1st Nine Weeks
These expectations are available in a Word doc.
Writing
The student will:
- Write daily using a variety of materials
- Write a story using pictures and some writing
- Retell a story
- Respond to literature be writing/drawing a story
- Write a narrative story, usually about themselves
- Reread his/her writing and listen to others
- Match what is written to what is said
- Represent words frequently with the initial consonant sound
- Have directionality – left to right, top to bottom
- Draw pictures that will match their writing
Evidence of this will be:
- Daily writing
- Daily message
- Writing portfolio
- Teacher/student conferences
- Book of the Month
Reading
The student will:
- Will become familiar with rituals and routines of the classroom and school
- Recognize and name the letters of the alphabet
- Hold a book correctly and turns pages in the correct direction
- Respond to simple questions that relate to a story
- Create artwork and or writing relating to the story
- Make predictions based on pictures and or parts of a story
- Develop reading habits, i.e. choosing a book during free time, listening to daily read alouds
- Isolate initial consonants in single syllable words, i.e. bat “b”
Evidence of this will be:
- Teacher assessments
- Teacher observation
- Reading portfolio
Math
The student will:
- Become familiar with rituals and routines of math investigations
- Count the number of students in the class
- Observe/describe attributes (grouping)
- Recognize/describe patterns
- Create/extend patterns
- Predict what comes next in patterns
- Record patterns
Evidence of this will be:
- Math portfolio
- Teacher observation
Social Studies
The student will:
- Understand why rules are necessary
- Know the qualities of a good citizen
- Know locations of various places in the school
Evidence of this will be:
- Daily folder
- Teacher observation
- Can take the attendance to the office and a book to the library
Science
The student will:
- Describe the observable properties of objects: colors, shapes, forms (flexible, stiff, curved, straight), textures ( rough, smooth, hard, soft), sizes and weights, positions and speed
- Sort objects by their properties
- Know body parts and the five senses
- Understand the needs of living things
Evidence of this will be:
- Teacher observation
- Student product
Expectations For Home
The student will:
- Be responsible for communicating information
- Complete homework, when assigned
The parent will:
- Check student’s folder nightly for homework, behavior, and information
- Read and record books shared with child and return log weekly
- Maintain an evening routine, i.e. nightly reading, healthy meal, minimum of 9 hours of sleep
- Support and reinforce classroom/school rules and routines
Evidence of this will be:
- Teacher checks
- Student returns folder daily
- Class reading log
- Parent reads and signs pages 47, 48 and 49 in the Student Code of Conduct