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Mrs. McKermitt's Second Grade/Room 31

Welcome to Room 31!  Second grade is such an exciting grade to teach.  The chidren are anxious to make their First Holy Communion and they are becoming much more independent.  I look forward to a new year with new friends and can't wait to get back into a classroom routine.

 

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Wednesday's Homework and Reminders 9-17-25

Spelling - Backpack Page 7 and 8 (Snack Attack Recipe) and continue to study for Friday’s test.


Math - Flashcards and study for tomorrow’s Topic 1 Assessment.


*Scholastic Book Fair is next week.  Preview day is Monday, 9/22/25 (8am – 3:30pm) and wish lists will come home.  Students will shop as a class Tuesday 9/23/24 through Thursday 9/25/25 (8am – 3:30pm).  Grandfriends will join us to shop on Thursday, 9/25/25 during their visit (book fair will be open from 8am – 3:30pm).  Feel free to stop by at pickup to shop with your child any of the days.  Payment can be set up through eWallet (see link below), cash, credit card, Apple Pay or check made out to St. Juliana.  DON’T FORGET TO ADD 10.5% TAX.  Please consider rounding up for “All for Books” which benefits the SJS classrooms as well.  The book fair will be located in the School Hall.  Encourage your children to buy at least one book before trinkets.  The volunteers will also try their best to assist!

We are looking for volunteers (MUST be VIRTUS trained)!  Even an hour of your time makes a difference! Please volunteer at this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054BA8AC2CAAFC1-58398757-september

More details/eWallet can be found here:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stjulianaschool



Upcoming Dates:


Thursday, 9/25 - Grandfriends’ Day; Mothers’ Club Hot Lunch (Joe’s Pizza)


Friday, 9/26 - No School, Staff Development Day


Tuesday, 9/30 - All School Spirit Wear


Thursday, 10/2 - 2:00 Dismissal


Sunday, 10/5 - 1st Communion Commitment Mass @ 11:00



*Please join us for Grandfriends’ Day on Thursday, September 25th from 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM! RSVP by filling out one permission slip for each student in your household. We are very excited to welcome our GRAND family and friends to SJS!



*The RSVP’s show us who has permission to go home with their Grandfriend. Students who are not on the list will sit with their teacher at Church and get dismissed at 3:05. Thanks!


*Have a great day!

Tuesday's Homework and Reminders 9-16-25

Reading - Reread Backpack Page 6 aloud a few times to improve fluency. 

Math - Practice your Flashcards. Green review pages are coming home today. Please review the red pages that went home on Friday and Monday and today’s green pages for Topic 1 Assessment on Thursday.

*Scholastic Book Fair is next week.  Preview day is Monday, 9/22/25 (8am – 3:30pm) and wish lists will come home.  Students will shop as a class Tuesday 9/23/24 through Thursday 9/25/25 (8am – 3:30pm).  Grandfriends will join us to shop on Thursday, 9/25/25 during their visit (book fair will be open from 8am – 3:30pm).  Feel free to stop by at pickup to shop with your child any of the days.  Payment can be set up through eWallet (see link below), cash, credit card, Apple Pay or check made out to St. Juliana.  DON’T FORGET TO ADD 10.5% TAX.  Please consider rounding up for “All for Books” which benefits the SJS classrooms as well.  The book fair will be located in the School Hall.  Encourage your children to buy at least one book before trinkets.  The volunteers will also try their best to assist!

We are looking for volunteers (MUST be VIRTUS trained)!  Even an hour of your time makes a difference! Please volunteer at this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054BA8AC2CAAFC1-58398757-september

More details/eWallet can be found here:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stjulianaschool

 

*Have a wonderful day!

Monday's Homework and Reminders 9-15-25

Spelling - Backpack Page 5 


Math - A new batch of flashcards are coming home. Please cut them up and practice. Study the red page that went home on Friday and the red page coming home today. They are similar to the Topic 1 Assessment that will be on Thursday, 9/18.


Religion - We are talking about Baptism in Chapter 2. It would be nice to have a conversation with your child about their Baptism!


*Have a great day!


