Mrs. Ortiz’s Class
Spelling Words
Abstract Vowels
ew, oo
1. crew
2. loose
3. news
4. school
5. drew
6. knew
7. smooth
8. pool
9. shoot
10. threw
11. roof
12. fool
13. chew
14. balloon
15. choose
Mark Your Calendar!
9/4 (Friday) – Final Science Project Boards due
9/4 (Friday) – Money due for Shiloh, Third Grade
Angels, and Sadako
Notes from Room D103
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We will be on Week 6 in our Fluency folders.
Class code for Scholastic books is: FJVVP
Personal book orders will be placed on
September 18th.
Science project boards are due on Friday to be
judged for our campus Science Fair on
September 8th.
Start 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. Orders will be
placed on September 4th.
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CONGRATUATIONS TO OUR TERRIFIC KIDS
I am so proud of you!
Andrew Chavez
Alyssa Meraz
What we are learning this week:
Reading
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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
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We will be using
estimation in
addition /
subtraction
problems.
We will be reviewing
ordering and
decomposing
numbers.
Science
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We will describe
and classify
states of matter.
We will be
discussing
mixtures and
solutions.
Contact Information for Mrs. Ortiz
hzais@sisd.net / (915)937-6800
Social Studies
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We will describe how individuals
like Benjamin Banneker &
Benjamin Franklin contributed
to the expansion of existing
communities.
We will continue the use of
cardinal / intermediate directions
to locate local community on map
and globes.