6th Grade First Week of School 9/6/19
ADVISORY
It’s been a busy first week in sixth grade! Because we have ten new students in the grade, we have really focused on our sixth grade community these first few days. First, we created re-wearable name tags with our names and special symbols, and we’ve been encouraging the students to wear their name tags each day. We also created a peer buddy system, so that each new student is paired with a returning student. Returning students have been showing their buddies around the school, sitting with them at lunch, and generally helping them feel welcome. You can see the list of buddies here: 6th Grade Peer Buddies. So far, all the students seem to be making fast friends! We can’t wait to continue to get closer as a sixth grade class.
Best,
Naomi & Mike N.
HUMANITIES
It has been so exciting to jump into learning with the sixth graders this year. In ELA (English Language Arts), We began by creating “sixth grade autobiographies,” in which each student shared a bit about themselves — including where they went to 5th grade, what languages they speak, and facts about themselves that others may not know. We then launched into discussions about our summer reading book, Gilgamesh the Hero. I love hearing students debate whether or not Gilgamesh is an admirable character. In Social Studies, we began the year by sharing objects that are important to our family history. Students brought in special cards, candlesticks, books about their family, and more. We used this activity to inspire conversations about the importance of preserving history, and about how objects and artifacts contain a wealth of information about the past. Below are a few photos of our activity, and you can view more photos at this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q8TsaPY6Vxof5JK8A
I can’t wait to continue to get to know the students this year!
Shabbat shalom,
Naomi
MATH
Dear Parents,
Welcome to an amazing year! The 6th grade started the year by discussing the benefits of learning a second language and Hebrew in particular and the ways in which learning it connects us to Israel, Jewish culture and tradition, and develops our brain. Next, we started discussing our summer experiences and mapping them in Hebrew. Next week, the students will prepare a short presentation in which they describe their experiences this summer.
I wish everyone a successful year and look forward to an exciting and fruitful year!
Andreea
BAR/BAT
It was such a treat to start my Wednesday morning with Bar/Bat Mitzvah class and the 6th grade! To get us started thinking about our Jewish journey from childhood to adulthood, the students brainstormed all the responsibilities and privileges of getting older – i.e. going to school alone, taking care of siblings, getting phones. Next week we will begin a short study of different coming of age ceremonies around the world.
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