Understands similarities and differences among children,
families, and communities
Monitors personal behavior Science K T2 T3 Cantiague ES 2013-2014 Writing Jericho Public Schools T2 T3 Speaking and Listening English Language Arts Kindergarten Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet Applies print concepts Demonstrates phonological awareness Uses phonics and word recognition skills Reading Literature and Informational Text Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Knows number names and count sequence Compares numbers Counts to tell the number of objects Analyzes compares, creates, and composes shapes Classifies objects in categories Works with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value Operations and Algebraic Thinking Understands addition as putting together and adding to Understands subtraction as taking apart and taking from Communicates scientific ideas effectively using content vocabulary Understands how structures and functions of plants and animals help meet their needs Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T1 T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills School: School Year: T2 T3 Social Studies T2 T3 10153 A, A Teacher: 2013-2014 Describes and compares measurable attributes Describes weather and seasonal changes as they affect plants and animals Understands that all communities have rules and that members have certain rights and responsibilities Understands basic map skills and how people are affected by and adapt to their physical environment Understands how we learn about historical events and ways in which they shape our lives Understands that people work in order to meet their basic wants and needs Personal Development Descriptors Independent Learning Skills Counting and Cardinality Geometry Identifies and describes shapes (e.g., squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres) Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T2 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Demonstrates basic motor and manipulation skills Actively and safely participates in physical activities T3 Second Trimester Comments Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools Kindergarten Report Card K Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T2 T3 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T2 Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 Demonstrates basic art skills Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Integrates knowledge and ideas Counting and Cardinality Jericho Public Schools K Kindergarten Standards Descriptions Knows number names and count sequence Skip counts by 2s, 5s, 10s Counts to 100 by ones and tens Counts forward from a given number Writes numbers from 0 to 20 English Language Arts Applies conventions of standard English Prints upper and lower-case letters Uses frequently occurring nouns and verbs Forms regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes) Understands and uses question words (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how) Utilizes knowledge of language With guidance and support, identifies new meanings for familiar words and applies them accurately With guidance and support, uses the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word With guidance and support, sorts common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent With guidance and support, demonstrates understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) With guidance and support, identifies real-life connections between words and their uses (e.g., note places at school that are colorful) With guidance and support, distinguishes shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings Measurement and Data Demonstrates phonological awareness Recognizes and produces rhyming words Counts, pronounces, blends, and segments syllables in spoken words Isolates and pronounces the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC words Adds or substitutes individual sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words Applies print concepts Follows words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page Recognizes that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters Understands that words are separated by spaces in print Recognizes and names all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet Evaluates key ideas and details Mathematics Reading: Foundational Skills Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion) Continues a conversation through multiple exchanges Writing Demonstrates production and distribution of writing With guidance and support, responds to questions and suggestions from peers and adds details to strengthen writing as needed With guidance and support, explores a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative,expository, opinion) English Language Arts Classifies objects in categories Sort by size and position Sort by length and height Reading Literature and Informational Text Utilizes craft and structure of the text Comprehends various grade-level texts Recognizes common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems) Names the author and illustrator of a story and defines the role of each in telling the story Speaking and Listening Describes and compares measurable attributes Describes and compares size, length, and weight Uses phonics and word recognition skills Demonstrates basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences Associates the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels Reads common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does) Distinguishes between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ Understands how families and communities represent diverse cultures and traditions Monitors personal behavior T1 Science 1 T1 T2 T3 A, A Cantiague ES 2013-2014 Demonstrates phonological awareness Applies print concepts Uses phonics and word recognition skills Demonstrates fluency Reading Literature and Informational Text Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Tells and writes time and money Extends the counting sequence to 120 Understands place value Uses place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract. Adds within 20 Understands and applies properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction Represents and solves word problems involving addition and subtraction Describes the stages in the life cycles of living organisms Describes the effect of forces on objects Understands how structures and functions of plants and animals help meet their needs Classifies objects based on their properties Communicates scientific ideas effectively using content vocabulary Writing Subtracts within 20 Jericho Public Schools T1 T2 T3 Speaking and Listening English Language Arts First Grade Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills School: School Year: T1 T2 T3 Social Studies T1 T2 T3 10153 Teacher: 2013-2014 Measures lengths indirectly and by iterating length units Represents and interprets data Understands how we use our senses to process information Understands how individuals have rights and responsibilities within the communities to which they belong Understands basic map skills and how people depend on and modify their physical environment Understands that families and communities change over time and that historical sources reveal information about how life in the past differs from life in the present Understands that all people need to make economic decisions in order to meet their basic needs and wants