Fun 'Bamba Parsha' Game!

Social Studies

Dear Parents,

Continuing on with our unit, The Challenge of Land, we focused on the concept of Manifest Destiny, and the realities that resulted.We then gained an understanding of the physical challenges of life in the Western Frontier for the new pioneers, by reading first hand accounts, and looking at pictures and videos. We are working on the skills of observing details, and forming conclusions from these details.

Look at the great advertisements we created, encouraging people to join this west-ward migration, as we put these skills and knowledge to work together.

As we come to the end of this section, we are starting a review, preparing for our up coming test. 

Here's a link to help review. Please note that we did not cover EVERYTHING that is on this quiz... so don't be alarmed if some questions are not familiar:)

http://www.4boysinc.com/teacherandtherockbots/quiz_ame_west.html


Have a wonderful Shabbos,

Mrs. Raskin

Playing Math Game

Sukkah Competition

A glimpse of what we experienced over the holidays     

On the final day of Chol Hamoed we had a sukkah building competition

Our award winning most beautiful sukkah

READY FOR OUR CANDY PARTY

Dear parents,

Welcome to 6th Grade Judaic Studies Class!

After an intensive week and a half of classes and a return to routine, I got to know the girls from a teacher's perspective as well as on a personal level. I am honored to have such wonderful, warm, motivated students that ask excellent questions that enrich our class. They made a very strong impression on me. 

WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK:

In the Judaic Studies category, we have thus far learned about the Hebrew month of Elul, which leads up to the auspicious holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. In addition, we began to study the Mishna, it was an introduction to the topic for all the girls and we are very excited to embark on this journey into the Mishna. The Mishna is the first compilation of the oral law, authored by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (approx. 200 C.E.); the germinal statements of law elucidated by the Gemara, together with which they constitute the Talmud; also, a single statement of law from this work.    

WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR THE COMING WEEK:

This week we plan to cover the meanings, the customs, the mitzvot and what is relevant for the children regarding Rosh Hashana, both from the perspective of Jewish Law as well as from the Mishna's perspective.

Stay tuned for details about what we learned in the mishna as well as our preparations for Yom Kippur. 

Please feel free to contact me at all times via email. 

My email address is: morakrinsky@gmail.com

I will do my best to respond promptly.

Warm regards,

Morah,

Rivka Krinsky 

Math Class

We finished off our first month of school reviewing what we have learned up until now. 

we differentiated between factors and multiples of numbers, and learned how to find the prime factorization of numbers. We built on that to find the GCF and the LCM. We are now working on making a 1000's chart and mapping out the  common multiples of 2 numbers on the chart. 

Students have been very engaged in the lessons, and are trying hard to master the concepts and lessons we learn. 

Looking ahead we will be learning about numbers squared and cubed, and finding the square root and cube root of numbers using the prime factorization. 

We will also be focusing on solving word problems.

September 15, 2014

Dear parents,

Welcome to 6th Grade Judaic Studies Class!

After an intensive week and a half of classes and a return to routine, I got to know the girls from a teacher's perspective as well as on a personal level. I am honored to have such wonderful, warm, motivated students that ask excellent questions that enrich our class. They made a very strong impression on me. 

WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK:

In the Judaic Studies category, we have thus far learned about the Hebrew month of Elul, which leads up to the auspicious holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. In addition, we began to study the Mishna, it was an introduction to the topic for all the girls and we are very excited to embark on this journey into the Mishna. The Mishna is the first compilation of the oral law, authored by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (approx. 200 C.E.); the germinal statements of law elucidated by the Gemara, together with which they constitute the Talmud; also, a single statement of law from this work.    

WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR THE COMING WEEK:

This week we plan to cover the meanings, the customs, the mitzvot and what is relevant for the children regarding Rosh Hashana, both from the perspective of Jewish Law as well as from the Mishna's perspective.

Stay tuned for details about what we learned in the mishna as well as our preparations for Yom Kippur. 

Please feel free to contact me at all times via email. 

My email address is: morakrinsky@gmail.com

I will do my best to respond promptly.

Warm regards,

Morah,

Rivka Krinsky 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Dear Parents,

As we end our first month at school, we can look back with pride at how much we have accomplished.

With a complete understanding of the geography of our country, we are able to understand and explain how the country has developed, and what things might have posed a challenge to growth and movement.

 We have been looking at how artwork can be used to teach us how things were understood from the perspective of the artist, and how that might compare to others understanding of events.

Wishing you all an easy fast, and a wonderful year,

Mrs. Raskin

 Kapparos  before Yom Kippur

Snapshots of our Classroom

Enjoying the last of the summer weather

Hard at work, creating our explanations of the national anthem.

Adventures in 6th Grade

Welcome to Math Class!

We began our school year  by creating a math project called "The Math In Me". Students shared numerical facts about themselves, in mathematical equations, and created beautiful projects that are displayed in the 4th floor hallway.

 It was  inspiring for me to see how all the students were all  engaged as they made up mathematical expressions to equal the facts they were expressing. Students used exponents, and multiple operations  in their work. They enjoyed the projects and are proud to see their projects hanging in the hallway.

As they worked on the projects they also readjusted to the school environment and were reminded of important work habits:  following directions,  planning first,  checking their work, working independently, asking for help when necessary, working quietly, and  putting away their supplies when done.
We have been finding the prime factorization of numbers and we have learned to use the prime factorization in order to find the GCF of 2 numbers. We learned the rules of divisibility to help us when we are finding the prime factorization, as well as in many other math applications that will arise throughout the year.
Wishing you all a Shana Tova.
Mrs. Neuman

English Language Arts

Dear Mazel Parents, 

 The year has been moving so quickly and we are learning so many new things in 6th grade!

  -- This week, we learned 20 new words in vocabulary and how to use them. 

  -- We experience what it means to brainstorm and group ideas for writing reports.

  -- We did some great work in our reading workbooks

   -- We wrote a log on Friday in class, summarizing our previous year, in anticipation for Rosh Hashanah. 

   -- We also started reading and discussing a new fiction story, Candymakers, by Wendy Mass and the kids are super-excited.

      In the next two weeks, your child is writing a personal narrative/descriptive report. Ask him or her about it!

As always, I am honored to teach your child and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at mendelberlin@gmail.com

M.Berlin

6th Grade Science

The Mazel 6th Grade Class started out the year with a tumultuous bang, to the sound of remote control cars and quadrotor helicopters filling the room ... while also filling the class with learning and discussion about the nature of motion and force.  Students started to think like physicists while trying to describe and explain the different shapes of motion they observed ... trying to break them down to combinations of more basic shapes ... and then hypothesizing WHAT causes their cars, helicopters, and other everyday objects to move in these different patterns.  Deeper questions about forces, center of gravity, the nature of gases and our atmosphere then suddenly appeared in the form of a flying fish named Nemo ... and students moved from being scientists, trying to understand and describe what made Nemo rise, fall, tilt, and rotate, to being engineers trying to find a way to use that knowledge to "fix the fish" and make him do what we wanted him to do.  Frequent surveys made students think about, crystallize, and put their thinking into words ... and describe what they'd learned.  All in all, the 6th and 7th grades sprang off to an impressive start, with so much more on the horizon!
Mr. Golub

Social Studies

I was really impressed with the group work, quality of work and presentation skills of all our class as we explained the meaning behind our national anthem.
If you come by they are hanging in the  hallway on display.

Our geography unit has started and we are working hard on learning all about our land

Looking forward to another fantastic week ahead

Mrs. Raskin