Ashlyn's 1st Grade Report Card

Extremely proud of Ashlyn's achievements this past year in first grade!  Check out other post regarding Ashlyn and 1st grade.

Ashlyn - 1st Grade: September 2017

The first six weeks is almost finished for Ashlyn and the other first graders.  Love seeing the different stories from her writing samples.

I like to go to California and we had to
ride on an airplane and we had a pillow
fight.

I like to play with Raeleight and Amelia
so much.  I like to play with Amelia
in ESD.  I like to play with Raeleigh.

I like the giving.  I like the giving
because it has a tire swing.

Ashlyn's 1st Grade Writing Folder

Ashlyn was assigned a project from her 1st grade teacher.  Her objective was to find pictures and create a collage to put on her writing folder.  Thankfully, Jeff helped her this afternoon to find a variety of pictures and larger letters of her name.  He also helped tape them on using packing tape to keep them from coming off easily creating almost a lamination on top of the folder.  She was most excited about finding the picture of the cat, since it was a picture of a blue russian.  Ellie, our cat, is a blue russian.

Ashlyn - 1st Grade: August 2017

Ashlyn returned to school and started 1st grade on August 16th.  She continues to stay busy with school, American Heritage Girls, and swimming at Emler Swim School.

Ashlyn learned about the Total Eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017.

I am 6 years old.
My favorite books: Frozen.

My birthday is in July 19.

I like to play (with) Riley.

Ashlyn's class read a story in 1st grade called The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill to learn why it is not nice to act as a bully.  She wrote, "I am not a bully because.... I want to be treated how I want to be.

I am not a bully because....
I want to be treated how I want
to be.

Ashlyn starts First Grade

Ashlyn started 1st grade on August 16, 2017 with Ms. Howell.  One of her first homework assignments was to tell about herself for their class scrapbook.

Jakob's Report Card - 1st Semester

Jakob is in the first grade this year and it is sure going by quickly!  I cannot believe we are already halfway done with the school year.  He is learning more and more each day!  Jakob has commented that first grade is going to get harder after the Winter Break as they prepare for 2nd grade.  Interesting to hear since I teach 8th grade and we are constantly telling them that we are making sure they are ready for high school.

3 - Meets Expectations
Consistently demonstrates proficient understanding and applies skills independently with minimal teacher support.

2 - Making Progress
Demonstrates initial stages of understanding; applies skills but requires teacher intervention and reinforcement.

1 - Insufficient Progress
Demonstrates a lack of understanding; difficulty accomplishing grade level tasks; reteaching consistently required.

Below is each category from his report card ending with the 3rd six weeks!  I am very proud of how hard he has been working and how much he loves to read!!


Language Arts

• Uses strategies to comprehend a variety of texts - 3
• Uses the writing process to compose a variety of texts - 3
• Listens attentively - 3
• Communicates ideas, experiences, and needs using academic language - 3

Early Literacy Inventory

• Letter Identification - 3
• Letter Sounds - 3
• Word Lists - 3
• Phonological Awareness - 2
• Dictation - 2
• Independent Reading Level - 3

Guided Reading Level

• Student Guided Reading Benchmark - J
• Student Uses Strategies to Comprehend Guided Reading Text - 3

Science

• Classifies objects by materiels from which they are made - 3
• Identifies the characters of the seasons of the year - 3
• Identifies the characteristics of day and night - 3
• Predicts and describes how magnests can be used to push or pull an object - 3

Social Studies

• Explains significances of patriotic symbols - 2
• Identifies the responsiblities of authority figures - 2
• Identifies characterss of good citizenship - 3
• Identifies contributions of historical figures

Math

• Selects or develops prob-solving stategies - 2
• Communicates explanation of strategy using objects, pictures, numbers, and words - 2
• Uses place vlaue to read, write, and count numbers - 3
• Uses place value to compare and order numbers - 3
• Identifies and describes shapes according to their attributes - 2
• Uses words and numbers to describe the value of of coins - 2
• Models and applies addition facts - 2
• Models and applies subtraction facts - 2
• Estimates and measures length using non-standard units - 3
• Identifies, extends patterns - 2

Assessing Math Concepts

• Number Arrangement - Identifies number arrangements and combine parts to 10 -3
• Hiding Assessment - Figures out missing parts to 10 - 2

Jakob - Tiger Cub Scouts!

Jakob had his first Cub Scout meeting last week and participated in his first event, the Raingutter Regatta.  He really enjoyed painting his boat and racing it.

After all the boys raced their boats, it was time for ice cream!  Jakob thought this was great and based on where he was standing he worked on three bowls of ice cream!  Since they originally said GO when it was time to start eating the ice cream, I thought it was a race!  So I hurried him along at first!  Oops!  As I recorded him eating, I laughed because he looks around to see if anyone is watching him eat out of all three bowls!  So silly!

At the meeting last Monday, he learned about eating healthy and colored a food pyramid chart.  His homework this month is to plan and practice a family fire drill and test the smoke detectors.

On Saturday, we went and got his uniform and all the patches for it.  On Sunday, I decided to order a basic sewing machine from Amazon to make it easier to sew the patches on and for other random things.  On Monday evening, he will attend his first Pack Show and it will focus on Responsibility.  Since it is October, the boys and siblings can wear their costumes.  I'm glad he can wear his costume since it gives me a little more time to get his uniform ready!  Knowing me, I will create a spreadsheet to track what we have completed and what he needs especially since we have two months to catch up on since we were unaware of the local group in our area.  One of the electives is going to a zoo to learn about animals which we were already planning a trip next Saturday!  Personally, I think Jakob is really going to enjoy Cub Scouts because he is a busy person!

Jakob - First Week of 1st Grade

Jakob's first day of First Grade on was on Monday, August 22, 2011.  He is so excited to be in First Grade!  He picked out a Star Wars backpack and a Star Wars lunch box this year.

When Jakob come home from his first day of First Grade, he had received a binder from his teacher with important information inside.  On a piece of paper, his teacher had him and his classmates draw a picture with their name to put in the front of the notebook.  He normally does not write his letters backwards, but he flipped his "S".  I can tell he is not used to writing directly with markers because it is not as neat compared to when he writes with pencil.

Jakob brought home these papers on Wednesday, 8/24 from school.

I really liked how neatly he colored this page with his colors!

You can tell they have been talking about the rules and procedures this week.  He even had to move his card on Thursday because he did not push in his chair after multiple warnings.  I suspect it is a procedure he is just supposed to do without being reminded and he continued to not do it!  Jakob remembered to do it on Friday!

We are supposed to read a minimum of fifteen minutes every night.  Jakob picked the following books to read from his book shelf this week: Toy to Toy, The Great Race, On the Road, and Gordon's New View.  I figured we would try to go the library today and let him pick out some more books for him to read.  He has always loves going to the library.  After looking at Scholastic's website, it appears many of the Level 1 and 2 Step-Into-Reading books are leveled as mid first grade to late first grade.

To finish the end of the first week, Jakob brought home a math paper and a paper focusing on upper and lower case letters.

This year, Jakob will have spelling words to study and test over them along with homework officially on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.  We will continue to study his sight words since there is a list recommended he knows by October, so I'm assuming she will check/test him around that time frame for the list.  Starting in two weeks, his spelling test, homework, and literacy books will be coming home.

Overall, I think Jakob has had a great week!  He actually asked me one morning if I wouldn't pick him up so early from his "2nd school" (daycare) so he could play a little.  I have been transitioning his time so when it is a little later when I go back to work it will not be so bad.  They sure have been busy at school since he is exhausted in the evening and is ready for bed at 7pm!