Monthly Archives: January 2011

Odes

Posted on January 31, 2011 by andrea.hernandez

We are writing odes in poetry. Today we wrote one as a class before starting to work on our own. Here it is:

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Homework Reminder

Posted on January 30, 2011 by andy.raitt

A copy of the Homework assignments for this week will be given to the students Monday, 1/31.  SHELFARI BOOK REVIEW MUST BE POSTED BY GENERAL STUDIES TOMORROW, 1/31.

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MJGDS STUDENT ART SHOW

Posted on January 28, 2011 by andy.raitt

  MJGDS student art will be showcased at MOCA during the Art of Education on March 5. Every MJGDS student will have an individual piece of art in the art show.  Their strongest piece will be picked from their portfolio … Continue reading →

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Science Fair Video

Posted on January 26, 2011 by andy.raitt
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MJGDS Choir Will Share a Stage With Barry Manilow

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Morah Liat

Excitingly, the Fourth and Fifth Grade Choir have been offered a once in a lifetime opportunity!  They have been selected to perform “One Voice” with Barry Manilow at his performance this Wednesday evening at the arena.  Students have been asked … Continue reading →

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Babaganewz art contest

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Morah Liat

On Friday Kitah Dalet continued it’s celebration of Tu B’Shevat with a study session with 5th, 6th and 7th grade.  We divided into groups and discussed different Hebrew texts which talk about the environment.  Afterwards everyone in the  group created … Continue reading →

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Tillie Fowler Park Field Trip

Posted on January 23, 2011 by andy.raitt
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Howard Family on Good Morning America

Posted on January 16, 2011 by andy.raitt

This is the segment on the Howard family that was featured on Good Morning America last week. Good Morning America

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Nature Poetry

Posted on January 10, 2011 by andrea.hernandez

In honor of the upcoming holiday of Tu B’shvat, we are going to begin our poetry unit this year with poetry about nature. You will be creating “concrete poems,” a fun style of poetry that uses shapes as part of … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Skyping with Mrs. O’Connor

Posted on January 9, 2011 by andy.raitt

After watching the video of our skype call with Mrs. O’Connor, I want to know your thoughts.  Please answer the following questions in your comment: 1. What did you learn from our skype call? 2. What part of the skype … Continue reading →

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