Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 jessica.taylor2@cobbk12.org Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Week of October 29, 2018 A Peek at Our Week WEEKLY HOMEWORK Reading: Making Connections We will learn how to describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. Writing Choose a writing prompt from the October writing calendar Math: Addition and Subtraction We will learn how to add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value. Math IXL Practice – math facts within 20 Practice 1 addition and 1 subtraction (within 100) problem each night Writing: Informational Text We will learn how to write an informative/ explanatory text that includes all of the following: introduce the topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. Spelling Complete S.O.S. for the weekly words – there, these, very Choose a spelling activity from the October Speller’s Choice Reading Read a nonfiction book for 20 minutes Raz Kids Social Studies: Creek and Cherokee We will describe how James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, and the Creek and Cherokee adapted to and were influenced by their environments. S.S./ Science Review the Creek and Cherokee Study guide and flip book in the theme interactive notebook Class Blog: http://www.cobblearning.net/taylor2/ Spelling & Word Study Spelling/ Reading Rule Language Skill Mark Your Calendar Apostrophes We will learn how to use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives. Ex: could not = couldn’t Landon = Landon’s hat R Controlled Vowels When r comes just after a vowel, it changes the sound of the vowel before it. This is also known as Bossy R! Ex: star, fern, port, girl, curl October 31 – Poison Patrol In House Field Trip and Fall Party (wear class t-shirts) November 6 – No school November 9 – STEM Day November 15 – Adventures in Art November 16 – Falcon’s Friday – wear Falcon’s colors or spirit wear Weekly Words there, these, very