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First Grade

Ms. Melissa Christensen Class Web Page 385.646.8478

Mrs. Dorothy Foy Class Web Page 385.646.8480

Ms. Sarah Robinson Class Web Page

Core Concepts

This is a very special year in your child's school career! First grade is a time to experience important transitions and acquire new skills. We hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child's years of schooling!

During the year, your child will develop skills in literacy, fluency, comprehension, and beginning spelling.  Students will also learn correct sentence structure in creative writing. Developing correct handwriting techniques is also an important focus. 

Math skills such as simple addition, subtraction, time, money, counting, patterning and problem solving are taught using the Everyday Math program and other valuable supplements.

We use the Interconnections program in presenting science and social studies units on maps, plants, water, patriotism, health and safety, Australia, deserts and families and communities.

Homework Tips

• Have a homework routine.
• Designate a specific area and time for homework and studying.
• Eliminate distractions such as phone calls and television during homework time.
• Help your student organize study and homework projects.
• Provide the necessary tools and materials your student needs to complete the study or homework activity.
• Teach your child that studying is more than just doing homework assignments.
• Watch for signs of frustration during a homework session.

Reading Resources

• Read, Write and Think
• Starfall
• Dolce Word List, Workbook, Reading Practice, Parent Letter
• At Home Reading Ideas
• Ms. Christensen's Spelling City
• Mrs. Foy's Spelling City
• Imagine It Login
  

Math Resources

• Math Playground
  
• Learning Planet
  
• Virtual Manipulatives

Combination

• K-2 Student Interatives
• Language Arts and Math Skills and Practice
• Primary Games
• Fun School

Testing Practice

• U-Tips

Testing

• DIBELS
  The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development. Students are assessed in their development of phonological awareness, alphabetic understanding, and automaticity and fluency. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills. The DIBELS assessment is administered three times each year beginning September, Mid January, and beginning May. For additional information visit the DIBELS web site.

• Mathematics Benchmark Assessment
  The mathematical benchmark assessment in a quarterly assessment. The benchmark assessments are designed to measure a students' progress in mastering State Math Core Objectives. Each benchmark assessment consists of multiple choice and performance based questions. As this assessment is not timed, students are given ample time to demonstrate their mastery of identified math core concepts.

• YPP
  Yearly Progress Pro (YPP) is a research-based, on-line assessment, instructional, and intervention tool that gives teacher and administrators specific frequent feedback on student progress in mathematics, language arts, and reading. YPP assessments also provide instant automatic, on-the-spot intervention and ensure classroom instruction is aligned to state and national standards. Students take the YPP assessment tests each week in the school computer lab.