Shoshana H

In class, I used the application Tiny Tap to create a Hebrew vocabulary game for the First, Second, and Third graders in my school. It was pretty fun. Here is a reflection on using this app to make a game. I got to work with my friend Lily on it. It was not much of a challenge to work with her. We both had ideas that we liked. Both of us had ideas of how to combine our ideas! We finally agreed on one, and I think that it turned out great. I liked working with a partner, although sometimes working by yourself is less challenging, and you can agree with yourself on an idea so it isn’t time consuming. It didn’t take too long, because me and Lily created a game with about 17 questions, and 7 pages in 2 days! The part that takes long is when you have to agree on an idea. The app could be improved by allowing people to change the balloon, make it do something different other than flipping the page( meaning not flipping, maybe there could be transitions or something), or by not circling the answer, but by anyway else that someone wants it to be. I did like making an game on this app, and I learned something new!

I was principal for a day! Can you believe it? I forgot to tell you. Remember that video I made about being nice? Well, that was my ticket! My principal was asking people to make videos about being nice, so I started. One day while I was on patrol, there were only 2 kids. Mr.Mitzmacher, our principal opened a car door while me and the other patrol were opening doors. When I was done and he was still holding the door open, I said “Hey, you took my job!” Then he said “Well, you can take mine!”. I was shocked and surprised. I then asked him what I would have to do to trade places with him for a day, just out of curiosity to see what he would say. He told me that if I finish my video about being nice, that he would consider it. So, as any other kid would do, I finished the video, and put it on my blog. Then, I wrote him an e-mail saying that it was up on the internet. He told me that on the next day, he would look. On the next day, he told me that he liked my video. He also said that he would consider me switching places with him. I was so happy. In about 3 days, we had a meeting. We picked out a day, and figured out how the day would go. I couldn’t wait! Here is a video that I made about being principal for a day!

These are some reflections for 5th grade.

I will remember all my friends and teachers the most. Some of my funny memories I will remember will be the time when my volleyball team kept loosing to some teachers. Another time was when it was Purim. (the holiday when we all dress up.) My two friends, Barbie and Talya, and I were walking downstairs, and all of a sudden, a guy dressed up in an Elmo suit came behind us waving a grogger, and dancing like a cowboy. My friends and I pushed each other over against the wall, and we started screaming and laughing. Although we might have thought it was funny, my teacher came running down thinking someone was hurt. (Look at bottom for video. Keep watching until you see a staircase with a door, and you hear screaming.) I will remember the most that homework was sometimes challenging, although it was easy most of the time. I will remember that all of my classmates were unique in their own way, for instance, some were funny, some were serious, etc. I will miss all of my friends the most out of everything. When I am 50, I think that I will remember my teachers.

here are my friends Barbie and Talya’s blogs.

Barbie     http://mjgds.org/students/barbieg/

Talya       http://mjgds.org/students/talyap/

Yesterday, my class and the 4th graders went to Savannah GA. I woke up at 5:40 am, got dressed, packed up, and ate. Everyone got onto the bus by 6:45. At 7:00 on the dot, we left. It took us 2 hours to get to Savannah, and 45 minutes to get to our first stop. We got out of the bus to get our tickets at the welcome center, and then in the SAME building, we watched a 20 minute movie about how Savannah was made, and it was narrated by the founder, Oglethorpe. He went through the trouble, happiness, and he also told us some connections between now and back when Savannah was created. Then, in the next part of the SAME building, there was a museum! (Isn’t that place big!) The place was SO cool! There were old cars, uniforms, things that you could “DO”, and much, much more! There was even an extra room for the museum! It took us an hour in there! Then, after we went to the welcome center, we went into the bus and we drove to the old Baptist African Church, to see how the slaves built it, and the history behind it, we also went up and down stairs and saw where the holes the Africans used for air from the underground railroad. The tour guide explained everything very well, and I think that place was my favorite place we visited because I learned a lot, and it was interesting. Then, we had lunch in the city market, and we also walked around and shopped a little bit. After, we all got back together and a tour guide took us to two different squares. One was called Gordon square, but I forgot the other one’s name. Then, he took us to Tomochichi’s grave. The tour guide said that if all the kids touched the rock and circled around it, that the rock would move. But, we all knew it wouldn’t. That wasn’t my favorite part of the trip, intact, that was my least favorite part of the trip. After that, we looked at it for a second, and nothing happened. The tour guy said that he just wanted us to help him clean it off. After all that walking, we went to Fort Jackson, and as I would say, “boot camp”. We learned about their clothes/protection gear, their signals of how they communicate with other places, and their medications for when they get sick. Can you believe that one of the medicines that we saw at Fort Jackson was one that my Dad took, but in a pill for when he was on dialasis! At the end, we got to see the cannon shoot. It was so cool! Although, it did stink! That was the second time we saw it though, because at the beginning, we came early, so we saw it while the group before us was still there. After that, we went to see the synagogue, but it started raining and thundering. The tour guy said that the bus couldn’t go in the “old city” part of Savannah. Everyone said they would walk, but then when it started lightning, and getting worse, we decided to not go. Everyone was bummed, but happy we didn’t go when it started to hail. We went back to the school, and me and my Mom went home. We ate dinner, watched a little TV., and went to bed. I loved our field trip to Savannah. I think that if the 4th and 5th grade go next year, that they should go to the synagogue first, because everyone was looking forward to it, and next time, we  should all be able to go. Not everyone goes to Savannah all the time, so the thing you want to do, you should do first. I think that next year, the kids should go again, it was worth it.

