Grade Level Learning Expectations

From Kindergarten through 5th Grade, students build strong foundations in reading, writing, math, and social skills. Each year focuses on growth in knowledge, independence, and responsibility, preparing students to meet key academic goals and transition confidently to the next grade level.

Kindergarten

Students build early literacy and numeracy foundations, learn classroom routines, and develop independence and cooperation.

First Grade

Students strengthen phonics and early reading, write complete sentences, and grow number sense and fact fluency.

Second Grade

Students expand reading comprehension, write organized paragraphs, and develop addition/subtraction fluency and problem-solving.

Third Grade

Students read to learn across subjects, write with evidence, and master multiplication/division basics and multi-step problems.

Fourth Grade

Students analyze texts, write multi-paragraph pieces, and apply fractions/decimals in real-world math tasks and projects.

Fifth Grade

Students synthesize information, write with clear structure and voice, and prepare for middle school math with fractions, ratios, and data.

parent-teacher survey results fall 2025

Parent-teacher conference surveys help us understand as a whole what families find helpful and what we can improve on. Your feedback strengthens communication, supports student success, and helps us make future conferences even better.

4.95

Effectiveness from 1-5 rating

in communicating child progress to parents from CMCCS teachers/staff

100%

Parent Satisfaction

with school’s current methods of communication