Great Expectations:
Partnering with your child's school
Learning standards describe the foundation of what students should know and be able to do in each grade.These standards ensure that all children are prepared to move forward to the next grade and, later, to succeed incollege, earn a living, and become productive members of their communities. Children need to develop a loveof learning that will serve them well in a world where crucial information changes and grows rapidly.To find work in the competitive global economy and function in a quicklychanging world, our children will need to know more than ever before.
The New York State standards we use are designed to provide our students with rigorous curricula to ensure that they develop the creativity, critical thinking skills, and ability to problem solve that they will need to meet the challenges of the modern world. But standards are a starting point, not a destination. By meeting and building on a solid foundation of knowledge, our students will get the most from their education.
Here you will find examples of what first through fifth grade students should know and be able to do by the end of the school year in language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. You also will find ways youcan support learning as a family, including things you can do at home, in your neighborhood, and around our great City.