Bigfork Elementary School

First Grade

Welcome to First Grade at Bigfork Elementary School!

1st grade IditaREAD challenge 2024

 

Our first graders have been working hard on our reading challenge this spring – which follows the Iditarod race in Alaska. Every first grade class worked to reach checkpoints by reading at home and returning a reading log to their teacher. Each class had their own stuffed dog that they took care of at checkpoints and a map to track their progress. Just before Spring Break, they made it to the finish line! All of first grade celebrated by pulling a sled across their “finish line”. The students were the dogs and they were hauling books to the end of the gym. They also got to watch Balto as a celebration of their achievement!

Students wrapped in blankets eating popcorn and watching a movie.

We also watched Balto and celebrated our hard work of reading.

Students pretending they are sled dogs while pulling a sled across the gym.

We had the kids be the dogs and haul books to the end of the gym.

Students pretending they are sled dogs while pulling a sled across the gym.

We had the kids be the dogs and haul books to the end of the gym.

Student wrapped in blanket on the floor while reading.

Every first grade class worked to reach checkpoints by reading at home and returning a reading log to their teacher.

Students caring for the class stuffed dog as part of the IditaREAD challeng.

Each class had their own stuffed dog that they took care of at checkpoints and a map to track their progress.

Students caring for the class stuffed dog as part of the IditaREAD challeng.

Each class had their own stuffed dog that they took care of at checkpoints and a map to track their progress.

First Grade Supply List - 2024 - 2025

Your student will need the following supplies. Please label all of your supplies!

Mr. Gustavson, Mrs. Leisinger & Mrs. Ahles

12#2 Ticonderoga pencils (pre sharpened preferred)
1 watercolor paints
1 set of colored pencils
2 sets of markers
1 pink eraser
1 bottle Elmer’s Glue
1 package of Elmer’s glue sticks
1 box of 24 crayons (Crayola)
4 dry-erase expo markers
1 small hand-held pencil sharpener (with shavings catcher)
1 fiskar-style scissors
2 one subject wide ruled spiral notebooks
1 pocket Folder
1 pencil Box (zippered preferred)
1 box of tissues
1 water bottle (optional)
1 backpack

1 box gallon ziplock bags (Mr. Gustavson’s class only)
1 box sandwich ziplock bags (Mrs. Leisinger’s class only)
1 box snack ziplock bags (Mrs. Ahles’s class only)

First Grade Teachers

Jo Ahles
First Grade
Erik Gustavson
First Grade
Kelly Leisinger
First Grade