Welcome to First Grade! My name is Caroline Mertens and I'm so excited to be your child's teacher for first grade! This is my 7th year of teaching and I've been teaching first grade for all 7 years.

My husband, Daniel, and I live in Elgin. We have a Boykin Spaniel puppy named Murphy who keeps us entertained constantly! 

This year is going to be a great year in first grade!