Jamieson Elementary School

~~~NO SCHOOL Monday due to Presidents’ Day!
~~~Tuesday is the IHOP Honors Breakfast for those students who received an invitation. Nice job, Honor Roll students! 

Language Arts
Story of the Week: Frog and Toad Together Words with inflected -ed and -ing endings, r controlled -ar sounds
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: What changes happen inside a garden?
Identify plot 
Word cards: afraid, again, few, how, read, soon, garden,
Spelling words: 1.ask 2.asked 3. plan 4.planned 5. help 6.helped 7. jog 8.jogged 9.call 10.called 11. again 12.soon
~~~Tests Wednesday!
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Story of the week starting on Thursday: I’m a Caterpillar Words with er, ir, ur and contractions
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: How does a caterpillar grow and change?
Word cards: done, know, push, visit, wait,
Spelling words: 1.bird 2.first 3.girl 4.hurt 5.sir 6.burn 7.fur 8.her 9.shirt 10.were 11.visit 12.done

Writing:
Identify nouns, plural nouns and action verbs in sentences.
*Verbs for now and the past
*Fix-it Sentences
*ABC Order
*Contractions
*Compound words
*Answering questions with complete sentences.
~~~Test on Wednesday!

Math
*Morning Math: Every morning we will have some time to do some fast math to help practice our math facts. Please try to practice adding and subtracting numbers to 18 with your child to help improve their skills.
Unit 6:
-The Addition/Subtraction Facts Table
-Name Collection Boxes
-Fact Families
-Fact Triangles
-Solved addition and subtraction problems using various strategies
-Explore pattern blocks
-Introduce centimeters
-Function machines: What’s My Rule?
-Introduce quarters
-Read digital clocks
-Read data landmarks

Science
Unit 4-Life Cycles
Vocabulary words: life cycle, pupa, tadpole, seed coat, larva, seedling
We are learning about how animals and plants grow and change.
We will learn about the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a daisy, a tree and will compare and contrast young plants and animals with adult/full-grown plants and animals.

Social Studies
Unit on George Washington
We will learn about the life of our 1st President. We will learn that he was born in Virginia, loved to ride horses, loved math, lived in Mt. Vernon.
~~~Test on Friday!

Homework
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: 1.Spelling sheet. Tests tomorrow! 2. Home Link 6.3.
Wednesday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 6.4. 3. Study word cards.
Thursday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Math sheet. 3. G. Washington Test tomorrow!
Friday: 1. Read some books. Do My Book Report. 2. Write spelling sentences. 3. Home Link 6.5

~~~No School on Monday due to Lincoln’s Birthday!
~~~Valentine’s Day Party on Tuesday! Please bring 35 Valentine cards and your Valentine items.

Language Arts
Story of the Week: Frog and Toad Together Words with inflected -ed and -ing endings, r controlled -ar sounds
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: What changes happen inside a garden?
Identify plot 
Word cards: afraid, again, few, how, read, soon, garden,
Spelling words: 1.ask 2.asked 3. plan 4.planned 5. help 6.helped 7. jog 8.jogged 9.call 10.called 11. again 12.soon
~~~Tests next week!

Writing:
Identify nouns, plural nouns and action verbs in sentences.
*Verbs for now and the past
*Fix-it Sentences
*ABC Order
*Contractions
*Compound words
*Answering questions with complete sentences.
~~~Test next week!

Math
*Morning Math: Every morning we will have some time to do some fast math to help practice our math facts. Please try to practice adding and subtracting numbers to 18 with your child to help improve their skills.
Unit 5: Place Value, Number Stories and Basic Facts
-Place value hundreds(flats), tens(longs) and ones(cubes)
-Greater than, less than and equal to  > , < , =
-Exploring weight and area
-Comparing animal weights in lbs
-Comparison number stories
-Compare 2 people’s coin amounts and find the difference
-Solving number stories
-Dice sums
-Doubles facts
-Turn-around facts
-What’s My Rule? with Function Machines
~~~Test 2 on Tuesday!

