Third Graders in Mr. Simon's class settled in with a good book to start the first day! Each day reading time is scheduled so everyone gets a chance to reset and prepare for learning as well as sharing. On their first day of school, the class focused on Math and Social Studies. They investigated numbers through the thousands and discussed number placement. They also shared birthdays and showed those days on a number placement graph!  The class had a good time reading a story, "Benjamin Franklin and the Penny Whistle". They learned the value of saving and being smart shoppers! "A penny saved is a penny earned", declared Benjamin Franklin.

Students in Morah Sandy's EC3A class are learning to love davening in including hand washing and giving tzedaka.  The class also uses this special circle time learning the Torah parsha, Ki Tetzei—how we are commanded to “ shoo” a bird away before we take its eggs.

Students in Ms. Morrison's 2nd grade class had fun reuniting with old friends and making new ones. They read the poem "Second Grade Superstars" and identified the rhyming words. They also played get to know you games and practiced their yoga poses!

Seventh grade students in Morah Rivkie's Chumash class began the year with an introduction reviewing concepts such as what is Tanach, Torah, Chumash, Lashon HaKodesh, and some cool hidden meanings and sings in the aleph bet. The class also went over the timeline from Creation to Sefer Bamidbar, which they will be learning this year.

Morah Aviva's EC4A had an amazing first day of school! Everyone was asked what they wanted to learn this year, and Morah charted their responses. The students are adjusting to new routines, new centers, and new friends.

Pictured above in Rabbi Ouzzan’s 6th Grade Mishna Class, Eliezer Watts is drawing a chain, representing the Jewish Mesorah - the unbroken chain of tradition that has been transmitted through the generations.

This week students in Morah Chaya's 5th grade Judaic Studies class began learning about the month of Elul and the chaggim from inside their chumashim.

Students in Morah Clara's EC3B class had a blast on their first day of school. They learned all about their classroom, centers, and what their new routines. Everyone had fun reconnecting and making new friends. The students created "messy mats" that they will use throughout the school year in all their projects.

This week in Morah Tsippi's EC2B children had a great time getting to know each other, learn some classroom rules and routines, and making new friends! We are looking forward to a fun year of growth and development in many areas.

This week students in Ms. Morrison's 4th grade class started their first day by getting organized. It was wonderful to hear all the ideas the kids had of "What a great class is." They also enjoyed playing "Would You Rather" and "Name that student!"

This week second graders in Morah Chaya's Judaic Studies class started to learn Lashon Hakodesh. They began with Yechid/Yechida and Rabim/ Rabot. Then they finished off the week with Parsha.