Personal Development Descriptors Geometry Reasons with shapes and their attributes Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Operations and Algebraic Thinking Independent Learning Skills Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T3 T3 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Second Trimester Comments Engages in simple conversations; provides and obtains information; expresses feelings and emotions, in pairs, groups, and to an audience of listeners Recognizes cognates, families of words and spoken language on a variety of age-appropriate topics Demonstrates understanding of the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the Spanish language and English or other world languages Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of other disciplines through application in the world language 1 Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools First Grade Report Card Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Actively and safely participates in physical activities Demonstrates basic motor and manipulation skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 World Languages Demonstrates basic art skills Culture, Connections, Comparisons Communication-(Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts Utilizes craft and structure of the text Asks and answers questions to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text Distinguishes between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text Knows and uses various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text Demonstrates production and distribution of writing With guidance and support, focuses on a topic, responds to questions and suggestions from peers; and adds details to strengthen writing as needed With guidance and support, sequences a story with a beginning, middle and end With guidance and support, uses a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing 1 First Grade Standards Descriptions Jericho Public Schools Applies print concepts Recognizes the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation) English Language Arts Mathematics Reading: Foundational Skills Reading Literature and Informational Text-cont. English Language Arts Demonstrates phonological awareness Distinguishes long vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words Blends sounds to produce single-syllable words Isolates and pronounces initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in single-syllable words Identifies syllables and individual sounds in words Demonstrates fluency Reads on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary Uses phonics and word recognition skills Knows the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs Decodes regularly spelled one-syllable words Knows final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds Uses knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word Decodes two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables Recognizes and reads grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words Evaluates key ideas and details Comprehends key details in a text Retells stories, including key details Demonstrates understanding of the main idea of a text Describes characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details Integrates knowledge and ideas Uses the illustrations and details in a text to describe key ideas Identifies the reasons an author gives to support points in a text Identifies basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others, speaking one at a time) Builds on others talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others Asks questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Describes people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly Adds drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings Applies conventions of standard English Prints all upper- and lowercase letters Uses parts of speech correctly (e.g. nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, conjunctions, and prepositions) Produces and expands complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Participates in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of how-to books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions) With guidance and support, recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided sources to answer a question Utilizes knowledge of language With guidance and support, uses sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase With guidance and support, uses prefixes and suffixes as clues to the meaning of a word With guidance and support, identifies root words Represents and interprets data (Asks and answers questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less in one category than another) Tells and writes time and money Recognizes and identifies coins, their names, and their values Tells time to hour and half-hour Understands place value (e.g., A two-digit number represents tens and ones.) Ten can be thought of as a bundle of 10 ones Two digit numbers represent tens and ones The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 refer to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 tens, and 0 ones Operations and Algebraic Thinking Understands and applies properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. (e.g., 1+3 = 3+1; 1+(2+3) = (1+2)+3) Reading Literature and Informational Text Speaking and Listening Writing Measurement and Data Numbers and Operations in Base Ten Understands how communities can be characterized as urban, suburban, and rural Monitors personal behavior T1 Science 2 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 A, A Cantiague ES 2013-2014 Reading: Literature and Information Text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Writing Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Measures and estimates lengths in standard units Uses addition and subtraction to solve word problems involving lengths Plots whole numbers on a number line Understands place value Uses place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract Adds and subtracts within 100 Represents and solves problems involving addition and subtraction Works with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication Describes the stages in the life cycles of living organisms Understands how structures and functions of plants and animals help meet their needs Recognizes natural cycles and patterns (Earth and space) Understands different types of weather and climate Communicates scientific ideas effectively using content vocabulary Jericho Public Schools Demonstrates fluency Uses phonics and word recognition skills Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Speaking and Listening English Language Arts Second Grade Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills School: School Year: Understands the interdependence of plants and animals within their environment T1 T2 T3 Social Studies T1 T2 T3 10153 Teacher: 2013-2014 Represents whole-number sums and differences on a number line Draws and uses picture graphs and bar graphs with a specific unit scale to represent and interpret data Describes the factors that help to promote good health Understands the concept of democracy in American communities Understands basic map skills and how geography influences the development and lifestyles of communities Understands how communities make economic decisions in order to meet their wants and needs Understands how history affects our communities Works with time and money Personal