Author Archives: Smedley

About Smedley

I am so excited to be joining Quest Academy and the 4th grade team! I have been teaching for 6 years and love my job! I earned my Bachelors in Elementary Education and Special Education from Weber State in 2008 and my Masters in Learning and Technology from WGU in 2012! I love teaching all subjects but Math is my favorite! I have 3 awesome kids (Macey 8, Mack 6 and Laker 4) and have been married to my amazing husband, Shaun, for 11 years! In my free time I love to travel, blog, and watch sports. We are die hard Utes and Lakers fans! We also love all things Disney and love to visit Disneyland as often as possible!

Classroom Update

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Smedley

Just a quick update from our class… I love 4th grade because it seems that until Christmas the kids make good growth academically and socially then after Christmas break they tend to come back with a more mature attitude and … Continue reading →

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Homework January 25-29

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Smedley

Homework for today is as follows:Reading 20 minutes nightlyMath fact practice nightly(Front Row or Moby Max)Math 10 minutes of adaptive practice nightly (Front Row or Prodigy)Nightly SpellingGroup 1Group 2Group 3We are also working on 4th grade “Read, Write, Spell” words. … Continue reading →

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Club sign ups

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Smedley

Emails to confirm clubs acceptance have been sent out today. If you haven’t received an email telling you which clubs your student was accepted to (and you turned in a permission slip), please email me as soon as possible. We … Continue reading →

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Electronic Day Tomorrow (Friday)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Smedley

I totally forgot to post it earlier today that the kids have earned an electronic day and are using it tomorrow! They can bring a school appropriate electronic to play the last 30 minutes of the day. Please do not send … Continue reading →

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A Couple Updates

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Smedley

First, what an amazing day we had today! We got a new seating chart and I didn’t know how the kids would handle a big desk shift but WOW! They had a great day today! Next, the deadline for club … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Food in Class Permission Slip

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Smedley

Please read and complete the following food in class permission slip! Thanks!

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Jackets in Class

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Smedley

With it being so cold out it is hard to keep everyone at a comfortable temperature all day both inside and out of the school. Students are welcome to wear any kind of layers (Coats, snow suits, hats, ear muffs, … Continue reading →

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Our Class Rock Creation Activity!

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Smedley

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Homework January 19-22

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Smedley

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! We are adding some words that are called “read, write, spell” to our spelling each week. Because this is new we will practice with them this week without the standard spelling sort. … Continue reading →

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Clubs Starting in February!

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Smedley

Here is the information for 4th grade clubs. Please read and return the form as described if you are interested in your student participating in after school clubs.Clubs Form

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