6th graders in Ms. Goldstein’s life science class have started reading Flush by Carl Hiaasen. As they read, they will research and discuss key elements of the novel, such as loggerhead sea turtles, the Everglades ecosystem, the dangers of gill nets and sewage pollution, and the history of civil disobedience. The book will tie together many of the concepts they’ve learned in science class throughout the year as well as the theme of humanitarian and ecological crises learned through their participation in the Cadena Initiative.

Students in Rabbi Litvintchouk's 5th grade class created 3D glasses to be able to view the Mishkan (Tabernacle/ earthly dwelling place of G-d) and its keilim (ritual items) in 3D.

Morah Aviva's ECE4 class observed the magnificent works of art by the famous painter Jackson Pollock this week. Morah Aviva explained that he used a special “Drip and Splatter“ technique for his paintings. The children thought this was so cool and couldn’t wait to try it out for themselves. The end result - a masterpiece!

Morah Tsippi's and Morah Suzanne's ECE2 class enjoyed creating fluffy glida (ice cream) as part of their summer unit.

In connection with this week's parsha, students in Morah Sandy's and Morah Alissa's class learned that Bnei Yisrael wanted to send men to check out Eretz Yisrael. The 12 spies went, 10 reported seeing giants and other bad things, and 2 tzadikim (righteous people) said that Hashem would help the people. The class made mosaic maps of Israel, practicing their fine motor skills.

8th graders in Ms. Goldstein’s physical science class have been hard at work on their artificial reef engineering design challenge. After completing their designs and creating their prototypes, they made presentations to pitch to the rest of the class and explain their design processes. The final step will be 3D-printing their models.