Mrs. Ludtke's First Grade

Hello, May! This time of the year always seems to go by very quickly because we are doing a lot of exciting things in first grade. Teacher Appreciation Day Sign Up: https://signup.com/go/bYpfVap Upcoming Events: 5/15: Field Trip: Building For Kids 5/24-5/27: No School for Students 5/29: Field Trip: Walking trip around town  Permission slip will be coming soon Reading: This week in reading we are beginning our non-fiction book clubs.  We will be working on writing post-its in our books to help us have conversations about our topics. We will continue our conversations by using “I agree/disagree because…” “I learned…” Writing: In writing this week we are continuing our new unit Writing Projects. Students are exploring different genres.  They will be choosing a mentor text and creating the materials they need for their genre.  This might mean designing their own writing paper.  Math: In math this week we will be practicing telling time to the hour an...

Hello, Thank you for helping study for KAT last week!  It was a fun week and all the students did great. Our class won with the most questions correct! Upcoming Events: 4/15: Family Night 5:30-7:00 4/17: Early Release 4/18-4/19: No School 4/22: No School Reading:  This week in reading we are beginning a new unit, Reading Non-Fiction: Cover to Cover.  We will begin by sorting our library and getting familiar with the non fiction books that we have.  We will review charts that we have used in past units to help us as we dig into the non fiction books.  Later in the week we will look at text features such as table of contents, headings, pictures, labels and diagrams.  We will make a plan for how to read each section of the text.  Writing: In writing we are continuing to add to our series books.  We will continue to use a mentor text to help us describe the setting, make action exciting, and give details in both the picture and words. We wi...

Hello, Happy April and happy KAT week. Thanks for practicing the KAT questions at home, the kids have been really excited about the chance to win the trophy! My class has won the trophy two years in a row...no pressure:)  The pledges and knowledge-a-thon will be on Friday. Upcoming Events: 4/2: Dress like a star (movie star or star in the sky) 4/3: Dress Unique 4/4: Dress like a KAT question or a cat 4/5:Wear Purple 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 are talking about how books are kind of like fortune cookies. How inside of books there are hidden lessons that the author is trying to teach us. For example some books are trying to teach us to be kind or to persevere. We are going to be looking for lessons and leave them in our books. We will celebrate the end of this unit on Friday with some real fortune cookies and sharing our lessons in ...

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...