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Mrs. Helfand

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5th grade teacher at Edison- Licensed Reading Specialist, ELL certified, Middle School Endorsement in Language Arts. Proud Edison Dolphin since 1996!

Joined February 2017
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We had a great time doing arts and crafts at the picnic. The weather ended up being beautiful! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Another honored 5th grade tradition- Battleship! Class versus Mrs. Sweetman- an epic competition! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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A giant thanks to Ms. Fenner for washing all our shirts! Tie dye reveal day! We are guessing who created each design. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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One of our favorite 5th grade traditions! Tie dye day has finally arrived! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Learning all about the teen spaces at the incredible Skokie Public Library! ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩ ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩
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Playing “Sample Sally Scenario Sort” to review our classroom learning expectations. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Engineers hard at work building water filtration systems with Dr. O’s class. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Learning about nonfiction text features! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Playing Fan and Pick to explore types of nonfiction text structures. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Excited to begin our novel study! We love the book Wonder by RJ Palacio ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Excited for our first modeling matter experiment! @SkokieSD69 @EdisonDolphins
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Fan and Pick is one of our favorite Kagan strategies! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Our class discussion about the Electoral College was incredible! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Such a fun celebration! ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩ ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩
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Writing conferences in full swing! ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩ ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩
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Writers at work! Can’t wait to read these amazing memoirs! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Time to decorate our writer’s notebooks! ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Congratulations to our first lunch bunch of the year! ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩ ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩
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Having fun modeling scientific concepts to learn patterns of earth and sky. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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Playing “Write it Hide it” to explore literary themes. ⁦@SkokieSD69⁩ ⁦@EdisonDolphins⁩
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