Monthly Archives: December 2011

Weekly Update

Happy Winter Break! This was a busy and productive week of school. In Math class, we continued practicing subtraction with regrouping. In Reading class, we read  the story “Anansi Goes Fishing.”      It was about a shrewd turtle who fools a … Continue reading

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Regrouping Twice in Math!

Good Afternoon! Today in Math class, we learned to regroup twice within a problem. This is a very important and often challenging skill. We practiced on our Smartboard, first with pictures on a place value chart, and then with numbers … Continue reading

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Weekly Update

Shalom! This week in Jewish Studies, we continued to study the Chanukah story. We emphasized how the Jewish people felt when the Greeks came to Israel and didn’t allow them to live Jewish lives. In the book of Bereshit, we … Continue reading

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Subtraction with Regrouping!

Today in Math class, we learned a brand new (and very important) lesson on subtraction with regrouping. By first learning with manipulatives, the kids were able to understand the process in a concrete way. Tonight’s homework on Workbook p.57-58 gives … Continue reading

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Extra Credit

Happy Weekend, Students! If you are reading this and would like to do an extra credit assignment, then please go to the Vocabulary page above. Please put the words into alphabetical order, as we’ve done several times before. Then, whether … Continue reading

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Weekly Update

Shalom! In Jewish Studies, we have begun the new prayer Ashrei. Rabbi Olitzky brought this prayer to life by first dressing up as a detective, and searching for the letter “nun,” which was missing from the prayer. The following week, … Continue reading

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