Development Descriptors Geometry Reasons with shapes and their attributes Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Operations and Algebraic Thinking Independent Learning Skills Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T3 T3 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Second Trimester Comments Engages in simple conversations; provides and obtains information, expresses feelings and emotions, in pairs, groups, and to an audience of listeners Recognizes cognates, families of words and spoken language on a variety of age-appropriate topics Demonstrates understanding of the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the Spanish language and English or other world languages Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of other disciplines through application in the world language 2 Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools Second Grade Report Card Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Actively and safely participates in physical activities Demonstrates basic motor and manipulation skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 World Languages Demonstrates basic art skills Culture, Connections, Comparisons Communication-(Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Tells a story or recounts an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences Creates audio recordings of stories or poems; adds drawings or other visual displays to stories; or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings Integrates knowledge and ideas Explains how specific images contribute to and clarify a text Describes how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text Compares and contrasts the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic 2 Jericho Public Schools English Language Arts Demonstrates production and distribution of writing With guidance and support, focuses on a topic and strengthens writing as needed by revising and editing With guidance and support, uses a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers Applies conventions of standard English Uses collective nouns, irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children), and reflective pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves) Uses appropriate verb tense Uses adjectives and adverbs Produces complete simple and compound sentences Capitalizes holidays, product names, and geographic names Uses correct punctuation (e.g. commas, apostrophes) Consults reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Uses context clues to understand the meaning of a word or phrase Determines the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell) Uses a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional) Uses glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases Distinguishes shades of meaning among closely related verbs and closely related adjectives Understands place value Three digit numbers represent hundreds, tens, ones Counts within 1,000; skip counts by 5s, 10s, 100s Reads and writes numbers to 1,000 using numbers and words Compares numbers using , = Demonstrates fluency Reads on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate and expression Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary Uses phonics and word recognition skills Distinguishes long and short vowels when reading one-syllable words Knows spelling-sound correspondences for common vowel teams Decodes regularly spelled, two-syllable words with long vowels Decodes words with common prefixes and suffixes Identifies words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences Recognizes and reads grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words Evaluates key ideas and details Comprehends key details in a text Recounts stories, including fables and folktales, from diverse cultures Demonstrates understanding of the main idea or lesson of a text Describes characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details Mathematics Operations and Algebraic Thinking Reading: Foundational Skills Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions Builds on others talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others Asks for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion Writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Participates in shared research and writing projects Recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided sources to answer a question Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative,expository, opinion) English Language Arts Reading Literature and Informational Text Utilizes craft and structure of the text Describes how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song Describes the overall structure of a story Articulates differences in the points of view of characters Second Grade Standards Descriptions Speaking and Listening Understands how culture is reflected in food, clothing, shelter, and family life among world cultures Monitors personal behavior T1 Science 3 A, A Cantiague ES 2013-2014 Reading: Literature and Information Text Writing Uses phonics and word recognition skills Demonstrates fluency Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Solves problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects Understands concepts of area and relates area to multiplication. Draws and uses a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent data Uses place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic Develops understanding of fractions as numbers Multiplies within 100 Divides within 100 Understands the properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division Understands that energy exists in different forms and can change (e.g., electricity, heat, light and sound) Describes the effect of forces on objects. (e.g., magnetism) Understands how structures and functions of plants and animals help meet their needs Describes the stages in the life cycles of living organisms Understands the interdependence of plants and animals within their environment Analyzes and interprets data to construct, formulate, and communicate conclusions Jericho Public Schools T1 T2 T3 Speaking and Listening English Language Arts Third Grade Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet T1 T2 T3 Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills School: School Year: T1 T2 T3 Social Studies 10153 Teacher: 2013-2014 Understands how world communities and people make decisions about how to meet their needs and wants Recognizes perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguishes between linear and area measures Understands the properties of matter and their physical and chemical changes Understands similarities and differences among governments and citizenship roles around the world Understands how people interact with their environment in order to have food, clothing, shelter, and transportation Understands how continuity and change affect world communities Personal Development Descriptors Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Geometry Reasons with shapes and their attributes Number and Operations in Fractions Operations and Algebraic Thinking Represents and solves problems involving multiplication and division Solves problems involving operations; identifies and explains patterns Independent Learning Skills Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T3 T3 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Second Trimester Comments Demonstrates understanding of the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the