Science
Unit 4-Life Cycles
Vocabulary words: life cycle, pupa, tadpole, seed coat, larva, seedling
We are learning about how animals and plants grow and change.
We will learn about the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a daisy, a tree and will compare and contrast young plants and animals with adult/full-grown plants and animals.

Social Studies
Unit on George Washington
We will learn about the life of our 1st President. We will learn that he was born in Virginia, loved to ride horses, loved math

Homework
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Math sheet.
Wednesday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 6.1.
Thursday: 1. Write spelling sentences. 2. Home Link 6.2.
Friday: 1. Read some books. Do My Book Report. 2. Math sheet. 3. Reading sheet. 4. No school Monday!

Language Arts
Story of the Week: Jan’s New Home Realistic Fiction. Adding -es to words, words with -or and-ore sounds
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: Why are changes exciting?
Word cards: away, car, friends, house, our, school, very
Spelling words: 1.fix 2.fixes 3.class 4.classes 5.wish 6.wishes 7.kiss 8.kisses 9.bus 10.buses 11.friends 12.very
~~~Tests on Friday!

Writing:
Identify nouns, plural nouns and action verbs in sentences.
*Verbs that do not add s.
*Fix-it Sentences
*ABC Order
*Contractions
*Compound words
*Answering questions with complete sentences.
~~~Test on Friday!

Math
*Morning Math: Every morning we will have some time to do some fast math to help practice our math facts. Please try to practice adding and subtracting numbers to 18 with your child to help improve their skills.
Unit 5: Place Value, Number Stories and Basic Facts
-Place value hundreds(flats), tens(longs) and ones(cubes)
-Greater than, less than and equal to  > , < , =
-Exploring weight and area
-Comparing animal weights in lbs
-Comparison number stories
-Compare 2 people’s coin amounts and find the difference
-Solving number stories
-Dice sums
-Doubles facts
-Turn-around facts
-What’s My Rule? with Function Machines

Science:
Unit 4-Life Cycles
Vocabulary words: life cycle, pupa, tadpole, seed coat, larva, seedling
We are learning about how animals and plants grow and change.
We will learn about the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a daisy, a tree and will compare and contrast young plants and animals with adult/full-grown plants and animals.

Social Studies
Unit on Abraham Lincoln
We will learn about the 16th President of the United States; about where he was born and where he grew up.
We will also learn about his life and how he freed slaves and changed America during his lifetime.
*Things to know: Lincoln was born on Feb. 12,1809 in Kentucky. He lived in a log cabin. He loved to read. He lived in Illinois. He was a lawyer. He had four sons. He was the 16th President of the USA.  He put important papers in his tall black hat. He was president during the Civil War between the North and South. He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
~~~Test on Thursday!

Homework
Monday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Reading sheet. 3. Home Link 5.11.
Tuesday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 5.12. 3. Bring an empty Kleenex box.
Wednesday: 1. Write spelling sentences. 2. Home Link 5.13. 3. A. Lincoln Test tomorrow! 4. Bring an empty Kleenex box.
Thursday: 1. Spelling sheet. Tests tomorrow! 2. Math sheet. 3. Bring an empty Kleenex box.
Friday: 1. Read some books. Do My Book Report. 2. Math sheet. Test 1 on Tuesday! 3. Reading sheet. 4. Study word cards. 5. No school Monday! 6. Bring my Valentine items on Tuesday!

~~~FROM NOW ON: Please make sure children wear GYM SHOES on Tuesdays(Health class) and Fridays(Gym class). In inclement weather days, please send the shoes in a bag.
~~~Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday!
~~~No School on Friday due to Professional Development Day!
~~~We are running low on glue sticks! Please try to send some extra glue sticks with your child. Thanks!
Language Arts
Story of the Week: Ruby in Her Own Time Words with “ng” and “nk” sounds.
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: What do we learn as we change and grow?
Word cards: ever, every, enough, any, sure, own, were,
Spelling words: 1.bring 2.trunk 3.pink 4.bank 5.sang 6.wing 7.rink 8.blank 9.rang 10.sunk 11.every 12.sure
~~~Tests on Thursday!

