Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: September 2014

Monday, September 29, 2014

Today's a LOVELY Day!

Newsletter 9/29/2014

Last Thursday we went to see the school garden. We had a lot of fun looking at our fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Books, Books, and More Books

We were given $100 in books by a grandmother of one of our classmates. This pictures shows all the books we received with dollars and points!

The Lions Club presented each student with a brand new dictionary! They are fun to use and read!

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Another Great Week

We're off! Our third week in third grade is off to an amazing start. Please feel free to ask questions about our classroom at any time.

Newsletter 9/16/2014

Monday, September 8, 2014

We're Off!

We're off to a great start already!

This week's Newsletter: 9/8/2014 Newsletter

**Book orders can still be brought in until Wednesday. We are only $25 away from earning 5,000 bonus points**

Sunday, September 7, 2014

First Week

We had a great first week and I'm getting all set for our 2nd week.

Click this link: 1st Day in Third Grade, to see our individual pictures from our first day in third grade. Here's a collage:

Here's our 1st week Newsletter:

Newsletter 9/2/2014

Monday, September 1, 2014

If you missed open house, or if you'd like to review what we talked about at open house. Click here for our PowerPoint presentation.

I also sent home information regarding Donors Choose. Take a peek at that information here & 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.