While learning in depth about Esav's sale of the birthright to Yaakov in Rabbi Block's Chumash class, students had the opportunity to develop the material in art class with Ms. Rantz using visual creative triggers to elucidate the pesukim (verses).

Morah Tsippi's ECE2 class is getting a well "rounded" education on circles! The class learned that the shape is called "igool" in Hebrew and integrated the shape into their fall curriculum by creating circle art masterpieces using the colors of autumn.

This week in lower school STEAM students explored the properties of surface tension through a fun coin experiment. The students carefully dropped water with eye droppers onto coins and observed how the water molecules attract one another and form a dome on top of the coin. The students were amazed how many drops of water they could fit on one coin. Some were even able to get 75 drops of water on top of a quarter.

Students in Morah Sandy's ECE3 class learned all about Parshat Vayishlach this week. They made pictures showing what Yakov did when he learned Esav was coming for him with a big army. They learned that Yakov prepared for war, he sent gifts (sheep), and he prayed. When Esav got there it was a miracle because he hugged and kissed Yakov instead of fighting.

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and Morah Aviva's ECE4-A class is knee deep in pumpkin volcanoes, LEGO corn on the cob printing, handprint turkey painting, and discussing what they are thankful for. The students are also developing their size and sequence skills as they build with the Pink Tower Blocks on special carpet squares which help determine their space and body boundaries.

3rd grade has been delving deep into the meaning of the teffilot we say on a daily basis. After learning about the literal meaning and Havana, deeper understanding, with Mora Esther, the students were challenged by Ms. Rantz to create artwork that was more than the typical artwork associated with the bracha of netilat yadayim (handwashing). The students focused on the transformative power of water to make our action more kadosh (holy). They each focused on different ways to show how water transforms their ability to do mitzvot on a higher level.

Students in Ms. Ruben's middle school ELA are beginning to work on a writing unit focusing on literary analysis in which they will write an original thesis statement and use textual evidence to prove their claims.

Students in Mr. Polanski's middle school science classes had a busy week. The 6th grade learned all about sexual reproduction. 7th grade students studied characteristics of the soil, and 8th grade students studied factors affecting the force of friction.