Spanish language and English or other world languages Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of other disciplines through application in the world language 3 Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools Third Grade Report Card Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Utilizes motor and manipulation skills in combination during physical activities Participates safely and responsibly in physical activities Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 Engages in simple conversations; provides and obtains information; expresses feelings and emotions, in pairs, groups, and to an audience of listeners Recognizes cognates, families of words and spoken language on a variety of age-appropriate topics World Languages Demonstrates basic art skills Culture, Connections, Comparisons Communication-(Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts Applies conventions of standard English Uses nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs correctly Forms and uses regular and irregular plural nouns. Uses abstract nouns Forms and uses regular and irregular verbs Forms and uses verb tenses. Ensures subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement Forms and uses comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs Uses coordinating (e.g., and, but) and subordinating (e.g., if, then) conjunctions Produces simple, compound, and complex sentences 3 Jericho Public Schools English Language Arts English Language Arts Uses phonics and word recognition skills Identifies and knows the meaning of the most common prefixes. Decodes words with common Latin suffixes Decodes multi-syllable words Reads grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words Integrates knowledge and ideas Uses information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text Describes the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text Compares and contrasts the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic Evaluates key ideas and details Asks and answers questions to demonstrate understanding of a text Recounts stories, including fables, folktales, and myths, from diverse cultures Determines the main idea using key details in the text Describes characters in a story and explains how their actions contribute to the sequence of events Describes the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas/concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text Reading: Foundational Skills English Language Arts Speaking and Listening Demonstrates fluency Reads on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Comes to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions Ask questions to check understanding of information presented and stays on topic Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Reports on a topic or text, tells a story, or recounts an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace Creates engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; adds visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details Speaks in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification Utilizes craft and structure of the text Determines the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language Refers to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describes how each successive part builds on earlier sections Distinguishes personal point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. Uses text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently Distinguishes personal point of view from that of the author of a text Demonstrates production and distribution of writing With guidance and support, produces writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose With guidance and support, develops and strengthens writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Uses context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase Determines the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable) Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion) Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, and wondered) Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Conducts short research projects that build knowledge about a topic Recalls information from experiences or gathers information from print and digital sources Reading Literature and Informational Text Reading Literature and Informational Text -cont. Third Grade Standards Descriptions Writing Applies the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world problems Adds and subtracts mixed numbers with like denominators Multiplies a fraction by a whole number Understands decimal notation for fractions and compares decimal fractions Solves word problems involving operations with fractions Understands significant characteristics of New York and its diverse peoples Monitors personal behavior T1 Science A, A Analyzes and interprets data to construct, formulate, and communicate conclusion 4 Uses phonics and word recognition skills Demonstrates fluency Reading: Literature and Information Text Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Writing Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Draws and identifies lines and angles, and classifies shapes by properties of their lines and angles Displays data measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8) on a line plot; solves problems based upon operations with fractions using a line plot Understands concepts of angles and measures angles Solves problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit (e.g., 1 foot is 12 times as long as 1 inch; 4 feet = 48 inches) Generalizes place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers Uses place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic Understands fraction equivalence and ordering Understands and explains the concepts behind adding and subtracting fractions Decomposes a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator (e.g. 3/8=1/8+1/8+1/8 or 3/8=2/8+1/8) Understands factors and multiples Generates and analyzes patterns Uses the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems Describes the effect of forces on objects (e.g., magnetism, gravity, friction and simple machines) Understands that energy exists in different forms and can change forms through interactions with matter Understands how structures and functions of plants and animals help meet their needs Describes the stages in the life cycles of living organisms Understands the interdependence of plants and animals within their environment Jericho Public Schools T1 T2 T3 Speaking and Listening English Language Arts Fourth Grade Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet T1 T2 T3 Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills Cantiague ES School: T1 T2 T3 Social Studies 10153 Teacher: 2013-2014 Uses the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals Understands the interactions of the Earths land, air and water relative to geology and weather Understands how geography, people and the environment interact to shape the development of New York and the United States Understands government and citizenship roles in New York and the United States Understands how the New York economy contributes to the United States and the world Understands how historical continuity and change affect New York and the United States Personal Development Descriptors Operations and Algebraic Thinking Geometry Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Number and Operations in Fractions Independent Learning