1. What’s the Buzz In Second Grade? January 19th, 2017 We are Learning:
-Previewing Spelling List #19
Practicing our speed drills; math review
Reviewing phonics charts
Reviewing Shurley English jingles, parts of speech; topics
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 child of God
Important Dates:
-Chapel & Beads tomorrow; join us!
-Chipotle Spirit Night TODAY!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!
This week has flown by and I can’t believe we’re already nearing the end of January. This week, we have been discussing the impact of Martin Luther King Jr. and how we can love on each other no matter what we look like! It’s a perfect tie in too because we’re talking about being children of God, and how He made us all special and unique. Please note that the fleece for our art project is due TOMORROW! Look at additional info for more details. Please encourage your child to study their states and practice cursive at home; I can definitely see the progress of those who are practicing at home. If you already have been doing that, great job, parents!!
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: TOMORROW!!!
-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. What’s the Buzz In Second Grade January 19th, 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!
Happy ½ Birthday to Payton!  And congratulations to Cole for asking Jesus into his heart!
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 24th)
why hopscotch
when who
which whose
whistle
whisper Vocab Words:
whole company: guests
check knowledge: learning; underst-
choose anding
lunch victory: the winning of a
Crunch contest or battle; success
much
such
catch
match
stitch
scratch
stretch
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- Complete pgs (Due Mon, Jan. 23rd)
Spelling-List 19, Page 38; Complete front side and activity on the back; study words. (Due Tues, Jan, 24th) Test Tuesday! (Will need to know the definitions of the vocab words as well!)
Phonics- Pg (Due Mon, Jan. 23rd); Study for test on Thurs, Jan. 26th
Grammar- Marker Mania activity (Due Wed, Jan 25th)
History- Study 50 States
Cursive- Pg (Due Tues, Jan. 24th); Test on Wed, Jan. 25th
Bible- Bible Verse (1 John 3:1) and Family Activity due Jan. 31st
Other- Preview new MYSTERY book report!