1. Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Science/Social Studies
2nd Grade
Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes
Week of October 16, 2017
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
A Peek at Our Week
Reading: Ask and Answer Questions
We will read informational books to identify key details by asking and answering questions about the text.
Writing
Write a thank you letter to our troops on the paper provided (family members are welcome to write a letter as well.
Math
Go to the Funny Numbers Link
(“fun links” on class webpage)
Go to the Place Value Practice (Try the Challenge Yourself activity)
Math: Place Value
We will review how to read and write 3-digit numbers to 1,000. We will also count within 1,000 and skip count by 5’s, 10’s, and 100’s.
Spelling
No homework
Writing: Informational Writing
We will continue our unit on informational writing. We will learn how to introduce a topic and use facts to develop points about our topic.
Reading
Read 20 minutes every day
Ask and answer questions using an informational text.
No homework
Science/SS/Health: Economics
We will finish up the economics unit and begin learning about the contributions of Sequoyah, James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi.
Science/Social Studies
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Vowel Teams
We will review reading all vowel teams. We will review the spelling of the vowel teams ai, ay, oa, and ow.
We will review rules for capitalization and punctuation in our writing.
October Conference Week
October 25- Creek In-house Field Trip (8:15 and 9:15)
October 31- Fall Centers (9:30-10:30)
October 31- Poison Patrol In-house Field Trip (8:15)
Weekly Words
We will not have any weekly words this week.