5th and 6th Grade

This Week in 5 and 6, Nov. 11

This week in Ancient History, we’re considering multiple perspectives on the agricultural revolution.

Our math class is completing the unit about fractions.

We read a short story in language arts and are having a debate about whether the murderer was actually insane.

In Judaics class, …

This Week in 5 and 6, Nov. 4

In ancient history, students learned about the agricultural revolution, went on a field trip to New York City, and had a mock archaeological dig.  Question for Shabbat dinner: What did you learn about the African Burial Ground?

 

The students continued to work on their “American Goth…

This Week in 5 and 6, Oct. 28

In ancient history, students are learning about the invention of irrigation, which they reenacted with Morah Willa. On Friday, they did a civics project to prepare for the upcoming election, making character sketches of political candidates for each branch of government in an ideal republic.…

This Week in 5 and 6, Oct. 21

In Ancient History, students learned about hunter-gatherers and watched a video about an Iron Age archaeological site.  In Current Events, they learned about the statewide offices and the question on CT ballots.  Question for Shabbat dinner: What did archaeologists find at Althorp?

We fin…

This Week in 5 and 6, 10/14

In the past two weeks, students have been working on geography projects, taking the chapter 1 test, and starting chapter 2 (The Earliest Human Societies) in Ancient History and learned about Indigenous Peoples' Day and the electoral system in Current Events. Question for Shabbat dinner: Who …