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This week in social studies, we are focusing on important events in the Revolutionary War. For example, we discussed Washington’s great surprise victory at Trenton, New Jersey, which turned around the course of the war in favor of the Patriots. Another interesting story is that of Benedi…
We studied a sugiyah from the Talmud about Hillel and Shammai’s different views about lighting the Chanukiyah. We also focused on the rabbis’ recognition that there are different levels of observance.
Tuesdays have morphed into “Stump the rabbi” and I survived both weeks. I will…
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 …
In reading this week the children have been reading Chanukah stories, discussing the story they have read with the classmates in their group, and answering comprehension questions together.
During math, the second graders have been busy solving Chanukah themed math word problems and 3-d…
We did math projects this week. Third grade designed a zoo. They used perimeter and area to draw the blueprints for the zoo’s attractions. They chose 4 existing animals to be in their zoos; they also had a new kind of animal designed by their imagination.
Fourth grade planned a trip t…
