The first grade teachers would like to welcome you to first grade.  A green communication folder will be given to each student at the beginning of the year and should be brought to school each day.  

This year we will be working on Math and Literacy skills. These are the highlights and our expectations in Reading and Writing:

• Beginning sounds
• Short and long vowels
• Spelling words
• High frequency sight words
• Reading fluency and comprehension
• Responding to reading 

These are the highlights and our expectations in Math:

• Addition and subtraction
• Patterning
• Time and money skills
• Counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's
• Word problems