1. Mrs. Ackerman’s Homework Calendar
Name:____________________ Week of Octoberr 17th-21st, 2011
http://wildabout2ndgrade.berkeleyprep.net/
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY WEEKEND
Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more!
Reading
Record your title and minutes in your Reading Log 
Have a wonderful
HomeLink 3:6
HomeLink 3:3 HomeLink 3:4 HomeLink 3:5 weekend!
Frames-and-Arrows
Times of Day “What’s My Rule?” Pockets Bar Graph
Problems
Math
Math Fact Practice – Math Minute Review
XtraMath – Computer Time (5 minutes each night)
Monday- Friday: Study “Arreglo de mesa/Table Setting” on the Spanish Learning Link for second grade
Spanish http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/spanlinks/Spanish2nd.htm
Friday- Quiz
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ Book 2 – Lesson 5
Wordly
Website - Review the Create Flashcards. Keep at
Wise words- Lesson 5 home for practice.
Crossword Puzzle No homework
Word
“Above and Beyond” options for Word Study/Spelling – See page 2
Study
Field Trip to NOAA – Thursday, October 20th – Your child needs to wear his/her Discovery T-shirt for the field trip.
Halloween Parade – Friday, October 28th @ 8:15am (on the mound)
Extra 2nd Grade Halloween Party immediately following parade.
All parents are invited for the fun!
Parent/Teacher Conferences – Monday, October 31st & Tuesday, November 1st (No school either day for students)

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
aunt uncle sister brothers people
the Week
Dot Out the Word:
Write your words in rice, shaving cream,
bathtub foam, or any other item approved by a First, dot out a letter of the word. Next,
family member. trace the letter. Keep doing it until you are
finished with the whole word. Repeat with all
spelling words on your list.
Word Jumble:
Write your words using one color for vowels
and another color for consonants. Then write
Scramble your words and write the correct
your words in ABC order.
spelling next to each scrambled word.
If applicable, write word families for your
Write each word in special letters (bubbly,
words.
squiggly, block, etc)
(For example, could-would-should)