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 (November)
At this point in the year, to meet grade level standards, your child should be able to:
Reading
To get the day started right please make sure that your child gets enough sleep, eats a good breakfast every day, and comes to school on time, prepared for the day, with their homework.
The following are some suggested Websites where you can find activities to help your child succeed.
www.raz-kids.com - Reading
www.starfall.com - Alphabet activities and reading
http://pbskids.org/games - An assortment of activities
www.arcademicskillbuilders.com - good for math, reading, spelling, etc.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com - Math
http://www.ixl.com - Math
We hope that this was helpful and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward to continuing working together to make this a wonderful year full of learning for your child.
Sincerely,
The First Grade Teachers
Reading
- Read at an F/G level for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Read silently and independently (on their own).
- Talk about the book they have read by telling what happened in the beginning, middle, and end.
- Answer text-based questions – who, what, when, where, why and how.
- Make predictions (guess) about what will happen in the book, before and during reading.
- Identify all letters of the alphabet and produce their sounds.
- Identify all short vowel sounds in reading and writing.
- Be able to us beginning and ending sounds to read and write words.
- Recognize grade level appropriate sight words.
- Write a 3-page true story about a moment in their life (a moment is not a full day).
- Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with proper punctuation.
- Put spaces between each word.
- Match their words to the picture on the page.
- Read and write sight words that have been introduced in class.
- Shows an understanding of mathematical concepts in addition and subtraction.
- Bar model
- Fewer than, more than
- Turnaround facts (5+3=8 is the same as 3+5=8) – reversing addends
- Add and subtract up to 10 using a variety of strategies
- Using manipulatives
- Count on and count back
- Know the vocabulary used for addition and subtraction. Please see Go Math Workbook.
- Write their first and last name.
- Stay in their seat.
- Raise their hand and wait to be called on before speaking.
- Keep their hands and feet to themselves.
- Copy homework in a timely manner.
- Follow all classroom routines/directions.
- Zip their jackets and tie their shoes.
To get the day started right please make sure that your child gets enough sleep, eats a good breakfast every day, and comes to school on time, prepared for the day, with their homework.
The following are some suggested Websites where you can find activities to help your child succeed.
www.raz-kids.com - Reading
www.starfall.com - Alphabet activities and reading
http://pbskids.org/games - An assortment of activities
www.arcademicskillbuilders.com - good for math, reading, spelling, etc.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com - Math
http://www.ixl.com - Math
We hope that this was helpful and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward to continuing working together to make this a wonderful year full of learning for your child.
Sincerely,
The First Grade Teachers