Year-long Supply Donations

Throughout the year, we have multiple special events and holiday celebrations that need various supply donations. Please take a look at the Sign Up Genius list, and sign up for any item that your family might be able to help with. Items can be sent in by the specified date. The Sign Up Genius website will also send you a reminder a few days before the due date. All items are greatly appreciated, though please do not feel obligated to donate. If you have any questions, please email me. Thank you so very much!

Homework Assignments

Students and Parents: Visit Mrs. Dyer’s Homework Planbook to access your homework assignments each week. Save this link in your web browser’s bookmarks so that you may easily click on the link each day.

Generally, homework is planned out for the whole week so that students and parents can get a preview of what is to come. However, it is important to click REFRESH every single time you visit the page so that you view the most up-to-date information. Details can change frequently.

All About Mrs. Dyer

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In class, we learn about what our classmates love to do and what some of their favorites are. The students sometimes ask me what some of my favorites are—- the obvious item was of course, coffee. :0)

Drink: hot coffee, iced coffee, blended coffee…. :0) iced tea, milk tea, boba

Favorite drink places: Starbucks, 7Leaves, Omomo, Orobae

Food: Japanese and Italian

Dessert: shave ice

Snacks: cheese and crackers, fresh bread

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Color: I love all colors!

Hobby: cooking/baking

Places to shop for school: Amazon, Target, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Lakeshore, The Container Store, Teachers Pay Teachers, Etsy, Dollar Tree

Places to eat: In n Out, Wahoo’s, Chick-Fil-A, Panera, Chipotle

Thing to do when not working: Spending time with my family, and sleep

Flower: I love ranunculus and peonies, but I’m awful at taking care of flowers and plants (that’s why all of the plants in our classroom are artificial!).

Favorite teacher when I was in school: Mrs. Schmidt- she was my 4th grade teacher who also attended my wedding and baby shower.

Favorite subject when I was in school: Spelling

Favorite subject to teach: Math

Favorite ride at Disneyland: Guardians of the Galaxy and The Incredicoaster

Season: Summer (both of my girls’ birthdays and my birthday is in the summer)

Sport: Dance

Fruit: Mango, strawberries, blueberries

Ice Cream: macadamia nut

Place to travel: Hawaii and Coronado

Book series: Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia

Amazon Wish List

Amazon Wish List

Donate to the classroom

An old African proverb once said, "It takes a village to raise a child," and that indeed still reigns true today (especially during a pandemic!).

Please consider selecting an item off our Amazon classroom wish list to donate. Many times, parents have asked me what they can bring in to support learning in the classroom, and it’s always difficult to think about it on the spot. And so, another parent suggested I make an ongoing wish list for those times when I realize our kids could really benefit from certain school supplies, books and learning toys.

Items on our wish list are things we could always use in our classroom to help things run smoothly. Items from this list are completely optional, but we do use them routinely for various activities, read alouds, treasure box items, etc. Please keep us in mind and feel free to send in any of these items throughout the year. Wish list items also make great options as a class gift for student birthdays! Your gift will help benefit and provide countless children great joy for years and years to come! 

Again, our class greatly appreciates any donations! THANK YOU!

Orange Taste Testing

While studying the history of Orange County, and how our local land came to be, students have learned that our city of Irvine used to have acres after acres of farmland and orange groves. Navel and Valencia oranges grew in great abundance.

With the countless types of orange varieties today, many of our students have never tried more than one or two types. Thanks to family donations from the Nolan, Ko, Kwok, Jarfa, Huang, and Diamante Families, our class had such a fun time trying five different types of oranges— Blood oranges, Cara Caras, Mandarins (“Cuties”), Navel, and Valencia oranges. Students loved some varieties and strongly disliked others. By the end of the tasting, students were begging for extra slices of their favorites!

Students ranked the oranges by sweetness, tartness, and juiciness, then decided which ones were their favorites and least favorites. Afterwards, students practiced writing an opinion paragraph about the best tasting orange.

Thank you, Parents, for donating oranges, plates and napkins to our class!

Big/Little Buddies

Our third graders had a chance to meet their Pre-Kindergarten (PK) Little Buddies from Mrs. Ruiz’s class for the first time. All of the PK-ers and third graders were so excited. Each Big and Little Buddy pair sat together during the PK’s snack time. Mrs. Ruiz and I were so impressed. Every child was  engaged and attentive. The third graders displayed extraordinary kindness, compassion, and affection towards their Kindergarten buddies. Some even naturally knelt down so their Little Buddies could see them better. Others used softer tones in their voices when speaking to their Little Buddies. It was fantastic to observe, and I am so proud of our Room 14 third graders! Take a look at some of the adorable pictures!