October 23rd – 27th
Judaic Studies
7th graders used the Tanach to figure out how the Israelite camp was set up in the wilderness. Students came up with theories: why is the camp organized in this way? What does the architecture of the space communicate to this nation of former slaves? 7th graders shared many wonderful, thoughtful theories about the placement of the tribes and why the mishkan (tabernacle) is at the center of the camp.
Science
The 7th Grade STEAM project continues with the design process that continually improves, imagines, plans, and creates. This has allowed the projects to evolve within every class. Students have started observing parts working successful in their Rube Goldberg devices. The passion and excitement continues in science and follows into art where they focus on the form of their devices. Next week they will continue making progress and refining their devices.
Mike Noll and Samantha Butwin
Math
Seventh graders simplified expressions, evaluated expressions, and applied their algebraic skills to real world situations this week. We are looking forward to building more algebraic skills next week.
Math Help is available Wednesday after school (4-5pm) in room 207.
Humanities
Students worked very hard on a few different projects this week. Many students worked on the Julius Caesar Film Festival project. Each student has been assigned a short passage from the play. Using a variety of resources, they needed to research a poem, work of art, or song that relates to the main idea or emotion of the passage. Students were then asked to pair the two in an audio/video segment. The passages together will form the narrative arc of the play, and I’m so excited to watch them next week.
Hebrew
This week the middle school started a proficiency based online assessment.
The second is to see patterns of progress which will help adapt our curriculum and instruction as needed.
Yehuda
- Provide students with the tools to create a space between stimulus and response and manage high school process more effectively.
- Help students to distinguish between reality and their own thoughts and foster an ability to observe and label their own thoughts without judgment.
- Discover roots of mindfulness within Jewish Text and Values
- Cultivate caring community members
- Create a time and space of quiet reflection.