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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is nearing the end of first grade, and I’m realizing that she didn’t seem to learn that much this year. [b]Some facts about Jamestown and planets and plants,[/b] which she enjoyed learning, and then they reviewed A LOT of reading concepts and some math. I definitely understand that this is the foundation for important things that come later in school, and I’m grateful that this year was easy for her. But I’m curious if the challenging material starts next year in second grade? Or is next year a lot like this year?

She’s not complaining. She doesn’t seem bored. We’re fine. I’m not trying to bash teachers or APS. I just…wonder. If this is what elementary school is like, or if this is just what FIRST GRADE is like, because you have to give everyone a chance to get on the same page with reading?[/quote]
Set your expectation that the first time your student will really be expected to learn factual content and remember it will be for the 4th grade social studies SOL.  This ramps up in 5th grade with a science + a social studies SOL.  Everything before that is "practice" content and mostly up to the teacher because students aren't evaluated on the content.

You can go through the Virginia SOL standards to see what your child was supposed to learn in 1st grade.  [/quote]

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