Miss Smith

K-2 Teacher at Timber Ridge School

[Miss Smith @MissSmithTR]

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE DENTIST -- Our students had a wonderful time at the @HarperCollege Dental Hygiene Clinic today! To prepare for our trip, we read "Mya Papaya Meets the Wizard of Teeth." There's no place like the dentist! 🌈🦷 @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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COPING CLOUDS -- Follow the rainbow back to the green zone! We spent the morning reviewing our coping strategies with Howard B. Wigglebottom. He reminded us that "it's okay to back away" if we're feeling upset, angry, or sad. @TimberRidgeEdu @NSSEO_org

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#tbt - After reading "The Good Egg," we decided that our favorite character is "other Frank." 😂We compared each books' main characters and identified who made red and green choices at the beginning of each text. @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu @IamJoryJohn

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BAKING UP A GOOD FRIEND - We spent the morning talking about what "ingredients" it takes to be a good friend. We started building our chain of friendship, earned "brag tags" for being terrific friends, and practiced greeting our friends with high-five and handshakes! @NSSEO_org

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"Love Monster" wants us to know that it's okay to be different - "You see, sometimes, when you least expect it... Love finds you." Happy Valentine's Day! 🥰#LoveMonsterBooks @MacKidsBooks @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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SOARING INTO SYMBOLS - We learned about important American symbols using #scholasticnews. Did you know that our leaders chose the bald eagle as an American symbol because it stands for freedom, strength, and long life? #americasbird @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Falling in love with literacy during our stations this morning. @TimberRidgeEdu @NSSEO_org

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FALLING INTO VOCABULARY - building our autumn vocabulary words with magnetic letters @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Students loved the new addition to word work this morning: fall themed sight word puzzles! They were able to complete independently and had fun, too. @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Having a blast rockin' out with Mr. C 🤘

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Room 100 is full of imaginative engineers! Students constructed robots, towers, and necklaces with their #stembins - I can't wait to see what's next. @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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We encountered not one, but two, silly giraffes during our #picturebookaday this week. @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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After reading "Chrysanthemum," we tested our new glue sponges. Students practiced fine motor skills by cutting and pasting tissue paper in the shape of their "absolutely perfect" names! Tomorrow, we will retell the story with our Chrysanthemum puppets! @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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So excited about completing our first full week of #picturebookaday @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Instead of "paint by number," we added "color by sight words" to our centers this morning! @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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We were inspired by "Too Many Toys" today. Who knew you could use toys to make letters!? Students put their creativity to the test by making their names out of different toys. #thinkoutsidethebox #picturebookaday @TimberRidgeEdu @NSSEO_org

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Students used @Wikkistix to construct their sight words. I love seeing students so excited about morning work! Most requested after finishing: "Can I wash my hands?" and "Take a picture! I want to show my mom." @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Students love starting the day with our new STEM bins. What a wonderful way to build, innovate, and explore! @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Building high-frequency words using kinetic sand #teamwork @NSSEO_org @TimberRidgeEdu

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Our first #picturebookaday summarized! I can't wait to share all of my favorite books with my new friends! "We Don't Eat Our Classmates" was definitely a hit, @RyanT_Higgins @TimberRidgeEdu @NSSEO_org