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Mrs. Savic's Second Grade Class

Week of: January 26th-January 30th

Everything You Need to Know This Week: 
 
  • Homework was sent home on Friday and is due Friday, January 30th
  • Remember to study for your spelling test!
  • Parents: Please remember to write back in your child's journal! 
  • Friday, January 30th: Free Dress of Choice 
  • TECH is our rotation for STEAM this week! Friday specials this week: Library
  • Dress for the weather! We will go outside if the temperature "feels like" it's above 20 degrees, so please have students bring coats, boots, and cold weather gear as needed.
  • Please remember to label your child's coats, boots, gloves, etc.   
 
 
  • Scholastic Book Order: Please visit www.scholastic.com and place your order online by using our special class code 2KPO6.
 
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:  
  • Please write in your student's Friday Journal and return it to their backpack.
  • Please keep sending two nut-free snacks and a filled water bottle with your child daily.
  • Each week, don't forget to empty out your child's Thursday Folder. Have your child return it to school on Friday.
  • Please check your student's math and reading teacher's page to stay up to date on homework and what your student is working on in class.
  • We will go outside if the "feels like" temperature is above 20 degrees, so please have your child bring coats, boots and cold weather gear as needed. Thank you!
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  
  • To avoid lost or broken student items, please leave toys and personal items at home.
  • Please label all student items with your student's first and last name & grade level.
  • Dress for the weather! Don't forget labeled coats, hats, and gloves when necessary.
 
STEAM & SPECIALS SCHEDULE:

STEAM Rotation: (Art, STEM, Music, Technology)

 

ART: Red

STEM: Orange

MUSIC: Green

TECHNOLOGY: Blue

 

SPECIALS: 
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Spanish
Wednesday: Character Education
Thursday: Library
Friday: Rotates (PE, Spanish, Character Education, Library)
 

Upcoming: 

January:   
  • Free Dress of Choice: Friday, January 30th  
 
February: 
  • Spirit Wear Day (Pink, red, & white): Thursday, February 12th 
  • Teacher Workday/No school for students: Friday, February 13th
  • Presidents' Day/No School: Monday, February 16th 
  • Free Dress of Choice: Friday, February 27th
 
March:
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: Tuesday, March 10th and Thursday, March 12th
  • Spirit Wear: Thursday, March 12th
  • Comp Day/NO SCHOOL: Friday, March 13th
  • Fall Break/NO SCHOOL: Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th 
  • Spring Picture Day and Dress of Choice: Friday, March 27th
 
 

WEEKLY CURRICULUM & HOMEWORK:

Mrs. Savic's Reading (CKLA) Skills Group: Skills 4

 
  • Lesson 20: Grammar Revie and Practice  
  • Lesson 21: Spelling Alternatives: Introduce /aw/> 'al',  'au', and 'aw'
  • Lesson 22: Unit Assessment: Reading Comprehension and Grammar
  • Lessons 23-25: Unit Assessment: Fluency and Dictation Identification 
  • Spelling Practice
  • Spelling Assessment  
  • The Job Hunt Readings
  • The Chocolate Touch chapter book reading and reading response journal
  • Boost Reading
  • IXL Learning
 
  • Please be sure your child is reading at least 20 minutes a day.  
 

Mrs. Savic's Math Skills Group: Volume 1

  • Calendar Pages
  • Lesson 69: Reading a Thermometer to the Nearest 2 Degrees Fahrenheit 
  • Lesson 70-1: Subtracting 2 Facts
  • Solving a Problem by Guessing and Checking
  • Lesson 70-2: Written Assessment 13
  • Identifying and Creating Overlapping Geometric Shapes 
  • Lesson 71: Using Mental Computation to Subtract 10 From a Two-Digit Number
  • Lesson 72: Measuring and Drawing Line Segments to the Nearest Half Inch
  • IXL Learning
  • Xtra Math
 
  • Keep practicing your math facts at home! 
 
