Mrs. Starks' 2nd Grade 22-23

  Weekly Update September 26, 2022 9/26   We have Media Center.    Today is Maize & Blue Day. 9/27 We have art. 9/28 We have a late start.  School will start at 9:25.    9/29 We have gym. 9/30 We have music. Thank you:  I appreciate those of you who were able to sign up for a parent / teacher conference time at Back to School Night.  If you have not been able to select day and time yet, please click on this link and select a time that works best for you.  These meetings can be done face to face or virtually and will last approximately 20 minutes.   Word Work : This week your child will be learning words that follow the VCe rule.  This rule includes words like made, globe, quite, escape, and suppose.   The words can be found on Spelling City to practice.  Please remember to use the list that comes home to practice reading words, talk about the word’s meaning, and look for common pat...

  Back to School Night Information Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Back to School night.  I appreciate your time.  If you were not able to attend, below are the links that allow you to sign up for conferences as well the A-Z's of 2nd grade which references the important details of Room 104.  I have also included the links for the Star of Week letter and schedule. Please email me with any questions. Thank you!   Christine Conference Sign Up The A-Z's of Second Grade Link to School Survey  Star of the Week Parent Letter Star of the Week Schedule

  Weekly Update September 18, 2022 9/19 Today is Maize & Blue Day!   We have Media Center.   Remember tonight is Back to School Night for parents only.     I look forward to seeing you at 5:45 pm. 9/20 We have art. 9/21 We have a late start.  School will start at 9:25 a.m.    9/22 We have gym.      Today is Picture Day!  9/23 We have music. Word Work : This week, your child will be learning words that follow the closed syllable rule.  This short vowel rule includes words like hat, shop, spend, chin, and gum.  A list of words will come home to practice on Monday.  Students may read the words, talk about the word’s meaning, and look for common patterns in the way the words are spelled.  Please do not feel your child should be able to spell all the words on this list. Words following this pattern can be found on Spelling City .  We do not have a paid subscription but students may enjo...

     Important Log In Information Computer:  Your 5 digit number                    Password: Bears123 Epic Class Code:   pma7021                        Prodigy Class Code:   5000717  Minecraft     Your 5 digit number                     Password: Bears123

  Weekly Update September 11, 2022 9/12 We have Media Center. 9/13 We have art. 9/14 We have a late start.  School will start at 9:25    9/15 We have gym. 9/16 Tomorrow is Constitution Day!  Ask your child what they learned about t oday’s meaning.  We have music THANK YOU!  Thank you so much for a great start to our year. The children were excited, prepared, and hard working.  I also appreciate all the supplies that were sent in.  They will be very useful throughout the year. NWEA :  Our window for taking the reading and math NWEA will be from Sept. 12th - Sept. 23rd. Students cannot prepare for this test ahead of time.  Please continue to have your child get plenty of rest each night and eat a healthy breakfast.  Thank you. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT:   I am excited to welcome everyone back into the classroom on September 19th from 5:45 - 6:30.   I will begin promptly at 5:45, do a quick run through of the key de...

  Yay, the class did a great job this week and they filled the bead jar.  As a reward, we will have an outside toy day.  With your permission, your child may bring any outside toy. If it is a bike, students must also bring a helmet.  In addition, the class has been told that if you say no, the answer is NO and they should not ask again.  Feel free to let me know if they bug you about your answer because that can affect if they get to participate.  If you have any questions, please email me at cstarks@sjschools.org Thank you! Christine

                                                                       Welcome to my 2nd grade blog  Second grade is such a wonderful time.  So much growth will take place in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.  This will also be a great year of making new friends.  I am very excited to provide a year's worth of experiences that help guide my students toward a bright and successful future. Check back to our blog for any updates in our classroom.  I will post information for the week ahead every Sunday by noon.  If you have any questions you may email me at any time at cstarks@sjschools.org    I will happily answer any questions any time. I am so excited for our 1st day tomorrow! Thank you! Christine Starks