Congratulations to Mr. Dolph's 3rd grade students (l:r Abigail S., Maayan A., Noa G., Eliana S., Eliana S., Orin G., Shmuel G.) for being initiated into the Order of the Maccabees - for exceptional essays on the topic of What "I have a dream" means to me.

8th graders in Mr. Duke’s U.S. History class competed in an American Revolutionary War rap battle, sharing beats on some of the important events from the timeline. To listen to it click here.

Morah Aviva's ECE4 class spent the week getting ready for Tu BiShvat! They began learning about trees, the life cycle of a tree, and the special shkediah-almond blossom tree that is so prevalent in Eretz Yisrael. They learned that Tu BiShvat is the birthday of the trees in Israel! Morah also introduced a new cool Listening activity in the Science Center!

Mr. Simon’s Third Graders have been studying economics. They have learned the five characteristics of money, supply and demand - the relationship to price, and learning about goods and services. They had some fun making their own money, too!

Morah Clara's ECE3B class had fun learning about Parshat Bo and the makot Hashem sent to Mitzrayim to make Pharaoh free Bnei Yisrael. They worked on their fine motor skills coloring and gluing the makot on popsicle sticks. They also continued learning about winter animals and learned many interesting facts about penguins and the letter P. They had fun making a penguin project out of potato chip cans. They also learned about Tu BiShvat and the life cycle of an oak tree.  

To end off a mini unit on Israel (as the seniors were in Israel) students from Mrs. Traxler's and Rabbi Ouzzan's Seminar classes were treated to guest speaker Consul General Livia Link-Raviv. Students expressed how her message of taking the positive of Colleyville was impactful. Students learned the importance of the work the Consul General does combating anti-Semitism, introducing resolutions and building relationships to highlight the importance of the Israel connection and impact in all areas. 

The Consul General reminded the students how being kind is most important and that as young people they can make a difference. We are so grateful to her for taking the time and for her words of inspiration. 

Students in Morah Tsippi's ECE2B class started learning about the Shivat Haminim, the 7 Species, on Rosh Chodesh Shvat in preparation for Tu BiShvat. The students worked on a matching game that shows where the food grows.

Students in Ms. Morrison's 2nd grade class, have started writing in a journal to practice sentence structure, handwriting, and to build their creative mind. The students' entries are full of ideas and wonderful full sentences.

This week students in Morah Sandy's ECE3A class focused on the makka, plague, of grasshoppers that they learned about in Parshat Bo. Hashem sent swarms of grasshoppers to the fields of the Egyptians and ate up all of their food. They learned about grasshoppers from a book, observed what they do by watching a big jar full of grasshoppers they have in their classroom, and made a cute grasshopper craft using their own handprints.

This week students in Ms. Morrison's 4th grade class did an experiment on surface tension. The class followed the scientific method for their experiment. They wondered how many drops of water they could drop on a coin before the water overflowed off the coin. The students were just like scientists testing and recording their results. 

High school students embark on the annual High School Retreat today taking place at Camp Cullen in Livingston, TX, where they will battle out the last parts of Color War. The two teams this year Green Team Kayitz (summer) which symbolizes what the Torah teaches and Blue Team Choref (Winter) symbolizing what we learn Derabanan from the Chachamim (our sages). Best of luck to both teams! More details from retreat coming next week!