 

Writing: Persuasive Writing (Opinion)

  • Express an opinion or point of view in writing, providing reasons and supporting details for preference or opinion using the linking word because. 
  • Create a title that is relevant to the topic or subject of the text.
  • If writing about a specific book or read-aloud, refer to the content of the text.
  • Writing to Reflect Audience, Purpose and Task 
  • Add details to writing 
  • Begin to use tools, including technology, to plan, draft, and edit writing

CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilization
 

  • Lesson 1 The Ancient Greeks

  • Lesson 2  Mount Olympus, Part I
  • Lesson 3  Mount Olympus, Part II
  • Lesson 4  The Olympic Games
  • Lesson 5  All for Sparta
  • Lesson 6  Athens and the Olive Tree
  • Lesson 7  Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy
  • Pausing Point
  • Lesson 8  Marathon
  • Lesson 9  Thermopylae: The Persians Strike Again
  • Lesson 10  The Great Thinkers of Greece
  • Lesson 11  Alexander the Great, Part I
  • Lesson 12  Alexander the Great, Part II
  • Domain Review & Assessment  
 

History: Ancient Greece

      • Geography:
      • Locations of Greece, the island of Crete, and the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
      • Locations of the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta
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      • History: 
      • Athens as a city-state; the beginnings of democracy 
      • Sparta as a military city-state that was sometimes the enemy of Athens 
      • Persian Wars: Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae 
      • Olympic Games 
      • Worship of gods and goddesses
      • Great thinkers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle 
      • Alexander the Great
 
 

Science: Electricity & Magnetism

  • Electricity 

    • Static electricity: electric charges on the surface of things 

    • Current electricity: electrical charges flowing in a circuit through wires and other devices

    • Electricity is a form of energy; it can cause changes. 

    • Matter contains two types of electrical charges: positive and negative. 

    • Types of electricity: 

  • B. Magnets and Magnetism

    • Magnet: a metal object that can exert a force through a distance on certain types of metal objects.

    • A magnet has two poles: north and south.

    • Similar magnetic poles attract each other; opposite magnetic poles repel each other.

  • C. Designing and Engineering Useful Devices

    • Defining a problem

    • Developing possible solutions

    • Refining (optimizing) the design solution

    • Electricity and magnetism are used in many useful devices.

    • All useful devices are developed through engineering design, a process which

    • Includes:

    • Scientists and engineering designers often work together in teams to solve problems and design effective solutions.

  • D. Safe Use of Electricity and Magnetism

    • never put your finger or anything metallic in an electrical outlet.

    • never touch a switch or electrical appliance when your hand or body is wet.

    • never put your finger in a lamp socket.

    • Electricity is potentially dangerous.

 
 

Parent Resources:

Reading every day is important!  Look at the statistic below:
 
Reading Stats
 

DIBELS Reading Assessment: is administered three times a year and also continuously monitored throughout. You will be receiving the results in Thursday folder after each benchmark.

 
NWEA (MAPS) Assessment: is also administered three times a year. You will receive these results as well in your child's Thursday folder.
 
Reading Resources: Some of these may cost money, but I wanted you to know they are out there.
 
Math Resources
 
MEET MRS. SAVIC
Welcome to 2nd grade! My name is Branka Savic, and I am pleased to welcome you to the 2025-2026 school year. This is my 19th year in education and my 2nd year teaching second grade here at Aspen View Academy. I have experience working with preschool students, kindergarten, and grades 2nd through 4th. I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you this school year. We are going to have a wonderful year together! 
 
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Name
2nd Grade Teacher Branka Savic
Position
2nd Grade Teacher
Email
bsavic@aspenviewacademy.org
DAILY SCHEDULE
8:00-8:25 Welcome/Morning Work
8:25-9:25 CKLA Skills
9:25-10:00 CKLA/Writing
10:00-10:45 STEAM
10:50-11:10 Recess
11:10-11:30 Lunch
11:35-12:35 Math
12:35-1:30 History/Science/
Knowledge
1:30-2:15 Specials
2:20-2:50 WIN (What I Need)
2:50-3:00 Read Aloud
3:00-3:20 Recess
3:25-3:30 Pack up/Dismissal