Writing:
Identify nouns, plural nouns and action verbs in sentences.
*Fix-it Sentences
*ABC Order
*Contractions
*Compound words
*Answering questions with complete sentences.
~~~Test on Thursday!

Math
*Morning Math: Every morning we will have some time to do some fast math to help practice our math facts. Please try to practice adding and subtracting numbers to 18 with your child to help improve their skills.
Unit 5: Place Value, Number Stories and Basic Facts
-Place value hundreds(flats), tens(longs) and ones(cubes)
-Greater than, less than and equal to  > , < , =
-Exploring weight and area
-Comparing animal weights in lbs
-Comparison number stories
-Compare 2 people’s coin amounts and find the difference
-Solving number stories
-Dice sums
-Doubles facts
-Turn-around facts
-What’s My Rule? with Function Machines

Science:
Unit 4-Life Cycles
Vocabulary words: life cycle, pupa, tadpole, seed coat, larva, seedling
We are learning about how animals and plants grow and change.
We will learn about the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a daisy, a tree and will compare and contrast young plants and animals with adult/full-grown plants and animals.

Social Studies
Unit on Abraham Lincoln
We will learn about the 16th President of the United States; about where he was born and where he grew up.
We will also learn about his life and how he freed slaves and changed America during his lifetime.
*Things to know: Lincoln was born on Feb. 12,1809 in Kentucky. He lived in a log cabin. He loved to read. He lived in Illinois. He was a lawyer. He had four sons. He was the 16th President of the USA.  He put important papers in his tall black hat. He was president during the Civil War between the North and South. He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

Homework
Monday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 5.8.
Tuesday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 5.9.
Wednesday: 1. Write spelling sentences. Tests tomorrow! 2. Home Link 5.10.
Thursday: 1. Read some books. Do My Book Report. 2. Spelling sheet. 3. Math sheet. 4. Study word cards. 5. No school tomorrow!
Friday: NO SCHOOL

~~~No School on Friday due to Teacher Professional Development Day!
~~~Jamieson Spelling Bee has been postponed until February 29. More info TBA.

Language Arts
Story of the Week: An Egg is an Egg Words with “y” that sound like “i” and “e”.
Concept Question: What is changing in our world?
Question of the week: How do we change as we grow?
Word card words: everything, nothing, stays, always, things, day, become,
Spelling words: 1.any 2.body 3.by 4.cry 5.fly 6.lucky 7.my 8.puppy 9.silly 10.try 11.things 12.always
~~~Tests on Wednesday!

Writing:
Identify nouns, plural nouns and action verbs in sentences.
*Fix-it Sentences
*ABC Order
*Contractions
~~~Test on Wednesday!

Math
Unit 5: Place Value, Number Stories and Basic Facts
-Place value hundreds(flats), tens(longs) and ones(cubes)
-Greater than, less than and equal to  > , < , =
-Exploring weight and area
-Comparing animal weights in lbs
-Comparison number stories
-Solving number stories
-Dice sums
-Doubles facts
-Turn-around facts
-What’s My Rule? with Function Machine

Science:
Unit 4-Life Cycles
Vocabulary words: life cycle, pupa, tadpole, seed coat, larva, seedling
We are learning about how animals and plants grow and change.
We will learn about the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a daisy, a tree and will compare and contrast young plants and animals with adult/full-grown plants and animals.

Social Studies
Unit on Abraham Lincoln
We will learn about the 16th President of the United States; about where he was born and where he grew up.
We will also learn about his life and how he freed slaves and changed America during his lifetime.

Homework
Monday: 1. Write spelling sentences. 2. Home Link 5.4.
Tuesday: 1. Spelling sheet. Tests tomorrow! 2. Home Link 5.5.
Wednesday: 1. Study word cards. 2. Home Link 5.6. 3. Reading sheet.
Thursday: 1. Write spelling words 3 times each. 2. Home Link 5.7. 3. Read some books. Do Book Report 4. No school tomorrow!
Friday: NO SCHOOL