Ms. Berezin

Welcome!

Hello, Students and Families!

Welcome to Ms. Berezin’s Sparkling Second Grade class! I am very excited to be your teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. We will learn, grow, and thrive together as we navigate the unique challenges of virtual learning as a family. 

Meet and Greet will be on 8/13 at 10:30 am. On Wednesday, 8/12, you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the meeting. 

I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you and know that we will have a great year together! See you soon!

Daily Virtual Schedule

 

 

Conferences

Conference week is quickly approaching! As we prepare for scheduling conferences, I wanted to give you the details that you will need in order to make this as easy as possible! We will be using SignUp Genius to schedule conferences this year. Included at the end of this post is the link to access the SignUp Genius. This link will allow you to choose a date and time for conferencing with me during the week of October 14th. All you need to do is click the link, and sign up for the date/time of your choice. At the conference, we will discuss your child’s academic progress and review your child’s report card.

Please follow this link to access the SignUp Genius. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Welcome Back, Second Grade Super Stars!

I hope you had a great summer break and are as excited as I am to get this 2019-2020 school year started! I look forward to meeting all of you at Meet and Greet on July 31st at 8:00-9:30 a.m. 

If you have purchased school supplies, feel free to bring them with you to Meet and Greet, or you can bring them to school on August 1st, and we will unpack them together. 

In the meantime, I will be getting our classroom ready for you! 

See you on the 31st!

 

Update

Our second grade superstars have been busy! This week, we are learning the following:

 

Phonics: Dictation with sounds and syllables, regular plurals -s, es, -ies. The spelling words for this week are: spices, acorns, apples, classes, dishes, indexes, watches, ponies, cities, thought (HFW). 

 

Math: adding and subtracting four two-digit numbers, adding and subtracting within 1,000, one and two-step word problems, and telling time. Please remember to practice math facts at home! 

 

Reading: Determining the main topic or idea of a text, comparing/contrasting two versions of the same story

 

Writing: How to write an opinion piece and support that opinion using reasons and evidence 

 

Social Studies: How Jackie Robinson demonstrated positive citizenship traits

 

 

Coming Up...

On 10/31, our second grade superstars will be going to the Fire Safety Village! During our visit, we will receive some great safety tips and potentially life-saving information. Students will need to wear comfortable shoes and clothing, as we will be walking, climbing, crawling, and riding bikes. Packed lunches must be brought in paper or plastic bags. Also, please remember to bring in your Fire Safety Homework and waiver. Students who have not returned these two items will not be able to attend the field trip.

This is what we are learning this week:

Math: Adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with  and without regrouping (calculation and word problems). 

Reading: Using information from illustrations, text features, and words to demonstrate an understanding of informational text. 

Phonics: r-controlled "o" syllables and high-frequency words: score, fort, horn, shore, short, thorn, before, forest, hornet, went (HFW)

Writing: Students are working on a "How To...." teaching books. They have learned to give a series of sequential steps and use transition words to teach their reader how to do their favorite activity. 

Social Studies: This week, we will be learning about the Creek and Cherokee tribes. We will compare and contrast how our lives today are similar and different from the lives of these Native American tribes. 

Coming Up...

Boosterthon is off to a great start! So far, our class has pledged $16 per lap! The Glow Run will be this Friday, August 31st, from 1:00-2:00. Please feel free to join us!

This week, our superstar second graders are learning the following: 

Math: Comparing and ordering 3-digit numbers

Reading: Asking and answering strong questions about a text

Phonics: Open syllable pattern and high-frequency words: cry, go, fly, baby, she, we, so, robot, because, together

The spelling test over these words will be this Friday, August 31st. 

Writing: Small moment narrative, adding sensory details to writing to help the reader visualize the story. 

Social Studies: Levels of government (national, state, local) and their leaders (president, governor, mayor), and how to use a compass. 

 

 If you have not yet signed and returned the Cobb County Performing Arts permission slip, please do so as soon as possible. Our first field trip will be at 9:00 am on Friday, September 21st. 

 

 

Update and Important Announcements

Hi there!

This week, our second grade super stars are learning the following:

 

Math: place value, skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s. We are also learning to answer questions like, "What number is 10 more than 125?" and "What number is 5 less than 130?" 

Reading: asking "strong" questions (why and how) about a text and answering questions using the text as evidence. 

Phonics: words that follow the CVCe (consonant vowel consonant + silent e) pattern. Our spelling words for this week are:

crate

stroke 

glide 

reptile

naptime

mistake

sometimes *

don't * 

watch * 

saw *

* high frequency words that don't necessarily follow the weekly pattern but will be included on our spelling test

Our spelling test will be this Friday, August 24th.  

 

Writing: adding sensory details to our "small moment" personal narratives

Social Studies: the importance of rules, laws, and responsibilities and how our community leaders are chosen

 

Important Announcements: 

• The Cobb County Performing Arts permission form for field trips is coming home with your child today. Please sign and return it to school as soon as possible to ensure your child's participation. 
• A new blog is coming! It will replace this one and will still be linked to the Nicholson web page. 
• Picture Day - Friday, August 24th!

 

 

 

 

This Week...

Our second graders are off to an amazing start! This week, we are working on the following: 

Math: Place value, adding and subtracting within 10 

Reading: Asking and answering questions about a text (who, what, when, where, why, how). Our phonics focus is on vowel sounds and closed-syllable words (vowels followed by consonants). Our first spelling test will be this Friday, 8/17. It will include the following words: 

shock 

fish

trunk

napkin

basket

chunk

rock

dish

magnet

stick

Writing: "Small moment" narrative about one memory with a special person

Social Studies: The concept of government and the need for rules and laws, the executive branch of government at the national, state, and local levels and their leaders. 

 

Please continue to have your child read 20 minutes each night and practice math facts. It makes a BIG difference! :) 

 

 

 

 

Welcome back to school, Nicholson Stars!

 

Don't forget: Meet and Greet is on Tuesday, July 31st from 8:00-9:30. If you have school your school supplies, bring them in! 

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 1st. 

I am so EXCITED to meet you all! This year will be full of fun and learning, and I look forward to growing together.