Rabbi Ouzzan kicked off the new semester in his Jewish History class with the early 1900s. Students will be learning from Rabbi Berel Wein's Faith and Fate curriculum, exploring how the 20th Century affected the Jewish world.

This week in STEAM lower school students in Ms. Morrison's class discussed what being a Mensch was. They brainstormed a list of qualities and acts a Mensch has or does. They also created a kindness calendar for the month of January to follow at home. On each day they added a kind act they wanted to focus on that day. Ms. Morrison was really impressed with all of the ideas the children had of ways they can spread kindness. Some said they were going to walk their dog, set the table for dinner, or read a story to their sibling. The class also created a kindness calendar to follow in the classroom for the month of January. In this time of change and distance it is important to spread kindness and love by being a Mensch! 

Middle schoolers in the new Architecture Explo spent their first class brainstorming ideas for an outdoor installation they will create throughout the course of the spring semester. The installation will include a pathway and structure that students can use for tefillah, meditation, community-building, and showcasing student artwork. “Students in this class are discussing how purpose can influence space design while creating opportunities for us to connect with Hashem in outdoor spaces,” explained Ms. Rantz, who is teaching the class with help from Mr. Duke. 

Students in Gveret Erlichman's 5th Grade Hebrew class are eagerly awaiting the new date for the much loved International Festival. The class worked hard all semester to research a country, write all about it in Hebrew, and build a model synagogue representing one from their chosen country. They can't wait for everyone to come see their flag dance, taste the food of their countries, and show off all their new knowledge in Hebrew. Can you guess which countries the 3 students pictured above are representing?

Students in Morah Sandy's ECE3 class jumped right into the 10 plagues with Parsha Bo this week. The students made grasshoppers with their handprints and learned how terrible it was for the Egyptians when this plague destroyed their crops.

Students in Mr. Polanski's middle school science classes were eager to be back in the lab this week. 6th grade students presented their visual interpretation of osmosis and diffusion in plants, and used a microscope to observe closeups of skin impurities. Students in 8th grade studied the concepts of work and power in physics.

Students in ECE4 completed their great wave painting after learning about Hokusai in art class.