Second Grade News
Miss Scherba’s Class
Week of October 28, 2013 – November 1, 2013
Language Arts –
This week, we will begin
Unit 2.1 – The Tiny Seed.
We will discuss children’s
experiences with and
knowledge of plants. We will
learn about the parts of
plants and how plants grow.
We will spell words with
short and long u (i.e. sun and
cube). In grammar, we will
learn about nouns that name
people, places, and things
and how to use commas in a
series. While reading, we
will use facts to draw
conclusions. We will write a
how-to poster.
Monday –
 (H.W.) Vocabulary list
(Please sign and
return.)
Tuesday (H.W.) Read “TakeHome Book” Luke’s
Tune. (Please sign and
return.)
Wednesday –
 (H.W.) Write spelling
words 2x each in green
spelling folder.
Thursday –
 Oral and Written
Vocabulary Quiz
 Comprehension Test
on The Tiny Seed
Friday –
 Spelling Test
 Grammar Quiz
 2.1 PSSA Test
Math
Upcoming
Events
Monday – Chapter 6: Subtraction
Strategies. Lesson 6.1 - Students will
count back 1, 2, or 3 to find
differences from 20 or less.
Tuesday – Lesson 6.2 – Students will
use fact families to find sums and
differences.
Wednesday – Lesson 6.3 – Students
will use addition to model subtraction
as an inverse operation.
Thursday – Lesson 6.4 – Students
will identify missing addends in
addition and subtraction sentences.
Homework: RW 27/28
Friday – Lesson 6.5 – Students will
understand there are different ways
to name a number.
Schedule
Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday –
Friday -
Day 2 – Art
Library
Day 3 - Gym
Day 4 - Art
Day 5 - Computer
Day 1 – Music
The Tiny Seed
Genre –
An Informational Story is a
made-up story that gives
information about a topic.
Star of the Week
Luke Hassler
It’s Red Ribbon Week!
Monday – Wear Red
Tuesday – “Put a Cap on
Drugs” Wear a Hat
Wednesday – “Don’t Slip
Into Drugs” Wear Slippers
Thursday – “Sock it to
Drugs” Wear Crazy Socks
 End of 1st Nine Weeks
 October Book-It Due!

Happy Halloween!
Friday – “Say Book to
Drugs” Wear your costume
to the Halloween Party
 Halloween Party
2:30

Show and Tell:
Rebecca, Ava, Isaac,
Mackensie, Aidan, Kayla,
Natalie
Have a safe
and happy
Halloween!
The Tiny Seed
Spelling Words:
sun
bud
duck
bump
cup
cube
dude
fume
rule
rude
rose
hope
food
together
through
November
The Tiny Seed
Vocabulary:
 burst
 drifts
 desert
 drowns
 gently
 neighbor
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thrive
fertile
sprout
expect
appear
Red Ribbon Week:
Students will receive
their “Red Ribbon
Week bracelets” on
Monday. They will be
permitted to leave
their bracelets at
school each day so
they can participate in
the daily drawings. If
your child brings
his/her bracelet home
during the week, please
return it to school the
next morning so he/she
can be entered into
the drawing for that
day. Thank you!
Halloween Party –
Our school Halloween Party will be held on Friday, November 1st. The party will begin at 2:30
p.m. Students will be putting their Halloween costumes on shortly before the party/parade
begins. Please do not send make-up or hair accessories that the students cannot put on by
themselves. No face paint please. I will be available to help the students get ready, but we will
not have time for intricate hair or make-up.
Also, please do not send in a treat for the class unless you were assigned to do so by our
Homeroom Representatives. If you were asked to send in a treat, please make sure it is
individually packaged so that it can be easily distributed and sent home.
Thank you for your help and cooperation! I look forward to our Halloween celebration! 