Mrs. Smith's classroom blog

Monday, January 26, 2015

Presidential Week

We are starting a new unit today on Presidents and Government. Our students will do a lot of neat activities throughout this unit!

Newsletter 1/26/2015 click here.

Reminder:

Conference notes were sent home on Friday. Please return those asap.
Inventions are due tomorrow, Tuesday
Report cards will be sent home this week

Sunday, January 25, 2015

T-shirts Are In

Our t-shirts fully funded through Donors Choose are in! Our tie dye will be in soon! Students are so excited! See this project on Donors Choose at: http://www.donorschoose.org/project/team-third-grade-tie-dyes-together/1375615/?rf=link-siteshare-2015-01-teacher_account-teacher_1537949

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

It's A Creative, Inventive, and Notable Week!

We're working on biographies this week!

Newsletter 1/18/2015

REMINDERS:

Inventions are due by Tuesday, January 27th
Family Reading Night is Thursday from 5-7

Last week we did Magnet Experiments. See pictures from this experiment by clicking here.

We also read with our reading buddies in Miss. Schmidt's kindergarten room. We LOVE reading!

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Lots of Excitement

Did you see the post about student timelines? Don't forget to take a peek at them! They really are neat. Students used Book Creator on their iPads to bring their paper timelines come to life.

Click here for timelines.

Also, we've been busy using Osmos. Take a look at how it works! Click here for video.

Monday, January 12, 2015

What a Great Day!

Today's Newsletter: 1/12/2015

Last week we did an experiment using Borax to make a crystal. Have your student explain what we did using the scientific method:

Today we received our Osmos gaming systems that were funded through Donors Choose. We were able to begin using them during inside recess today. Activities we can do on them include tangrams, word work, and puzzle solving. Check out the pictures below or visit www.playosmos.com to see what they are all about. You can see our other Donors Choose projects at: www.donorschoose.org/mrssmith121

We had our fruit and veggie presentation today. We learned a lot about good servings and juices!

Friday, January 9, 2015

Student Blog

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Lots Happening in Mrs. Smith's Classroom!

This week's 1st 2015 newsletter: click 1/5/2015

I apologize for not getting you these pictures before Christmas break, but here they are! Enjoy and feel free to share our classroom blog with your family!

Pajama Day!

Sing Along!

Getting ready to open our present from Mrs. Smith.

Video of us opening our present from Mrs. Smith!

Our finished plates. We hope you enjoy them!

Decorating plates!

Wrapping!

Our wrapped plates!

More wrapped plates!

Even more wrapped plates!

Another three wrapped plates!

Lots of wrapped plates!

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.