News from September and October

End of First Grade Expectations

* Reading and Phonics

- Use word attack skills

- Learn and retain a sight word vocabulary

- Comprehend reading stories

- Read with expression

- Know letter sounds including two and three letter blends

* Math

- Write and counts numbers to 100 without cues

- Count by 2's, 5's, and 10's to 100

- Addition and subtraction facts to 20

- Count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters

- Tell time to the hour and the half hour

- Tell place value to the hundreds place

* Language

- Use capitals and punctuation in writing

- Write complete sentences 

- Write a story using an opening sentence, three support sentences, and a closing

    sentence

 - Form letters correctly and space correctly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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