Mrs. Ludtke's First Grade

Hello, It’s Read Across America week! There are dress up days planned this week and we will be listening to many Dr. Seuss books.  If you follow NDLC on Facebook be sure to tune at 7:00 for a live night time read alouds by many of our teachers. We also have our Knowledge-a-thon coming up in a few weeks. If you would like to volunteer to quiz students, here is the link to volunteer: http://signup.com/go/imLqCBE Upcoming Events: 2/25-1/1: Dress Up Days (see below) 2/26: Six Flags Sheet Due 2/26: Family Night 3/8: Early Release Additional Dress Up Days: Read Across America Week Feb. 25: dress like your parents Feb. 26: dress like a game (board game, etc.) Feb. 27: crazy hair day Feb. 28: dress like your favorite book character March 1: camp out with a good book (dress in camping wear, bring sleeping bags, flashlights, etc.) Reading: In reading we are focusing on getting to know the characters in our books. We will think about how characters change throughout the te...

It’s an exciting week in first grade!  100 days and Valentines Day!  It also looks like more snow is on the way… Tonight: Culvers night is from 5-8 tonight.  I will be serving from 5-6 and then eating afterward.  I hope to see you there!  Today's trip!  We had a blast today at Badger Sports Park.  Check out a few pictures! Valentines Day:  For the Valentines Party students can make their valentine mailbox at home. If you could clearly print their name on it, that would be helpful so students can find it and put their valentine in there. You do not have to make the mailbox at home, we will have bags that they will have time to decorate the day of. If you plan to bring a treat for our party please send me an email/note so that I am aware.  Thank you to those who have already let me know!

Hello, Let's hope the weather cooperates a little better this week!  It was an odd week last week! Valentines Day: You will be receiving a letter today with information about our Valentine’s Celebration. We will celebrate the afternoon of Thursday, February 14th. Let me know if you have an questions. Field Trip: Reminder if you have not sent the field trip form back for next Monday, please do so as soon as possible. If you volunteered to be a chaperone you will be receiving an email shortly. Upcoming Events: 2/11: Field Trip 2/14: Valentines Celebration 2/21-2/22: No School 2/21: Funset Boulevard Night 2/26: Family Night Reading: In reading this week we are working on visualizing our stories. We will make “movies” in our mind of what is happening in our story. We will also work on a few more comprehension strategies. We will keep track of who is reading in our stories and learn how to understand new vocabulary words. Writing: In writing this week we are continuing t...

Hello!  Here is a short video clip of some of the things we are working on this week.  It's also celebrate New Directions Week!  In our class we are celebrating being the boss of our reading.  On Friday we are hoping to have a class celebration.  If you are willing to send in a snack for the class (sweet, salty, or healthy!) please send me a email.  They have been working really hard to take charge of their reading with their goal setting and word solving skills.   It will be fun to celebrate! Celebrate New Directions Week Tuesday: FAMILY NIGHT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Wednesday: PJ Day Thursday: Active Wear and Family night 5:30-7:00 Friday: Dress Like Your Future Job and class celebration

Hello, This week marks the end of the second quarter.  It is crazy to think that the year is half way already.  We are finishing up mid year assessments and there are many celebrations to be had. Next week we will be celebrating NDLC week!  There are many fun activities planned.  Be on the lookout for more information this week.  Here are the dress up days planned: Jan. 22: Twin Day Jan. 23: PJ Day Jan 24: Active Wear Jan 25: Dress like your future Job Upcoming Events/Reminders: January 18: ½ day for students January 18: Field Trip form for PAC due January 21: No school for students January 22-25: Celebrate NDLC Week (watch for dress up days) January 22: Family Night January 24: Family Night January 25: Intent to Return Sheet due (those are coming home today) January 29: Field Trip to PAC Reading: In reading this week we will be learning more strategies to decode tough words. We will think about how words can fit and sound right and how to b...

Hello!  It sure is a dreary Monday but we are finally here for a full week! Upcoming Events: January 18: ½ day for students January 21: No school for students January 22-25: Celebrate NDLC Week (watch for dress up days) January 22: Family Night January 24: Family Night Reading: In our reading unit we are focusing on taking charge of our own reading.  We will teach that readers make plans to be the best that they can be by asking, “What do I do a lot? What can I do even more? We will teach students that they can ask their partners for help when the work gets tough.  We will also work on thinking about what is happening in the story to help solve difficult words. Writing: We are beginning our new unit of Opinion writing.  Thank you for sending in collections and if you haven’t please do by tomorrow.  We will be judging our collections and writing in convincing ways to show our opinions about which is best and why. Math: In math this week we will be co...

Enjoy learning about different space topics from our class.  They have worked hard to plan the information that they wanted to share with the "world."  They worked in groups to design their videos and materials. All videos uploaded to the blog except for the moon video, it was too large.  Click the link to see it!  Shadows Planets Stars Sun Moon https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tL5byIlfvVxIabcWQpzuBw8Dk5jtsJ5V/view?usp=sharing