November 24-28: Thanksgiving Break 

December 1: Students return to school. 

December 2: No school for students due to special election/PD Day for teachers 

December 3: Field trip to Nashville Children’s Theatre to see Charlotte’s  Web/Please pay at schoolcashonline.com. The $15.00 includes price of admission  and bus transportation. There is also a spot to pay for our in-school field trip. The  Nashville Zoo will be coming on January 12. Please pay for that activity at  schoolcashonline.com too. 

December 11: First grade music program in the gym at 6:00PM  (more info below)

December 19: ½ day for students with dismissal at 11:30am 

December 22: Winter Break Begins 

January 6: Students return to school. 

1st Grade “Jingle and Jam” Winter Performance on Thursday, December 11 at 6:00  PM in the PPE Gym. 

Important Details: 

• Arrival Time: Students should arrive by 5:45 PM to get in place before the  performance begins. 
• Attire: Students will wear their House shirts and black bottoms (pants or skirts  with leggings) for the concert. 

Social Studies:  

Spelling Words: loud loot roots boot tools foot good cloud mouth snout  would saw 

Phonics: Blending, segmenting, tricky words, and decodable texts

Skills: Spelling ‘oi’, present and past tense verbs 

Tricky Word: down 

Wit & Wisdom 

Focusing Question: How do animals use the same features in unique ways? 

Texts: Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea, Chris Butterworth, What Do You Do  With a Tail Like This?, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. 

Math: Unit 5: Data and Patterns 

Science: Plants