Ms. Schmalzer's First Grade

Hello, Remember to sign up for portfolio conferences.   https://ptcfast.com/schools/NDLC On Thursday red writing folders will be coming home.  They are for our next informational writing unit.  Please help your child decorate it with pictures or words that include everything that they know a lot about.  Such as animals, dinosaurs, princesses, tv shows, football, gymnastics, etc.  Return them by Monday, November 6th.  Thank you!   Also, feel free to send in pictures of Halloween Costumes or email them to me.   We will be sharing them on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Events: 10/31: Wear Orange and Black 11/6: Packer Wear 11/8: Dress like your parents 11/10: Red, White, and Blue for our Veterans 11/9: Parent Teacher Conferences 11/14: Parent Teacher Conferences 11/16: Funset Boulevard Night 11/17: ½ Day of school for students 11/20: Badger Sportswear 11/22-24: No School: Thanksgiving Break Reading: In reading t...

Hello, I hope to see many of you at our family night tomorrow night!  It is from 6-7 p.m. In Gym students are learning how to ride bikes. They will need their helmets. If you could have them bring them in, that would be great! If they do not have them, there are helmets at school. Book orders are due tomorrow. You can still order the 1 dollar books by filling out the blue sheet that was sent home last week and send it in with 8 dollars, please send that in tomorrow. Events: 10/17: Family Night, Grandparents and Goodies 10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week 10/23: Wear sweats-team apparel 10/24: Wear neon colors 10/25: Wear red for red ribbon week 10/30: PJ day 10/31: Wear orange/black 10/26: No School 10/27: No School Reading: This week in reading we are continuing to do our work as word detectives! Last week we received our word detective badges, the students were very excited! We are going to focus in on “snap” words this week. How word detectives read s...

Hi! I will be sending home book orders tomorrow if you would like to purchase books for at home.  You can fill out the paper form and return them with a check made out to Scholastic Book Club or you can order online.  To order online go to  scholastic.com/newparent.  Our class code is  J4RGH. Also, coming home you will see a slip for your child to enter our classroom $1 book club.  If you decide you would like your child to receive a new book each month, fill out the form and send back $8 (a new book Oct.-May.)  I will order the book each month and send it home! Orders will be due October 17th.  Events: 10/17: Family Night, Grandparents and Goodies 10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week 10/26: No School 10/27: No School Reading: In reading this week we are continuing our new Word Detective unit. We are having missions sent to us that will help us with our word solving. We are trying to earn our word detective badges! We have bee...

Hello, Last week we really enjoyed our salad party! Check out the pictures at the end of the blog.    Lunch Changes: Oct. 11 Choice 2 is Cheeseburger NOT Crispy Chicken Patty Sandwich Oct. 16 Choice 1 is Chicken Nuggets NOT Cheeseburger Oct. 19 Choice 1 is Mini Turkey Corn Dogs NOT Chicken Alfredo Events: 10/8: 10:00-1:00: Ride to Read bike event 10/17: Family Night, Grandparents and Goodies 6-7 10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week 10/26: No School 10/27: No School Reading: In reading this week we are finishing up our Good Reading Habits unit.  We will set new goals and celebrate our best habits.  We will begin our new Word Detective unit towards the end of the week. This unit will focus on word solving strategies.  We have finished up all of our literacy assessments and we have begun meeting with students in small groups.  The books that students are bringing home should be just right books and/or books that they have received that day...

Hello! It seems that summer is hanging around a little longer and it's very hot in our classroom! We are hoping it cools down towards the end of the week. Exciting news! We are picking lettuce and having our salad party tomorrow to celebrate! We will be putting new seeds in after. We are excited to compare how different plants grow in the machine. I'm sorry for the confusion of dress up days but as a school we decided to change them to match the district homecoming days. See the schedule before for the new dress up days. NDLC's Ride to Read We invite you and your families to join us for our first Ride to Read, family biking event, on Sunday, October 8  from 10-1.  There will be activities for all ages and riding abilities at the event.  Please visit the link for more information and to register!   http://www. kaukauna.k12.wi.us/cms_files/ resources/Ride%20to%20Read% 20Brochure.pdf Upcoming Events: September 25: Dress Up Day! Wea...

Hello!  I look forward to seeing many of you at family night tomorrow night!  There is already so much learning going on in our classroom and I hope that you take the time each week to read about it in our blog and use it to extend conversations at home. Thank you for remembering to check the planner each night.  We will begin add in some occasional math homework and word study homework next week. Have you heard about the growing machine in our classroom?!?!  We might be able to harvest at the beginning of next week.  We will celebrate the first harvest with a salad party in our classroom.  If you are willing to send in a bottle of salad dressing please let me know! Upcoming Events: September 19: 5:30: Family Night, Hot Dogs and How to Help September 20: School Picture Day September 22: No School for Students September 22:Fox Cities Marathon Kids Fun Run September 25: Dress Up Day! Wear Badger Sportswear September 27: Dress Up Day! Wear ...

Hello! It’s just hard to believe that we already have a week under our belt!  It’s been exciting getting to know each other. Last week we began student of the day. So far we have learned about Jacob, Addie, and Christian. Later this week we will learn about Raeleigh, Weston, Claire, and Ava. A note comes home a few days before your students day explaining what they can bring to share. Thank you for your help with this! You may have noticed that the planner came home on Friday.  Make sure to check this each night and initial in the green box. I will try our best to keep you updated on library return day in the planner and any upcoming events.  Books will be coming home tonight to be read.  Make sure to return them each day.   Please remember to send back the purple writing folder if you haven’t done so yet. Postcards for Seniors Our first service project this school year is Postcards for Seniors. Starting in early October students will h...