A Peek at the Week Math Writing Class News Spelling Reading What we will be learning next week: Math We will be continuing our place value unit, and looking at writing numbers in word form, expanded form, as well as comparing large numbers. Spelling Test Friday This weeks spelling words are: wind, behind, cannot, letter, among, yet, front, point, several, example, few, something, even, also, through, use, people, its Reading Our first Reading unit is going to be fiction. We will be focusing this week on main idea, summaries, point of view, and making connections Writing The first style of writing that we will be working on is Narratives. This week we will, be looking at writing and introduction, setting, characters, and transitions. Science/Social Studies Our first unit in Social Studies is the Missouri map. We will continue identifying major cities and rivers. We are still going to be working on Procedures and routines in class. Our main expectations are to act safe, respectful and responsible! Weekly Newsletter for Ms. Smith’s Class August 26, 2016 Important Dates: August 28th- SRI Sept. 5- Labor Day NO SCHOOL! Follow us on twitter! Our class handle: @MsSmithpt4 Our school handle: @jcPioneerTrail Class News = assessment We have been working hard this week adjusting to the start of a new school year. We have been getting to know one another, and working on procedures and routines. Next week we will begin to work on content areas. www.mrsgilkison.weebly.com