Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Irregular Plurals Nouns 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 Kawanna.Alderson@cobbk12.org Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Week of September 3, 2018 WEEKLY HOMEWORK A Peek at Our Week Reading: Characters We will study characters in our books and notice how they respond to problems or challenges they face. Writing Choose a writing prompt from the September writing 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: Word Problems We will continue to use addition and subtraction to solve one-step word problems within 20. Spelling Choose an activity from the Speller’s Choice Board Complete S.O.S for weekly words (from, any, of ) Writing: Personal Narratives We will learn how to write a narrative that recounts a well elaborated short sequence of events, includes details to describe actions, thoughts and feelings, uses transition words, and provides a sense of closure. Reading Read for 20 minutes Raz-Kids Science/SS/Health: Matter We will describe and classify different objects according to their physical properties and construct an explanation for how structures made from small pieces can be disassembled and then arranged to make new and different structures. We will also explain how some changes in matter caused by heating and cooling can be reversed while others are irreversible. S.S./Science Go to the class webpage, click on “fun links”, then enjoy “States of Matter” Class Blog: http://www.cobblearning.net/Alderson/ Spelling & Word Study Spelling Pattern Language Skill Mark Your Calendar Irregular Plurals Nouns We will learn how to form and use frequently occurring irregular plurals nouns when speaking or writing. Ex: feet, teeth, mice, fish FLOSS Rule When /f/, /l/, /s/, (or /z/) is heard after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word, it is spelled with a double ff, ll, ss, or zz. Ex: puff, doll, miss, jazz September 7- All Pro Dads 7:00 am September 7-Foundation’s Family Fun Night 5:00 September 13 – Spirit Night at Peace Love Pizza Weekly Words from, any, of