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!

Thank You Amazing Parents!

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Smedley

We have such amazing parents! I went to check where we were at on field trip donations and I was amazed by the giving that happens by our fabulous parents! We had several people pay more than was requested then … Continue reading →

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Thank you!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Smedley

Thank you parents for following up with our kids about behaviors yesterday! Today was so much better! Also, Thank you for those who have donated to our field trip fund! We should have so much fun if we can get … Continue reading →

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Lunchroom Behavior and Field Trip

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Smedley

Good afternoon. I wanted to let parents know that we have been struggling with behavior in the lunchroom. (Being disrespectful to the lunch ladies, not keeping our bodies to ourselves, not following directions the first time asked, asking others for … Continue reading →

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Partial Product Multiplication

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Smedley

Here is something new we learned in math today.

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Week of November 9th-13th

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Smedley

Homework:Math: each student needs to create some kind of way to teach the class how to remember the multiplication facts. Each student will be assigned a number from 2-10. Please have your project (song, rhyme, trick, game, etc) ready by … Continue reading →

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Field Trip!!!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Smedley

Here is the permission slip for our Field Trip to Apple Store @ Farmington Station!Please read information on the permission slip carefully and email me with any questions.

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Prodigy and Google

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Smedley

I introduced the class to two new things today! They were very excited about both of these sites! First: Prodigy is a game that is highly engaging for the students and it reinforces Math concepts while they play. They may … Continue reading →

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Week of November 2nd

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Smedley

I hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween weekend! Homework for this week is a continuation of the spelling words from last week and then reading 20 minutes per night and math practice on Counting and Operations nightly on Frontrowed.com. I … Continue reading →

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Spelling Sorts and Readers Theaters

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Smedley

We took a new leveling spelling test this week and I couldn’t be more proud of the progress of our kids! I have the new groups ready but because we ran out of time before pulling them to introduce the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Our Class

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Smedley

This week in our class we are very busy but first let me tell you how much I love teaching your children! They are so funny and smart! I love seeing them grow every day! That being said, we continue … Continue reading →

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