Second Grade Weekly Newsletter February 8-12, 2016Penguin Chick

Spelling Words Vocabularyfather paper 1. finally- looking at something fondlyover offer 2. otherwise- if things were differentunder cover 3. junior- younger or having a lower rankherd germ 4.waterproof- something that doesn’t allow water through itwater master 5. slippery – difficult to hold on to verb fern 6. webbed- having skin between the toes cracker ever 7. steer- to control the direction in which something is going 8. whistle– a high musical sound *test on Friday

Story of the Week – “Penguin Chick” Read every night and daily in classReading Skills: Main Ideas and Details; Infer/Predict *topic- what the selection tells about *main idea- important idea about the topic *supporting detail- a fact or example that tells more about a main idea

Vocabulary Strategies: Dictionary Entry * A dictionary entry includes an entry word, one or more definitions of the word, and sometimes an example sentence or a picture; all dictionary entries are arranged alphabetical order.

Words with er ; ex.-Spelling Words

*test on Friday

Grammar: What Is an Adjective? *An adjective is a word that tells more about another word. * An adjective can tell more about how something looks. * An adjective can tell size, color, shape, or how many.

Ex.- The penguin lays a big egg. The penguin lays one egg.

How Things Taste and Smell *An adjective tells more about another word. * Adjectives can tell more about how something tastes. * Adjectives can also tell more about how something smells.

Ex. – My mom made a spicy chili. It had a peppery smell.

Math Chapter 7 MoneyLesson 1-Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies

dime-10 cents-10 Ȼ nickel- 5 cents- 5 Ȼ penny-1 cent-1 Ȼ

count dimes by tens count nickels by fives count pennies by ones

10Ȼ 20Ȼ 30Ȼ 5Ȼ 10Ȼ 15Ȼ 1Ȼ 2Ȼ 3Ȼ

Lesson 2-Quarters

Quarter-25 cents-25Ȼ 25Ȼ 50Ȼ 25Ȼ 50Ȼ 60Ȼ 70Ȼ 75Ȼ 76Ȼ 77Ȼ

Learn multiplication facts of 4

* test on Friday

Social Studies: George Washington Carver

1. George Washington Carver was born into slavery.2. George Washington Carver was born near the end of the Civil War. 3. Carver grew up in Missouri with the white family that originally kept his mother as a slave.4. G W Carver was an artist, teacher, and scientist.5. When he was young people called him the “Plant Doctor”. 6. He invented over 300 uses for peanuts.7. Agriculture is the study of plants and farming.8. George Washington Carver developed ideas about crop rotation. 9. He gave advice about agriculture to farmers.10. Carver taught farmers how to protect and care for their soil.

*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