Early Childhood students in music and movement enjoyed playing follow the leader with rhythm sticks. The students took turns mirroring the beat they made with the sticks. They also practiced balancing sticks on their hands to increase hand-eye coordination.

We were very grateful to be able to host on campus for the first time our Celebration in the Sukkah, recognizing our dedicated board members and major donors. Guests enjoyed light bites and refreshments, an update from Dr. Paul Oberman and Steven Mitzner, a Dvar Torah from Ethan Ludmir, and the impact RMBA had on their post-high school lives from two or our alumni, Noah Meimoun (Class of 2019) and Adina Passy (Class of 2017).

Students in Mrs. Rosenzweig's Home Economics class had a busy week! The students learned how to design and digitize a logo using Hatch Software and customized their own aprons using the embroidery machine. They then enjoyed their first cooking class where they baked chicken schnitzel and made Israeli salad. The students also learned one of the most important kitchen rules, how to clean up and sanitize afterwards. They all had so much fun!

Students in Morah Aviva's ECE4B class worked eagerly and hard to create a beautiful globe mobile depicting the six days of creation and Shabbat, our day of rest. Students also enjoyed Share and Tell letter "C" and were happy to get back to the exciting world of letters.

Students in Morah Tsippi's ECE2 class each made a book about the days of creation in honor of Parashat Bereshit. They used various mediums of art and multiple fine motor skills for each page. They also enjoyed a special visit from Dr. Oberman who read them stories.

Students in ECE4 through 2nd grade enjoyed a presentation from The Children's Assessment Center that taught them about appropriate boundaries, both emotional and physical. The program was called "Happy Bear" and included interactive play that introduced the basics of recognizing, resisting, and reporting.

Students in Mr. Polanski's Middle School science classes were happy to be back in the lab! 7th grade students learned about the Earth's surface and landforms, as well as about the Earth's interior; its temperature and pressure increase with depth in the geosphere. 8th Grade learned about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.

Students in Morah Sandy's ECE3 class worked on Parsha Bereshit booklets this week. They painted, glued, and colored while learning all about the 6 days that Hashem took to make the world before He rested on Shabbat. The students also learned a catchy song to go with last week's (and the new year's first) parsha.

During Library this week, students in the ECE4 classes read We Are In A Book by Mo Wilems, and the children drew their own page for a Piggie and Gerald story. They had so much fun reading with our school's librarian, Ms. Emily Weitz.

Students in Ms. B's ECE4B class had a busy week. They enjoyed working on patterning in math, and had a special guest visitor, Mindy Mitzner Zisholtz, who read them a few books.

Students in Ms. Cunningham's middle school Puzzles, Games, and Riddles Explo class enjoyed the beautiful weather outdoors while playing a 3D version of Connect 4.