5th Grade Week of 2/16
Please enjoy the updates from our wonderful 5th grade classes, and have a wonderful break! HUMANITIES: We concluded our formal study of Tuck Everlasting, and watched the 2002 film version. We discussed similarities and differences, and how directors make deliberate choices that authors do not. In Social Studies, we did a mini-research project in which students created slideshows about one of the dynasties we do not have time to study at length. Have a great break!-Tony JUDAICS: “This week we continued learning about Joseph and the start of his time in Egypt. We watched a netflix version of the Joseph Story and... Read More
6th Grade News: 2/12 – 2/16/18
HUMANITIES This week in History, we had a great time learning about the afterlife of ancient Egypt. After studying the magical and perilous journey that the “ba,” or soul, takes to the afterlife, we collaborated to create “travel guides” for travelers on this journey. On each page, students included descriptions of the various challenges that the ba could expect to face, as well as advice related to how to defeat these challenges. Take a look at our travel guides below! 6K – Travel Guide to the Afterlife 2017-18 6J – Travel Guide to the Afterlife 2017-18 In Literature, students finished... Read More
February 12th – February 16th
Judaic Studies Students completed amazing and creative projects to synthesize our learning from Chapter 11 of Bmidbar/Numbers. Students were asked to choose a project, and then to create their own rubric for how it should be evaluated. The class produced incredibly accomplished work – take a look! Math 7X finished a challenging unit, “Number Patterns,” this week and will be bringing home their unit test. I am happy to announce that everyone did really well! It should be signed and returned by Tuesday, February 27th, the latest. 7Y started a new unit this week, “Inequalities,” and have been learning to understand... Read More
Week 23: Monday, February 12 – Friday, February 16
Advisory This week we led an activity in which we started having a conversation about ways to have debates/ arguments in effective and nonviolent ways. The students discussed what are the things that set them off in conversations and what steps we can they take in order to be able to listen to each other and express their opinions without hurting each other’s feelings. Hebrew Dear parents, This week the students took various assessments in the Past tense, practicing how to use various verbs in order to interview a friend about a special day they had with their family. In... Read More
First Grade News: Week of February 12
We had a fun filled week in first grade. On Thursday we celebrated Rosh Chodesh Adar by wearing our pajamas to school! First grade writers finished editing their teaching books this week. On Friday we had a classroom publishing party. First graders shared their books with each other and celebrated all of their hard work. We learned about graphing this week. First graders learned how to record information using picture graphs, bar graphs, and tally charts. They worked in pairs to make their own graphs about their classmates. Some graphs include favorite olympic sport, how many siblings we... Read More
Happy Presidents’ Week!
Hello Fourth Grade Families! Thank you for coming to the 3rd and 4th grade talent show! The kids did an amazing job, and it meant so much to them to see so many people cheering them on as they demonstrated their skills. We had a wonderful time watching them, and at the Rosh Chodesh Adar parade that followed. Despite the upcoming break, 4th graders have been working hard at all of their subjects. We hope that you all enjoy a restful and fun-filled Presidents’ Week. We’re looking forward to celebrating Purim and the arrival of spring when we come back... Read More
Pajama Day, Lunar New Year and much more!
Dear Kindergarten Families, We had a very exciting week in Kindergarten! We welcomed in Adar with Pajama Day, a Talent show, and a parade! We even got to enjoy yummy treats and have snack with our buddies! In Math, we have been learning about counting and comparing numbers and sets of objects up to 100. We compared sets of various objects and decided how many more or less each stack had than the other. On the first day after our mid-winter break, Monday, February 26, we will have the 100th Day of School. It will be a celebration of learning and... Read More