level specific information and templates.
Welcome. This webpage contains information and templates specific to the 1st grade. Before proceeding, please make sure to 1) read the Introduction webpage, and 2) scan through the entire Resources to familiarize yourself with both the available information and any tools stored under those webpages.
The 1st Grade Budget
Room Parents of each class within the grade level must work together to determine their classes' budgets. Why? Because if a Class Activity Fee is to be collected from parents, then the administration requires that the Class Activity Fee be the same amount/student throughout the entire grade level. A budget template is available for your use. It is stored in the 1st Grade Google Drive folder.
"All for one and one for all" — Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
While it is up to each teacher to decide what he/she celebrates in their classroom, it is helpful to talk through each event as a grade. One class may decide to celebrate an event while another one may choose not to celebrate. It is nice for all classes to share what they have planned (snack, craft, goody bag, etc.) to keep things consistent across the grade, and it can be cost-effective to buy things in bulk. However, each class is free to celebrate as the teacher sees fit.
Party Planning Guidance
At the younger grade levels, parties may include food, a craft, a game, and/or a "goodie" bag. Please peruse the 1st Grade Google Folder for detailed tips, templates, ideas, etc. Consider using a Party Planning Matrix worksheet to help plan your events.
Serving at the 2nd Grade's First Communion Breakfast
It is a tradition for the 1st grade parents to provide the behind-the-scenes labor at the First Communion Breakfast. The 2nd grade Room Parents plan the actual event. But since the 2nd grade parents and students attend the banquet, they need the volunteer support of other families to manage the actual serving and cleanup during the event.