Mrs. Ortiz’s Class Spelling Words Short u 1. lunch 2. until 3. buzz 4. stuff 5. dull 6. study 7. uncle 8. cuff 9. under 10. cover 11. become 12. nothing 13. month 14. love 15. none Mark Your Calendar! 8/18 (Tuesday) – Science topic, purpose, and research question due. 8/19 (Wednesday) – Progress Reports go out 8/24 (Monday) – Fall Pictures – Uniforms ONLY! Notes from Room D103 Homework is turned in on Friday mornings. Turn in the Bagels and Bully forms in no later than August 21st. Class code for Scholastic books is: FJVVP Orders will be placed on September 18th. Science experiments are beginning this week. Starts bringing in Third Grade Angels, Sadako, and Shiloh. Don’t forget that I have Shiloh for $1 and can order the other two for $6. Bring Your Own Device Letters signed by Tuesday and D.A.T.E starts on Wednesday. Turn in VIP Fundraisers What we are learning this week: Reading o o We will be reading fables, understanding the characters, their relationships, and paraphrasing themes. We will be creating an original fable during Writer’s Workshop. Math o Science We will be rounding numbers to the tens and hundreds place. o o We will describe and classify states of matter. We will be discussing the Scientific Process. Contact Information for Mrs. Ortiz hzais@sisd.net / (915)937-6800 Social Studies o o We will continue to describe how Juan de Onate has contributed to the expansion of existing communities and to the creation of new communities. We will continue the use of cardinal / intermediate directions to locate local community on map and globes.