Fifth Grade Blogger

What a week! The sun finally came out, spring is here, and so much happened in 5th grade! We had a wonderful time at Prospect Park during Lag Baomer, and enjoyed hosting our families for Kesher Day. We are also looking towards the end of the year, including preparing the students for health class. Please enjoy our classroom updates below, and have a good weekend!         HUMANITIES: Another successful week in Humanities! We began pre-reading for our fantasy book club unit, including reading classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and interpreting their connections to other fantasy... Read More

What a week in 5th Grade! Our 5A students had another excellent trip to the Brooklyn Autism Center, yet again showing their compassion and amazing ability to be kind to others. Please enjoy our class updates below, and have a good weekend! HUMANITIES: Another successful week in Humanities! Students finished reading Revolution is not a Dinner Party and completed some really fun trailers on iMovie for the book. We also continued our China Museum writing portion and completed some fun extra credit work. Shabbat Shalom!-Tony MATH: Fifth graders this week have been reviewing for the unit (Ratio) test on Monday, April 30th (also... Read More

What a week! We celebrated Yom Haatzmaut on Thursday. We and our 4th grade friends turned our classrooms into Israeli cities, ancient and modern. The 5th Grade also did an exceptional job performing a play for our whole school tekes on the last 70 years of Israel’s history. Thank you, Nir, for all the hard work you put in to making Thursday amazing! Please enjoy our classroom updates, and have a good weekend! HUMANITIES: Another successful week in Humanities! We are wrapping up our whole class text, and are looking forward to future writing assignments by introducing the art of expository... Read More

What a week! The sun is out, and we are ready to bring spring in! We had the pleasure of listening to Holocaust survivor Dori Katz as she told us the harrowing and inspiring story of her early childhood in Nazi-occupied Belgium. Please enjoy our updates below. Shabbat Shalom! HUMANITIES: Another good week in Humanities! We continued studying and discussing our class text. We studied the components of a proper sentence. In Social Studies, we began our China Museum projects! The students are so excited to show you their projects on June 5th!-Tony JUDAICS: In Judaics this week, we learned about... Read More

What a week! Our students continued to strive towards meeting their academic goals and gaining new knowledge. Our 5A students took their first trip of the year to the Brooklyn Autism Center and met some new and unique friends. Have a good and restful weekend! HUMANITIES: Another successful week in Humanities! Students did an amazing job creating and administering their own activities in groups for our whole-class text. We continued learning about China, focusing on the Ming Dynasty and the era of exploration in medieval China. Have a good weekend!-Tony JUDAICS:  This week we said goodbye to Dammara our wonderful... Read More

Wow! What a week! We are so proud of our 5th graders for their wholehearted participation in the national walkout on Wednesdays. Their voices were loud and clear! They give us so much hope and optimism for the future. Please enjoy the updates below, and have a good weekend! HUMANITIES: So much to talk about in Humanities this week. We started our new book, Revolution is not a Dinner Party, by Ying Chang Compestine, and studied the history behind the book. Students dove into incredibly complex topics with zeal, such as economic theory, Communism, and the pitfalls of dictatorship. In Social Studies,... Read More

What a week! Please enjoy the class updates below, and have a good weekend! HUMANITIES: Another wonderful week in Humanities! Students finished their exceptional Tuck Everlasting essays, and were able to design their own extra credit assignments. I’m so proud of how much their writing has improved this year! In Social Studies, we studied the Great Wall, the Ballad of Mulan (the same Mulan!), and some of the other distinct cultural features that China has to offer! Shabbat Shalom!-Tony JUDAICS: This week we had a great time learning with Dammara about Joseph’s brothers coming to Egypt to get grain during the famine. Students translated in... Read More

                        What a week! We hope you had a restful break, and that you enjoy the updates from this week! Happy Purim! HUMANITIES: It was a busy week coming back from break! In Humanities, we planned and began writing opinion essays on Tuck Everlasting. In Social Studies, we presented our Dynasty Projects from before break, and explored the history and impact of the Silk Road. I hope everyone had a fun Purim!-Tony JUDAICS: This week was so much fun with Purim! We learned the text that we used during the Megillah reading... Read More