November Skills Checklist...

Our work in room 116 has been diligent; we have now completed three units of study in Open Court Reading and Everyday Mathematics. Monday will be a review day and we will have our game face on to tackle the assessments of unit three on Tuesday. The assessments at the first grade level are a snapshot of skills, concepts, and topics we have covered in the unit of study. These assessments are a way of practicing test taking skills. There is no real preparation necessary for the first grade assessments. As long as your child has been participating and working hard, they will be successful.

That said, I'll share with you my November skills checklist. Again, these skills checklists are intended to inform you of what we will be working on in school and a suggestion of topics you can practice at home. Reading nightly and having great family conversation are always encouraged.

• can tell time on an analog clock to the hour and half hour
• can count backwards from 100
• can count by 2's to 100
• can count and exchange pennies, nickels, and dimes
• can read 2 and 3 digit numbers
• names even and odd numbers
• identifies before and after a specific number
• can write a complete sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation
• can identify and complete a pattern
• can solve addition and subtraction number stories
• can use standard units for measuring length
• completes frames and arrows diagrams
• can recognize the Dolch high frequency words 1-100
• can identify the main idea and details of a story
• can identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and compound words
• can recognize singular, plural, and possessive nouns
• can recognize and identify letter and sounds (j, dge, f, e, x, z, sh, th, ch, tch, ar, mb, ir, wh, ur, w, er, ng, k, qu, ce, ci, y)
• can identify living and non-living organisms
• can define and provide examples of habitats and organisms
• can identify address and phone number
  
• practices the Mustang Motto of respect, responsibility, and compassion

In closing, we enjoyed a three day (beautiful!) weekend in honor of Veteran's Day. I am including a picture of one of my heros...my cousin Seamus. He has been like a brother to me growing up, and he is currently serving his second tour of duty overseas. My thoughts are with him every day! Thank you so much to those who serve this great country!

From Miss C.'s Blog