Spotlight

On Wednesday, our first grade boys put on a beautiful performance about the importance of Tefillah. They demonstrated for their parents all their hard work and practice over the last few weeks preparing for their Siddur Play. The boys danced, performed and touched everyone's hearts with their enthusiasm and excitement. Mazal Tov on this incredible milestone and may you all use your siddirum to connect with davening and Hashem!

For the past few weeks the third grade boys and girls have been hard at work with Rabbi Rubin. They chose shapes, cut them out of wood and constructed and decorated their own wooden noisemakers for Purim. The students finished them just in time to parade through the halls with their "raashanim" in honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar!

In STEAM, the second grade girls have been digging into the study of plants, ecosystems and the water-cycle. The students utilized their new knowledge to create their own terrariums in a bottle. The students used different types of dirt and substrate as well as succulents and other plants to construct a contained ecosystem. Now all that's left to do is watch them grow!

TDSA's third grade boys were immersed in scientific discovery on their trip to the Tellus Museum this Thursday. They performed experiments and were treated to a planetarium show. The boys spent an enjoyable time exploring the fascinating exhibits around the museum. Overall the boys were caught up in the spirit of discovery and had a fantastic time!

The Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most significant speeches given in American History. Mrs. Bram's sixth grade social studies class has been studying the Civil War and as a part of their studies were challenged to memorize the Gettysburg Address in its entirety. Several students recited the Gettysburg Address in front of the class, demonstrating their knowledge and one even dressed up as Abraham Lincoln to increase the drama and pathos of this incredible and historic speech.

In Social Studies, Mrs. Bram's fifth grade students have been learning about colonial trade and trade routes. To demonstrate what they've been learning, 5B set up a mock trading post between Native Americans seeking goods and European Settlers seeking furs. Each team had a goal of goods and amounts to acquire and they bartered items to trade.

Can you believe we're so close to the 100th day of school? Our Kindergarteners can't believe it either. This week, they made posters together, visited all the classes in the school and asked students to contribute cans and $1 bills so that they can collect 100 cans and 100 $1 bills for their 100 Mitzvos Project! Stay tuned to see if the Kindergarten is able to reach their goal-and don't forget to bring in cans and money for Yad L'Yad to help them reach their goal!

In STEAM the fourth grade girls did a deep dive into the forces of magnetism. The girls played around with magnets and gained a fuller understanding of how magnets operate and their utility. Leveraging their new knowledge, the girls designed locks that open and close using magnets, bringing a real world application to their theoretical knowledge.

Kudos to our PTA for putting together a beautiful evening for TDSA's mothers! The PTA hosted a mom's night out on Motze Shabbos and the assembled mothers enjoyed socializing and learning all about how to make sourdough. A special thank you to our PTA for organizing and decorating this beautiful event and to Melissa Cavalier, Sarena Safier and Elisheva Storch for sharing your in-depth knowledge about making sourdough!