Introducing new skills and reinforcing academic concepts already learned in Kindergarten,  the children in First Grade are introduced to a facet of Language Arts which includes blends, compound words, syllables, spelling as well as writing simple stories. 

     Reading skills are enhanced and enriched.  First Grade Mathematics involves the recognition of  more/less, counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, knowing and solving addition and subtraction as well as solving word problems.

     The continuation of Social Studies, Science and Health, Music, Art and Computer Lab are included in the First Grade school year.

     The children in the Second Grade begin the school year reviewing important Language Arts subjects and continue with reading and spelling development.  New topics are introduced such as consonant digraphs, plurals, suffixes and dictionary skills. 

     In the area of Mathematics, place value, time and money concepts are included.  Multiplication and division, fractions and decimals are explored. 

     Social Studies, Science and Health and Computer studies are explored through experimentation and independent study.

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