Mrs. Smith's classroom blog: February 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017

March Lunch and Breakfast Menus

March Specialist Schedule

This Week's News!

To view the full version of this week's newsletter, click here: Newsletter February 27th, 2017.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

This week we added a wonderful white board table to our classroom. We received it through funding on DonorsChoose.org. Check out the project here: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-place-of-our-own/2365224/?rf=page-siteshare-2017-02-project-teacher_1537949&challengeid=251476

We love meeting here in small groups, or simply working out our work on it! We also love it during inside recess. It makes the perfect drawing board.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Another A Busy Week

We have another busy exciting week ahead of us. Be sure to touch base with your child each night to find out all that we're up to. I also invite you to follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com, @SmithTweetTales We post a lot of up to date pictures on their and it's really exciting teaching students to be positive and safe digital citizens!

To find the complete newsletter for the week, click here: Newsletter 2/20/17

A Busy Week

We had a busy week filled with dental presentations, Valentine's Day, World Read Aloud Day, and the Family Dance. Be sure to ask your child all about each event!

Dental Presentation by River Street Dental:

World Read Aloud Day:

Elizabeth Jarrell read us Hear Him Speak

Mrs. Sorenson, our School Board President, read us There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose

Emily Romportl read us One Fish, Two Fish

Mr. Burnett, our Superintendent read us Who Carved the Mountain?

Amanda Sunderland read us Under the Snow

The Family Dance:

Jump Rope for the Heart

Last week we Jumped for the heart during PE class! Check out our skills!

Math Presentation

We've been learning about 3 digit subtraction and addition. We solved problems in groups and then presented to the class!

Monday, February 13, 2017

Busy February!

To see the full version of this week's newsletter, click here: February 13th, 2017 Newsletter

Sledding Party

A terrific hour of sledding! We couldn't have picked a better day. Third grade students earned this reward by earning 300 tickets as a whole grade. They accomplished this in four weeks! If you get a chance, it's a great hill to sled on!

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.