Mrs. Starks' 2nd Grade 22-23

  Weekly Update Week of February 27, 2023   1  2/27   We have Media Center. 1  2/28   We have art.        3/1   We have a late start.     3/2   We have gym.              3/3   We have a half day and music. Dismissal at 12:09     Word Work: Our class will learn the /ô/ syllable pattern that makes the sound as in sm al l, dr aw , b o ss, and th ough t . Students should read their word lists, discuss the meaning of the words, and practice spelling words with similar syllable patterns.  Spelling City is ready for students to access the practice list for the week.   March Is Reading Month:   Hooray, its Reading Month!  We are very excited for the activities that will be occurring at Lincoln School. Next week we begin with Dress Up Days!   Sarett Nature Center Field Trip: Our second graders will be traveling...

  Weekly Update Week of February 20, 2022   2/20   We have Media Center. 2/21   We have art.    2/22   We have a late start.   2/23   We have gym and a half day of school.            2/24   We have music and a half day of school.     Word Work: We continue to learn our syllable pattern makes the sound as in push, could, and shook.  Students should read their word lists, discuss the meaning of the words, and practice spelling words with similar syllable patterns.  Spelling City is ready for students to access the practice list for the week.   Valentine's Day Party: Thank you so much to everyone who made our party a success by either sending in supplies and/or volunteering. The kids enjoyed playing Bingo, having food, passing out Valentine's and of course getting to look through all the goodies. It is hard to believe that ...

  We will have an Everything Goes Day tomorrow. This means they can wear pajamas, something on their head (like a hat or crazy hair), have a snack to go with our extra Capri Suns from the party, bring candy, bring a stuffed animal, bring a mindful toy, and we are having a read in. Let me know if you have any questions.   Thank you! Christine

  Weekly Update Week of February 13, 2023   1  2/13   We have Media Center. 1  2/14   We have art.     2/15   We have a late start.     2/16   We have gym.                2/17   We have music.      Word Work: For the next two weeks our class will learn our new syllable pattern makes the sound as in push, could, and shook.  Students should read their word lists, discuss the meaning of the words, and practice spelling words with similar syllable patterns.  Spelling City is ready for students to access the practice list for the week.   Math: Our second graders are well on their way into unit 6.  They will reason with shapes and their attributes and partition shapes into equal shares, building a foundation for fractions. They will relate halves, fourths, and skip-counting by 5 to tell time, and solve story...

Weekly Update Week of February 6, 2023   1  2/6   We have Media Center. 1  2/7   We have art.      2/8   We have a late start.     2/9   We have gym.                2/10   We have music.          PTO Popcorn Friday Word Work: Our class will continue to learn about the /oo/ syllable pattern for this week. Our syllable pattern makes the sound as in blue, moon, youth.    Students should read their word lists, discuss the meaning of the words, and practice spelling words with similar syllable patterns.  Spelling City is ready for students to access the practice list for the week. PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:  This year our conferences will be at the end of February. My class is piloting student led conferences so instead of meeting with only certain students, I will like to give every family a chance to partici...

  Yay, the class finally filled the bead jar.  As a reward, we will have an indoor toy day.  With your permission, your child may bring any inside toy (electronics are allowed) to play with during our extra recess.  If you have any questions, please email me at cstarks@sjschools.org Thank you! Christine