Category Archives: Social Studies

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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Fort Caroline Equals Fun

Posted on November 30, 2012 by stephanie.teitelbaum

On Wednesday, the 4th and 5th Graders took a trip to Fort Caroline National Museum. It was a cold and blustery day, yet we still had a good time. The field trip was full of learning about the early French … Continue reading →

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Election Process

Posted on November 1, 2012 by shelly.zavon

The Fourth Grade has been busy studying the upcoming election. To begin with, we studied the election process. The students were asked to write an expository essay to explain the steps taken to elect a president. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Electoral College Map

Posted on November 1, 2012 by shelly.zavon

Here is the link for the map that Evan showed us today. http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map

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Presidential Election

Posted on October 15, 2012 by shelly.zavon

Here is a video of some of the Fourth and Fifth Grade students answering questions about the upcoming presidential election. We hadn’t started our study yet when they answered the questions. Some of the answers are REALLY good. When we … Continue reading →

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Fourth Grade Learns About Google Docs

Posted on September 7, 2012 by shelly.zavon

  Today, the Fourth Grade learned about Google Docs.  This is a great format to use when writing reports because students can access their work from any computer.  Also, group work is easier because everyone can write and edit on … Continue reading →

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Hadera-Eiron Partnership 2gether

Posted on January 21, 2012 by rivka.cohen

This week students in the Southeast United States and in the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel celebrated Jewish Peoplehood Day.  To celebrate, Kitot Dalet and Hey students brought items from their homes which represent their Jewish identity.  Some students also brought … Continue reading →

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Collaboration between Classroom Teacher and “Learning Specialist”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Please take the time to go to our fabulous Learning Specialist’s blog and read about the fourth grade’s incredible learning experience! Click here to read her blog post.               During our interview with Dick … Continue reading →

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Blast To The Past

Posted on November 18, 2011 by jamie.b

              Today we went to the Old Florida Museum.  Our class went there in 1st grade, and I had a blast!  When we got there, we dropped off our lunch, and we walked to … Continue reading →

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Old Florida Museum

Posted on November 17, 2011 by stephanie.teitelbaum

I liked everything because I learned something new, and I will tell what I learned at the archaeological dig, in the colonists’ homes, and at the pioneers’ homes. I think all of them were very fun. First, we are in … Continue reading →

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