1. What’s the Buzz In Second Grade? January 12th, 2017 We are Learning:
-Previewing Spelling List #18
Practicing our speed drills; math review
Reviewing phonics charts
Reviewing Shurley English jingles, parts of speech
50 US States; Previewing Chapter 5
Flat Stanley Book Report
About Martin Luther King Jr.
How to write in our cursive journals
-What it means to be a Christian
About our new student, Elliana! Welcome! 
Important Dates:
-Alumni Chapel tomorrow!  (Beads next week)
-Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 16th. No school!
-RFE Labels due Tues, Jan. 17th
-Chipotle Spirit Night 1-5PM
-New Family Open House/100th Day of School on January 26th!
-Bible Activity and Memory Verse due Tuesday, Jan. 31st
-FCS Gala on February 11th! 
A Note from Mrs. B 
Hello from our beehive!
I hope that y’all have been staying warm and cozy during this FRIGID Florida winter! ;) I’ve been thankful to be able to pull out a sweater or two for these past few days; I’m sure that y’all are enjoying the cool off! This week we have been talking about what it means to be a Christian, as well as discussing how special we are to God. We also have been welcoming our new student with open arms, Elliana. Her first day was Monday, so if you have not met her or her family yet, please make sure to give them a warm FCS welcome!  I hope y’all have a wonderful weekend.
Love in Christ, Mrs. B 
Additional Information
-We will be making a craft for our art elective soon, so please send in two pieces of 48x48 fleece for your child to complete it with everyone!  Due date: January 20th
-If you could spare, we need more paper towels for our bathroom, as well as hand soap. For our classroom, we will also be needing more black expo markers soon. Thanks in advance! 
-100th day of school is coming up soon; start getting your costume ready! We’re dressing up like we’re 100 years old!! 

2. Elliana, Welcome to 2nd Grade!  Happy ½ Bday to Reagan & Jack!
What’s the Buzz
In Second Grade
January 12th, 2017
Reminders:
-Please send your child’s folder to school every day with the behavior chart signed, including Fridays. Homework checklist should be signed as well and turned in the following week. Items to put in folder: notes for Mrs. B, permission slips, money due, library books that need to be returned to the library or Mrs. B’s library, and of course homework.
-If your child has a book out from Mrs. B, they can have them out for two weeks. After two weeks, Mrs. B will come buzzin’ for them! 
-Library was on Tuesday, with our wonderful librarian, Netta! Make sure you’re staying on top of your BA points!
Elliana, Welcome to 2nd Grade! 
Happy ½ Bday to Reagan & Jack!
Don’t forget to have your child review Phonics Charts and read for 15 minutes every day!
Save the cursive chart, Book Adventure password, Shurley English capitalization and punctuation rules and phonics charts all year for when your student is working on HW!
Spelling Words (Test Tuesday, January 17th)
added only
ended both
rested again
trusted
counted Vocab Words:
called couple-two things
spilled created-brought into
mailed being
rained faith-belief; trust
cleaned
talked
helped
dressed
wished
marked
asked
once
Homework:
Your child may turn in HW all in on Monday or on each due date throughout the week. If any additional HW is assigned during the week in class, you can find it in the folder! Please check the folder every day and remember to send it to school daily as well.
Reading-Read every day for minutes! Book Adventure-Get those points! (45 due by Feb 8th)
Math-Study for test on Tues, Jan. 17th (Guide attached); Complete pgs (Due Tues, Jan. 17th)
Spelling-List 18, Page 36; Complete front side and activity on the back; study words. (Due Tues, Jan, 17th) Test Tuesday! (Will need to know the definitions of the vocab words as well!)
Phonics- Pg (Due Wed, Jan. 18th)
Grammar- Classroom Practice 25, Pg. 53 (Due Wed, Jan. 18th)
History- Read Ch. 5 Lesson 1 and answer all questions; 50 States activity (Due Tues, Jan. 17th)
Cursive- Look over cursive journal (Must always be in weekly folder); Cursive Test on Wednesday, Jan. 18th
Bible- Bible Verse (1 John 3:1) and Family Activity due Jan. 31st
Other- none