LOTS of Reminders for the LAST WEEK of School! + Field Day Team Colors :)

Posted on May 31 by Gev. Kimmel

HOLY COW! Today is our last Shabbat of the year! Along with end of the year learning, we have a lot of fun activities planned for our last week of school! There is SO much going on I thought it may be helpful to make a list of reminders!

Hot lunch ends today! Students are responsible for bringing their own lunches to school next week! No Lunch needed on Thursday as it is a noon dismissal.

Monday is Field Day! Whoo-hoo! Students have been broken into Mishpachot based teams and will compete in a variety of activities throughout the day. You can find your child’s color here. Please apply sunscreen before school and send extra for the afternoon. All students should wear tennis shoes! We will eat lunch together as an entire school, but again, students are responsible for bringing their own lunches! 🙂

Upper School students will clean out lockers on Wednesday. Please make sure student have 2-3 bags at school to bring home personal belongings.

Upper school students are returning chromebooks on Tuesday. Students with damage will be responsible for repair costs.

Thursday is a noon dismissal!

I think that is it! If you have any questions, comments, concerns- let me know!

Shabbat Shalom

20th Annual Michael Kovnar Mitzvah Day Thursday – A Few Reminders!

Posted on May 28 by Gev. Kimmel

This Thursday the entire upper school will participate in the 20th annual Michael Kovnar Mitzvah Day. We will travel to a variety of sites around the city doing mitzvot throughout the day!

ALL students need to bring a PACKED lunch!

Please help your child dress appropriately as some sites may be outdoors. This includes wearing closed toe shoes and sunscreen if necessary.

Service Learning Hours Due May 31

Posted on May 20 by Gev. Kimmel

Just a reminder that service learning hours are due May 31st. Students are required to complete two hours each quarter. In addition, these hours need to be logged using this form. Thank you for your support in helping your child fulfill these hours! If you have any questions, please contact Gev. Honigman, jhonigman@mjds.org.

Text Structures

Posted on May 15 by Gev. Kimmel

The past week has been spent studying the five types of nonfiction text structures in class. Our studies included brainstorming sessions, anchor charts, note taking and reading many nonfiction examples to determine text structures.

Yesterday and today students read and examined articles to connect text structure to author purpose. We discussed how authors may choose different structures to best support their purpose of writing.

Our next step will be to talk about how identifying text structure can help one decide how to take notes while reading.

Students- don’t forget that you have two FICTION reading responses due on Friday! 🙂

Growth Mindset and Process in ETC

Posted on May 8 by Gev. Kimmel

The 5th and 6th grade invention convention projects are in full swing! Today we were impressed by their ability to take feedback with a growth mindset, accept the need to make changes and their willingness to document project progress along the way. Students can articulate the importance of process over product – though some of the products are pretty cool too! We can’t wait for you to hear about their work at the showcase in June!