Welcome to my first grade class!

My name is Mrs. Caitlin Portuese and I am so happy to be your child's first grade teacher!  I grew up in West Orange and attended Gregory School as a student and I am so lucky to be back as a teacher.  This is my tenth year teaching at Gregory.  I spent two years teaching Kindergarten and this is my eighth year teaching first grade.  In my classroom, my goal is for the students to learn, explore, and have fun.

For more information about our classroom, you can click the link to our classroom website.  Access can be located on the navigation bar on the left side of this page.

Also please follow our class on social media...

• @Gregory_Firsties on Instagram
• @C_Portuese on Twitter
• Contact me via email for access to our Class Dojo page.

I can be reached via email at cportuese@westorangeschools.org.  Email is the best way to contact me, however, you can also leave a message for me at (973) 669 5397 and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience. 

Education

High School:  West Orange High School

Under Graduate Degree:  B.S. in Elementary Education and Disability Studies from the University of Delaware

Graduate Degree:  Masters in Reading from Montclair State University