First Grade
First grade is a "primary" education. First grade is the best indicator of future academic performance in school and emphasizes the importance of a solid academic foundation. First grade students will have developed the skills necessary to progress in reading and math.
Students are in school from 8:25am to 3:15pm daily. The basis of the curriculum consists of religion, reading/language, arts, math, science, social studies, music, physical education, and art.
Mrs. Dianne Binger
Latest Blog Entry: 2010-09-01
Welcome to the first grade! We had a wonderful day today learning about some of our classroom routines.
We will begin each day in prayer. We also say the pledge with the whole school.
Religion class will follow our morning announcements. Today we talked about how we can use our hands to help others. We also discussed our school theme -- "What Would Jesus Do?" We used the theme to help us write our class rules. We talked about rewards and consequences today also. Your children may speak about dots, slashes and X's at home. Ask them what they each mean. They may also talk about the prize box -- a reward for good behavior all week. The first graders also earn tally marks and when they have earned 10 as a class they will be rewarded with a popcorn party and a short movie.
We did some reading today and also some writing. I was very impressed with the skills the students already have! We will continue to build upon them this year. Some children are reading very well and some are just beginning to feel confident reading. That's great!
Please make sure to check your child's home folder each day. Homework should be on the BRING BACK side which means it should be returned to school. STAY HOME papers can stay home.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have any time. I will try to get back to you with an answer as soon as possible. My school email address is bingerdi@archmil.org.