December 11: First grade music program in the gym at 6:00PM 

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. 

December 19: House meeting/Winter Parties after house meeting/dismissal at  11:30am. 

December 22: Winter Break Begins 

January 5: No school for students/PD day for teachers 

January 6: Students return to school. 

Social Studies: Holidays Around the World 

Spelling Words: claw lawn foil trout straw hawk fawn join broil draw  holiday December 

Phonics: Blending, segmenting, tricky words, and decodable texts Skills: Review: Sound /aw/; Spelling ‘aw’ 

Wit & Wisdom 

Focusing Question: How do animals use the same features in unique ways? How do animals use their features in unexpected 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; Never Smile at a Monkey,  Steve Jenkins 

Math: Unit 6 Patterns 

Science: Plants