Spelling Words Short a, Short i 1. Land 2. Stick 3. Plan 4. Trip 5. Stand 6. Act 7. Thing 8. Last 9. Lift 10. Band 11. Grand 12. Swim 13. Stamp 14. List 15. sand Upcoming events 8/11 – Open house 5pm-6pm 8/24 – Fall pictures Notes from the teacher: Homework will be done in class for this week. Please discuss with your child the importance of listening and following directions for they will be doing homework starting the third week of school. I am offering a whole group communication for parents on Twitter. This is a new effective way for me to remind you of upcoming events. Parents may follow me at @AEscobar_JDS. This is just a way to get reminders such as dance, field trip, picture day, don’t forget, etc. and to also see what is going on in our classroom as well as throughout our district. What We are learning this week: Reading o o We will be describing the characteristics of the different types of poems and how they create imagery Math o We will be able to identify place value to read, write, and describe the value Science o We will describe and classify samples of matter Contact Information Mrs. Escobar aescob18@sisd.net / 915-937-6853 Social studies o o We will describe how Juan de Onate has contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities We will also use cardinal/intermediate directions to locate local community on map/globes.