6th Grade: Wrapping Up Our 1st Unit and Announcements
This week, students started wrapping up our 1st Unit: Eastern Europe Jewry and the Great Migration.
The essential questions for this unit are:
- How did the pogroms of 1881 and 1882 change the lives of Russian Jews?
- What were the three major responses of the Jewish community?
- How did those responses help shape the Jewish world of today?
- What challenges did the Russian Jewish immigrants find in America?
- How did they express their Jewish identities?
After becoming familiar with this information, watching part of a documentary, playing a trivia game, and class discussion, students were able to choose their own activities to explore the topic further. Activities included: writing a song parody/creating a music video, creating an immigrant guide book, reading story books on the topic, and more. Students will be presenting what they created to the class next week.
Back to School Night, Tuesday October 29th, 7-9 pm
Mark your calendars for our K- 7th grade Back to School night! During the evening you will have a chance to meet with your child’s teacher or grade coordinator, get an overview of the year’s curriculum and shmooze with other parents/caregivers. Looking forward to connecting!
Save the Date: 6th Grade B’nei Retreat, December 6th-7th
Please save the date for our upcoming 6th Grade B’nei Mitzvah retreat:
December 6th-7th (Friday evening to Saturday evening) at URJ Eisner Camp. This retreat is for your 6th grader along with 1 or 2 parents.
More information to come next week!
Other important 6th grade dates:
Saturday, March 7th, 11:30am B’nei Mitzvah Family Meeting
Friday, March 27th, 6:00pm 6th Grade Kabbalat Shabbat B’Yachad
Wednesday, May 13th, 6:30pm B’nei Mitzvah Family Meeting