1. Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Science/Social Studies
2nd Grade
Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes
Week of August 14, 2017
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
A Peek at Our Week
Reading: Reading Workshop Launch
We will learn how to think about our reading by retelling important events in a story.
Writing
August Writing Calendar Personal Narrative-Write about meeting your new teacher for the first time
Math
Choose a math game from the “Number and Operations in Base Ten” sheet (homework binder)
Play Place Value Practice (Fun Links on blog)
Math: Place Value
We will continue to work on 3-digit place value by writing numbers in standard form, base ten form, word form, and expanded form.
Spelling
Watch the S.O.S video on the class blog under the “homework resources” tab and practice with your spelling words
Writing: Personal Narratives
We are working on writing personal narratives and focusing on small moments when we write. Great writers magnify small moments by adding details.
Reading
Read 20 minutes a day
Retell the events of a story
Review the Regions of Georgia study guide (homework binder)
Science/SS/Health: Georgia Regions
We will locate and describe the five Regions of Georgia (Piedmont, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Blue Ridge Mountains, and Coastal Plain.
Science/Social Studies
Review the Georgia Regions link (Fun Links on blog)
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Capitalization
We will focus on capitalizing proper nouns in our writing.
Rules of /k/
-ck is used after a short vowel after the first syllable of a word.
-k is used before e, i, or y and at the end of a word. –c is used before a, o, or u.
Ex: sock, kid, cup
August 15-Tijuana Joe’s Night at 6:00
August 18 International Family Welcome Program (10:00 AM in the Media Center
August 21 -Extended Day
August 23- Picture Day
August 30- Early Release Day
Weekly Words
after, again, any, of, from