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We are tackling tricky word problems in 3rd Grade.  Sometimes we just need to draw a picture.  Check out the one we came up with today, and enjoy as your  child explains how we used it to solve the problem! … Continue reading →

If you look closely at this photo, you’ll notice that everyone is actually reading a book.  They’ve been working so hard and concentrating – & they are eager to get to their reading once they’ve completed each section.  Many students … Continue reading →

We have a new self-serve chart in our classroom, that gets a lot of use. It’s a simple way of letting our classmates know what kind of a day we’re having.  When we arrive in the morning, we put our … Continue reading →

Our community of kindness documentary is all about kindness here at MJGDS. We made it because we decided that we should show everyone examples of kindness. We want to share it so everyone could learn a little more about how … Continue reading →

We’re beginning what promises to be a fascinating study of water.  We’re talking about how we use water and how much water it takes to produce the things we use.  We’ll be collecting data and communicating with classrooms around the … Continue reading →

After our field trip to Tree Hill, Ms. Gutterman used the students’ experience and photos for a tree project.  Please click on the link to see Ms. Gutterman’s blog post about Kitah Gimmel. Tree project in Art class

(Pasted from Dr. Mitzmacher’s blog post on Feb. 1): הצתה    (“Hatzatah”= Ignition) is our adaptation of a popular presentation format basedon Pecha Kucha and Ignite.  Each presenter has 5 minutes to share their idea, broken down into 20 slides, which automatically advance … Continue reading →

It is fun to read! Reading can teach you spelling and vocabulary. You can read independently, in reading groups, and read to somebody else. I love to read books. We have AR books so we can take reading tests on … Continue reading →

Science rocks! Why? Because you learn new things about animals, plants, nature (mostly), and more! We call that kind of stuff “science”. In science you can also do science projects. That’s what we are doing with partners. I love science … Continue reading →