Students in Rabbi Ouzzan's high school Judaic Elective class, Prayers and Prophets, reviewed the first perek, chapter, of Sefer Yehoshua, the Book of Joshua in chavruta, pairs.

Students in Rabbbi Ouzzan's Men's Seminar class watched and discussed clips of videos showcasing regular Jews performing incredible acts of Kiddush Hashem, sanctifying the name of G-d.

Students in Mr. Simon's 3rd grade class learned why Benjamin Franklin is one of the Five Founding Fathers directly from the man himself (well it was really Mr. Simon dressed up as Benjamin Franklin) this week! The class prepared for his visit by recounting their top 10 facts that they knew. Mr. Franklin visited the social studies classroom to discuss life in the 13 colonies and why he is often called "The First American". He read from his biography about his early days as a colonial leader, and answered questions about his life. The class discussed the 13 original colonies and why independence from England was so important for the colonists. The students also learned about the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act. The visit brought American history to life and it proved to be a good time for all!

This week students in Morah Clara's ECE3-B class worked on decorating their class mezuzah which they set up on the door. They also worked on their own tzedakah boxes, and learned all about themselves by making portraits using recyclables. The class also began learning about the 5 senses.

Middle schooler's in Mr. Duke's social studies class had the opportunity to learn some graphic design skills while teaching each other more about themselves during the first week of the new fall term. Students created word clouds out of shapes and texts that are meaningful to them.

This week students in Ms. Morrison's 4th grade class explored using measuring tapes and rulers to measure how tall they each were. It was such fun to discover how tall each friend was and record it all on a graph.

Students in Morah Aviva's ECE4 class began their alphabet curriculum this week with the very first letter in the alphabet - "Aa". Each student brought in something that begins with the letter 'A' to Share and Tell with their class. The children are also working diligently on their All About Me books by counting how many people are in their families with popsicle sticks, and drawing their faces on top of each stick. This page is one of several pages in their books which describe their eye color, their fingerprints, their favorite colors, and their self portraits!

Students in Morah Roza's 4th grade Judaic Studies class learned new vocabulary words for the chapter of Chumash they were exploring and they created a game to practice and remember these new words.

Students in Ms. Ruben's middle school English Language Arts classes worked in groups to answer questions about the assigned summer reading novel. They worked to find text evidence to support their responses. They will have a graded discussion where they will share their answers and evidence with the class.

Students in Mrs. Gottlieb's middle school Advanced Chumash class reviewed the mitzvah of chodesh (counting the months) given to Bnei Yisrael just before being redeemed from Mitzrayim (Egypt). The students enjoyed playing with food as they re-created the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies.

Please give a warm RMBA welcome to our new official security guards that started this week, Mr. Chester Dean (pictured left) and Mr. Roger Ratcliff (pictured right). Please remember, anyone entering the building who is not a student or staff member will need to provide ID at check-in in order to obtain a visitor's pass. The ID will be returned upon check-out. We have taken many added steps to enhance and improve the security at RMBA. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our security team or admin team with any questions you may have. Bruchim Habaim (welcome) Chester and Roger!

This week early childhood and lower school students were introduced to their specialty classes! In STEAM students met their teacher Ms. Adriana Price, explored the classrooms and the various stations, and went over all the rules which included how important it is to be kind to ourselves, our friends, and our things. Students also enjoyed playing games using skills of collaboration and communication.