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Our First Grade Teachers:

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First Grade Supply List:

*Supply Fee – A one time fee of $15 will be
collected by the teacher to purchase any
additional supplies and student magazines
(if needed).
*1 backpack
*2 packages of 4 expo dry erase markers
*3 solid color pocket folders (1 each of:
red, blue, yellow)
*1 School box (size:approx. 6” x 8”)
*3 spiral wide-ruled single subject notebooks
*2 boxes of 24 crayons
*2 large pink erasers
*1 box of #2 pencils
*1 pair of school scissors
*2 bottles of school glue
*1 box Kleenex,
* Note: Your teacher may ask for additional
Kleenex boxes, ziplock bags, Lysol
wipes and/or hand sanitizer throughout
the year on a voluntary basis.
**Fieldtrip Fees will be calculated and collected
as needed.
Please bring your child’s supplies to school
at their individual assessment appointment
before school starts.
Thank you,
The First Grade Team

***Please label your child’s backpack and clipboard, but do not label the other supplies

 

How can parents stay involved?

We are requesting parents to be involved in creating the PTO (parent/teacher organization) at Cielo Azul.  Please watch for information in the Raven Reporter regarding PTO meetings and events.

 

What Will My Child Be Learning In First Grade?

Reading:

• Recognize letters and sounds to decode words
• Recognize sight words
• Use reading strategies to read fluently, recall details, draw conclusions, and comprehend the text
• Become independent readers
• Retell stories in sequence
• Explore a variety of genres


Writing:

• Create a story with at least 3 complete thoughts
• Form D'Nealian letters
• Spell 3 and 4 letter words correctly
• Use emergent and conventional spelling
• Capitalize names and first words of sentences
• Use periods and question marks
• Write upper and lower case letters correctly
• Explore the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing)


Math

• Counting by 1's, 5's, and 10's to 100 and by 2's to 50
• Solve addition and subtraction facts through 20
• See, tell, and make patterns
• Count money and tell time
• Read graphs
• Geometry (2 and 3 dimensional shapes)
• Measurement
• Estimation and probability
• Problem solving
• Fractions

Social Studies:

• Self, family, and community
• Needs and wants
• Citizenship and economics
• Our country and the state of New Mexico

Science:

• States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases)
• Physics and Movement
• Sky (weather watching; watching the night sky)
• Animals and Plants (what plants need to grow; what animals need to survive)
• Healthy Science
• Making observations, describing relationships, comparing objects, asking questions about investigations