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This week we are continuing our exploration of South America, moving on from the Caribbean countries of the continent, like Venezuela, to the Atlantic countries, such as Brazil and Argentina. We will be investigating the importance of the Amazon Rainforest and the danger it now faces.
We co…
The sixth grade math students are designing a theme park. They are creating a blueprint of the park, calculating the area, and length of fence needed for each ride, as well as the costs.
In Judaics, we began working on the Book of Exodus (Shemot). I told them in as dramatic way I could, …
This week in geography we learned about Caribbean island nations like Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica and how they were colonized by European nations, which later brought slaves to the islands to grow crops like sugar. Today, of course, they are meccas for tourists because of their bea…
In geography this week we are studying the countries of Central America, including some of the important history of these lands; for example, we learned how the Panama Canal was built. We will also look at the great biodiversity of this area, which connects North and South America.
We are …
This week, we spent a while discussing acculturation. We discussed first what culture included. Then, students gave examples of culture and then evaluated whether or not Jude (the protagonist in the novel) is acculturated yet. After much debate and a group project, the class decided she was …
