Welcome Tonia Starnes

2nd grade
 

About Us

My name is Tonia Starnes.  I graduated from Volunteer High School in 1985 and from East TN State University in 1990.  I received a B.S. degree in Education.  I have taught in Hawkins County for 19 years.  My husband's name is Calvin.  We have been married for 22 years.  I have two daughters.  Amber is a Junior at North East State  and Whitney is a Senior at Volunteer High School. I also have one poodle, a yorkie, and a cat.  

Mission For The Class
To prepare each student in a positive environment to be responsible, successful, and ready for future challenges. 


 
 
  

Homework is useful in reinforcing skills and materials learned in class. It prepares students for upcoming topics, teaches responsibility, and helps develop positive study skills.  It also helps you keep up with what we are learning.

Your child will bring home a homework folder each day with an assignment sheet.  Please have your child do his/her homework with an adult each night.  Please have your child read in the Reading/Phonics Folder 2-3times a week for 10-15 minutes

 

A Peek of the Week

Spelling Words -mixture nation section future section future picture action caution station fixture motion nature feature (furniture adventure motion) believe been caught finally today tomorrow whatever    Pre-test Wednesday Final Test-Friday

Reading "Birthday Basket for Tia" Test-Friday- Try to read the story each night or 1/2 of the story at a time.  

Vocabulary-present aunt basket collects bank favorite (piņata ninetieth tia)

Amazing Words- celebration custom tradition create inspect snapshot angle brilliant

 High-Frequency Words-birthday today door family laugh believe been caught finally tomorrow whatever

 Phonics-syllables -tion, -ture

Grammar-commas

Math-measurement

 Science/Social Studies-cultural traditions/celebrations-review science skills

 2009-2010 The school calendar is on the Hawkins County Web Site.

Supply List-*pencils, *crayons, *scissors, *glue/glue stick, *notebook paper (wide-ruled), *writing tablet, *Primary Composition Journal (Black marble-Top of page is for drawing *no lines-bottom is for writing *lines)  Office Depot stocks these journals.  Sometimes you can find these at Wal-Mart.  *pencil box, *back pack

Donation List-*gallon and quart size baggies, *Kleenex, *hand sanitizer, *Clorox wipes, *Clorox or Lysol spray, *plates, cups, Dixie cups, napkins, spoons, forks, bowls, *liquid hand soap

Any donations are greatly appreciated.  These are things that we will need throughout the school year.

 

 

8:00- 8:35

Morning Procedures-Folders, Morning Warm-Up Song/Pledge, Morning Work (Math & Grammar Minute)Spelling, Lunch Count, Attendance, Bathroom 

8:35-9:05

Computers-Mrs. Cradic Intervention-Mrs. Sonja

9:05-9:15

Bathroom-Start Language Arts

9:15-10:00

Language Arts-Reading, Spelling, Writing, Grammar

10:00-10:30 

10:30-10:50

10:50-11:20

MW Fit Kids TTH & every other F Gym

Language Arts

Bathroom/Lunch 

11:20-11:30

11:30-11:45

Bathroom

Language Arts

 

12:50-1:10

1:10-1:55 

Friday

 

 

1:55-2:30

2:30-3:00

 

Small Group Intervention-Mrs. Cradic/A.R.-Leveled readers

Mon.-Art  Tues.-Music Wed.-Guidance  Thurs.-Library  

Friday-1:10-1:30 Writing

Friday -1:30-2:00 Music

Friday-2:00-3:00 Special person Snack-outside

Social Studies/Science/Folders/Backpacks Fri. Music 

Outside/Snack

 

 

Sometimes our schedule will change.



 

What is a Teaching Assistant?  What would we do without our Ms. Cookie,  Mrs. Cradic, Ms. Sonja, and Mrs. Roberson?  

What are the classroom rules?  ROAR 

Respect  On Task  A+ Attitude Resonsibility  

1. Listen carefully.      2.  Follow directions.  3.  Keep hands and feet to yourself.  4.  Use indoor voice.  5. Walk in the hall.  6.  Be respectful to yourself and others.

 


Funbrain

Educational Games (http://www.funbrain.com)

Merriam-Webster's 
Word Central

Merriam-Webster's Word Central is the hot spot for cool words! Use the Student Dictionary! Also Offers interactive word games and has a Daily Buzzword feature. (http://www.wordcentral.com/)

Eduplace

This goes along with our math series. www.eduplace.com/math/mw


 

May 4th- No school May 6th-Farm Day