Welcome to First Grade

Dear Parents,

                As your child prepares for a different and exciting new year in First Grade, we are giving you a list of suggested school supplies and uniforms for the 2020-2021 school year.

UNIFORMS

Provided in your packet but can also be found in the website below
                – https://www.frenchtoast.com/schoolbox/schools/dalton-learning-center-QS61C2M

Face shield is mandatory for ages 3 and up. It can be found at Amazon.

SUPPLY LIST                                                                                 

• 1 Bible (NKJV)
• 1 Dictionary
• 1 Back pack (without wheels)
• 1 11”x17” zipper pencil bag (pouch)
• 5 Marble composition notebook
• 5 two-pocket folders
• 1 pack white lined paper
• 1 24 pack no.2 yellow pencils
• 1 Box of dry erase markers (expo)
• 1 Glue (liquid) bottle
• 5 (large) glue sticks
• 1 Scissors
• 1 pack index cards
• 2 Box of 24 crayons
• 1 Box of colored pencils
• 1 box washable markers
• (Crayola preferred)
• 2 big “pink pearl” eraser
• 1 set of watercolors
• 2 box of tissues
• 1 (big bottle) hand sanitizer
• 2 bottles of anti-bacterial Liquid soaps
• 1 letter size clip board
• 1 container of Clorox wipes (no Lysol brand due to allergies

• Expect to have and replenish throughout the school year as needed.
• Personal Items MUST be labeled.

• Reads at or above level 
• Uses basic elements of phonetic analysis (ex. Hears, segments, substitutes and blends sounds in words)
• Uses sound/symbol relations and beginning letters (onsets) and patterns (rhymes) as visual cues for decoding
• Uses context clues to construct meaning (ex. illustrations, knowledge of the story and topic)
• Uses information from a variety of sources (letters, sounds, pictures, background information, grammar) to figure out unknown words.
• Develops vocabulary by using references (ex. Illustrations, knowledge of the story and topic) to build upon prior knowledge
• Uses knowledge of word endings (including s, ing, ed, er, est, ful) to determine word meanings
• Uses a variety of strategies to comprehend text (ex. Inference, self-monitoring, predicting, retelling, discussing, restating ideas)
• Knows the main idea or theme and supporting details of a story or information piece
• Makes inferences based on text and prior knowledge (ex. Regarding traits, feelings, actions of characters)
• Reads for information used in performing tasks (ex. Directions, graphs, charts, signs, captions)
• Identifies fiction and non-fiction writing

• uses pre-writing strategies independently ( such as brainstorming, webs, etc)
• participates in the writing process through the whole group, small group, and independent writing
• uses beginning, middle and end organizational formats in their stories
• uses word wall words; sensory words
• uses conventional spelling with most frequently used words
• consistent use of spacing, capitalization, and punctuation
• writes for a variety of purposes on their own
• able to plan, draft, conference, revise, edit, publish
• creates narrative, informative pieces of writing
• uses technology/media resources to support learning

• models addition and subtraction situations using a variety of strategies
• identifies, describes, and applies addition and subtraction as inverse operations
• creates and uses increasingly sophisticated strategies, and uses properties such as commutative, associative and additive identity, to add whole numbers
• uses counting strategies, number patterns, and models as a means for solving basic addition and subtraction fact problems
• compares and orders whole numbers at least to 100
• represents two-digit numbers in terms of tens and ones
• orders counting numbers, compares their relative magnitudes (size), and represents numbers on a number line
• uses appropriate vocabulary to compare shapes
• composes (joins) and decomposes (takes apart) plane and solid figures
• extends repeating and growing patterns, fills in missing terms, and justifies reasoning
• measures by using iterations of a unit and counts the unit measure by grouping units
• compares and orders objects according to descriptors
• uses mathematical reasoning and beginning understanding of tens and ones
• solves routine and non-routine problems by acting them out, using manipulative, and drawing diagrams
• counts by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100
• counts combinations of coins up to $1.00
• tells time to the hour and the half hour

• understands that all matter has observable measurable properties
• recognizes that energy may be changed in form
• understands what types of motion may be described, measured, and predicted
• recognizes patterns in weather
• knows the basic needs of all living things
• understands how living things interact with their environment
• uses the scientific process and habits of mind to solve problems