Category Archives: Reflections

Speed Geeking

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

I feel overwhelming pride and joy for my 4th and 5th graders that chose to do the “Speed Geeking” at EdJEWcon.  They all did such a fabulous job, and I heard from so many people how impressive they were. Ariella … Continue reading →

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What does SLC mean?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

This conference day we are trying something different.  The 5th graders successfully completed Student Led Conferences earlier in the year, and they found it was beneficial to the parents, the students, and the teachers.  Once I heard about their experience, I … Continue reading →

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Terrific Trailers

Posted on April 7, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Here are a couple of the book trailers that the 4th graders created.  There are more to come.  We are in the process of uploading all of the others to vimeo. Stay tuned.

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A Mock Wedding for Purim

Posted on March 4, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

One afternoon, about two weeks prior to Purim, the fourth graders informed me that they were planning a “MOCK” wedding out on the playground.  They explained that the whole class was included.  As a teacher, and a parent of one … Continue reading →

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Top Science Reflections

Posted on February 20, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Our school just had the Science Fair last week.  It was a great experience for our 4th graders.  The students were put in teams and given topics to complete for their first science fair.  Here are a couple reflections written … Continue reading →

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Who OR What is Digigogy?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Reflection written by: Jeremy Z and Griff W This month, our fourth grade class had a skype call with a well known teacher and recent poet, Mike Fisher. This is a great opportunity for us because each of us was … Continue reading →

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Do you have a goal that you want to achieve?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The students recently wrote posts describing the ways they improved throughout the second nine weeks.  They also chose new goals for the current grading period.  They shared how they hope to accomplish these goals.  Here are a few exceptional posts. … Continue reading →

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Happy 2013!

Posted on January 6, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Welcome back fourth graders!  This week the students wrote a post from a choice of three topics.  They could choose to write about their winter break, their New Year’s resolutions, or things they will be looking forward to this coming … Continue reading →

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Radiant Reflections by 4th Graders

Posted on December 2, 2012 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Fun, Fabulous, Fort Caroline by: Jasmine M This week 4th and 5th grade took a field trip to Fort Caroline. Have you ever heard of Fort Caroline? If not, it is a fort that the French built a long time ago. The … Continue reading →

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Who is our new feathered friend?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by stephanie.teitelbaum

This bird, a gift from our very own Mrs.Tolisano, has joined our class.  Students have been given the responsibility of naming and drawing the bird.  We will enter the names into a drawing and narrow it down to two choices. … Continue reading →

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