Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes A Peek at Our Week Mark Your Calendar 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 Kawanna.Alderson@cobbk12.org 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: http://www.cobblearning.net/Alderson/ 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