Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes A Peek at Our Week Mark Your Calendar 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 Kawanna.Alderson@cobbk12.org Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Week of September 11, 2017 WEEKLY HOMEWORK A Peek at Our Week Reading: Characters We will continue to study characters in our books and notice how they respond to problems or challenges they face. We will also learn about the story structure (Beginning, Middle, End) Writing Choose a writing prompt from the September calendar Math Go to Greg Tang Math on our class links page and then click on resources – word problems to generate and practice word problems. IXL Math: Problem Solving We will continue to use addition and subtraction strategies to solve one step word problems within 20. Spelling Watch the S.O.S video on the class blog under the “homework resources” tab and practice with your weekly spelling words-does, then, would, could, should Choose an activity from the September Speller’s Choice Sheet (homework binder) Writing: Personal Narratives We will continue working on our personal narratives. Great writers revise and edit their small moments before publishing a final piece. Reading Read 20 minutes every day Raz-kids Make a list of rules that you have at home. Science/SS/Health: Government We will define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws. We will also identify elected officials of the executive branch and where they work. (President/White House-D.C., Governor/State Capitol Building-Atlanta, Mayor-city hall) Science/Social Studies Class Blog: http://www.cobblearning.net/Alderson/ Spelling & Word Study Spelling Pattern Language Skill Mark Your Calendar Vowel Teams ee/ea, ai/ay When two vowels together make one sound in a word, it is called a vowel team. The sound of these two letters is generally the sound of the first vowel in the team. Ex: teeth, reach, bait, May Irregular Plural Nouns A noun becomes plural by changing its spelling in ways other than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word. We will learn how to form frequently occurring irregular plural nouns and use them in our writing. Ex: feet, teeth, mice September 11- Foundation Capital Campaign Launch September 16- East Cobb Parade 10am September 22- STEM Day September 25 – Fall Break Begins Weekly Words does, then, would, could, should