First School Report

We used to get a "report card" every 6 weeks, but here and at Sandy Hook, Gracie has brought home what they dub an "Interim Report." I guess they are the same, but I remember ours being hard paper folded in thirds and each teacher had to literally write in a grade and comments. Now, they just print off the grades and send them home on a 8.5 x 11 paper.

Of course in first grade, she doesn't seem to be getting "grades" yet. I am not sure when that happens. Does it happen? Do kids get A's and B's and such anymore?

Anyway, as you can see from the above document, my Gracie is excelling in First Grade, just like she did in Kindergarten. A rough start to school, and A LOT of changes don't seem to be standing in her way.

Now this year is very different from Kindergarten!

• They send home a homework folder every Monday. Inside is a weeks' worth of assignments that we are to spread out over 4 nights and then return on Friday mornings; including the week's spelling words.
• Spelling tests are each Friday. So far Gracie has taken one, she will have another tomorrow.
• SOL's have begun. This teacher sent home review material for us to go over with her. I "quizzed" her on the info and she knew it hands down. This SOL is on Animal Behavior. (I also quizzed her on her spelling words)
• They have to be able to read and identify 150 site words. (I asked the teacher if we could have a copy of the whole list. She sent home the first set this week, and she included them all for me. We went through them tonight and she knew all 150 :)
• Class time is 90 percent of their day. The only breaks they get are for: lunch, recess, and one special (PE, Art, Music, Library) a day. Friday's they do not have specials at all.
• Behavior is extremely pounded. Each day she had a number 1-5 written on a calendar (5 being the best) and I have to initial it each night.

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