Mrs. Starks' 2nd Grade 21-22

  Weekly Update November 1, 2021 11/1 We have media center. Books are due back today. 11/2 We have art. 11/3 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   11/4 We have gym. 11/5 We have music. Word Work : Our class will learn words that follow the long e digraph syllable pattern this week.  Long e digraph syllable patterns use the following vowel teams ie, ea, and ee. The following words are examples of this pattern chief, stream, and sneeze.  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 practice the long e digraph word list. Halloween Party: We had a lot of fun at our Halloween party and walking in the parade. Thank you so much for all your wonderful donations and support. Book Order Update from Scholastic: Since our winter break begins December 17th, I am not comfortable placing a new order until the first of the year.  I am sorry if this is an inconvenien

    Weekly Update October 25, 2021 10/25 We have Media Center and books are due. 10/26 We have art. 10/27 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   10/28 We have   gym 10/29 We have music  Halloween Party at 2:25    Parade at 3:15 pm. Halloween Party: Thank you for your patience in receiving Halloween Party Info. The sign up link is here. It will be a simple craft, snack, team activity, and then the parade at 3:15. Students may wear their costumes all day. Please email me with any questions. Thank you! Word Work : This week your child will learn words that have the long-o digraph pattern.  This rule includes words like bowl, soak, and hoe.   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 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. Computers:   Class runs more smoo

The class filled the bead jar so we will have an Everything Goes Day.   That means students may do the following....     *bring one soft item     *bring one mindful item     *bring books for read-in time     *dress like a twin     *bring one toy for indoor toy time (no electronics)     *bring one clear liquid to go with our Popcorn from           Popcorn Friday     *time to work with craft material for arts & craft          time    As always please feel free to email me with any questions.  Thank you!  

  Weekly Update October 18, 2021 10/18 No School Today.  Teacher In-service 10/19 We have art 10/20 We have Media Center. Books are due. Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   10/21 We have   gym 10/22 We have  music Conferences: I look forward to meeting with you this week. Please remember that our time together will be 20 minutes. If we need more time, I am also happy to schedule another time with you. If you have requested a virtual conference, I will email you a link on the morning of your conference day. If you do not remember what type of conference you requested you may check the schedule here . Word Work : This week your child will continue to learn words that have the long-a digraph pattern.  This rule includes words like brain, weight, tray, and whey.   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 patterns in the way the wor

  Weekly Update October 10, 2021 10/11 We have Media Center. Books are due today. Today is Maize & Blue Day. 10/12 We have art. 10/13 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   10/14 We have gym.  Half Day 12:09 Dismissal  10/15 We have music. Half Day 12:09 Dismissal  Word Work : This week your child will be learning words that have the long-a digraph pattern.  This rule includes words like brain, weight, tray, and whey.   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 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. Math Progress :  Over the last few weeks we have been working on adding and subtracting within 50.  Some of the problems include finding missing addends, minuends, and adding double digits.  We have discussed the numerous ways to show our work, including

The class did it again.  The bead jar is filled.  They voted for an indoor toy time which means they can bring a non-electronic or an electronic toy.  They also asked if they can bring safe candy during snack and I said yes.  Please refer to an earlier post in the blog for safe candies.  Some of the options include, Smarties, Tootsie Rolls from a non-mix bag, Dum Dum suckers, Starburst, Skittles, Jolly Ranchers and Air Heads.  Please email me if you have any questions.  Thank you!

  Weekly Update October 4, 2021 10/4 We have Media Center. Library books are due.   Today is Maize & Blue Day. 10/5 We have art. 10/6 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   10/7 We have gym. 10/8 We have music. Laps for Lincoln was a huge success! Thank you for all of your wonderful support. We have raised funds to enrich the lives of all our students. We have awesome students who show their best selves everyday. Thank you:  I appreciate those of you who have been able to sign up for a conference time on our google doc.  If you have not been able to select a day and time yet, please click on this link and select a time that works best for you.  These meetings will be done virtually and will last approximately 20 minutes.   Word Work : This week your child will be learning words that are open syllables.  This includes words like; be, by, me, and cry.   The words can be found on Spelling City to practice.  Please remember to use the list that comes home to practice readin