For 5th grade Math, we started the unit about fraction and learned about the connection between fraction and division. 6th graders have been learning about the commutative, associative and distributive properties.
This week in Art, the students finished painting their Mexican Candelabras. T…
This week in Language Arts, we worked on vocabulary. We also finished our preparation for the trial of Mrs. Maloney from ‘Lamb to the Slaughter.’ We are waiting for Mr. K to come back from Israel (where he’s volunteering) until we actually have the trial. Meanwhile, we began reading Th…
In Science, the first Physics Friday session had 5-6 students weighing dozens of eggs of many sizes. Not one egg was injured in the process! Their eggsact position on a graph was noted. Just how this data may change in time is the question.
In Geo-History, students began the unit on Europe …
In Geo-History, students continued working with basic concepts of economics. Students reviewed the most basic terms and worked with a news article to apply the ideas. Students also learned about Election Day, and why it’s a Tuesday, and about Veterans’ Day. Students attended two guest sp…
In Language Arts, students read an Asimov short story (‘Nobody Here But -’) about (what we today would call) A.I., and what constitutes free choice and agency. Students discussed foreshadowing in the story. In addition, a new set of vocabulary was introduced.
In Judaics, we started our …
