Martin J Gottlieb Day School

Preschool

Thank you Hazzan Holzer for everything you do! #thankful

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DuBow Preschool

Today is Rosh Chodesh Shevat and we are starting to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees! 🌳 #jewishholidays #jewishlife #jewishandproud

*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Moreh David and Mrs. Raitt! This is Moreh David’s first year at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, and he is teaching Middle School Mitzvot and 5th grade Jewish Studies. He loves getting to show students how awesome Judaism and Jewish life is! A fun fact about Moreh David is that everyday he wears a pair of unique socks from his very large (60+) sock collection! Mrs. Raitt is currently teaching 5th Grade General Studies. While she has been teaching at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School for 12 years, she has been in the education field for 29 years! Mrs. Raitt loves that our school not only teaches academics, but also Jewish values. She feels it is important to help her students find their voice and to realize their unlimited potential, and the smiles, high fives and “ah-ha” moments are just icing on the cake! A fun fact about Mrs. Raitt is that she taught one of our very own Preschool teachers when she was in 4th grade, along with Morah Liat’s daughter!

Join the Center for a Drive-In Movie Experience
Sunday, January 31
6:00 pm Prince of Egypt Starts
Lot opens at 5:30 pm
Epic Theatres of St. Augustine
112 Theatre Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32086
Cost: $10 per car
To Purchase Tickets: Send a check payable to the Jacksonville Jewish Center with the memo line “Drive-in Movie”. Purchase tickets online here:
https://www.jaxjewishcenter.org/drive-in-movie-experience/
RSVP by January 20
Kosher snacks will be provided or bring your own.
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First mitzvah project of 2021✔️
Middle school sorted through old books and decided whether they needed to be donated, buried or kept! #mitzvah #starting2021right

8th grade enjoying a brain break and some fresh air after their testing this morning📚 #workhardplayhard

We’re so happy to see everyone back at school❤️

WELCOME BACK! We hope you all had a healthy and relaxing break! #playtimeallthetime #happynewyear

2nd through 8th grade students have the opportunity to be part of the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School Drama Club. Check out the flyer below! The first meeting for 2021 is this Wednesday, January 20th.

Sixth Grade Art Gallery #creativestudents

Last week, kindergarten learned about the special blessings that are recited during Hanukkah. They got to color their own menorah blessings sheet to take home and use with their families! #night6 #hanukkahblessings

*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Mrs. Teitelbaum, our middle school English teacher! Previously, Mrs. Teitelbaum taught 4th and 5th grade general studies and worked as the Assistant Director in the preschool, making this her 15th year working at the DuBow Preschool and Martin J. Gottlieb Day School. She loves everything about teaching, especially being able to teach the same students for three years in a row and watching them grow and seeing how much they change. A fun fact about Mrs. Teitelbaum is that she is currently in the process of getting her Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Brandeis University and will graduate this May!

Keep an eye out for the Hanukkah Lego board during carpool brought to you by 3rd grade! Each student was given their own bag of legos and had a blast creating their own designs! #firstnightofhanukkah

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5th grade is getting creative with their dreidels! They created a dreidel tightrope! #hanukkahfun #creativeminds #hanukkah2020

Hanukkah begins next week and our Jewish Studies teachers are working hard to prepare! Each classroom will have a channukiya to light all 8 days of Hanukkah, and each student will get their own dreidel! #hannukah2020 #shabbatshalom

Liat Walker and Shana Gutterman attended the first session of TIArts Virtual Voyage, a multi-part workshop led by the award-winning artist Hanoch Piven on December 1. The teachers created self-portraits out of found objects. The challenge was to use an item that was representative of each participant. The teachers were exposed to new ideas and skills and learned how to translate them to teachable classroom lessons. #continuededucation #artchallenge #passingonknowledge

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DID YOU KNOW? The Martin J. Gottlieb Day School now has a Drama Club! The club will be led by Emily Carpenter, who directed our school musical 'Music Man' back in 2019. The drama club kids (for grades 3rd-8th) will put on an end of the year showcase! Drama club will take place every other Wednesday from 4-5pm. Contact the office if you are interested!

Students are working hard for our production of The Music Man! Enjoy this sneak peek!

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*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Wendy Davidson, our wonderful 3rd and 4th grade General Studies teacher! Ms. Davidson has been teaching at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School since August, after having retired from her teaching career in New York last year. Her favorite part about teaching is encouraging students to challenge themselves, providing them with the opportunity to gain confidence, and supporting their overall growth! A fun fact about Ms. Davidson is that she loves to dance and will welcome every opportunity to share that with her students in the classroom!

*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Wendy Davidson, our wonderful 3rd and 4th grade General Studies teacher! Ms. Davidson has been teaching at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School since August, after having retired from her teaching career in New York last year. Her favorite part about teaching is encouraging students to challenge themselves, providing them with the opportunity to gain confidence, and supporting their overall growth! A fun fact about Ms. Davidson is that she loves to dance and will welcome every opportunity to share that with her students in the classroom!

