January's Instructional Focus: Guided Reading
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1st Grade
Welcome to First Grade!
We are thrilled to guide your child into exploration,
learning, and growing this school year.
Meet Your First Grade Teachers:
(from left to right)
Ms. Guarino, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Burgos, Ms. Kelly, Ms. Fabia, Ms. Liang
Class 1-1 |
Ms. Guarino and Ms. Reyes |
Class 1-2 |
Ms. Burgos and Ms. Kelly |
Class 1-3 |
Ms. Fabia |
Class 1-4 |
Ms. Liang |
Phonics
Unit 1: Talking and Thinking about Letters
Unit 2: The Mystery of the Silent e
Unit 3: From Tip to Tail: Reading Across Words
Unit 4: Word Builders: Using Vowel Teams to Build Big Words
Unit 5: Marvelous Bloopers: Learning through Wise Mistakes
Readers Workshop
Unit 1: My Family and Me
Unit 2: Stories with a Moral
Unit 3: Strong and Healthy
Unit 4: What I Can Do
Unit 5: It Happened to Me
Unit 6: Animal Stories
Writers Workshop
September/October: Writing Small Moments
October/November: Informational Writing: Writing How To's
November/December: Non-Fiction Chapter Books
January/February: : Writing Reviews
February/March: Writing Songs and Poetry
April/May: From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
May/June: Independent Writing Projects
Math
Mission 1: Add and Subtract Small Numbers
Mission 2: Meet Place Value
Mission 3: Measure Length
Mission 4: Add and Subtract Bigger Numbers
Mission 5: Work with Shapes
Mission 6: Add and Subtract to 100
Grade 1 Grading Policy
Grade 1 Grading Policy
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| Reading |
Teachers College reading level benchmarks All marking period report cards, the overall ELA grade is the average of the reading, writing and listening scores. Overall reading score will be the running record score - NOT the average of other reading components. |
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| Writing |
Scaled score on post on-demand assessments using Teachers college rubric for scoring. If multiple writing units occur during the marking period, the final report card grade is based on the average of all the post on-demand assessments. Deciding whether to round a half point up or down for the final grade is at the teacher’s discretion based on performance throughout the unit. End of Unit Post- 75% Published Piece, classwork, conferencing and small group work-25% |
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| Math |
Average of end of unit assessment scores given during the marking period. Unit test- 75% Classwork- 25% |
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| Science |
Average of end of unit assessment scores given during the marking period. Unit test- 75% Classwork- 25% |
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| Social Studies |
Average of end of unit assessment scores given during the marking period. Unit test- 75% Classwork- 25% |
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Grade 1 Promotional Policy
Grade 1 Promotional Policy
| January | June | |
| Attendance | Minimum of 90% attendance is expected | Minimum of 90% attendance is expected |
| Reading Levels | Level E | Level G |
| Reading Standards | Level 2 or higher on standards for January | Level 2 or higher on standards |
| Sight Words | Minimum of 35 words from lists A-H | Minimum of 90 words from lists A-H |
| Writing Standards | Level 2 or higher on standards | Level 2 or higher on standards |
| Must Provide | 1 on demand piece and 1 published piece (Level 2 or higher) | 2 on demand pieces and 1 published piece (Level 2 or higher) |
| Math Standards | Level 2 or higher on standards | Level 2 or higher on standards |
| Homework | A minimum of 80% of homework is expected to be completed | A minimum of 80% of homework is expected to be completed |
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