Mrs. Smith's classroom blog

Monday, January 11, 2016

WTW This Week

Hi! Here are your WTW words. Remember that four WTW menu items are due every Friday. Thank you!

Sunday, January 10, 2016

RAILS RALLY

We had a great week! We ended the week with a Rails Rally! We even did an all school call and response.

Every Rails Rally we recognize students for being respectful, responsible, kind, and engaged. Below are 3 of our 4 students!

Cora (Responsibility), Arogya (Engage), Haylee (Kindness) and Jakob (Respectful)

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

This week we are reading Henry's Freedom Box. It is about a slave that mailed himself to freedom. Henry was in a box for 27 hours. The box was 3 feet, by 2 feet, by 2 feet. Under my desk is about that size. Students were given the opportunity to test it out. Since they are not adults, we needed a few adults to also test it out. Mr. Stordahl and myself went ahead. It was a very tight fit. I would not have liked to stay in there for as long as he did. We have learned that Henry's was very brave and courageous. He was also a very smart man. Feel free to ask your child more details about the story.

Pickles are Perfect Every Day

Today my husband kindly brought our class pickles on a stick for no reason. It was a wonderful random act of kindness. I love pickles no matter what day it is! Everyone was happy to pose for a pickle picture!

Monday, January 4, 2016

WTW This Week

Just a reminder that your child should do one spelling menu item each night. All four menu items are due on Friday to their WTW teacher. Thanks!

A New Year

It is already a great start to the new year. We are busy learning and doing many exciting things. Please take the time to ask your child about their school day. Thank you for all you do for your child as a student.

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.