Suzi Smith

Kindergarten teacher. I try to make sure the little friends are loved and learn something each day.

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Today was a great field trip! @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Today was a new favorite day in Kindergarten. We learned a little history of Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, read ‘Balloons over Broadway’, and designed our own balloons. ThePokémon was our favorite balloon from the 2023 parade! @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

This week we started math centers. Five Frame Apples were a hit! Thanks @ECUcrystalECU for the demonstrations last year that we could bring out again this year.
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[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

I was blessed with some really great teammates my first year.

I have worked with some really amazing new teachers the last few years and pray I am a blessing to our new teammates this year.

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

There’s something so exciting about brand new teachers’ classrooms and watching them get it ready all summer long. So much wonder. So much self-drive. So much innocence.

The sad part is when we see a new teacher lose that because they don’t feel supported during their first year.

Support your new teachers.
🔺Check on them daily.
🔸Model lessons for them.
🔺Provide them an automatic coaching cycle with the instructional coach on day 1.
🔸Provide specific feedback.
🔺Model the first phone call home.
🔸Pre-plan their first parent conf and do it with them.
🔺Simply ask, “How can I help?” And ask often.

Teachers will be more likely to stay in the profession when they feel supported. Plain and simple.

What did I miss?

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

@heyitsdunston Glue sticks!
Crayons!

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

I work with some of the BESt!!!!

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Truth! 🙌

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

For 175 days I have called these precious children “my kids.”
While they will always be my kids, I am proud to call them FIRST GRADERS!
Happy Summer friends!
(We had 6 friends absent today)
@BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Today we had Kindergarten Fun Day! @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

We studied the plant life cycle a couple weeks ago. Today we planted out sprouts. Can’t wait to see what grows!
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[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Our books are back! This week we had our viewing party! My little Kinder friends are #proudauthors!
@studentreasures @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Celebrated the day before Spring Break with lots of fun and sugar! Our kids loved Egg Roulette
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[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Adding four more friends to the club before spring break! These kids have worked hard on these sight words! @ccdavis1122 @LaurenBaileyBES
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[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Super proud of these three learners! They have mastered all 10 sight word lists for the year! @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Today was show and tell! We met our classroom goal for cleaning up our area and earned a reward.
#Kindergartenfun
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[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Partnering with the “big kid” school makes Read Across America a little more special. Thank you @bunnhs for sharing your students today. @BunnElementary @FCSchoolsNC

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

We had some special guest readers this morning. Thank you @FCSchoolsNC Central Office for continuing to put children first! @BunnElementary @rhondaschuhler

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Read Across America week has been so much fun! Thank you so much @FCSHawthorne for reading to our Kindergartners today. @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Today we did some marble painting to practice push/pull and ramps in Science.The kids loved it! Thanks @TeacherMckeel for the great idea! @BunnElementary

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

Kindergarten was rocking our Pete the Cat shoes tonight at Perusing in Pajamas at @BunnElementary! Thank you @culinaryram for sharing your skills to make these awesome shoes!

[Suzi Smith @MrsSmithKinders]

We had fun exploring the Imagination Station today! @BunnElementary