Mrs. Starks' 2nd Grade 23-24

  Weekly Update Week of February 26, 2024   1  2/26   We have art. 1  2/27   We have gym.        2/28   We have a late start     2/29   We have music.               3/1   We have Media Center.    Popcorn Friday!  Half Day 12:09 Dismissal Word Work: Our class will learn about compound words such as someone, cherry pie, and part-time. 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 Unit 18 practice list for the week.   March Is Reading Month:  Reading Month is almost here!  Students will have fun reading books and voting on their favorite titles at school.  In addition, we will be watching some book talks where a...

  Weekly Update Week of February 19, 2024   1  2/19   We have art. 1  2/20   We have gym.     2/21   We have a late start.     2/22   We have music.                2/23   We have Media Center.        Word Work: Our class will learn the consonant + le, al, or el syllable pattern found in words like whittle, local, and nickel . 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 to everyone for an amazing party on Wednesday. I appreciate Jessica Smith volunteering to organize the party and all of the parents who volunteered their time or supplies to make the party such a success. On Thursday, when w...

  Weekly Update Week of February 12, 2024   2/12   We have art. 2/13   We have gym.    2/14   We have a late start.    2/15   We have music.             2/16   We have Media Center.        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.   Math: Our second graders are beginning 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 problems involving the valu...