Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Smith Classroom Awesome Invention Convention of 2015

Yesterday we had our Invention Convention. The students did an amazing job on their inventions.

Peyton's Dog Feeder

Ciara's Headband and Hair Tie Organizer

Anika's New Improved Cat Food Dispenser

Josh's Egg Transporter

Teddy's Super Cereal Dispenser

James's Super Cool City

Eliah's Ear Cleaner

Jose's Magnet Pole

Fernando's DS Case 5,000

Hailie's Light up Lego Car

Isaiah's Finger Print Time Machine

Hannah's Super Scrubber

Sammie's Disco Slippers

NiKole's Robo

Lily's Shimmering Golden Nail Polish 2

Conner's Pellet Catcher

Chris's Kinetic Tires

Lots of parent interaction

Parents visit our class!

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!