Skills Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T3 T3 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Second Trimester Comments Engages in simple conversations; provides and obtains information; expresses feelings and emotions, in pairs, groups, and to an audience of listeners Recognizes cognates, families of words and spoken language on a variety of age-appropriate topics Demonstrates understanding of the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the Spanish language and English or other world languages Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of other disciplines through application in the world language 4 Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools Fourth Grade Report Card Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Utilizes motor and manipulation skills in combination during physical activities Participates safely and responsibly in physical activities Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 World Languages Demonstrates basic art skills Demonstrates an understanding of the practices (social interactions) , products (food, games, books) and perspectives (attitudes, values, beliefs) of the Hispanic culture Culture, Connections, Comparisons Communication-(Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts 4 Fourth Grade Standards Descriptions Jericho Public Schools English Language Arts Uses phonics and word recognition skills Uses many strategies to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context Reading: Foundational Skills Writing Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative,expository, opinion) Applies conventions of standard English Uses appropriate parts of speech (e.g. nouns, pronouns, adjectives) Uses appropriate verb tenses Forms and uses prepositional phrases Produces complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons Uses correct capitalization and punctuation (e.g. commas, quotation marks) Spells grade-appropriate words correctly English Language Arts Demonstrates fluency Reads on-level texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding Integrates knowledge and ideas Analyzes how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text Compares and contrasts the overall structure of two or more texts Utilizes multiple sources to locate an answer to a question Explains how an author uses evidence to support particular point(s) Integrates information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about a subject knowledgeably Integrates knowledge and ideas Analyzes how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text Compares and contrasts the overall structure of two or more texts Utilizes multiple sources to locate an answer to a question Explains how an author uses evidence to support particular point(s) Integrates information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about a subject knowledgeably Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Produces clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience Develops and strengthens writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing Uses technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others Demonstrates sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting English Language Arts Evaluates key ideas and details Refers to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text Summarizes the text Uses details from a text to explain relationships between characters, settings, events, ideas, or concepts Evaluates key ideas and details Refers to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text Summarizes the text Uses details from a text to explain relationships between characters, settings, events, ideas, or concepts Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Reports on a topic or text; tells a story; or recounts an experience in an organized manner Speaks clearly at an understandable pace Adds audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes Uses formal English when appropriate to task and situation Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Comes to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions and carries out assigned roles Poses and responds to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information Mathematics Understands decimal notation for fractions and compares decimal fractions Expresses 3/10 as 30/100 and adds 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100 Rewrites 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62meters; locates 0.62 on a number line Understands and explains the concepts behind adding and subtracting fractions Adding fractions is joining parts of a whole Subtracting fractions is separating parts of a whole Reading Literature and Informational Text Utilizes craft and structure of the text Determines the meaning of words and phrases in a text Explains how components of a text fit together to provide the overall structure of a text Describes how a narrators or speakers point of view influences how events are described Compares and contrasts the overall structure of two or more texts. Analyzes multiple accounts of the same event, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Conducts short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic Recalls relevant information from experiences or gathers relevant information; from print and digital sources; takes notes; categorizes information, and provides a list of sources Draws evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research Utilizes knowledge of language Chooses punctuation for effect Uses context clues to understand the meaning of a text Uses common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meaning of a word Consults reference materials to clarify the meaning of key words and phrases Explains the meaning of simple similes and metaphors Recognizes and explains the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs Demonstrates understanding of words by relating them to their opposites and to words with similar meanings Number and Operations - Fractions Speaking and Listening Understands how geography has affected the development of nations in the western hemisphere Monitors personal behavior T1 Science Understands fraction equivalence and ordering 5 Uses phonics and word recognition skills Demonstrates fluency Reading: Literature and Information Text Evaluates key ideas and details Utilizes craft and structure of the text Integrates knowledge and ideas Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Writing Applies conventions of standard English Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Produces a variety of text types with attention to purpose (narrative, expository, opinion) Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Graphs points on the coordinate plane to solve real- world and mathematical problems Classifies two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties Understands concepts of volume Displays data measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8) on a line plot; solves problems based upon operations with fractions using a line plot Converts like measurement units within a given measurement system Understands the place value system Performs operations with multi-digit whole numbers Performs operations with decimals to the hundredths Adds and subtracts fractions Multiplies and divides fractions Applies and extends understanding of fractions to real world problems Writes and interprets numerical expressions Analyzes patterns and relationships Understands how