There are three 1st Grade classes at St. Margaret Mary.  Each class may contain up to 28 students. 

• The reading curriculum expands basic reading into higher levels with an introduction to the SRA Reading Program starting at mid-year. 

• The religion curriculum emphasizes prayers.

• The math curriculum continues basic addition and subtraction and introduces measurement, money, and time. 

• Students have 2 outside recesses and eat lunch at the main cafeteria with Pre-K and Kindergarten students. 

• Students attend school masses and - about once a month - mass in the St. Margaret Mary chapel. 

• Students participate in all exploratory classes: computer, library, PE, prayer music, and Spanish.   These are graded Satisfactory (S) / Needs improvement (N) all year.

• Grades for math, reading, and religion for the first 9 wks (i.e., 1st quarter) are G, S, N:  G=A or B; S = C; N=D or U.

• Grades for math, reading, and religion for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters are A, B, C, D and U.

• Students are also graded in conduct on a scale of E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), N (Needs improvement), U (Unsatisfactory).

• Students take the Stanford Achievement Tests (SAT) in April.