Upcoming Dates:


Thursday, 9/25 - Grandfriends’ Day; Mothers’ Club Hot Lunch (Joe’s Pizza)


Friday, 9/26 - No School, Staff Development Day


Tuesday, 9/30 - All School Spirit Wear


Thursday, 10/2 - 2:00 Dismissal


Sunday, 10/5 - 1st Communion Commitment Mass @ 11:00

Thursday's Homework and Reminders 9-11-25

Spelling - Backpack Page 4

 

Math - Flashcards

 

Religion Tests are coming coming home today. Please sign and return.

 

*The STAR test (reading comprehension) will be coming home today. This is just the first STAR test taken.  They will be taken each trimester and the idea is to look for progress. Please remember that this is one diagnostic tool. You may keep these. They are also helpful to use as a reference to help your child pick out a book to read at his/her reading level for AR. Please make sure your child is reading at home and choosing a book that is at their suggested reading level based on the STAR Reading Test.  Also, encourage your child to take their time reading, and reread the book if necessary.

 

*Have a great day!

Wednesday's Homework and Reminders 9-10-25

Spelling - Backpack Page 3 and continue to study for Friday’s test.


Math - Practice flashcards and sign the sheet. Homework pages. 17-18. There is a 100s chart coming home. Please keep and use it when it would be useful for Math.


Tomorrow - The stamped and addressed envelope is due tomorrow. It is also Picture Day. Please wear comfortable shoes for P.E. 


*Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Tuesday's Homework and Reminders 9-9-25

Spelling - Reread Backpack Page 2 aloud several times to practice fluency. 


Writing -  Please send the stamped and addressed envelope back to school by Thursday. We will be writing the letter in school and mailing it. 


Math - Flashcards. No Math homework for room 31. We took the iReady Math diagnostic today.


Religion - Study for tomorrow’s test.  Take the pretest at, blestarewe.com.

Return the book tomorrow.


 *We will be taking the iReady Reading diagnostic tomorrow.


*Thursday - Picture Day and the friendly letter envelope with the address and stamp is due. We also have P.E. so please wear comfortable shoes. 


*Oct. 5th - 1st Communion Commitment Mass at 11:00. You sit in any pew and students/parents will be asked to go on the altar for a blessing. 


*Have a wonderful day!

Monday's Homework and Reminders 9-8-25

Spelling - Backpack Page 1 is coming home. Please study the words for Friday’s test.

 

Writing - We will be writing a friendly letter over the next couple of weeks. Directions and an attached envelope are coming home to have your child address and stamp the envelope to a person/family they would like to write their letter to. Please send the stamped and addressed envelope back to school by Thursday. We will be writing the letter in school and mailing it. 

 

Math - The first set of flashcards are coming home. These will be coming home weekly for the next couple of months. Please cut them out carefully, keep at home, and study the fact families on the back. The parent signature sheet is also coming home. When you study the flashcards daily, please sign and return the sheet in your child's green folder.  

Please also complete pages 15+16.

 

Religion - Study for Wednesday’s Chapter 1 test.  Religion tests consist of multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, and short answer. You will be asked to write one way you can show that you are a child of God. Study the highlighted parts, green Faith Words boxes, the Chapter review, and take the pretest at least once before test day. Return the book on Wednesday please. Go to www.blestarewe.com:

 

*Click students

*Take a quiz

*Grade 2

*Chapter 1



*When tests come home, please keep the Spelling tests. All other tests, you sign and return. 

 

*We will be taking the iReady Math and Reading diagnostic tomorrow and Wednesday. Please eat a good breakfast and get a good night’s rest.

 

 

*AR tests can start tomorrow. Don’t forget to check on www.arbookfind.com to see if the book is on AR and the book level. When your child has fully read a book and is ready for the test, please bring the book in or write the AR quiz number down on a piece of paper (found on arbookfind.com).  I showed the class www.arbookfind.com, how to type in a book, find the quiz number, and the amount of points/book level a book is.

 

Thursday - Picture Day and the friendly letter envelope with the address and stamp is due.

 

*Please join us for Grandfriends’ Day on Thursday, September 25th from 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM! RSVP by filling out one permission slip for each student in your household. We are very excited to welcome our GRAND family and friends to SJS!

 

*Oct. 5th - 1st Communion Commitment Mass at 11:00. You sit in any pew and students/parents will be asked to go on the altar for a blessing. 

 

*Have a great day!

Jr. Trojans Basketball Resgistration Ends Tonight

Registration period for Junior Trojans Basketball will end at 6pm today, September 5th. 

