Mrs. Smith's Scoop
January 20-23rd, 2015
Kimberly Smith
Skype: icademyksmith
Email: kismith@k12.com
Website: icademy.com
Location: Florida- Eastern Time Zone
Phone: 703-436-3173
Mid Year Progress Report Cards
Term 2: Jan 14, 2015
Term 3: Jan 28, 2015
Term 4: February 12, 2015
Percentages and grades are pulled at the end of the day for your term mid year progress report. Make sure that you are within the 40%-50% progress mark in all courses.
Attendance goals for FT students: K-2 360 hours 3-5 450 hours. If you are struggling, please contact me! Remember, I'm here to help :)
Progress Goals 2014-2015 School Year
Progress Goals 2013-2014 School Year
Important Dates
January 28th- Semester End for Term 3 Students
February 6th- Teacher In-Service Day
February 16th- Presidents Day- No School for Students and Teachers
Recording from Coach to Coach November: Managing It All Successfully
Recording from Coach to Coach October: Putting it All Together
Kids Corner
Journal Idea
Journal Entry: Write a poem about freedom. Start each line with a letter from the word "freedom."
Weekly Riddle:
Weekly Riddle This Week:
Q: What do penguins have for lunch?
Last Week:
Q:Where does a penguin keep its money?
A: In a snow bank!
The 1st month of the year is an outstanding one
In the Georgian calendar, the calendar that most of the world uses, January is the very first month of the year. The name January came from a Roman god Janus. According to the Roman legend, in 700 B.C., the ruler Numa Pompilius added January to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar. When it was added, Pompilius gave 30 days to January. However, Romans later made January the first month of the year. Moreover, in 46 B.C. Julius Caesar added a one more day to January and that's why there are 31 in January today. January was known as the wolf month to the Anglo-Saxons because in winter, wolves came into the villages to search for food. It is the coldest month in the northern half of the world, nature is quiet and the birds travel less. Also, the bears and woodchucks go into hibernation. However, in southern half of the world, January is the warmest month. During this time, unlike the northern half of the world, animals are active and plants are growing.
January Fun Facts
1. The flower symbol of January is snowdrop & carnation.
2. January's gem is garnet which represents constancy.
3. The zodiac signs for January is Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) and Aquarius (January 20 - February 18).
4. The Common Sense by Thomas Paine was published on January 10, 1776.
5. On January 10, 1920 the League of Nations was established.
6. National Blood Donor Month
7. National Braille Literacy Month
8. National Hobby Month
9. National Soup Month
10. National Staying Healthy Month
11. On January 8, 1798, Amendment 11 to Constitution was proclaimed which modified the Supreme Court's power.
12. On January 4, 1896, Utah became the 45th state.
13. On January 6, 1912. New Mexico became the 47th state.
14. January 8 - Elvis Presley's birthday
15. January 11 - National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States
16. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States - Third Monday
17. On January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution.
18. January 26 - Republic Day in India
19. On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.
20. On the first Monday of January, Handsel Monday is celebrated in Scotland and northern England.
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
NEW CHANGES WITH WORK SAMPLES
These assignments MUST be turned into me to be graded.
3 Math Assignments and 3 Reading/Writing Assignments
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.
Work Samples to Be Turned In for K-2
Class Connect Recording Links 14-15 School Year- Check Here for Past Recording Links
Language Arts & Math+ Blue
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aQUNDN4VmH5Po-ZR5QPlkPVSXkIZOV7Xcs_sPoo7W1A/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Green
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CqSGdPmrWDaR14SlbFZdHzHjnx39wjwIzQOR8Vb0mzM/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Orange
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1096Zrk0CLVKgHzOnwMUo-Atz_z6XeaWpbuy3UOUH8a0/edit?usp=sharing
Language Arts & Math+ Purple
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aD_zK5sszHggQnFcjvQaI5fS2EJRPoyteZt_yu7bXJ0/edit?usp=sharing
Language Skills 4 & Math+ Red
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d3ygyYy2MpVztD0B0JAN9xRNp5GdCy6iAgrLLNKDNj8/edit?usp=sharing
Language Skills 5 & Math+ Yellow
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nQOxjAhXVDNNwHYY3FE7SpRUeFTnN8PmguPrKYdTs-s/edit?usp=sharing
American History A