To celebrate Thanksgiving, 6th graders made edible turkeys! We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and we can’t wait to see you back at school on Monday morning! 🧡🦃#thanksgivingbreak2020 #makingmemories

Thank you to Morah Karen for setting up this amazing fall/Thanksgiving themed area in the garden! #itsfallyall #shabbatshalom #martinjgottliebdayschool

Girls Can Rock!!!!

We have the best school specialists ever! Check out our 4th grade all girl rock band.

In honor of Thanksgiving, some of our younger students in the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School had a special lesson with Morah Liat about the word Hodu הודו.  It means giving thanks & turkey! #thanksgivingiscoming #givingthanks #learningvalues

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*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Mrs. Resnick, one of our Middle School math teachers! Mrs. Resnick has been teaching at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School for 12 years. Prior to teaching at our school, she taught in the Public School system for 10 years, making this her 22nd year teaching! Mrs. Resnick loves teaching Middle School because of all the interactions she has with her students. She also loves being able to experience all of the "a ha" moments she gets to see when something clicks while she is teaching math! A fun fact about Mrs. Resnick is that during her free time, she can be found working with her family at their family business in Jacksonville Beach!

*TEACHER SPOTLIGHT*

Meet Mrs. Resnick, one of our Middle School math teachers! Mrs. Resnick has been teaching at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School for 12 years. Prior to teaching at our school, she taught in the Public School system for 10 years, making this her 22nd year teaching! Mrs. Resnick loves teaching Middle School because of all the interactions she has with her students. She also loves being able to experience all of the "a ha" moments she gets to see when something clicks while she is teaching math! A fun fact about Mrs. Resnick is that during her free time, she can be found working with her family at their family business in Jacksonville Beach!

First graders learned about Egyptian cats! They learned that these cats were magical animals that brought good luck and were often dressed in jewels and even occasionally mummified!
Our first grade artists used texture plates to add visual texture in their collage of an Egyptian cat adorned with jewels and a fancy border. #artoftheday #arthistory #firstgrade #weloveourartteacher

The students and families of the DuBow Preschool and Martin J. Gottlieb Day School joined together to provide for the needy in the community for Thanksgiving. All the children decorated bags for Thanksgiving, took them home and brought them back filled with non-perishable food items. Students in the Middle School sorted and repacked the food so that each family will receive an assortment of nutritious, delicious items! The bags will be delivered next week to students at Beauclerc Elementary School, community members and the Max Block Food Pantry at Jewish Family & Community Services. #helpingothers #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood

Earlier this week, 8th grade did a Veterans Day scavenger hunt! They went around the building searching for facts and had to fill in their worksheet. Do you know any of these fun facts? They also had the opportunity to speak with a veteran over zoom! #knowthefacts #veteransday🇺🇸 #historymatters

We would like to welcome our new Shaliach, Stav Brener! He lead an Israeli program on zoom with some of our older students, and did a fun experiment with some of our younger students. If you see him around, make sure to give him a warm welcome! #shaliach #stayconnected #israeliconnections

We are so lucky to have such a great PTA❤️

Our youngest friends enjoying the mobile book fair brought to us by our amazing PTA!
Shop all your book needs at the link below before Sunday, November 15! Use code: 59W14
https://efairs.follettbookfairs.com/

[11/12/20]   Our campus is closed tomorrow, Nov. 12th, due to Tropical Storm Eta.

K-2nd grade will be virtual from 9am-11:30am
3rd-8th grade will be virtual from 9am-3pm

Teachers will send you and/or students an email with further information as well as links to virtual classrooms. Books will not be needed at this time.

Please do not stress and stay safe. We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday.

Those who live in freedom will always be grateful to those who helped preserve it.
Happy Veterans Day to our soldiers, both past and present; we thank you for your service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸 #martinjgottliebdayschool #dubowpreschool #wearethankful❤️ #veteransday2020♥️💙 #usa🇺🇸

Capacity!
Kindergarten is learning about capacity. How much volume can different containers hold. Which has more capacity? Which has less? If a container has less capacity than another, then it’s contents will overflow!! That’s the best part 😉 #learningisfun #capacity #scienceiscool

If you're looking to get fall/holiday family photos, look no further! The Galinsky PTA has got you covered! Spots are limited. Click the link below to sign up today!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084babaf2dabfb6-fall

Did you know that our amazing on-site kosher catering service, Margo's Catering, offers weekly take-out meals? Life can get busy and they are here to help make it just a little easier on you! You can contact them to order or further inquire at [email protected] or by calling (904) 292-1000, ext. 142.

Today was “Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character” day at school! We had so many amazing characters show up from every class, including virtual students AND teachers! Make sure to slide through the pictures below to see a few of the awesome costumes we saw today! We even had special visitor, Pete the Cat!

If you would like to shop at our schools virtual book fair, click the link below and use code: 59W14

https://efairs.follettbookfairs.com/