1st Grade Newsletter – Friday April 24th, 2026
Schedule Changes due to TCAP Testing
April 28-29-30
Lunch: No change in time: 11:10-11:40 Admin is asking that no parents sign up during testing to eat lunch at school.
Recess: 12:15-12:55
Specials: 11:45-12:15
Tiger Time: 2:10-2:55
April 29: Field trip to Nashville Children’s Theatre to see the play Seussical. The cost for the field trip is $15.00 per student and can be paid at
schoolcashonline.com. Students should wear their PPE house T-shirts, SSA bottoms, socks and tennis shoes. We will leave school around 9:30am return around 12:30pm.
May 5: No School for students/PD Day for teachers/Primary Election Day
May 6: Cheekwood field trip for Acker/Brumleve/Hartsock/This is a rain out make up for a previously scheduled field trip from October.
May 8: Field Day
May 15: Field Day Rain Date
May 13: Cinderella Ball/1:15-2:15pm Children can dress to impress or wear their best outfit. Here are some other ideas:
Girls:
- Special or fancy dress
- Princess costume dress
- Favorite outfit
Boys
- Coat and tie
- Dress pants or khakis
- Button down or collared shirt
- Prince or knight costume (please no swords)
Children do not have to dress up. This activity is optional, but we are encouraging them to look their best. Please keep an eye out for a signup list for needs for the event. Our room moms and volunteers are busy preparing for this special event.
May 17: Tiger Dash
Social Studies:
Spelling Words: knit kneel nose center nugget running winner knight know once
Phonics: Blending, segmenting, tricky words, and decodable texts Skills: Review & Practice: Spelling Alternative ‘wh’ for /w/
Tricky Words
Wit & Wisdom
Focusing Question 1: Why do people admire Perrault’s Cinderella? Focusing Question 2: Why do people admire Rough-Faced Girl and Ella?
Texts: Cinderella, Marcia Brown, A Caribbean Cinderella, Robert D. Dan Souci; The Rough-Faced Girl, Rafe Martin, Bigfoot Cinderrrrrrrella, Tony Johnston
Math: Review Decomposing, Place Value, and Word Problems Science: Plants and seeds