Thank You.

Thursday's Homework and Reminders 9-4-25

Spelling - Backpack Page and study for tomorrow’s test.


Math - Pages 13+14


Religion - The book went home yesterday to start studying for next Wednesday’s (9/10) Chapter 1 test. Religion tests consist of multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, and short answer. You will be asked to write one way you can show that you are a child of God. Study the highlighted parts, green Faith Words boxes, the Chapter review, and take the pretest at least once before test day. Go to www.blestarewe.com:


*Click students

*Take a quiz

*Grade 2

*Chapter 1


Keep the red religion book at home until test day. Return the book on Wednesday please.


*Have a great day!

Wednesday's Homework and Reminders 9-3-25

Spelling - Backpack Page (keep at home) and continue to study for Friday’s test.


Math - Pages 11+12


Religion - The book will be coming home today to start studying for next Wednesday’s (9/10) Chapter 1 test. Religion tests consist of multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, and short answer. You will be asked to write one way you can show that you are a child of God. Study the highlighted parts, the Chapter review, and take the pretest at least once before test day. Go to www.blestarewe.com:


*Click students

*Take a quiz

*Grade 2

*Chapter 1


Keep the red religion book at home until test day. Return the book on Wednesday please.

 

*A Grandfriends’ Day (9/25) invitation is coming home with the youngest/only.


*Have a great day!

Tuesday's Homework and Reminders 9-2-25

Spelling/Reading -  Study the Backpack Page that went home on Thursday for your Spelling test this Friday. The fluency Backpack Page is coming home. When these fluency Backpack Pages come home weekly, please have your child read these aloud to you a few times.

 

Math - Pages 9+10

 

Thursday - 2:00 Dismissal

 

*A Grandfriends’ Day (9/25) invitation is coming home with the youngest/only tomorrow.

 

*A paper with the heading “Renaissance Home Connect” is coming home. It has your child’s AR (Accelerated Reading) username/password. The bottom of that paper has your child’s iReady username/password. We will be completing the iReady Reading and Math diagnostic tests in September. Please do not go on iReady until testing is over. 

 

Attached to the Renaissance paper are tips/suggestions for when your child takes AR tests. Keep these pages in a safe location. Tests are taken at school on iPads during Silent Reading Time (S.S.R.) We are asking for 4 or more AR points for this 1st trimester. When your child is ready to take a test, please bring in the book or quiz number. We will let you know when the program is up and running to start taking tests.



*Have a great day!

Thursday’s Homework and Reminders 8-28-25

Spelling - A Backpack Page is coming home today with the Spelling words to start studying for next Friday’s, 9/5, test. The new list of Spelling words will normally come home on a Monday, but since there is no school this Monday, the words are coming home early. When Backpack Pages go home, they do not need to be returned. 

 

Math - Pages 7+8

 

*2nd Graders are able to check out their library books for 2 weeks in second grade.

 

Tomorrow - Spirit Wear 

 

*It was wonderful to meet many of you yesterday!

 

*Have a great day!

Wednesday's Homework and Reminders 8-27-25

*There is no homework tonight. I’ll see you tonight at Back to School Night!


*Have a great day!  

Tuesday's Homework and Reminders 8-26-25

Math - Complete and return pages 3+4



*Tomorrow, 8/27 - Back-to-School night from 6:00-7:30, beginning in Church.


*Friday, 8/29 - All school Spirit Wear (last Friday of the Month)


*Have a wonderful day!!

Monday's Homework and Reminders 8-25-25

Spelling/Reading - An informational Superkids letter is going home. We are completing the Warm-Up unit for the next couple of weeks.


Math - Please complete and return lesson 1-1 (pages 1+2). An informational letter discussing Topic 1, Fluently Add and Subtract Within 20, is coming home along with the My Word Cards. Please cut these up and keep handy at home to practice throughout the topic.


*The Back-to-School night packet is coming home. Please read over it and if you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them at Back-to-School night on Wednesday.


*The Beginning of the Year Superkids test is coming home. Please review and sign these tests when they come home. 


*Wednesday, 8/27 - Back-to-School night from 6:00-7:30, beginning at Church.


*Friday, 8/29 - All school Spirit Wear


*Have a wonderful day!!

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