TEAM Pennington Mark Your Calendar A Peek at Our Week WEEKLY HOMEWORK Mrs. Pennington 2nd Grade (770) 578-7200 shirley.pennington@cobbk12.org TEAM Pennington Week of January 22, 2018 A Peek at Our Week WEEKLY HOMEWORK Reading Read for 20 minutes aloud each day Retell the events of the story in order. Reading: Fairy Tales/Folktales/Fables We will continue to recount stories from diverse cultures to determine the central message. Also, we will notice the point of view of the characters. Writing Choose an activity from January Writing calendar. . Math: Money We will practice counting coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) and dollar bills. We will solve word problems involving money. Math IXL Practice addition and subtraction facts. Play money games on class blog. Writing: Opinion Writing As we continue opinion writing, we will focus on giving examples of reasons to support our opinions. S.S. Review MLK study guide. We will test on Tuesday. Social Studies: Civil Rights We will wrap our study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and begin Jackie Robinson. a Spelling Follow the directions from the January Spellers’ Choice Activities sheet. Class Blog- www.cobblearning/pennington/ Word Work Spelling Rule: ar, or Reading Rule: er, ir, ur . Language Skill Mark Your Calendar An r-controlled vowel is a vowel followed by an r. The r changes the sound of the vowel. Examples: car, herd, sir, fort, hurt Adjectives & Adverbs We will use adjectives and adverbs in writing to expand our sentences. Jan. 23 6:00 STEM Night Jan. 26 100th Day of School – dress up like you are 100 Jan. 24 “Get Fit” Well Star Program Jan. 31 Adventures in Art Feb. 1 Picture Day Weekly Words know, write, gnaw, climb, laugh