With such a short week we covered a lot!
Science
The children learned the terms solid, liquid and gas. We took a
walk around the block and explored the snow. We brought the snow back to class
and we hypothesized what will happen to the snow. The children said it will
melt. We began by understanding that snow is solid which will turn to a liquid and
may turn to gas if its stays out for long time.
They watched how the snow melts from a solid to a liquid.
The children were very excited to see the change happening right before their
eyes.
Social Studies
The children were excited because they were old enough to
vote in Mazel Day School. Each child had a choice to vote for either Romney or Obama.
Emy said I am going to vote for Romney because he is going to create jobs.
After the votes were in Romney won the election.
We discussed that although Romney won in Mazel Day School,
President Obama won the Country's vote. The children now know that a term is
four years for a president and he may be elected for two terms, a total of eight
years.
Math
The students are proficient in addition. Each child had an
addition flash card which they needed to find the answer. Every boy and girl
got the answer right!
Next week we will learn all about subtractions.
Handwriting
The children reviewed the letters they know how to to write c, o, s, v, w,
t, a, d, and g.
Writing workshop
The students came to school each with their experience of
what happened when Hurricane Sandy hit them. After hearing their experience they wrote
about it. Here is some of their work:
Simon I
lost power in my house. Why did I lose power? Because of Hurricane Sandy
Zaylin I
lost power. My grandpa and grandma lost power too.
Shimon My
power was lost. Trees being on ground. Stuff fell down. Basement was flooded.
Dov The
light turned off but when I came home I had light.
Yoni My light almost turned
off. I help my dad get ready for the hurricane. After the hurricane I help the
school.
Felix We lost power. We don’t have
light
Ariel My family looking at the window
at the hurricane.
Ariella I lost light in my home from
Sandy for three days. I stayed at my aunts home.
Evalyn I lost my power and my school got damaged, and it got
flooded.
Alan It got flooded a car got
drowned.
Sammy Sandy put the light off. There was
no hot water and the classroom was flooded. And the books was in the garbage.
Nate: I am happy because I have
light. I want to help the school.
Morah Sharona I am sorry that our school had to go through
such a terrible hurricane. I am glad that we are all safe and we can start to
learn again. Mazel Day School is an amazing school because of the students and parent body of the
school (and it does not matter where the school is located).
Reading Workshop
The children Know good readers find a quite place to concentrate. Each child finds a nice quite
place to read after they discuss what they read.
Enrichment
Music
Students enjoyed their time with the music teacher they
learned a beautiful song in Hebrew. In addition they got familiar with country,
blues and Irish music. The music teacher would play it on her guitar and the
students needed to tell her what type of music it was.
Russian
Morah Bracha asked the boys to write Russian words on the
board. They each got a chance to write a syllable and their friend got to
finish the word. Morah Bracha then read them a story in Russian.
