Spotlight

In honor of the 100th day of school, last Thursday, the wonderful students in Kitah K marshalled the school into collecting 100 $1 bills and 100 dry food items to donate to Yad L'Yad. Last Friday, when the students counted what they collected they discovered that they collected a staggering $192. That's almost double their goal! They also collected 133 food items. The students were so excited and proud of what they accomplished!

Torah Day School of Atlanta really "caught" the spirit of fun at this year's Purim Parade. The school float, decorated with banners, balloons and pennants and filled with smiling students waving TDSA flags showed how TDSA spreads the spirit of Torah wherever we go!

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!