- Steelton-Highspire Elementary School
- Overview
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Welcome to 2nd grade Room 248!!!
All of the content for continuing your educational lessons are now on Google classroom! Please check with me for the class code or further instructions if you have not yet set this up for your student.
Mental Health Related Resources for Covid-19
Math Resources
https://xtramath.org/#/home/index Contact me on Dojo or email if you need your child's log in info
https://www.prodigygame.com/ Contact me on Dojo or email if you need your child's log in info
Literacy Resources
https://www.lexiacore5.com/register You will need to enter my email address to get to the log in screen. kmcdermott@shsd.k12.pa.us. The students know their usernames and passwords for this site. Both their username and password is their pin they use to get their breakfast/lunch.
https://www.getepic.com/sign-in The students love this site. It has many books on a variety of topics that fit their interests. They will need to enter their class code for this site which is
vqh0346
Additional Resources:
Phonics: Star Fall www.starfall.com
Science: Nat Geo for Kids www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
Math & Reading Skills: Fun Brain www.funbrain.com
Reading: Storyline Online (Some awesome stories read by movie stars) www.storylineonline.net
My name is Kristine McDermott and I teach second grade here at Steelton Highspire Elementary School. This is my first year at Steelton Highspire School District. I have previously worked in the Harrisburg School District as a long term sub and did my student teaching at Lampeter Strasburg School District. I live in Middletown and have two daughters. Before teaching I worked as a mental health counselor in the prison system.
Our classroom daily schedule is :
8:15 Arrival/Breakfast
8:45 Morning Meeting
9:00 Whole Group Sonday Reading
9:30 Math
10:30 Lunch
11:00 Writing
11:35 Recess
12:05 Centers
1:30 Social Studies/Science/PATHS
2:00 Specials
2:50 Dismissal
Please encourage your kiddos to continue working on xtra Math and Lexia while at home during this time. Continue to check Dojo for other activities and outside resources to maintain academic skills while school is not in session.
Ms. McDermott
Second Grade Teacher
kmcdermott@shsd.k12.pa.us
717-704-3800 ex 4248