Spotlight

Why are the fourth grade girls yelling "I got it!"? They were practicing using Prefixes in Hebrew. Mrs. Alterman would call out a word combination and the girls needed to form the word out of their prefix and shoresh (root word) cards as quickly as possible! The energy in the room was infectious and the girls gained a deeper understanding of how one letter can completely change the meaning of a word in Hebrew.

Mrs. Bram's 8th grade students laid the foundations for the rest of the year in Social Studies Class by learning all about the different types of government systems. These systems form the basis for understanding world history and they will be able to apply this knowledge in multiple ways over the coming months.

Our Kitah K students spent the week learning all about the special mitzvah of Shiluach Ha-Kan! Did you know that doing this mitzvah can give you a long life? The students made their own birds in a nest so they could practice doing the mitzvah themselves.

Tuesday marked the first meeting of the Chess Chevra for this year! After last year's successful Winter and Spring sessions, Chess Chevra has returned! Old and new faces could be seen learning and reviewing the basics of chess. The boys then faced off for their first chess matches against each other.

Guess who's reached an incredible milestone? Our second grade girls had their first Chumash lesson this week. Morah Cohen really works on uplifting her students (and that's not just because they're standing on their chairs) and building their skills. The girls were so excited and proud to begin learning Chumash!

As we kick off the year, our STEAM teacher, Mrs. Pelishev is challenging her students to think outside the box. The boys in 4B were challenged to work together in teams to complete what may seem like impossible tasks, completing a paper maze without touching the pen, or making a cup pyramid while only using one finger. It took a bit of figuring out, but in the end, all the teams completed the challenges with flying colors!

Mrs. Bolnick's third grade students utilized a super fun medium to enhance their storytelling skills. Mrs. Bolnick asked the students to sculpt some aspect of their summer vacation and then they used their sculpture as a springboard in order to discuss what they did over the summer. This is one of the many ways that Mrs. Bolnick helps her students to think like writers!

Elul is in the air and Kitah K is getting ready Yesterday, they were visited by Mr. Charles Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan comes every year to teach the students about where the shofar comes from and demonstrate how it is blown! Our delicious Kitah K students were fascinated to learn that the shofar is actually the horn of an animal and what direction it grows in! They even got to hear Mr. Kaplan blow the shofar!

What a joy to have everyone back in the building! The energy was pumping this morning as our Kindergarteners entered the building for the first time accompanied by the first, second, third, and fourth graders! Everyone was so excited to see friends, new and old, and the teachers are getting right down to the business of teaching and getting to know their new students. We can't wait to see what this year will bring!

It was a packed first day as our middle school students got oriented to their new schedules and locations! Both the boys and the girls started off the day with a welcome breakfast with their teachers, got in some learning, and then finished off the day with a fun teambuilding activity!