1. First Grade
is a “magical” year
Welcome to First Grade
as a Kuentz Coyote

2. Requirements for
promotion to 2nd grade:
Students must…
• Read and comprehend unseen text
at an ending first grade level
(Level I).

3. Required Reading Levels for
the End of Each 9 Week
Grading Period
• 1st nine weeks, Oct. 26th – Level C
• 2nd nine weeks, Jan. 18th – Level E
• 3rd nine weeks, March 29th – Level G
• 4th nine weeks, May 24th – Level I

4. Reading
Reading skills taught include:
• Phonemic Awareness – the manipulation of sounds.
• Phonics – The relationship between written and
spoken letters and sounds.
• Fluency – Accurate reading with appropriate rate,
expression and phrasing.
• Comprehension – understanding the text.
• Vocabulary – knowledge of words and their
definitions.

5. Requirements for
promotion to 2nd grade:
Students must also…
• Work on grade level in mathematics
and
• Demonstrate most of the first grade
TEKS in reading and math or be
expected to do so early in the next
year. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148
•

6. Language Arts Skills
• Listening and Speaking – Students will
increase their proficiency in putting
thoughts and feelings into spoken words.
• Handwriting – Students will increase their
proficiency in writing with proper letter
formation, appropriate size and spacing.
• Writing – Students will increase their
proficiency in writing for a variety of
audiences, purposes, and using many forms
of writing.

7. Math Units Covered
• Number Sense
• Addition and Subtraction to 18
• Place Value to 99
• Patterns
• Money
• Graphing and Probability
• Geometry and Fractions
• Time and Measurement
• Problem Solving

8. Science and Social
Studies Units Covered
Science Social Studies
• Nature of Science • I am a Citizen
• Magnificent Magnifiers • My Home, My
• Maps and Globes Neighborhood, Our
Our Earth, Our Community
•
Resources. • Celebrate Freedom
• Life in the Texas • Martin Luther King Jr.
Desert Ecosystem • Work, Work, Work
• Pets Matter • Technology Brings
Change

9. Homework
• A homework grid will go home in your child’s daily folder
on Mondays. Please have your child complete it
throughout the week and return it on Friday.
• Students are also expected to read 15 minutes each
night. These minutes can be recorded on the reading log
for our school wide reading program.
• In addition to the homework grid we encourage students
to visit spellingcity.com to practice their spelling words.
They also should be able to read the weekly high
frequency words.

10. Take Home Folders
• All students have a red daily folder which will include the
newsletter, homework grid, papers from the office, and
the school wide reading log.
• Also in the red folder is the blue Coyote Code of Conduct
folder. Please review, initial, and return each day.
• Graded papers will also go in the red daily folder every
Monday.

11. Coyote Code of Conduct
1. Your choices are your own.
* Make good choices.
2. Everyone shows respect.
* Be kind and nice to everyone.
3. Listen and follow directions.
4. Position yourself for success.
* Be ready and prepared to learn.

12. Conduct Grading Scale
Grades for each 9 Week Period
• E 0-4 marks in folder
• S 5-9 marks in folder
• N 10-13 marks in folder
• U 14 + marks in folder

13. Birthday Celebrations
Students may bring cupcakes to share with
the class on their birthdays. Cupcakes
may be served the last 15 minutes of class
time. Please contact your child’s teacher
to arrange the time and date. Please send
napkins or paper towels along with the
cupcakes.

14. Odds and Ends
• Please remind students not to bring toys or
other personal items to school. Balls are
permitted to play with during recess. I
encourage you to send a water bottle for
your child to have at recess.
• You will be notified by your child’s teacher
when special items will be allowed.