GES Grey Wolf Gazette #13
Friday, October 23, 2026
First Friends (1) Fun with Mrs. Trish
The last two weeks, First Friends 1 classroom has been busy learning about how different animals get ready for winter. We sing 'Oh Fall is Here' and use animal signs. We compared squirrels to chipmunks and talked about similarities and differences. We are making the decoration for the tables for the Harvest Dinner next month. The Harris Center naturalist came and taught us many things about bats. We knew a few facts already and have been reading and learned a rhyme about bats. With our bat puppets, we pretended to be bats flying at night, eating insects, sleeping in our cave during the day, and hibernating all winter. We have learned about other nocturnal animals. Our dramatic play area is an animal rescue and we are taking care of the animals. We have many wild NH animals in our shelter.
Kind Kindergarteners!
Kindergarten was so excited to begin learning letters this week! So far the kindergarteners have been introduced to a, m, and t. We have been practicing identifying these letters by the sound they make and listening to hear these sounds in words. We also used mirrors to look at how our mouths are moving while we make these sounds. In our previous skills unit, learning different writing strokes was a primary focus. The kindergarteners have done such a wonderful job applying what they learned about writing strokes to help them write the letters a, m and t.
Kindergarten finished our Knowledge unit about the five senses with a few extra activities, like an apple exploration, and next week we will revisit when to carve our pumpkins. This week we started our unit on stories called Underdogs and Heros. We have already read 3 familiar stories, Chicken Little, The 3 Little Pigs, and The Billy Goats Gruff. We will read different versions of these stories throughout the unit. In math, we have been working with numbers 1-10, connecting quantities to numerals and practicing writing our numbers, remembering that numbers always start at the top when writing. Our social studies time has been spent learning about Community Helpers. It was so fun that Fire Chief Babb opened up the firehouse for us to take a tour and get to crawl around in the different vehicles.
~ Mrs. Hodgen & Ms. Harrington
Fabulous First Grade!
First grade has been continuing their work with story problems. We are working to create pictures and equations to help solve problems and figure out the difference. For example if someone has 4 squares and 8 triangles, how many more triangles do they have then squares. Two equations can be made to solve this problem 4+_____=8 or 8-4=______ .
Have a great weekend,
~Ms. Harrington & Mrs. Hodgen
Fantastic Fourth Graders!
In fourth grade, we have had a busy and productive two weeks of learning across all subject areas! We remain committed to growing together as a supportive classroom community:
We are taking a deep dive into what respect actively looks like and feels like in our classroom.
We learned about the logical and emotional centers of the brain to help understand reactions and self-regulation.
We are continually reflecting on how to put ourselves in the best possible "spot for learning" each day.
Math Students completed Unit 2, where they practiced generating and reasoning about equivalent fractions, as well as comparing and ordering fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100. In our upcoming math unit, we will begin extending mathematical operations to fractions.
Literacy (Medieval Knights and Castle Life: Europe's Middle Ages) We kicked off our second literacy unit on the Middle Ages and have already covered a lot of exciting ground! Students worked with a timeline spanning BCE and CE to accurately place key historical events. Through our first five chapters, students have contrasted the daily lives of lords and serfs, discovered the steps to becoming a knight, learned the primary purpose of castles, and explored how medieval towns developed over time.
We have also started our informational writing by drafting paragraphs about lords and serfs using organized notes from our readings. Our language skills focus was on the functions of nouns and adjectives, exploring the prefixes un- and non-, and learning how to form and apply prepositional phrases in our writing.
Science Our scientific exploration continues in the Fates of Traits unit! Students explored how variation in the toe scales of green lizards gives certain individuals an advantage when climbing and surviving. We connected this activity directly to the process of natural selection in the wild.
Reminder Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up. If you haven't already done so and would like to schedule a conference, please reach out to me!
~Ms. Lamere
Contact Information
Email: nfraley@conval.edu
Website: https://ges.conval.edu/en-US
Phone: 603-547-3334
Greenfield Elementary School
860 Forest Road
Greenfield, NH 03047
