Second Grade Weekly Newsletter September 28-October 2, 2015
The Ugly Vegetable
Spelling Words-*test on Friday Vocabulary-*test on Friday
rockadd shovels- garden tools used for lifting dirt and soil
blackspell blooming- having flowers
trickstuck scent- a smell
kick class nodded- moved the head up and down
full doll wrinkled- folded up in a messy way; crumpled
dress off plain- simple, not fancy
neck will muscles- parts of the body used to help you move and do things
tough- hard, thick on the outside
Story of the Week – “The Ugly Vegetable” Read every night and daily in class
Reading Skills: Conclusions- a smart guess; using clues, about what the author does not say
Story Clue + Story Clue + Story Clue = Conclusion
The people live close to each other + The people wave to each other + The people know each other’s name
= the people in the neighborhood are friendly.
Analyze/Evaluate- to look or study something carefully. Analyzing and evaluating the events
in a story helps readers draw good conclusions
Vocabulary Strategies-Homophones- words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Ex.- bear, bare
two, to
won, one
plain, plane
Words with Double consonants and ck ex: Spelling words
Grammar: Proper Nouns- Nouns that name special people or animals. Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Ex.-I see Robert Smith and his dog Bozo in the garden.
Proper Nouns-Some proper nouns name special places. All proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Ex.- I go to Stewart Heights Elementary.Ex.- Flowers grow all around Lakeside.
*Test on Friday
Math: Algebra ∙ Use Drawings to Represent Problems *test of Friday
Ex. 57
12
5 + 7 = 12 or 12 – 7 = 5
Algebra ∙ Use Equations to Represent Problems
Ex. There were 8 big dogs and 2 little dogs at the park. How many dogs were at the park?
8 + 2 = 10 10 dogs
Problem Solving ∙ Equal Groups
Ex. Jackie puts 4 toys in each box. How many toys will she put in 4 boxes?
4 + 4 = 8
Science: Unit A Life Science Chapter 2 Animals
Lesson 2: What Are Fish?
1. Fish are animals that live in water.
2. Fish have backbones. Animals with backbones are vertebrates.
3. Fish are cold-blooded animals. This means their body temperature changes with the water around them.
4. Fish havefins which help them move through water.
5. Fish have skin covered with scales.
6. Scales help protect fish from predators.
7. Fish breathe through gills.
8. Fish eat other fish and plants.
9. Most fish hatch from eggs.
10. Some examples of fish are goldfish, guppies, or sharks.
*test on Friday.
Regions of South Carolina
1. South Carolina has two Coastal Plains.
2. They are the Inner Coastal Plain and the Outer Coastal Plain.
3. The Outer Coastal Plain is mostly flat and swampy, made up of many islands, marshy areas, bays, and inlets.
4. The soils of the South Carolina Coastal Outer Plain, close to the coast, are not suitable for farming.
5. People enjoy fishing in the marshes, bays, and inlets.
6. Summer highs in South Carolina along the coast approach the 100′s
7. Winter lows drop to the twenties on the most extreme days.
8. Shrimping is a commercial business in South Carolina.
9. Charleston is a large South Carolina urban city with a bay.
10. Charleston has a large port where goods from all over the world enter the United States.