Now this is the bowl for me! Hello fellow 5th grade teachers. I'm new to Fishbowl and just looking to say hi. 5th grade teacher in Florida and its been a slog up to this point in the year.

Does EY GDS gives year end break? Means Christmas holidays for a week?

I tripped over my blanket and hit the floor so hard 🫠. My neighbors probably hate me. That’s my confession.

Ladies, what's the funniest pickup line you ever be approached with?

Is it ever possible to transfer to BCG or Bain laterally as a Senior Associate at another (non-mbb) strategy consulting firm? Or is the first year associate role, the only point of entry? Thank you!

Has anyone moved away from NY and successfully resigned from the NY bar? What are the consequences if you just don’t pay? The requirements are insane to officially “resign” - draft a motion, pay a fee, send proof of service - I honestly do not know what this nonsense means, I’m not a litigator for a reason. Is there someone I can pay to do it? Should I just pay the $375 to stay active to avoid this nightmare?

How would you define great communication?

Wednesday rant: Young producers if you don’t knw find a mentor or ask questions to learn how to do your job. Your mistakes costs money!!!

H1B Petition got picked in this year’s lottery - Can I switch jobs within my company before the petition is approved?

What kind of modeling is required in ODD projects? What are u actually doing on the project? It’s described as M&A strategy ODD type of work

What types of jobs allow you to be successful with minimal/zero networking?

How much parental leave does your company offer to employees? Please include location, size of company and type of business. We are a SaaS company in NYC with 60 employees. We give 16 weeks paid for “primary caregivers “ and 6 weeks for “secondary “ caregivers. I want to advocate for everyone to get at least 12 weeks.

After 4 months of casually applying and 3 months of dedicated searching after work hours, 130+ applications, 5 recruiter screens and 3 final rounds later... finally found an exit!!! You can all do it - I believe in you all!

How does everyone manage SAD during the winters. Feeling so down and not sure what are the best ways to cope.

EY, what is the current maternity leave policy? Does the firm allow leave starting at 38 weeks? Is disability (6-8 weeks) separate from parental leave (16 weeks)? When is full eligibility - after 12 months of employment?

What is the general ranking for A-SC firm benefits across commercial management consulting?

All members are welcome to share their early childhood ideas and strategies.

Recommendations on an exceptional career coach who can help my husband? He works with his brother at a startup his brother founded (my husband is in-house counsel) but often finds himself belittled by his brother, cut out of conference calls and emails and generally feeling like he has no skills. He's an ivy league graduate and went to a great law school but for many reasons cannot leave this job right now. Looking for someone to help w/his confidence level and ways to approach his brother. TIA!

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

Hi Fishes, Please advise ASAP
YOE - 9y
How much can be expected from JPMC on existing offer from other company of 28 LPA Fixed + 2.8 Bonus ?
Planning to ask 35 Fixed , will JP give this much ?

Hi Everyone!! I’m a first year teacher who will be teaching 5th grade. So excited! I wanted to ask if anyone does spelling or vocabulary tests each week? If so, where do you pull your words from ?

Our district just adopted Scholastic Literacy for our reading program. It's pretty new, so I know there isn't much if anything out there (TpT, Pinterest, etc). Anyone have any tips or tricks to offer?

My school has been tech heavy for pcp quite a long time now. Well, our tech teacher retired and our district is “phasing out” that position. We will now be doing art as a pcp along with music and P.E. How can I incorporate art into the class room from that?

Hello, does anyone teaches in a Spanish Immersion program ? It will be great to collaborate with another immersion teacher.

Anyone know where I can get a really good timeline for my 5th grade social studies class?

What are your favorite first day activities? Specifically, those that build community and/or include a read-aloud.

Does anyone use treasures for reading and spelling? I can’t find vocab and spelling word lists anywhere. First year teacher here 😬☺️

Hi! Rebecca here from NJ! I teach 5th grade math and science.

What are your top relationship building activities for the first day of school? Looking for some ideas!

Does anyone use the new Wonders series? or study sync?

Where is everyone located?

Hello! This is my second year teaching fifth grade. What do your small groups look like in math and ela? Where do you get your resources from?

State testing is coming up soon and I am planning a "Math and Science Bootcamp" for intensive review for our 5th grade team. What is one thing YOU would find valuable in this type of end-of-year review (games, strategies, etc.)?

I teach 5th grade Math in Atlanta, Texas! Home of the Rabbits 🐰🐰!!

I will be teaching 5 th grade social studies. I have only taught in a self contained class so not sure what to do for my classes. Do they need homework folders, class work folders etc. ?

Welcome to fifth grade talk!!! Introduce yourself here and where you are from. I can’t wait to hear from you! 💕