Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: Tweet Tweet

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Tweet Tweet

I am so excited to tell you about another classroom adventure we have in the new year! Our class will be sharing what we are learning about each day at school on twitter. I would love for you to follow us to see what is happening in our room! The goal is that each week a student will be chosen to ‘tweet’ about our day. We also plan to share pictures of projects, events, and special activities to celebrate the students and their hard work throughout the year. Don’t have twitter? No worry! I will share snips of our tweets on our classroom blog as well!

Many schools and classrooms across the U.S. are using Twitter as a learning tool for students and as a way to showcase the great things that are happening in our schools on a daily basis. If you would like to see an example of another elementary classroom using Twitter, check out: @TweetingTopDogs or Mrs. Fizel’s class @ThirdGradeCharm. It is also neat to get information about topics we are interested in like NASA, Lego, and see other third grade classrooms.

Our Twitter account is private right now, so you will need to request to follow us. Once we get the hang of things we will open up the account. We have been discussing social media and the importance of making smart and safe choices while online. We will not be sharing any personal information about ourselves. These are also great topics you can discuss with your child at home. Again, we hope you will follow us on this new adventure to share our learning! As always, you are welcome to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, Mrs. Smith

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.