Here is a video I made. It is called the story of Hamuel Collier. It is based on a book called “Surviving Jamestown” that my class read in class. I hope you like it!

I made the main character who’s name is Samuel Collier change his name to Hamuel Collier because sometimes he over reacted, and someone who is a ham over reacts a lot. Also, because in the story, they talked about food a lot, and it rhymes!

Here is a link to amazon so you can buy or see the book that we read.

This is a writing prompt. It is abc advice for life. For more prompts like this go to:       writingprompts.tumblr.com/

Here is some alphabetical advice for life. I hope it helps you!

After every storm comes a rainbow.

Believe in yourself.

Come out better than you came in.

Doing what is right is the best way of succeeding.

Everything is right in front of you.

Fall into the right hands.

Get all the way there.

Hand over kindness.

Inside is where everything begins.

Joy and happiness brings you together with others.

Knowledge comes from the brain.

Loving people are always thinking straight.

Moving around helps you know your surroundings.

New is the new old.

Open up to others.

Politeness and manners are good to have.

Queen the good.

Responsibility is setting a good example.

Stop when danger comes.

Turn to the right direction.

Understand that the cup is half filled, not half empty.

Value is not important, it’s what’s inside.

Who said that you aren’t capable?

X-rays show what’s inside, but you show your feelings.

You are who you want to be.

Zip up the worst inside.

Igneous rocks form when melted rock cools,

Then it hardens, you know this, don’t be a fool.

Sedimentary rocks form when cemented together,

It isn’t as delicate as a feather.

Metamorphic rocks are made with heat and pressure,

That makes the rock even more fresher.

All rocks are made with minerals,

I hope this taught you all!

Here is a video of my poem.

I have LOTS of cousins. Some live in Jax, some in Boston,some in South FL., and some in Tampa.For Passover, I usually go to my Bubby’s (grandma’s) house, and everyone comes in from out of town to a Seder in Jax., except for my cousins from Boston because it is so far away, and my cousins on my Dad’s side. My cousins that live in South FL. are from my Dad’s side. This year for half of Passover, I got to go to South FL.! When I came back, I got to see my cousins from Tampa because they were all still in town! Me, my brother, and my cousins got to go mini golfing! My older brother was still in school, and my two year old cousin couldn’t come, but everyone thought of them while we were there. I am so sad that they are gone now, but I will see them soon! Here are some pics of me, my brother, and some cousins of mine at Mandarin Mill.

My school is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary! I wonder what school was like fifty years ago? The students were probably like me and my friends, but under more strict conditions, like if you got into LOTS of trouble, you might have to put on a dunce hat! But that would only be if your teacher was strict. Not all teachers were like that though. A difference was that the school was called Solomon Schechter back then, and now it is called Martin J. Gottlieb Day School. Also, even BEFORE that, it was called The Foundation School! My school is a private Jewish day school. Attached to it is a synagogue older than the actual school! The synagogue is called Jacksonville Jewish Center. It was probably much smaller than it is now. It was still a place of prayer though. Students had to behave enough to stay out of trouble, so they had to behave like proper people. The oldest Jacksonville Jewish Center was located in the old part of Jacksonville, on 3rd and silver. I think that now, we have more homework then back then. My opinion of which is better would be now. We have twenty-first century learning, and more advanced things. But I’m not sure, that’s just what I think! Although you never know! Where you there as a child?