Welcome Dear Parents,

   Social Studies in 6th Grade Mazel Day School has kicked off tremendously!

   Over the last few weeks, we have been learning the basic Geography of the United States. We learned the names of all 50 States, as well as their capitals. The students are going to have an interactive Bingo Game on U.S. capitals this coming Thursday (October 3rd), with the winner getting an automatic 100% on the Capitals Quiz (October 7th). Needless to say, the students are really pumped to review through a fun-filled Game.

  Next week, we will also begin our theme of the year: How America Became the Nation It Is Today. Sub-topics and projects will be in areas of Manifest Destiny, Immigration, Slavery and Industrialization. As the students do work in these areas, we will, G-d Willing, post updates regarding their progress!

Best Wishes,

Mendel Berlin

   

6th Grade English Itinerary

   Welcome Dear Parents,

It's a new year and the excitement for learning is in the air! The 6th Grade has so many wonderful projects going and I just wanted to share what we have done so far (in two weeks of September) and what the plan is for the upcoming fall season.

In English Language Arts, the class is learning every aspect of the English language: writing, reading, grammar, spelling and vocabulary.

Reading workshop has been a class favorite. We've learned how to identify facts in our reading, as well as how the facts parlay into ideas through which the author builds his/her literary artwork. In writing workshop, we have been practicing simple compositions in class and have a thorough program lined up to help students improve this area of communication.

In grammar class, we have already learned about all sorts of nouns and how to identify and apply them in sentences.

This coming October, students will learn how to research a topic and put together quality writing that gives said research in the clearest and most interesting way.

Vocabulary work is being done daily, with an interactive review game and quiz every few units.

There's a lot more to come, so please stay tuned to this post!

Best Wishes,

Mendel Berlin

Jewish History Class Update

Dear Parents,
It's been a while since you've heard from our Thursday Jewish History class.  Here are some things that have been happening in our class:

First, we concluded our study of the period of Judges by learning about Samuel the Prophet - who can be read more about HERE.

We are now in the midst of a fascinating unit on King David.  We had so many questions about his life and really enjoyed learning about the stories of his youth, his rise to kingdom and overall legacy to the Jewish people.  Here are two very interesting essays about King David's life: David Shepherd and Warrior and David The King.

The students have really been enjoying this class, and often use this period as an opportunity to ask questions about Jewish history in general.  We have had some very interesting discussions on various topics as a result.

We have also been working on a Timeline project.  As a class, we are creating our very own timeline of Jewish history.  The students have been illustrating events and personalities from Jewish history, adding more details as we move along in our studies.  Look out for it hanging in the hallway in the coming week.

For parents who are interested in learning more about Jewish History for their own knowledge, I highly recommend this resource: /http://www.jewishhistory.org/.  You will find a variety of fascinating movies, online classes, crash courses, blogs, books, etc. to explore at your leisure.