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This Week in 5 and 6, Feb. 10

We’re finishing our study of Persia, including an exploration of political satire in Megillat Esther and a debate, and heading to Egypt next!

In science, we experiemented with playdough to test buoyancy after lessons on mass, volume and density.

In music we had a theory day in which we…

This Week in 7 and 8, Feb. 10

This week we’re studying polynomials–classifying, adding, multiplying, and starting to factor them.

In science, we are learning about protons, electrons and how the number of each make up different elements. The class was split into two teams and we made a relay race where each student …

This Week in Kochavim, Feb. 10

Since this is Black History Month, the students learned about African masks in art and are creating their own with cut out paper.

 

This week was theory week and we learned about bass clef notes. We used bells to apply this knowledge. Tamar performed on the xylophone and Ram performed on …

This Week in 7 and 8, Feb. 3

We have been studying Talmud Shabbat 31a about three converts who go to Shammai and Hillel. We have only read one story, but we have discussed their different approaches to teaching. One student asked how I would have dealt with the situation. Interesting.

In Algebra I part 2, students are …

This Week in 5 and 6, Feb. 3

We’re finishing our study of the ancient societies of Mesopotamia with the Assyrian, Chaldean, and Persian Empires.

We are reading The Giver and students just read a challenging chapter where Jonas recalls a memory of war. We wrote reflections about our reactions to this chapter. 

In so…