Second Grade Weekly NewsletterDecember 4th-8th, 2017
Helen Keller
Spelling Words Vocabulary
owngoat 1.behavior- the way someone or something acts; what they do
mostflow 2.curious- wanting to know something
soaploaf 3. imitated-copied or did the same thing as someone else
floatthrow 4. motion– moving around
both coach 5. illness-being sick or not feeling well
know so 6.silence- totally quiet, no noise
loan grow 7. darkness- no light
8. knowledge- information or facts
*test on Friday
Story of the Week – “Helen Keller” Read every night and daily in class
Reading Skills: Main Ideas and Details; summarize
main idea- an important idea about a topic
details- a fact or example that tells more about a main idea
Use the Idea-Support Map to record the main idea
summarize-by retelling important details
infer- to figure out something that is not stated directly
Vocabulary Strategies: Suffix –ly
Suffix- an ending attached to a base word that changes the meaning of the word
-ly- means “in a certain way”
Ex.- Alex wanted to know what was in the box, so she curiously opened the lid.
Base word- curious- interested to learn something
Add –ly to curious and it becomes curiously which means “in an interested way”
Words with Long O:Words with o, oa, ow ex: Spelling words
*test on Friday
Grammar: Using Proper Nouns
*Days of the Week-always begin with capital letters.
Ex.-Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
*Months of the Year and Holidays-always begin with capital letters.
Ex.- Thanksgiving, New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, January, March, August
*Book Titles-each important word in the title begins with a capital letter. The entire title is
underlined.
Ex.- The Cat in the Hat, Dinosaur Days, Merry Christmas, Splat,The Life of Helen Keller
*test on Friday
Math: Chap. 2- Numbers to 1,000
• Hundreds, Tens, and Ones 300 + 50 + 4
• Place Value to 1,000 762 The value of the underlined digit is 60.
692 The value of the underlined digit is 600.
Number Names – Read and write 3-digit numbers in word form. Ex. 212two hundred twelve
Different Forms of Numbers – Expanded Form Ex. 265200 + 60 + 5
Standard Form Ex. Four hundred thirty-two432
Algebra • Different Ways to Show Numbers – Base Ten Blocks, Standard Form, Expanded Form, and Word Form
Count On and Count Back by 10 and 100 – Identify 10 more, 10 less, 100 more, or 100 less than a given number. Ex. 10 more than 251=261 100 less than 692=592
*test on Friday
Science: Solids to Liquids/Liquids to Solids
1. By heating, you can change a solid to a liquid.
2. By cooling, you can change a liquid to a solid.
3. When you add heat to a solid, it can melt.
4. Chocolate will melt into a liquid when heat is added.
5. If you take enough heat from a liquid, it may freeze.
6. Melted wax will harden into the shape of its container when heat is removed.
7. Solid butter will melt to a liquid when heat is added.
8. Ice cream will become a liquid if heat is added.
9. Water changes from a liquid to a solid when enough heat is taken away from it.
10. Water freezes and becomes ice.
11. Juice can change from a liquid to a solid.
12. It will become an ice pop.
13. Ice melts when its temperature is high enough.
*test on Friday
Social Studies: Federal Government *test on Friday
1. The federal government is made up of three parts, Congress, the Supreme Court, and the President.
2. Congress makes laws to keep order and keep people safe.
3. The President is the elected leader of our country who makes sure that our country is a good place to live.
4. Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
5. The Supreme Court is made up of nine judges who make sure the laws are fair.
6. Supreme Court Justices are chosen by the President.
7. The President and members of Congress are elected into office.
8. The written set of rules that our government must follow is called the Constitution.
9. The Constitution lists the rights, or freedoms, that citizens have.
10. Every ten years there is a census, or survey, to count the population.