Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: June 2015

Friday, June 5, 2015

A Summer Goodbye

I am sad to say goodbye, but am thankful for the wonderful year we've had. Thank you parents for all your support this year. You have helped your child grow. Thank you for allowing me to teach your children. Together we have made great progress. Have a great summer! Keep reading, writing, practicing facts, staying active, and growing. Say hi when you see me around town.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Celebrating Multiplication and Division With Banana Splits

We celebrated learning our division and multiplication facts with banana splits today! It was a great time!

We Had A Blast At the Third Grade Olympics

We had friendly competition at the 3rd grade Olympics on Wednesday. Students participated in six events: Javelin (Pool Noodle) Throw, Discuss (Frisbee), Water Balloon Toss, Spoon Relay, Three Legged race, and Shot put (Toilet Paper) Throw. All students did a great job!

More pictures can be found by clicking here.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Our Last Week Together

We have a lot of excitement going on this week in 3rd grade. I am so thankful to have been your child's teacher this year and I am so proud of each of them!

This week's newsletter click here.

Today we finished our Junior Achievement progam. Huge thank you to Danielle VanBuskirk for teaching our students for five sessions!

We also planted in the garden!

Some big events this week:

Family Lunch - Tuesday, June 2nd - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm - Bring your lawn games and a lunch if you signed up to bring one for you and your child.

We will also hear about the Summer Reading Program on Tuesday

Olympics - Wednesday, June 3rd - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Come on in an cheer on our class as we have Olympics with all 3rd grade classes.

Banana Splits - Thursday, June 4th - 2:15 pm - Students will celebrate learning their multiplication and division facts with banana splits. A special shout out to 37 People who paid for the toppings! https://37people.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/wisconsin/

Last Day of School - Friday, June 5th - Early Release - Rails Rally & 4th Grade Basketball Game

Monday, June 1, 2015

3rd Grade Economics Fair

On Friday we had our very own Economics fair. All students earned three tickets to spend at our 3rd grade shops. Mrs. Rubesch's class hosted a face painting salon, Mr. Gibson had Wii baseball entertainment with popcorn, Mrs. Gores had the very popular keychain parrots for sale, Mrs. Fizel's class served strawberry, watermelon, and grape kabob, and we sold bead bracelets. It was a great afternoon finalizing what we learned about money, supply and demand, wants and needs, and being a community. You can find more pictures by clicking here.

Lakes Alive!

On Tuesday we went to the Cable Natural History Museum. We had a great time learning about the lakes! Students learned more about food chains, lake ecosystems, and most even had a chance to hold a hognose snake. Click here for more pictures.

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.