First Grade
October
Students are making progress with English! We are working on letter sounds, reading and writing simple words, and retelling a story.
September
ESL classes for 1st graders have begun! We are working on letter names and sounds, identifying setting and characters, and retelling a story.
August
Welcome to a new school year! Multilingual Learners are being identified and we are working to create a schedule. You will receive an email from your child's ESL teacher in early September!
Previous School Years
February 2023
Students take the ACCESS Test
January 2023
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
to take test practice sessions
to take a sample writing test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions on paper and online.
December 2022-January, 2023
Students use long and short vowel sound in words (a and o sounds)
to segment the words
to isolate sounds in words
using magnetic letters, letter cards
to read decodable stories
to recount events in the stories
Students use long and short vowel sound words in
phrases and simple sentences
to recite chants and poems and sing songs
to read a short story
to identify story elements
to recount the events in the short story orally and
to write a short narrative in which they recount two or more sequences events
with the support of sequence cards, labels, and student created poster.
Students create their own story boards: Fox in the Moon Project
August 2022
Welcome to 2022-2023 School Year!
ESL teachers are currently working on identifying current and potential English Language Learners.
New students who show a need for Language Support services will receive the services.
The start of the ESL classes has not been determined.
April-May 2020: All assignments are posted in Google Classroom!
March 2020
Students use content words: words seed, seedling, plant, animals, eggs, baby, child, adult: sequence words: first, next, then, last in complete sentences
to discuss and describe steps in the process of a life cycle
to read a nonfiction text about animals' life cycles
to determine the main idea and details in a nonfiction text
to summarize a nonfiction texts
With the support of a word bank, theme poems and chants, diagrams, and class created concept map
February 2020
Students take the ACCESS Test
January 2020
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
to take test practice sessions
to take a sample writing test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions on paper and online.