The first six weeks is a readiness and adjustment period. Mastery of skills is not checked until the second six weeks.

Students should have mastered these skills:

Knows Personal Data: first and last name (students should also know middle name), home address, telephone number, and birthdate, (also knows their age and parents's names), holds crayon and pencil correctly (using only 3 fingers), completes a simple puzzle

(I also expect them to learn to tie, zip, snap, and button)

Students are graded with "E" for Excellent, "S" for Satisfactory, "N' for Needs Improvement, or "U" for Unsatisfactory on the Six Weeks skills, Academic Subject Areas, Social Progress, and Work Skills. These areas are checked each six weeks.

Academic subject areas: Language and Pre-Reading, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Art, Music, Computer, Physical Education, Conduct.

Social Progress Areas: Observes classroom rules, Cooperates with others, Listens attentively

Work Skills: Follows directions, Begins work promptly, Stays on task, Completes task in time allotted, Takes care of materials, Does work neatly, Works quietly when appropriate, Cleans up work area, Able to work independently.

Letters introduced and letters mastered are marked.

Skills to be mastered are:

Identifies Shapes: Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, (students should also know heart, star, oval, and diamond)

Rote Counts to 10

Recite the alphabet (Not sung or chanted)

Names colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Purple, Orange, Black, Brown (should also know white, pink, and grey)

Recognizes name in print

Prints First Name in lower case

Identifies sets from 0 to 10

Identifies numerals from 0 to 10

Counts concrete objects 0-10

Identifies comparative concepts- Size and Shapes: more, less, same, small, smaller, smallest, large, larger, largest, etc

Shows one-to-one correspondence

Recognizes likenesses and differences

Uses scissors well

Recognizes rhyming words

Works from left to right

Letters introduced and letters mastered are marked.

Skills to be mastered are:

Recognizes position of objects (top to bottom, middle, outside, over, under, etc)

Completes a pattern

Expresses the main idea

Listens to predict

Recognizes numeral 11-20

Matches quantities up to 20 with numerals

Sequencing

Identifies ordinals (1st to 10th)

Writes last name

Letters introduced and letters mastered are marked.

Skills to be mastered are:

Addition (sums to 10)

Subtraction (differences to 10)

Identifies fractions (whole and half)

Writes numbers to 20

Relates numbers to 20 using more than, less than, and equal to

Understands representation of data in charts and graphs

Letters introduced and letters mastered are marked.

Skills to be mastered are:

Identify money (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) and their value

Recognizes time to the hour and half hour

Prints letters of the alphabet (upper and lower case)

Matches upper and lower case letters

Estimate and measure length

Letters introduced and letters mastered are marked.

Skills to be mastered are:

Recognizes numbers to 100

Counts to 100 by 10's

Counts to 100 by 5's

Recognizes reading words

Sounds out words

Reognizes number words 1-10

Recognizes 8 primary color words