1 st Grade- Mrs. Bourque Agenda *Daily Folder/Friday Folder/Homework *Florida Standards *Report Card Guidelines *Accelerated Reader *Website

Daily Folder, Friday Folder and Homework  Please sign and return daily folder.  Friday Folder and newsletter are sent home each Friday in a purple folder.  Homework may be sent back any time during the week or on Friday.  Please return the Friday folder by Friday of each week.

Florida Standards  1 st grade Florida standards are much tougher than Kindergarten standards  Students must be present for school as some activities cannot be done at home (made up)….Attendance is important  Your child needs to be able to perform independently and in a group  Heavy emphasis on conventions in writing, and integrating science and social studies in reading  Tips from the Reading Coach (article) Tips from the Reading Coach (article)

REPORT CARDS AND GRADES  Math- classwork, fact fluency test, Go Math Chapter Tests and Learning Checks.  Science- classwork, notebooks, and assessments.  Social Studies- classwork and assessments.  Language Arts- Foundational Skills (fluency, spelling test), Comprehension (Learning Checks and Weekly Reading Assessments) and Communication(Writing).  Please keep in mind- a grade of S is quite an accomplishment - be proud and celebrate your child’s growth at all levels.

REPORT CARD GUIDELINES Subjects Math District Assessments 50% Number Fluency 20% Class Wok/Practice 30% Language Arts Foundational Skills 30% Comprehension 40% Communication (writing) 30% Social Studies Assessments 55% Class Work/Participation 45% Science Assessments 40% Science Notebook 30% Class Work/Participation 30%

1 st grade Fast Fact Math Instructional Focus by Month MonthFocus August/SeptemberPlus 1/Plus 0 OctoberDoubles NovemberPlus 2/Plus 3 DecemberSums to 10 JanuaryDoubles (0-9) FebruaryDoubles Plus 1 Mar/Apr/MaySimple Facts- Sums to 18

FLUENCY RATES  Target Numbers by Quarter (1 st grade)  1 st Nine Weeks15 wpm  2 nd Nine Weeks30 wpm  3 rd Nine Weeks45 wpm  4 th Nine Weeks53 wpm

Accelerated Reader  Please encourage your child to read each night.  The goal of Accelerated Reader is to foster independent reading. Accelerated Reader is used only to promote fluency and comprehension. It is not used for a grade.  Please visit the media page on our website for additional information about points and reward for Accelerated Reader.  AR Home Connect link- ct ct  To check if a book is an AR book- go to

ACCELERATED READER GOALS AR grade level goals 4 th -5 th grade-130 pts 3 rd grade- 110 points 2 nd grade- 90 points 1 st grade- 75 points K- 50 points Award Assemblies (2 nd -5 th Students must have 85% or above in average percent correct) 10 points (K and 1 st only)= award at 9 weeks assembly 25 points=award at assembly 50 points= picture on AR wall and award at assembly 75 points= award at assembly 100, 200, 300 etc. points= award at assembly 300+ = award at assembly, Picture on AR wall of Fame

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