Mrs. Starks' 2nd Grade 24-25

  Weekly Update October 28, 2024 10/28 We do not have a special. 10/29 We have art. 10/30 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   We have Media Center. 10/31 It's Halloween! We have   music.                   11/1 We have gym.                  Word Work: Our class will be learning about the /ou/ syllable pattern this week. Our syllable pattern makes the sound as in count, town, and countdown.    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: We are beginning our work in Unit 2 of Illustrative Mathematics.  The family resource links will help you understand what your child is learning during t...

  Weekly Update October 21, 2024 10/21 We do not have a special     10/22 We have art. 10/23 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.  We have music.* 10/24 We have music.* 10/25 We have gym. *Due to a Thursday make-up schedule because of half days, we will have two days of music instead of Media Center.   Word Work: Our class will be learning about the /oo/ syllable pattern for the next two weeks. 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.  Celebrating our Success:  To celebrate our fundraising success, we have earned some special days.  On Friday, we had Frozen Treat Day in addition to Popcorn Friday.  Thank you to all the volunteers who made that fun time ...

Weekly Update October 14, 2024 10/14 We do not have a special. 10/15 We have art. 10/16 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   We have Media Center. 10/17 We have   music 10/28 We have gym.   Thank You:  Thank you to all our families for your hard work and generous donations for Laps for Lincoln.  It was wonderful to see everyone walking and celebrating our success. Your donations will help provide many educational opportunities for your children.  Please mark your calendars and attend our PTO meetings each month to be a part of how these funds will be spent. Conferences: Thank you so much for your time this past week to make student included conferences a success. I enjoyed meeting with everyone and look forward to the conferences in the week ahead. Word Work : Our class will be learning about the r-controlled syllable pattern this week. Words that follow this pattern include artist, teacher, direct, actor, and curly. Spelling City...

  Weekly Update October 7, 2024 10/7 We do not have a special. 10/8 We have art. 10/9 Late Start  School will start at 9:25.   We have Media Center. 10/10 We do not have a special    HALF DAY DISMISSAL 12:09 PM  10/11 We do not have a special      HALF DAY DISMISSAL 12:09 PM  Student Included Conferences: Conferences are just around the corner.  We are excited to include students this year.  During our 20 minutes together, your children and I will share information about where their learning will go this year.  If you have questions that you prefer to discuss without your child present, please send me an email ahead of time so that I am able to allow time during our 20 minute conference.    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 ...