6th Grade News: 10/15/21
Judaics: It looks like a construction zone in the JS classroom this week! Students worked hard to translate and understand many Mishnayot (Rabbinic texts) about the Sukkah. The used this research to make a blue print to scale in order to then create a physical or virtual model Sukkah. They are also tackling the extra challenge of creating a sukkah that promotes something important to “dwell in” this year. I can’t wait to share pictures of this project soon! While working on this unit students have been asking themselves constantly, “what kind of society are the Rabbis trying to set... Read More
Senesh Head of School Nicole Nash Featured on The Jewish Education Project’s Podcast, Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
Check out Senesh Head of School Nicole Nash on The Jewish Education Project’s podcast, Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education! Nicole and The Jewish Education Project CEO and Senesh Parent and Board Member David Bryfman discussed the amazing work Senesh teachers and staff have done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She also shared some fascinating ideas about the future of Jewish day schools. “Educators, school leadership, and parents and students have become more comfortable with this idea of being flexible, adapting, and thinking out of the box. I think that is going to stay.” —Nicole Nash It’s a great listen for anyone who loves Senesh and feels passionately about... Read More
First Grade News
Dear Families, It was a busy week in first grade! This week in writing workshop we started our small moments unit. We are learning to think about true stories that have happened to us and finding a small moment in the story to tell about. We are finding the beginning, middle, and end of our story and working with a partner to plan our book. First graders have worked on sketching out their book, writing labels, and writing on the line to match their picture. *At home, have your child practice finding small moments (seed stories) in their day and telling the... Read More