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General Studies with Mike: We completed our unit on fractions early last week and moved into a mini unit on data and probability. The students are practicing finding the mean, median, mode, and range of various different data sets. When we return from break, we will jump right into decimals. Over break, you might want to preview the concept with discussions of money. (Ask, “What does it mean if I have $1.01 vs. $1.10?) Students are now well into their book club books, responding to the texts in their book club journals, and taking on various roles in discussions. The...
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Weeks 22 and 23: Monday, February 4th – Friday, February 15th

Hebrew Dear parents, This week the students finished watching the Israeli movie “Apples in the Desert”. The movie deals with the complex topic of seculars and religious Jews in Israel. The students practiced listening comprehension while listening to the movie, they practiced their speech skills while discussing the movie, and at the end, they completed written reflections in writing. The written reflections were due today and will be graded. I wish you a relaxing and safe vacation, Andreea Heritage להורים שלום, השבוע עבדנו על תרגול זמן עתיד באמצעות הסיפור של יהודה אטלס, “שלוש משאלות”. המספר על זוג זקנים שאינם מרוצים...
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5th Grade Week of 2/11

Please enjoy our updates below, and have a wonderful break! Humanities Another strong week in Humanities! We are continuing our study of Tuck Everlasting, including exploring the theme of immortality, as well as symbolism and figurative language. We wrapped up our Ancient India unit by debating whether the Gupta or Mauryan Empire was greater, and began our Egypt unit by exploring different kinds of maps. Have a great break!-Tony Judaics In Chumash we are fully into Joseph’s time in Egypt. We are exploring how he is changing as a person because of his experiences. We discussed how we have had...
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February 15, 2019

Advisory Students participated in a workshop about being allies in the midst of bullying behaviors, situations, and language. Students thought about people’s identities and how to communicate effectively, even in the midst of a disagreement or shift in perspective.   Hebrew K This week we continued to review the topic of the “Tzabar” Israeli. We talked about traits and characteristics and focused on the term “Hutzpa”. We discussed the positive ad negative aspects of the word, watched a video on the topic and debated a few examples , deciding if they are positive or negative. Hebrew J This week we...
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6th Grade News 2/4 – 2/15/19

HUMANITIES  Last week in Social Studies, students reviewed all the steps that were involved in building the ancient Egyptian pyramids – from choosing the perfect spot, to finding and carving the stones, to hauling the stones up temporary ramps to build the pyramids. After reading about all the different jobs and kinds of labor involved, students acted out the entire pyramid-building process. See videos of their skits below! Links to Pyramid-Building Skits – What are the four stages of building a pyramid?  (Note: don’t worry – these videos are not public or searchable! They are only accessible to people who...
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February 15, 2019 — The Fall of New Amsterdam

General Studies with Hilary WRITING: Throughout the end of January and into February, we have worked on coming up with a topic for persuasive speeches. Some students chose to write about people others should know about, such as our moms and great grandfather. Others chose to write about aspects of school that should be changed, such having more homework; having less homework; being more productive in a warmer climate; and tables in the lunch room. This week, the focus has been on the physical look of our paragraphs, as well as including strong, personal examples in our speech. Third Graders...
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Uganda, Buddies, Math Celebration and More!

Buddy Time: 99th Day of School! We met our buddies on Thursday, the 99th day of school. In honor of the 99th day we played Bingo in Hebrew and a special 99 related Bingo game.   Math This week we officially finished our math 2A workbooks! As a final project the second graders created board games where they had to make problems from each unit we’ve learned. They enjoyed being creative and modeling their games after some favorites like “Sorry” “Shoots and Ladders” and “Trouble”. We had a blast playing these games and reviewing all that we have learned! The...
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First Grade News

Last week, first graders celebrated Chinese New Year. We read non fiction books about Chinese New Year and then used a venn diagram to compare Chinese New Year, Rosh Hashanna, and New Years Eve.   First grade writers finished their teaching books. We celebrated with a gallery walk and publishing party! In Math we began the challenging work of double digit addition and subtraction. First graders learned to add or subtract from the ones first and then the tens. They used manipulatives to regroup when necessary.   First grade readers continued to work on reading longer and longer words. We’ve...
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Weeks 20 and 21: Monday, January 21st – Friday, February 1st

Hebrew  Dear parents, This week the students are watching an Israeli movie named “Apples From the Desert”. the movie is based on a short story by Savion Liebrecht. While watching the movies, the students learn new vocabulary, discuss dilemmas and conflicts that the characters deal with in the movie. After watching the movies, the students will be able to read the story and lead class discussions on the differences between the movie and the story. I wish everyone a relaxing weekend, Andreea Heritage להורים שלום, השבוע המשכנו לשוחח על יחידת ההגירה אבל מההיבט של ילדים בלתי חוקיים. במסגרת זאת אנו ממשיכים...
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5th Grade Week of 1/28

Another great week in 5th Grade! Please enjoy our classroom updates below, and have a fun and relaxing weekend. Humanities Students this week in Humanities finished their essays on Homeless Bird, which came out beautifully! We began our prereading work for Tuck Everlasting, which included learning about figurative language and symbols, as well as discussing and debating whether immortality is good or bad. Shabbat Shalom!-Tony Math Students began their Algebra unit this week, and began learning how to write and calculate expressions. Have a good weekend!-Katie Judaics Students have been working in new chevruta partners while studying Chumash. So far...
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