New year with our new 3rd grade team! Finding the ART in our HEART ❤️ Melissa Smith #TeamSISD #PDNFAA

#BeYourself 3rd Grade Team ⁦Melissa Smith⁩ ⁦@Mnunez_PDNES⁩ ⁦Elaine⁩ ⁦Elizabeth⁩ ⁦Ms. Sepulveda⁩ @Bueno_PDNES Jessica Montenegro

Students using their reading and thinking voice while reading a book of their choice! 🧠 📖they had fun! Melissa Smith

5th Grade created their own maps where classmates engaged in a gallery walk and identified the following: 📍Map Key 📍 Compass Rose 📍 Cardinal Directions #Findtheartinyourheart #TeamSISD #BeCreative Melissa Smith

Celebrating our newly appointed Principal, Ms. Smith! 🎉🎈congratulations on a well deserved appointment! Looking forward to everything that is to come.🎨🎭

A HUGE THANK YOU to Ms.Garza, children’s author, for coming to PDNFAA and sharing a lesson in author’s purpose. The kids loved meeting an author and look forward to their own masterpieces! #PDNFAA

Just having fun learning our sight words we've been practicing! My Kinder scholars are on their way to reading!📚🍎 Melissa Smith Angie Escobar, M.ED McCormick @mpina01_PDN

Science Fair Scholars were in full effect during their presentations. 🥼🔬 Here are some snippets of students that went above and beyond in their presentations. Best of luck to those that compete for campus science fair! 🏆 #findtheartinyourheart #sciencefair Melissa Smith

#proud momma #artextravaganza Melissa Smith Angie Escobar, M.ED 🎭𝓥𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓪 𝓚𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓻🎭

Congratulations, Ms. Montenegro! Employee of the Month and well deserved! Stepping up to train your peers is never easy and you did it with ease and heart! Thank you! #TeamSISD #FindtheArtinYourHeart

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Nothing like hands on learning to truly help students grasp a concept!

#lead4ward strategies #math #balloonbop #intersession Melissa Smith Angie Escobar, M.ED Erin Sanchez

The best part of my job is seeing them have fun while learning 🥰 #TeamSISD #PDNFAA #lead4wardstrategies #thirdgrade Melissa Smith

Using lead4ward “Think & Throw” to analyze authors purpose. Students also applied Smekens Education strategies during intercession school. Way to go jaguars! 📚✏️

Our plants are finally sprouting! Right on time for earth day💚🌎💙Kindergarten scholars learning about parts of a plant and the life cycle of a plant. The excitement is priceless! Erin Sanchez Angie Escobar, M.ED Melissa Smith

When the community gives to you… you give back! 🫶 Thank you to Socorro AFT & First Book for investing in our students and our community with a spectacular book drive! We had a great time being a part of this event 📚💙 Can’t wait to share the new books with my students 🤓