Mrs. Ludtke's First Grade

Hello, I hope you had a great long weekend. It was great to see you all at the Veterans Event if you were able to make it. The students worked hard on all their songs and it was a lot of fun to watch! Book Order:  Book orders are coming home today.  They will be due back next Monday, Dec. 3. Books make great gifts! If you want the order to be kept a secret for Christmas gift please just send me an email and I will let you know when the order comes in.  To order online:  scholastic.com/bookclubs    Class Code:  J4RGH Upcoming Events: 12/3: Book Orders Due 12/11: No School for Students 12/13: Family Night 12/21: Pajama Day or Red/Green 12/24 to 1/1: Winter Break Reading:  In reading this week we will continue to learn ways to get super smart while reading our nonfiction books. We will learn to chat about a page in the book, either by thinking to ourselves or talking to our partner. Also, we will learn about rereading to make sure we understand, retelling our stories, work o

Happy Monday! I really enjoyed meeting with families last week and I look forward to meeting with the rest of you tomorrow.  Remember we encourage the students to attend to give an opportunity to take pride in their work. Please let me know if you have any questions. Turkeys:  There is a turkey coming home today to be disguised by Friday.  Feel free to get as creative as you want! Your first grader can bring it back any day this week to share with the class.  We hope that we can save Turkey from being eaten on Thanksgiving day! Writing folders:  Yellow writing folders will be coming home today to be decorated for our All About unit.  The pictures on this folder should be about things that your child can tell lots about.  Example: favorite animals, games, sports, etc.  Please try to have them back by next Monday, November 19th, the sooner the better!  Thanks! Our Veterans Day program is coming up on Monday, November 19.  We are looking for volunteers to bring treats for the end

Hello, This Thursday and next Tuesday we will have our portfolio conferences. I am excited to share what students have been working on! We encourage the students to attend to give an opportunity to take pride in their work. Please let me know if you have any questions. Upcoming Events: 11/8: Fall Conferences 11/9: Funset Boulevard Wristband Sheet Due 11/13: Fall Conferences 11/16: Early Release for students 11/19: Veterans Event 11/21-23: No School Thanksgiving Break Reading: In reading this week we are concluding our word detective unit. We will learn about using word parts they know to read new words, learn about “unusual” words (contractions), and smooth out our reading. On Thursday we will celebrate the end of our unit with a special surprise from our detective agency. Then at the end of the week we will talk about reorganizing our library. Writing: This week in writing we are finishing up our How-To books.  We are adding introductions and conclusions.  We will be loo