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2/6/2022 – 8th Grade Blog

Hi, parents! Math Now that the 8th grade is out of the woods and back into the swing of things, a lot of mathematical progression has been made within the past few weeks. We have revisited the concept of functions, as well as the modeling of linear functions, as a refresher before we delve into other types of functions such as exponential, quadratic, and absolute value functions. Exponential Functions are often used to represent growth or decay for things such as the population or financial investments. Quadratic Functions are often used to analyze trajectories of objects such as a football...
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8th Grade in January–We are buuusy!

Hi 8th grade parents! Our students are in full-force preparing for their musical. We all can’t wait for you to see the beautiful sets, the wonderful music, and all the talented acting next Wednesday and Thursday! In Humanities class, students have been studying tirelessly about the American revolution. Because of all the play rehearsals, students have been learning this material mostly independently. Big shout out to all their hard work! For ELA, students have chosen their nonfiction independent reading book and I have honestly never seen more excitement and energy around an independent reading project. The students have chosen really...
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January is abuzz!

Humanities In humanities class, the year is 1776 and the students are about to go on a wild adventure through the American Revolution. This week we reviewed the political and topographical geography of the American colonies and will soon talk about Loyalists and Patriots. In ELA, students conquered the enormous feat of writing an in-class argumentative essay ending out our unit on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. You should really be very proud of their enormous dedication.   Math It’s our first full week back at Senesh and the 8th grade has a lot to do! They are working hard balancing...
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Happy Hanukkah from the 8th Grade!

Humanities In humanities, we have been wrapping up our unit on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The students performed for the seniors at Ezra Project to rave reviews! One elder even gave it two thumbs up. 馃檪聽 Meanwhile, students explored the nation’s founding document, The Declaration of Independence, and updated its language to include their own values. Here is an excerpt from an updated version, collaborated on by Dov and Sivan: We hold these truths to ubiquitous to all people and that we are all equal, that we have eternal rights, that among these are freedom, safety, and free health-care. —...
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December Begins! (8th Grade Blog)

Hello, Senesh families, These past few weeks in humanities, students have been accomplishing a lot! In ELA, we began reading and acting out The Crucible. Students are getting so excited to choose their characters and act out this crucial American masterpiece! In Social Studies, we have just finished our unit on Colonial America, and students took a cumulative test over the material, ranging from the first European contact up until the time of the Salem Witch Trials. Additionally, the students have been doing really beautiful volunteer work with the elders at the Ezra Project Center. On Tuesday of last week,...
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On our way through November in the 8th grade!

Humanities In ELA class, students have been working so hard on writing and revising their first literary analysis essays of the year. They have been so impressive to read, and I am truly impressed with how deeply students are willing to dive into interpretation. Additionally, have begun reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Please make sure that your child is reading at home every night! In Social Studies, the students have exploring life in Colonial North America, especially examining primary source documents from the Plymouth Plantation, including the foundational American speech “City Upon a Hill.” Science Science continues to explore molecules...
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A Fantastic First Week!

Humanities This first week of 8th grade in Humanities was really so wonderful! We started off the year by discussing what “shape” we think the planet is in. What makes it in good shape, what makes it in bad shape? In their discussion, the 8th graders named the major issues that the world faces today: global warming, poverty, income inequality, the oppression of women, xenophobia, homophobia. Students collaborated to make poster representations. Here’s one example from Isaac, Zephyr, Dov, and Ilan.               Judaic Studies I was so happy to see all of your wonderful...
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Weeks 34 and 35: Monday, May 13th – Friday, May 24th.

Jewish Museum Field Trip Every year, 8th graders at Hannah Senesh collaborate with educators from the Jewish Museum to create an art project. In order to get inspiration for their art project, we traveled to the museum and looked at different pieces in its’ collection. This year, students are working on creating a memorial for something that is important to them or that they want to remember. After looking at a few pieces, students bought lunch at Russ & Daughters and played in Central Park.聽 Next week, students will finish their memorials with help from an art educator who will...
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Week 30 and 31: Monday, April 8th – Thursday, April 18th

Hebrew:聽 Dear parents, The last few days were spent in enthusiastically preparing to be able to lead conversations on the Israel trip and on preparing performances in Hebrew for the Middle School Eurovision contest. The students learned two songs in Hebrew. They put a lot of effort into learning their lines,聽making up a choreography, a short movie (in Hebrew) and had a lot of fun performing in Hebrew. I was very proud of them! I wish you all a Happy Passover with your families and look forward to meeting your children at Ben Gurion airport! Andreea Heritage:聽 诇讛讜专讬诐 砖诇讜诐, 讛砖讘讜注...
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Weeks 28 and 29: Monday, March 25th – Friday, April 5th

Hebrew This week the 8th grade has finished reviewing the Future tense and we have starting preparing for our trip to Israel. The students are all enthusiastic and excited! Next Tuesday, the students will have a culminating quiz on the Future tense. I wish everyone a relaxing weekend, Andreea Heritage聽 诇讛讜专讬诐 砖诇讜诐 讛砖讘讜注 讛转讞诇谞讜 诇转讻讜谞谉 诇讟拽住 讬讜诐 讛讝讻专讜谉 讗砖专 讘诪住讙专转讜 讛转诇诪讬讚讬诐 诇讜诪讚讬诐 注诇 诪诇讞诪讜转 讬砖专讗诇. 讘诪住讙专转 讛讟拽住 讛转诇诪讬讚讬诐 讬诇诪讚讜 讗转 讛砖讬专 “讝讛 讛拽讬抓 讛讗讞专讜谉 砖诇讬” 砖诇 讛诇讛拽讛 砖驻讬讜转 讝诪谞讬转. 住讜祝 砖讘讜注 讟讜讘, 讗讬诇谞讛 Humanities聽 ELA:聽Students have been reading Night by Elie Wiesel.聽 We have been discussing how trauma shapes identity...
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