This week in 7 and 8, Nov. 12

In history we are studying the events that preceded our decision to declare independence from England, including the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party; today we are going to compare what happened outside Faneuil Hall in 1770 with what happened 200 years later at Kent State in 1970.

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This Week in 5th and 6th, Nov. 12

This week in geography, we began to wrap up our study of modern-day Canada; next week we will be moving south to our other neighbor, Mexico. We also discussed Veterans’ Day, and I shared some stories about my dad, Tom Murray, who served in Europe in  World War II, and was in one of the first…

This week in Kochavim

Kochavim did an amazing job with remote learning this week!  The children were engaged and participated in their lessons. 

This week in 5 and 6

This week in geography, we have continued our study of Canada, its provinces, and its people.  Students are still in the process of learning the geographical location of our 50 states; we are now  learning about the Midwestern states.

We continued reading Other Words for Home in language…

This week in 7 and 8

This week in language arts, we have been watching the wonderful film version of The Crucible, which truly brings to life the story of the Salem Witch Hunt and the terrible toll it took on innocent people. Arthur Miller said at  the time the movie was released that he was very pleased with i…