welcome to 2nd grade

2nd Grade Rocks

Mrs. Fahres

Hello and Welcome!

This is my 20th year teaching in the Etiwanda School District and my eighteenth year at Terra Vista. I am so excited to be your child's second grade teacher this year! This really is my favorite grade to teach! I received both my Bachelors degree and Teaching Credential from California State University San Bernardino. I enjoy being a wife and mother. My husband, Ryan, is a high school math teacher in Moreno Valley. We have been married for 19 years. I have an eighteen year old son named Corey who is beginning his Freshman year at Cal Poly Pomona and a twelve year old son named Dylan who is a seventh grader at EIS. Some of my favorite hobbies are going to the movies, playing board games, going to amusement parks and escape rooms, playing piano, and spending time with friends and family.

Our classroom mission is that we will treat others with respect and compassion. Our classroom will be a positive and inviting room where learning takes place. We will always try our BEST!

My Favorites:

Stores: Amazon, Target, Bath & Body Works, Starbucks

Restaurants: Lucille's, Chick-fil-A, Waba-Grill, Cheesecake Factory, Texas Roadhouse

Candy: Hershey's cookies and cream; Junior Mints, peanut butter m&ms

Snacks: Cashews, Wheat Thins, string cheese

Hobbies: Escape Rooms, going to the movies, puzzles, diamond art, camping, and going to amusement parks

Class Announements

Every Monday is a minimum day. We dismiss at 1:15 pm.

Every Tuesday is our Library Day at 12:30 p.m. Please ensure your child brings back their 2 books so they can check out 2 new books.

Every Friday is Spirt Day! Wear your Timberwolf gear, navy, or gray.

Please ensure you label your child's lunchbox, water bottle, backpack, etc.

Upcoming Events

Character Trait for April: Trustworthiness

Parent/Student Survey

Please take time to fill out the two surveys. (Hopefully before the first day of school)

Parent Survey
Student Survey
Homework

Please click on the "Homework Page" link to take you to the updated Google Doc for the week.

Homework Page
Scholastic Book Orders

By placing an order on Scholastic you are helping us earn books for our classroom library! You can submit your online order at anytime. Thank you! Class Code:HQ662

Scholastic Online
Resources

Supplies

The following items are recommended for each student:
Your donation is voluntary, and no student will be denied participation if donation is not made.

  • Reusable water bottle

  • Working headphones or earbuds

  • Personal hand sanitizer (cannot share)

As we use our class supplies, donations will be appreciated such as:

  • Tissue boxes

  • Play doh

  • Pencils

  • Dry erase markers

  • Glue Sticks

  • White Cardstock Paper

  • Black composition notebooks (wide ruled)

Mrs. Fahres' Amazon Wish List

schedule

2nd Grade Schedule

Parent and Student Resources

Weekly Wonders ELA Skills

Wonders ELA Unit 4 Block 4:

Reading Writing Workshop: Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Literature Anthology: How the Beetle Got Her Colors and How the Finch Got Its Colors

Genre: Folktales
Phonics: eer, ere, ear
Grammar: Irregular Verbs: come, run, hide, give, sing, sit
Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words
Comprehension Skill:  Theme

Spelling, HFW, and Vocabulary Words

Unit 4 Block 4:

eer examples: deer, cheer, steer

ere examples: here, mere

ear examples: near, dear, clear, spear

High Frequency Words (HFW):
again, behind, eyes, gone, happened, house, inside, neither, stood, young

Vocabulary:

ashamed: feeling sorry for doing something wrong

boast: to brag

dash: in a hurry

holler: to shout or yell

plenty: enough of something

similarities: likenesses, ways things are alike

victory: a win

wisdom: good judgement in knowing what is right

Upcoming Tests

Wed. 5/1 U4 B4 Grammar Quiz:

Wed. 5/1 U4 B4 Vocabulary Quiz

Thurs. 5/2 U4 B4 Wonders Assessment

Fri. 5/3 U4 B4 Spelling Test

PRS (Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes)

Students will be learning prefixes, Latin and Greek roots, and suffixes this year. 

If you want to study at home, please see the link below. Students should find the current prefix, Latin or Greek root, or suffix to study.
We are finished this school year learning our PRS words but if you would like to review them, please click on the link below.

Prefixes, Latin and Greek Roots, and Suffixes Quizlet