Mr. Gress

First Grade Teacher at Leonardo Grade School in Middletown #MTPSPride

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Leonardo First Graders reviewing their OG concepts on pumpkins this morning during phonics! 🎃 Getting ready for Halloween in room 5! 🧡👻🎃 @MTPSRasmussen @MTPSpride #MTPSPride #OG #Phonics #Reading #Halloween #FirstGrade

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

LGS First Graders learning about fire safety from our amazing Leonardo firefighters! 🚒🔥👨‍🚒 @MTPSRasmussen @MTPSpride #FireSafety #Leonardo #FirstGrade

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Enjoying a #FunFriday activity in reading today. Finished up “Snowmen at Halloween,” spent time retelling the events of the story, and then created our own Snowmen at Halloween! ⛄️🎃 Check out our amazing snowman costumes! ⛄️🎃#Reading #LGS #FirstGrade @MTPSRasmussen @MTPSpride

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Learning all about day patterns in #Science and seeing how we can make shadows “move” with light! 🔦💡 #FirstGrade #LGS #MTPSPride @MTPSRasmussen @MTPSpride

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

LGS First Graders hard at work sorting their math tools, exploring what they NOTICE and WONDER as mathematicians! 📚✏️📖@MTPSpride @MTPSRasmussen #MTPSPride #FirstGrade #LGS

[Zearn @zearned]

You make a difference every single day for your Ss! 💪

[Zearn @zearned]

💜 This poem about making mistakes has such an important message for Ss everywhere — especially at the start of the school year! 💯

Thank you to T Ms. Weck for sharing!

[𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 @MTPSRasmussen]

🚗🧽 Help our 5th Graders shine! Join us on August 8 at the Community Fire Company (85 Appleton Ave., next to the Leonardo Wawa) for the Leonardo Grade School 5th Grade Car Wash Fundraiser. Get your car shinnny clean and see some smiles!

#MTPSPride @mtpspride

[𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 @MTPSRasmussen]

Join us for our Meet the Principal event at Leonardo Grade School tonight at 5:00 PM!

Come meet our new principal, ask questions, and connect with fellow Leonardo families, students, and staff. We'd love to see our school community come out and say hello! #MTPSpride

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Playing LUCKY Red Words with our partners this morning ☘️☘️☘️ @MTPSpride

[Peter J. Smith @LeonardoBearsNJ]

Congratulations to Mr. Brandon Gress, Leonardo Grade School Teacher of the Year @MTPSpride

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Practicing our Red Words on Shamrocks this St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️☘️☘️@LeonardoBearsNJ @MTPSpride #MTPSPride #StPatricksDay2025 #RedWords #FirstGrade #LGS

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Thanks for the shoutout, @zearned ❄️❄️❄️

[Zearn @zearned]

❄️ Math learning is “snow” much fun!

The first graders in @mrbgress’s class put their creativity on display to design unique snowflakes.

Try it with your class and let us know how it goes!

#ITeachMath

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

@zearned Thanks for the shoutout! ❤️❄️

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

@zearned @LeonardoBearsNJ @MTPSpride Of course! Thanks for sharing!

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Shape snowflakes in room 5! ❄️ First Graders used their knowledge of shapes and symmetry to design their own snowflakes! ❄️ @LeonardoBearsNJ @MTPSpride #MTPSPride #Math #Snowflakes #FirstGrade

[Zearn @zearned]

🎨Exploring different ways to represent numbers unlocks creativity with math!

🧤 You can use this activity from T @mrbgress to help your Ss develop their number sense.

#ITeachMath #ITeachFirst

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Our first Flashlight Friday is underway in Room 5! Thanks, @MrsStetsonsCrew for our new classroom flashlights! We are so excited to read in the dark! 🔦📚🔦📚@LeonardoBearsNJ @MTPSpride #MTPS #MTPSPride #FirstGrade #Reading

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

@MsMcclaren @NewMonmouthElem What a fantastic idea!! So fun!

[Mr. Gress @mrbgress]

Thank you, @zearned !

[Zearn @zearned]

🎨Exploring different ways to represent numbers unlocks creativity with math!

You can use this activity from T @mrbgress to help your Ss develop their number sense.

#ITeachMath #ITeachFirst