1. Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes A Peek at Our Week Mark Your Calendar
2nd Grade
Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes
Week of January 15, 2018
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
A Peek at Our Week
Reading: Fairy Tales and Folktales
We will recount stories, including fables and folktales. We will determine the central message, lesson, or moral.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the January writing calendar
Choose an activity from the January challenge board
Math
IXL
Counting money (link found of class blog)
Math: Money
We will solve word problems using dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. We will learn how to use the dollar and cent sign correctly.
Spelling
Choose an activity from the January Speller’s Choice activity sheet
Write sentences using weekly words
Writing: Opinion Writing
We will learn how to write an opinion piece in which we introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply reason that support the opinion, use linking words, and provide a concluding statement.
Reading
Read for 20 minutes
Raz-kids
Review Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. study guide (on the back of newsletter)
Science/SS/Health: Civil Rights
We will identify and describe the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science/Social Studies
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Rabbit Words
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Magic e
By adding the silent e to the end of a syllable, it makes the vowel say its name. The pattern of the Magic E rule is: vowel-consonant-silent e (v-c-e)
Example: time, home, game
Expanding Sentences
We will learn how to produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences.
Ex: The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy.
January 15- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No School
January 23-STEM Family Night 6:00-7:30
January 24- Get Fit Wellstar In-house presentation
Weekly Words
laugh, climb, write