In order to keep you better informed about your child's progress, First grade uses the 4,3,2,1 grading system that corresponds to the RRISD report card.
1-child exhibits skill/concept with direct guidance. If it is an area where growth is needed then this is a skill/concept that will require greater guidance from me and more practice at home. For example-if your child is having difficulty reading 1st grade level texts then you will see some 1's in the Reading section. If the teacher has any concerns about your child's performance then she’ll have already contacted you. However, there may be some areas where a 1 simply means that the topic has just recently been introduced and they are not expected to be beyond that level yet. Please ask the teacher if you are concerned about your child’s performance.
2-child exhibits skill /concept with minimal guidance Throughout the year most children require at least some degree of guidance from the teacher on most skills and concepts so a score of 2 is quite reasonable to expect in areas where your child is progressing at a reasonable rate toward becoming independent by the end of the year. 2 is a score that indicates your child is on-track to being successful with that skill or concept at the expected pace. By the end of the year we should see 2's growing into 3s and even 4s in some cases.
3- child exhibits mastery of skill/concept (needs NO guidance) consistently There may be some areas where a child has consistently exhibited mastery of a 1st grade skill and is beyond needing guidance. These areas will be scored with a 3. It is important to keep in mind that the child must be consistently exhibiting mastery of the skill (without guidance) to get a 3.
4- child exhibits understanding beyond grade level expectation consistently To get a 4 in any skill or concept your child must be consistently exhibit understanding beyond the grade level expectation. The key words are "consistent" and "beyond."
Blacked Out This is intentional because at this point in the year we have not had a chance to fully introduce, teach or assess these areas because they will be addressed in the future. For example the "fractions" area is blacked out because as a grade level the students have not yet had a chance to practice and demonstrate mastery or independence with these skills yet. As the year progresses, however, these skill will be practiced and assessed and will begin to appear as a 1, 2, 3, 4 on the report card.
Some major assignments/ short cycle assessments will have a grading scale of 100%. Students with a grade below 70% may be redone or retested for a maximum new grade of 70%. If a student requires reteaching and retesting this may be reflected on the report card, which is a grade based on a collection of data.
**This policy does not apply to district assessments/benchmarks.
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