JoMaNa Students in Action

Harvesting peppers in the Sherman Garden

JoMaNa students have been working in the Sherman Garden, making connections back to science.  With our garden coordinator, Ginny Hughes, students are given the experience of composting, raking, and harvesting. 

Peppers galore

 Students learned how to use the microscope.  Here, students looked at a variety of things found in the garden:  leaves, insects, parts of vegetables, and soil.  Partner and group work is a very important part of the Jomana Team. 

Harvesting tomatoes for salsa production. 

Ginny giving instruction before harvest!

Weekly Update October 31

NEWS:

• Thank you for getting your conference slips back to us.  If you haven't had a chance to sign up, please contact us or send a note with your child.  
• Parent Teacher conferences start the week of November 7th - see you then!

ACADEMICS:
Math:  1) Quiz today.  2)  Special Number project due Thursday

Science:  1) Packets due Tuesday

Language Arts:  1)  Vocabulary due Friday  2)  Adventure Project requirements handed out today. 

Social Studies:  1)  Current events due Friday 

Vocabulary Assignments: 1) Sentences 2) ABC order  3) Study

(X)

1. fox
2. hide
3. made
4. ate
5. dig
6. size
7. went
8. late
9. sat
10. his
11. nut
12. wet
13. am
14. hug
15. ran

(y)

1. occurred
2. occurring
3. staggered
4. staggering
5. patrolled
6. patrolling
7. scent
8. their
9. they're
10. there
11. ring
12. wring
13. chili
14. chilly
15. cent

(Z)

1. cinnamon
2. mayonnaise
3. commemoration 
4. questionnaire
5. penicillin
6. recollection
7. interrogation
8. bilingual
9. nonchalant
10. exhilaration
11. exasperate
12. whimsically
13. precipitation
14. preferably
15. beguiling

Week of October 24

NEWS:  

• Pictures of JoMaNa students engaged in learning across the school day will be posted in the next few days - stay tuned!
• Thank you for turning in your Parent-teacher conference slips.  We will be confirming days/times as slips continue to come in. 
• Reminder that there is no school Thursday or Friday of this week. 
• First Quarter ends November 7th! 

 

ACADEMICS:
1) Math:  a) Special Number Project due Wednesday, 10/26  b) Packet due tomorrow 10/25  c) ACE #1-8 page 42 and ACE 16-23 page 43 

 

2) Language Arts:  a) Vocabulary due on Wednesday  b) Independent Book Report Adventure due on Wednesday, 10/26  c)  Continuing our study on adventurers

 

3)  Science:  a) Starting study of seeds  b) Students have a seed that they will need to plant tonight at home.  They need to observe it, and bring in on Wednesday, 10/26

 

4)  Social Studies:  a) Current events due Wednesday  b) Studying Australia - mobile project due Wednesday

 

Vocabulary Words - 1) Alphabetical order 2) Divide each spelling word into syllables  3) Study!  NO definitions this week. 

 

(X)

1. bite
2. late
3. size
4. made
5. side
6. ate
7. fine
8. same
9. hide
10. line
11. give
12. have
13. favor
14. letter
15. little
16.  

(Y)

1. answered
2. answering
3. decided
4. deciding
5. included
6. including
7. omitted
8. omitting
9. satisfy
10. satisfied
11. satisfying
12. delayed
13. delaying
14. remembered
15. remembering

 

(Z)

1. recommend
2. different
3. graffiti
4. successfully
5. embarrass
6. necessary
7. parallel
8. accomplishment
9. approximately
10. commitment
11. accommodate
12. possession
13. harass
14. confetti
15. abbreviation

Weekly Update October 17

NEWS:

Look for parent teacher conference notices this week!

ACADEMICS:
Math:  1)  ACE 1-9 page 30  due Tuesday

Language Arts:  1)  Continuing studying about Adventurists.  Reviewed our study about Roz Savage (famous rower), and starting Sir Edmund Hillary.  Assignments were in-class today.  2)  Vocabulary due Friday (words at the bottom of this post).

Reading:  1) Students should continue reading from their adventure book, and working on their Book Report (due October 28th)

Science:  1) Reviewed everything that will be on test, today.  Science test will be covering Cells. 

Social Studies:  1)  Continuing study on Australia.  Mobile is due October 26th - students have been working hard on these creative projects and a few are already done!  They look great!  2)  Current events due Friday.

Vocabulary for Week of October 17  Assignment:  1) Alphabetical order 2) Definitions 3) Study!

1. reduce
2. attitude
3. sewer
4. review
5. value
6. continue
7. humid
8. United States
9. universe
10. costume
11. absolutely
12. assume
13. renew
14. viewpoint
15. interview

(X)

1. not 
2. box
3. hot
4. got
5. top
6. pond
7. doll
8. your 
9. people
10. dot 
11. cot 
12. song
13. long 
14. pot
15. some

Weekly Update October 10

NEWS:

• Thank you for submitting book orders!
• We harvested tomatoes, peppers, and squash while working in the Sherman garden today!

ACADEMICS:
Math:  1) ACE 19-21  2) Special Number Project due Nov 1 - Requirements will be given on Friday.  3) Math Quiz Wed

Language Arts:  1) Vocabulary due Friday.  Words are at the bottom of this post.  2) Seedfolks project due Wednesday, Oct 12th.  3) Independent reading project has been assigned.  The genre for the month of October is Adventure.  Due October 29th.  4)  2 paragraph writing assignment - Topic (choose 1): a) Describe a dream you remembered, OR b) Describe a movie or book that made an impression on you.

Science:  1) Packet due Thursday, Oct 13 

Social Studies:  1)  Australia project assigned and due Thursday October 26  2)  Current Events due Fri

Vocabulary
(Y)

1. niece
2. diesel
3. grief
4. yield
5. retrieve
6. grieve
7. believe
8. friend
9. fierce
10. piece
11. chief
12. theif
13. priest
14. believing
15. grieving

(X)

1. bite
2. size
3. fine
4. line
5. hide
6. give
7. have
8. late
9. made
10. ate
11. same
12. game
13. date
14. name
15. fame

Weekly Update October 3

NEWS:
JoMaNa Team dress-up day is tomorrow, October 4th.  It always feels good to dress up, and look "professional."  Our past students took pride in this JoMaNa Team tradition. 

MAP Testing will be the week of October 10th.

ACADEMICS:
Language Arts:  1) Vocabulary due Friday - words at the bottom of this post. 2)  Seedfolks book test is Wednesday, October 5th
3)  Seedfolks project was assigned/handed out last Friday - due Wednesday, October 12th. 

Reading:  1)  New genre for the month of October is Adventure.  Reading project will be due October 28th. 

Math:  1)  Math Packet due Wednesday, October 5th.

Science:  1)  In-class study of microscopes.

Social Studies:  1)  Current Events due Friday  2)  Continuing to learn about Australia. 

Vocabulary Words
(y) List Assignments:  1) Definitions 2) Study the rule, /i/ before /e/ except after /c/ 3)  Put words in alphabetical order 

1. ceiling
2. receipt
3. deceive
4. field
5. achieve
6. belief
7. brief
8. relief
9. apiece
10. receiver
11. shield
12. neighbor
13. vein
14. sleigh
15. weight

(x) List Assignments:  1) Write your words in alphabetical order 2) Write words 3x each 3) Study for the test

1. wet
2. fox
3. nut
4. leg
5. fun
6. job
7. went
8. mop
9. hug
10. from
11. any
12. pedal
13. this
14. these
15. done