structure and functions of living organisms help them adapt to their environment Understands structure and functions of a cell Understands genetics and heredity Understands the properties of matter and their physical and chemical changes Identifies and compares the properties of rocks and minerals Analyzes and interprets data to construct, formulate, and communicate conclusion Jericho Public Schools Speaking and Listening T1 T2 T3 English Language Arts Fifth Grade Report Card Grading Descriptors 4- Consistently demonstrates knowledge; understands, applies and extends concepts and skills that have been taught 3- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 2- Beginning to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 1- Demonstrates minimal understanding of concepts and skills that have been taught 9- Not taught yet T1 T2 T3 Mathematics Follows rules Comes prepared to learn Actively engages in learning Works independently Accepts constructive criticism Perseveres when challenged Uses class time productively Organizes work space and materials Speaks and acts respectfully Works cooperatively in a group Uses appropriate conflict resolution strategies T2 T3 C- Consistently demonstrates I- Inconsistently demonstrates N- Not apparent yet Personal Development Reading: Foundation Skills Cantiague ES School: T1 T2 T3 Social Studies 10153 A, A Teacher: 2013-2014 Understands the interdependence of plants and animals within their environment Understands how historical continuity and change affect nations in the western hemisphere Understands similarities and differences among governments and citizenship roles in western hemisphere nations Understands the development of and interdependence among western hemisphere nations Personal Development Descriptors Geometry Measurement and Data Number and Operations in Base Ten Number and Operations in Fractions Operations and Algebraic Thinking Independent Learning Skills Social Learning Skills First Trimester Comments Music T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T3 T3 T3 Third Trimester Comments 2013-2014 Second Trimester Comments Engages in simple conversations; provides and obtains information; expresses feelings and emotions, in pairs, groups, and to an audience of listeners Recognizes cognates, families of words and spoken language on a variety of age-appropriate topics Demonstrates understanding of the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the Spanish language and English or other world languages Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of other disciplines through application in the world language 5 Absent 0 0 0 Art Demonstrates age-appropriate art concepts Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Attendance T2 Jericho Public Schools Fifth Grade Report Card Demonstrates basic music skills Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills T1 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 Demonstrates knowledge of age-appropriate fitness concepts Utilizes motor and manipulation skills in combination during physical activities Participates safely and responsibly in physical activities Utilizes teamwork and cooperation skills Physical Education Tardy 0 0 0 World Languages Demonstrates basic art skills Demonstrates an understanding of the practices (social interactions), products (food, games, books) and perspectives (attitudes, values, beliefs) of the Hispanic culture Culture, Connections, Comparisons Communication-(Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) Demonstrates age-appropriate music concepts 5 Fifth Grade Standards Descriptions Jericho Public Schools English Language Arts Uses phonics and word recognition skills Uses many strategies to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context Reading: Foundational Skills Writing Applies conventions of standard English Uses conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections Adjusts verb tense and recognizes inappropriate shifts in verb tense Uses either/or, neither/nor Uses correct capitalization and punctuation (e.g. commas, quotation marks) Punctuates titles of works Spells grade-appropriate words correctly English Language Arts Demonstrates fluency Reads on-level texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding Integrates knowledge and ideas Analyzes how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text Compares and contrasts the overall structure of two or more texts Utilizes multiple sources to locate an answer to a question Explains how an author uses evidence to support particular point(s) Integrates information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about a subject knowledgeably Demonstrates production and distribution of writing Produces clear, coherent, well-developed, and organized pieces of writing With guidance and support from peers and adults, develops and strengthens writing Uses technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing Demonstrates sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting English Language Arts Evaluates key ideas and details Quotes accurately from a text when explaining one's understanding of a text Determines a theme of a text Summarizes the text Uses details from a text to explain relationships between characters, settings, events, ideas, or concepts Participates in the presentation of knowledge and ideas Uses logically sequenced ideas, as wells as appropriate and relevant facts, to support main ideas being presented Includes multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or theme as appropriate Speaks clearly at an understandable pace Exhibits the ability to comprehend and collaborate Comes to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material Poses/responds to specific questions to/by peers and adults and elaborates on the remarks of others Follows agreed-upon rules for discussions and carries out assigned roles Evaluates conclusions based on information and knowledge gained from discussions Mathematics Understands concepts of volume relates volume to multiplication and addition Reading Literature and Informational Text Utilizes craft and structure of the text Determines the meaning of words and phrases in a text Explains how components of a text fit together to provide the overall structure of a text Describes how a narrators or speakers point of view influences how events are described Compares and contrasts the overall structure of two or more texts Analyzes multiple accounts of the same event, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent Utilizes research to build and present knowledge in the content areas Conducts short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge about a topic Incorporates relevant experiential information in written work Summarizes or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provides a list of sources Draws evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research Utilizes knowledge of language/vocabulary acquisition Expands, combines, and reduces sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style Determines or clarifies meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words by using context clues, Greek and Latin affixes and roots, or by consulting reference materials Demonstrates understanding of figurative language, word relationships (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) and nuances in word meaning Recognizes and explains the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs Measurement and Data Speaking and Listening