Mrs. Smith's Scoop
March 14, 2016
Kimberly Smith
Skype: icademyksmith
Email: kismith@k12.com
Website: icademy.com
Location: Florida- Eastern Time Zone
Phone: 703-436-3173
School Calendar for 2015-2016 School Year- UPDATED
Progress Goals for 2015-2016 School Year
Mid-Term Dates
End of Semester 1:
Term 6: March 18th
*Students are expected to reach 50% in each of their courses by this time.
*Full time students should reach the following attendance goals:
K-2: 360 hours
3-5: 450 hours
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Getting Started in Lower School with Mrs. Smith
Holidays
November Coach to Coach Session Recording
December Coach to Coach Session Recording
Janurary Coach to Coach Session Recording
March Coach to Coach Session Recording
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Kids Corner
Journal Entry: In March, especially around St. Patrick's day, we celebrate the Irish culture. Ireland and its people have many beautiful customs and traditions. What are some of your favorite customs and traditions within your family?
Joke Time:
What is a race car driver's favorite meal?
FAST food!
Shamrock Wreath
What you need:
Paper plate
Green ribbon
Glue
Scissors
Shamrocks, we used peel and stick ones we found at the Dollar Store
Foam sheets in rainbow colors.
Markers
What you do:
1. Poke a hole in the center of a paper plate and cut out the middle of the plate so that all you have left is the rim.
2. With the scissors poke a small hole in the rim and thread through some green ribbon and tie a knot at the end. Our ribbon was 8" long.
3. Either cut different size shamrocks from paper or use peel and stick shamrocks like we did and begin gluing or sticking them onto the rim until you can't see the rim anymore. Leave a space at the bottom of the wreath. This where you will attach your rainbow banner.
4. To make the St. Patrick's Day banner, cut strips of foam 1/2" wide and 6" long. We held together the strips be gluing one piece of paper across the strips on both sides. Once the sign has dried and is being held firmly in place, turn it over and write you message on the front. Then glue it to the wreath. Wait for the glue to dry before hanging your wreath.
Rainbow Mosaic
This easy mosaic project just requires a glue
Stick, numerous colors of ripped construction paper in rainbow colors, and the ability to sort!
- Rip or cut small pieces of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple paper
- Sort the colors before beginning the project.
- Sketch out the outline of a rainbow and have your child paste the small bits of colored paper in rainbow order. You can try using thicker or thinner lines to make your rainbow unique.
- Optional - add a pot of gold at the end of your mosaic rainbow.
Rainbow Cookies
Prep sugar cookie dough and separate into 6 balls of dough. Color each ball of dough with food coloring. You will need red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
Roll each ball into long ropes and place one rope after another on a cookie sheet arching into a rainbow. You can also make mini rainbows instead of one large rainbow. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until cookie golden brown.
Cut into wedges and serve.
Read more: http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/rainbow-theme-dinner.html#ixzz42vhGhs2O
WORK SAMPLES for 2015-2016 School year
We will go over these during our 1:1 conferences this year.
You will scan and save them as pdf, or take a picture and save as a jpeg. Then you will send them to me with the new File Sharing Option in the OLS. Video on how to file share: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/coQ6IlfHjn
Work Samples For 90 Day students ONLY- Terms 7b, 8b, 9b, 10b, 11b, 12aa and 12bb
Class Connect Recording Links 15-16 School Year- Check Here for Past Recording Links
Class Connect Recording Links
Click on the link below to view recordings related to that course.
Language Arts & Math+ Blue
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DCs42TIjZLC6Z9Bu-Nx71Vf_khbE4s-6IsBYnKzA8yQ/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Green
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z9f0kAUV_iFclFDeibOgJAzgY9I9xhLtHOASFi8CURA/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Orange
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yfRKcfuAZkHSS2c3_aZsgTD8fbsHCQpwJeicOK8obA0/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Purple
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K8x9jQWgwIOC3yXEKQHLiI7BGQ_jauOj8q1OncKBT0o/edit?usp=sharing
Language Skills 4 & Math+ Red
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11FJpjoAAx1QFKCeZaiWmkxmUivVD2kXVTzwz9fQEuCQ/edit?usp=sharing
Language Skills 5 & Math+ Yellow
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lHiqBN6R7XO8wvVCI-A_MGpwDbRiLDmiq3TWOawU_aw/edit?usp=sharing
American History A:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cp0DbNff49aT-NaYHhptemYwqdokAzqL4vIB4SNr_CU/edit?usp=sharing
Did you Know that K12 has many great apps in the mobile app stores?
If you have an iPad, Kindle, tablet, etc. that you allow your kids to use, they may be missing out on some really cools apps that K12 offers. You should visit the full list at http://www.k12.com/mobile-apps/k-8#.VDdUx_ldWSo.
Many of the Apps are FREE, with only a couple that cost a few dollars.
There is an app for each grade level in K-2 that has all of the K12 Classic Reader Stories. They include the pictures and the story can be read aloud.
Also check out the fun math apps like K12 Choc-It-Up or xGerms Addition