Eighth Grade Blogger

  Hebrew Dear parents, It’s hard to believe, but Pesach is here! Over the last few days, the students were busy acting out various conversations they will have in Israel and learning new Israeli songs. I want to encourage you to further discuss with your children the importance of practicing their Hebrew while they are in Israel. I feel like the kids are ready and very enthusiastic about the trip and I look forward to meeting them in a week and a half at Ben Gurion airport! I wish everyone Hag Pesach Sameach VeKasher! Andreea Humanities Literature and Writing: This week,... Read More

Advisory The advisory team and Jen lead a session on factual communication. We discussed various ways in which people communicate when they have a difference of opinion, and we discussed Emotional communication vs. Factual communication. In Emotional communication, the interaction is based on feelings, vs. in Factual communication, where the conversation is based on facts and does not contain any personal remarks. We would like to encourage you to continue this conversation at home with the children. Hebrew This week the 8th grade use a variety of techniques in order to practice conversations in Israel. Here is a sneak peek of... Read More

Hebrew This week, the students practiced writing a flowing paragraph in Hebrew by writing a paragraph in the future tense about what they will do when they reach their special place one day. Next, the students started their prep unit for the Israel trip. Feel free to ask them to teach you all the new words, expressions and songs they learn in class! I wish everyone a nice weekend, Andreea Heritage הורים יקרים השבוע עסקנו ביחידה החדשה “זכויות הילד”. במסגרת זו התלמידים דנו בשאלה, מהי זכות? מי אחראי על הזכות שלי כילד? האם יש הבדלים בין זכויות הילדים בעולם? האם... Read More

Advisory:  Dear parents, This week in advisory we the students acted out various situations that happen in school and then discussed what human needs did the characters in the skit have and if the needs were met. Hebrew:  The 8th grade has finalized the review of past tense and started reviewing the future tense. The students enjoyed practicing the past tense by leading conversations about their childhood. I wish you a relaxing weekend, Andreea Heritage:  הורים יקרים, השבוע למדנו סיפורים קצרים ברוח חג פורים, התלמידים דנו בשאלות מוסריות שקשורות בחג ובערכים של בית ספר. החל משבוע הבא נעסוק ביחידה חדשה... Read More

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

Advisory: Dear parents, This week in Advisory we practiced using three different methods to unwind: Mindful Coloring, Journaling, and Yoga. The students enjoyed the session very much! We would like to encourage you to use any of these methods at home with your children.                                   Hebrew: Dear parents, This week, both groups were hard at work reviewing the Past tense. We reviewed the various groups of conjugations in the Paal, Piel and Hitpael structures in the past tense. Next week, the students will have... Read More