Kindergarten Newsletter
Hello Families, We have had a busy week of celebrating everyone’s names! Kids are now experts on their own beginning letter and helping their friends during writing workshop if they need to write it or know the sound. Kids are also acting as a teacher and showing the class the writing pathway of their letter using the handwriting without tears ABC shapes. They love this! Kindergarten has been working on their collaboration skills recently as they now have a writing and phonics partner they work with daily. They work together on rug activities, sharing stories, checking in for directions, and... Read More
Social and Emotional Learning
Social/Emotional, Reading, and Writing Integration Over the past few weeks we have been reading new books and learning about listening behavior and on topic behavior. We made a list of ways we can tell that someone is listening and someone is not listening, and we discussed what are the times that it is important to listen. Second graders shared that when a person is looking at you, facing you, and asking questions, it shows that that person is listening. Now when the teachers say “listening position” all students know to look at the speaker, listen, and ask questions or make... Read More
October 31
General Studies with Dawn We’ve covered a lot in our first full week in a while. In writing students continue to work on their Realistic Fiction Stories which we look forward to sharing with you at our Publishing Party on Thursday, November 21. We have been focusing on the concept of Showing Not Telling, and many students are beginning to use descriptive dialogue and action in their stories. We have also talked about the difference between telling a story and writing a summary, which is more of a list of events. In math we continue to work with factors, including... Read More
First Grade blog
This week in first grade we did a lot of sharing. Whether it was during morning meeting or about what animals are in our family, first graders are full of sharing as a classroom community. We enjoyed celebrating Toby and Ethan’s birthday. This week in Science we read a National Geographic book “A Tree For All Seasons.” In the book we learned what happens in each season to a maple tree and the animals in the environment. We observed how trees change and why, and learned that even leaves have veins! In Writing, we worked on our small moments stories... Read More
Kindergarten Newsletter
Hello Families, We had a wonderful time on our first field trip to the Botanical Gardens! The blue and yellow groups got to know new friends in the other class through their partners and small groups. We examined fuzzy, fragrant, edible, and colorful plants. We also sketched and noticed shapes and seasonal changes in the garden around us. The pictures below speak for themselves! Now that we are heading back into full weeks and days after the holidays, kindergarten is shifting focus. Thus far, we have been learning how to be in school while building community, and how to take... Read More
Social Studies and Science Integration and Torah Exploration
Social Studies and Science Over the past few weeks we have been integrating different subjects and learning how what we learn in one subject can connect to what we are learning in other subjects. In science we have been learning about mixtures and how mixtures change when adding a solid, liquid, or gas. In social studies we have been learning about different land forms and reading nonfiction books to learn more information on how the names of different land forms and how they are formed. We combined both these topics by creating a mixture of flour, water, and salt to... Read More
8th Grade Blog 10/17
Hello, 8th Grade Community! Math The 8th grade is revisiting the concept of solving linear equations in one variable. Mastering this concept is the key to moving onto linear equations in two variables, which they’ll be exploring shortly. Linear systems are a key component in Algebra I and they can be solved in several ways. The students will learn how to solve these systems graphically, by substitution, and by elimination before moving onto systems of linear inequalities. Advisory The 8th graders were an integral part of celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hannah Senesh Community Day School on Friday, October 11th.... Read More
Sukkot and Simchat Torah!
Simchat Torah We celebrated the upcoming holiday of Simchat Torah with the rest of the school and our buddies! Second graders had the special job of presenting two different types of Torahs to the school. In class we explored the two types of Torahs up close and compared how they are similar and different. Sukkah Making with our Buddies! We met our sixth grade buddies in the school sukkah to build our own sukkot out of treats. Thank you to the PA for organizing! Two Sukkah Visits! We visited two different sukkot in second grade! The students... Read More
Our Week in 5th Grade! 10-18-19
Although the weeks are short, we have been packing in a ton of learning! Read on to find out what your student’s are doing in each of their classes. Advisory: The advisory classes began watching a Netflix series called The Kindness Diaries. The series follows a man who travels around the world relying entirely on the kindness of strangers for his meals, shelter and any other needs. We have had really wonderful conversations about how each of us can put a little kindness out into the world. Keeping with our kindness theme, the students filled out a Kindness Survey and reflected... Read More
Yom Kippur, Tashlich, Buddy Time
6th Grade Buddy Time We had our first buddy time of the year with our sixth grade buddies! Our buddies brought us Rosh Hashannah cards, and together we worked on a project comparing things we have in common and things that are different between us, such as favorite foods, sports, and hobbies. It was great to recconect with our buddies and meet new budd Tashlich We read the book Tashlich at Turtle Rock in class about a family that completes a four part Tashlich ceremony. In class we created books with personal reflections emulating the family’s trip. We wrote and... Read More