Every month students will be required to complete Common Formative Assessments (CFA). These Common Formative Assessments reflect essential standards and skills each student should master before moving on to the next grade level.  The data collected from the CFAs will help Learning Coaches and teachers track students’ mastery on the essential standards. 

 

The CFAs are also aligned to the rigorous Common Core State Standards and give students exposure to the Smarter Balanced Assessments, also known as the SBAC, which students grades 3-5 in the state of Nevada are required to take.  The SBAC are computer based assessments that will require our students to think on higher levels and apply them to real world situations.  Like the SBAC, these Common Formative Assessments go beyond multiple-choice questions and include short constructed responses that demonstrate analytical skills and real-world problem solving.

 

Although students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade will not be required to take the SBAC, these Common Formative Assessments will help prepare your student to meet the rigorous assessments when they enter into third grade. 

 

September 2014

 

Click to download: ELA CFA #1 

Due: September 26, 2014

Common Core State Standard:  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2B I can orally blend sounds in order (sequence) to make words.

 

Click to download: MATH CFA #1 

Due: September 26, 2014

Common Core State Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1 I can count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. I can read and write numerals through 120. CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.3 I can compare two two-digit numbers using the symbols >, =, and <.

 

 

October 2014

 

Click to download: ELA CFA #2

Due: October 24, 2014

Common Core State Standards:  

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1.b: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1.c: Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1.e: Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

 

Click to download: MATH CFA #2

Due: October 24, 2014

Common Core State Standards: 

• CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3:  Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.

 

 

 

November 2014

 

Click to download: ELA CFA #3

Due: November 7, 2014

Common Core State Standards:  

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8

With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5

With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

 

Click to download: MATH CFA #3

Due: November 7, 2014

Common Core State Standards:  

• Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

 

December 2014

 

Click to download: ELA and MATH CFA #4

Due: December 5, 2014

Common Core State Standards:  

• Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

• Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.