This week in STEAM we learned about arachnids and butterflies. We talked about the life cycles of each, learned about the reasons for different patterns and coloration of wings, and are currently observing and taking notes on the butterfly metamorphosis going on in our very own classroom! It's been such a fun week!

Students are having a great time today celebrating Israel's 73rd birthday and Independence. Students started their day with Hallel and a daglanut ceremony, followed by a special visit from Noa's Creamery Ice Cream Truck sponsored by RMBA's PTO. Throughout the day, early childhood students are participating in various activities such as balloon sculpting, flag making, Israeli baking, and lots of singing. Lower School students are enjoying Israeli dancing, army training, sand art, Israeli map and trivia activities, and more. Upper school students are having a great time with Israeli Karaoke, a Bedouin tent experience, army training, Israeli inventions, and art. Chag Atzmaut Sameach to all!

In celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut, sixth-graders learned their way around the map of Israel. This week, the students were given a roll of tape and a blank patch of classroom floor, then were challenged to mask out Israel's borders and locate the country's regions, major cities, and bodies of water. After the map was created, the class played a few rounds of Israeli Geography Twister.