Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: December 2016

Monday, December 26, 2016

Glass Giving

We hope that our parents and families have all received their glass gift! We had a blast making these! This is a gift that can be enjoyed for many years to come. These awesome plates were donated through DonorsChoose.org. 56 donors gave $246 so that all 3rd grade students could make one. You can view the project here: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/glass-giving-is-great-this-year/2238189/?rf=page-siteshare-2016-12-project-teacher_1537949&challengeid=251476

Here are some pictures of us doing the project. We sure had a good time getting creative and messy!

Step 1: Modge Podge tissue paper onto plate! (Picture in the center)

Step 2: Create Wrapping Paper

Step 3: Show off the plates and wrap them up!

Friday, December 23, 2016

A Wonderful Bittersweet Day

Pajama Day!

Present time!

All School Sing Along

3rd Grade Singing Video

Merry Christmas from SES Video

Saying Goodbye is Hard!

Today was Mrs. Klein's last day in our classroom. I could tell that students have enjoyed their time with her and have learned a lot from her. We will all miss her.

We Broke Out!

We did a Breakout Edu called Reindeer Games. Students solved clues to open locks and boxes to get puzzle pieces. Together those puzzle pieces unlocked the final box and the class got a special treat. It was a great experience to learn teamwork and problem solving! Be sure to ask your child about it!

Breakout EDU Video

Monday, December 19, 2016

A Short, But Great Week

You can view this week's fully newsletter by clicking here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4B6qqBRN5ifZVFPMU9LVnExbjA/view?usp=sharing

Friday, December 16, 2016

Ornament Decoration!

These awesome train ornaments will be coming home soon!

Concert Time

On Thursday our 3rd grade students put on a great concert! Click here for archived VIDEO from the concert!

Pre-concert smiles

Our whole class!

Coding with 1st Grade

This week as part of the Hour of Code, we got to do Kodable with Mrs. Bates' 1st grade students. We loved being helpers to them!

Sunday, December 11, 2016

12-12-16 Newsletter

To see the full PDF newsletter, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4B6qqBRN5ifS0VGYXRGTHJ4QUk/view?usp=sharing

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

PJ Reward Day!

Mrs. Smith stopped in for a visit and congratulated the class on a PJ reward day. How fun!

Monday, December 5, 2016

This Week's News

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MakerSpace

Every Friday we have MakerSpace where we get the chance to discover, design, build, and work together. We love it! Be sure to ask your child about it!

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.