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 and Dreambox for math practice. Accounts for these two resources will be set up by your child’s teacher during the first quarter.
See this document for a list of questions to ask your student while reading: Reading Question Stems
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