Welcome to First Grade

1st Grade Teachers for 2021/2022 School Year
1-216 Mrs. Kumar                         1-200 Mrs. Kiley and Ms. Savarese                  1-219 Mrs. Kissag                         1-308 Mrs. LaMarche
First Grade Benchmarks (March)
Reading
  • Read at an H/I/J level for 20 minutes. (For June they should be on I/J/K).
  • Answer the 5 W’s – who, what, when, where, why.
  • Tell the main idea of the book. The main idea is the most important part of the book.
  • Talk about the book they have read by telling what happened in the beginning, middle, and end.
  • Make predictions (guess) about what will happen in the book, before and during reading.
Writing
  • Write Fiction and Non-Fiction pieces (Realistic Fiction and Poetry as well by June).
  • Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with proper punctuation.
  • Put spaces between each word.
  • Use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to complete their sentences.
  • Read and write all sight words.
  • Write neatly and legibly.
Math
  • Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s to 100
  • Add and subtract to 20.
  • Add and subtract 2 digit numbers.
  • Measure with a non-standard unit of measure (for June).
  • Understand fractions ½ and ¼ (for June).
  • Tell time to the hour and half hour (for June).

Behavior
  • Stay in their seat.
  • Raise their hand and wait to be called on before speaking.
  • Keep their hands and feet to themselves.
  • Be able to work quietly during independent work and cooperatively during group work.
  • Copy homework in a timely manner.
  • Follow all classroom routines/directions.
  • Zip their jackets and tie their shoes.

Sincerely,
 
The First Grade Teachers