Mrs. Ludtke's First Grade

Hello, Thank you for meeting last week for conferences.  It was great celebrating growth and setting goals for the rest of the school year.  This year, New Directions Learning Community has a new way for you to order your yearbooks with Network Photography - ordering online instead of using the traditional yellow envelope. To order your yearbook (the deadline is April 1, 2019): Please visit www.networkphoto.net Click on the Fall Prepay tab Type "New Directions" into the space there Click on "New Directions" and follow instructions If you have any questions, please contact Network photography or the New Directions Learning Community office Upcoming Events: 4/1: Yearbook orders due 4/5: Knowledge-a-thon and pledges due, Knowledge-a-thon Dance at night 4/17: Early Release 4/18-4/19: No School 4/22: No School Reading:  In reading this week we will continue to get to know the characters in our books. We will also start reading fiction books and asking a...

Hello, We have some exciting news!  We have a new student who started in our class today.  You might want to talk to your child about ways to welcome someone new.  I look forward to seeing all of you at conferences this week. We will also have the Book Fair going on if you are interested. Let me know if you have any scheduling conflicts or questions before conferences. Thanks! Upcoming Events: 3/19: Conferences 3/21: Conferences 3/22: No School for Students 4/5: Knowledge-a-thon and pledges due, Knowledge-a-thon Dance at night Reading:  This week we will learn more about the Main Character in our books.  We will also learn to pay attention to the relationships that characters have in the story.  We will reread and to get to know the characters better so that we aren’t just following the characters but we practically become the character in our reading.  Our voices can show the character feeling and bring the character to life. Writing:...

Hello!  Remember to sign up for conferences next week.  I look forward to talking about your child's growth and setting some goals as we finish up the school year.  Here is a sign up for volunteering at the dance to celebrate KAT on April 5th. It was forgotten in the email that Mrs. Frischmann sent out last week.  http://signup.com/go/nBAoaqP Upcoming Events: 3/15: Wear Green 3/19: Conferences 3/21: Conferences 3/22: No School for Students Reading: Today we got new reading partners.  We are also starting a new reading unit.  We are thinking about our books as going on adventures.  We will keep track of what and where in our books.  We will make predictions and get in the habit of writing them down while we are reading. We will also practice our retells to retain what is happening in the book. Writing: We are also starting a new writing unit!  We are beginning realistic fiction stories.  Today we named our character and are be...

Happy March! Penny Wars: This week we will be collecting pennies in our classroom. The class with the most pennies will win a pizza party! You can also bring in silver coins or dollar bills to give to other classrooms to subtract from their penny count. This will end on Friday. March Madness: This week we are starting our Book March Madness. Each class submitted a book and teachers will be reading all of them to their class. Then they will vote for which books they like best until we find a winner! Ask your child what book our class chose! Upcoming Events: 3/4-3/8: Penny War 3/8: Early Release 3/19: Conferences (sign up will be open tomorrow) 3/21: Conferences 3/22: No School for Students Reading: We are continuing to get to know our characters in our books.  We will begin to describe the character traits and compare the character across books. We will form book clubs and read the same series of books.  We will talk about the characters and spend time performing o...

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...