Parent Information - Growing Up
1st Grade Calendar

Week 1

A Year Older:  What to expect from your growing child
 

Week 2

Starting School:  Sharing the joys and fears of a new world
 

Week 3

School Preparation:  Recognizing typical behaviors
 

Week 4

Reactions to School:  Adjustment to a new routine
 

Week 5

Summary 1 - 4:  Handle with care
 

Week 6

Play and Praise:  Interactions with others and self
 

Week 7

Two Kids in One:  The Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde syndrome
 

Week 8

Seeing Eye to Eye:  Anxiety, teachers, and eye exams
 

Week 9

Summary 6 - 8:  Learning through praise and patience
 

Week 10

The Three R's:  Reading, Running , and Reacting
 

Week 11

Count the Ways:  From table manners to father figures
 

Week 12

Potpourri:  Collecting, coordination, and birthday parties
 

Week 13

Summary 10 - 12:  Practice makes perfect
 

Week 14

Holiday Happiness:  Images of Christmas Past and Christmas Present(s)
 

Week 15

Hyper Holidays:  Calming your child's "festive" mood
 

Week 16

"Pick Me!":  Physical fitness, money, and ceremonies
 

Week 17

Winter Doldrums:  Keeping your child healthy and entertained
 

Week 18

Boogeymen and Homework:  Routines provide safety and structure
 

Week 19

Priorities:  "Me first," television and strangers
 

Week 20

Summary 16 - 19:  Physical health and scheduling
 

Week 21

The Real World:  Running to the front of the class
 

Week 22

Just the Facts:  Answering questions about sex
 

Week 23

Forming Good Habits:  Routines, library cards, and proper visual distance
 

Week 24

Summary 21 - 23:  Curiosity and establishing habits
 

Week 25

Spatial Relations:  Navigating the black board and special places in town
 

Week 26

Magpies and Rude Jaybirds:  Acquiring possessions and challenging caregivers
 

Week 27

Reading Between the Lines:  Interpreting requests through thinking and reading
 

Week 28

Summary 25 - 27:  Dealing with abstract concepts
 

Week 29

Physically Speaking:  Articulation, hyperactivity, and sexual abuse
 

Week 30

Attitude Adjustment:  Cheating, school fun, and bike riding
 

Week 31

Vivid Imaginations:  Dealing with death and "tall tales"
 

Week 32

Summary 29 - 31:  Developing physical and mental abilities
 

Week 33

Fundamentally Speaking:  Retaining the first grader
 

Week 34

Applied Learning:  Applying previous leaning to new situations
 

Week 35

School's Out!:  Establishing a new routine
 

Week 36

Summary 33 - 35:  Finishing the first grade and jumping into summer