Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: December 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Have a Wonderful Break!

This short week's newsletter, click here.

Students created timelines, then they created a book out of their timelines using Book Creator on their iPads. Every book was uploaded to Google Drive and shared with me.
To view timeline books created by each student, click here.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Beautiful Singing

The Christmas Concerts were a huge success. We are so thankful to Mr. Kern for the great job he does with our students. If you'd like to view pictures or video from the concerts, check out the links below:

Kindergarten photos and video

3rd Grade photos and video

**Next week is a busy and important week. Remember these important details:

Monday

Regular Math Time, Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt & Calendar Due, Simple Machine Stations during Language Arts and WIN/WTW time, Simple Machine Assessment, Sing along

Tuesday

Pajama Day, Showing of the movie: Polar Express, Snack time will be a chance to share treats, Early Release at 12:05. If you would like to send a treat, it must be uncut fruit or vegetables. We loved our fruit treats at Thanksgiving time.

If you have any questions about Monday or Tuesday, please give me a call or send an email.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

A Fast Paced Week

Wow, I can't believe it is already Thursday tomorrow! We have already learned and done so much!

Newsletter 12/15/2014

Tomorrow is the concert at 2:00 pm. You can arrive 30 minutes ahead of time, but please no sooner due to parking. If you are taking your child after the concert, make sure to come back to the classroom to pick up items and then be sure to check them out of the office. We will be doing activities in our classroom after the concert, if they are staying.

A letter is going home tomorrow about Google Drive. This is the letter here.

Monday and Tuesday will be busy days for us. I will send more information home tomorrow.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

We're Hard Learners!

We'll be hard at work this week. Some highlights:

Book orders are due on Tuesday.

We will be visiting the Penguin Patch Shoppe on Thursday

Newsletter 12/8/2014 click here.

Student Resources

Raz-Kids: Download the app. My teacher username is mrssmith124. Students know their password.

DreamBox & Prodigy: Please contact me for login information.

Google Drive (homework and in class activities): https://drive.google.com/

Math Playground, fun math games for practice: http://www.mathplayground.com/grade_3_games.html

https://www.gonoodle.com/ and sign up for free as a parent.

www.flocabulary.com/join-class Please ask for the home code to join and use at home.

Apps we use on a regular basis:
Book Creator
QR Code Reader
Seesaw

All about me

About Mrs. Smith: Mrs. Smith grew up in Barron, Wisconsin where she graduated from Barron Senior High School. She got married shortly after high school to her husband, Sam. They moved to Superior, Wisconsin where Mrs. Smith began college at the University of Minnesota Duluth. There Mrs. Smith began studying elementary education right away. She worked in multiple classrooms from Kindergarten to 8th grade. Mrs. Smith had her first son, Noah during college and her daughter, Isabelle, shortly after graduating college. For a year after college she substitute taught in local schools in the Duluth and Superior area and worked at a restaurant. When she was hired at Spooner Elementary her family bought a house in Wascott and moved. In 2011-2012 Mrs. Smith taught her first year as a Spooner 3rd grade teacher. In 2012-2013 Mrs. Smith was a 2nd grade teacher. She started teaching 3rd grade again in the 2013-2014 school year. Mrs. Smith had her 3rd child, Jonah, in December of 2013. She also coached volleyball. Her family moved to Sarona in 2014. In October of 2016 Mrs. Smith had Annabelle! She is now starting her 7th year at Spooner Elementary School. She loves teaching 3rd grade! She has a passion for teaching and her students.

Mrs. Smith has a large family. She has three brothers, six sister-in-laws, and a brother-in-law. She has seven nephews and seven nieces. Her parents and in-laws still reside in Barron, Wisconsin.

Besides teaching Mrs. Smith enjoys scrapbooking, being involved in her church, enjoying the outdoors, being with family, playing board games, volleyball, and flavored coffee.