Kristy Slifkin

Mom of 3 amazing boys, and 4th grade teacher at Indian River Elementary. ⚽️

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#IRESthebest

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Check out my FUTURES Teacher Grant!! I only need $800 to fully fund my project!! Thank you for your support! Please feel free to share.
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Indian River Elementary Schools SGA students sent a special delivery to our local hometown heroes! They donated drinks, snacks, games, gift cards and made thank you cards showing their appreciation for these hardworking firefighters! ❤️

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Our SGA students collected supplies for the Edgewater Animal Shelter!! Thank you to all of the awesome families from Indian River Elementary for donating!! #IRESthebest #edgewateranimalshelter @JEGonzaloIRE @JennHolmgreen

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Scavenger hunt complete! 👍@ElemSci #VCSscientists

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So proud of our SGA students! They were able to collect some much needed supplies to donate to the Edgewater Animal Shelter! Thankful for all the IRES families who contributed and made this possible! 😻❤️ #IRESthebest #SGA #animalshelter @CCrkvenac @JEGonzaloIRE @IRESManatees

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❤️ We love our hometown heroes! #IRESthebest #oakhill #firefighter @IRESManatees

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Our SGA students visited the Oak Hill Firefighters to deliver some special cards and a gift basket to honor them for being our hometown heroes! #volusiafire #hometownheroes #IRESthebest @CCrkvenac @JEGonzaloIRE

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Our first Sunshine State Reader Ice Cream Party! Congrats to these wonderful readers! 📚 🍦 #IRESthebest

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A7: Call me crazy, but I prefer having a book chat in person, like a Book Club, but I know it’s hard for everyone to get together. I really enjoyed my first ever twitter chat! Chatting on twitter allows everyone to be heard, which I love.❤️ #IRESthebest #HackingSchoolDiscipline

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@MelissaDirlam Yes!! Love that...ALL

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A6: I love note taking, we can have a meeting explaining to faculty/staff how to implement, (I’ll share my notes😆), we can practice and give examples, observe others who implement it well, create a PP outlining the basics, anchor charts. #IRESthebest #HackingSchoolDiscipline

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A5: pg. 23...respect, build relationships, take responsibility...also building on our current guidelines. But Ss need to understand what these words mean and what it looks like. Practice everywhere: recess, lunch, SA #IREStheBEST #HackingSchoolDiscipline

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A4: First step would be collaboration as a school. Discussing at faculty and PLC meetings weekly so everyone is on the same page. #IRESthebest #HackingSchoolDiscipline

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A3: YES: restorative practices allow teachers and administrators to hold students accountable and strengthen relationships. And this....

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A2: Posting 2 questions “Do you just need to vent? Or would you like to brainstorm solutions together?” This will help students better understand how to show empathy without feeling the need to “fix other people’s problems.” #IRESthebest #HackingSchoolDiscipline

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@CCrkvenac Going on the Norwegian Sun to Key West and Bahamas! 😎

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A1: I have a new theme for my classroom this year and am basically starting from scratch, so I’ve been busy printing and laminating! 🌍 We are leaving for our cruise Monday! 🚢 #IRESthebest #HackingSchoolDiscipline