Hi 5th Grade,
Welcome to the first day of remote learning at Yachad! This is a time of uncertainty for all of us, but I hope you are all staying safe and healthy amid the chaos. The Yachad team is here for you and we hope this community can support each other even from a distance.
This week, parents in each class who work as lawyers were generous enough to join us in class to teach the 5th graders about the different roles in a trial and what happens in court. The students were very engaged in these discussions and asked great questions.
This week in 5th grade, we’ve begun a deeper analysis of the story of Jacob and Esau, looking at which characters committed wrongdoings throughout. Students have been asking great questions as they realize there can be many sides of a story, and the truth is not always so clear cut. Ask your child: Who do you think is to blame for the outcome of this story?
Next week, students will hear from some guest speaker-parents who work as lawyers, about what it’s like to be part of a trial. They’ll learn more about the different roles in a trial as we work our way toward assigning roles in our own mock trial.
Happy 2020! We began our new year at Yachad by reviewing our classroom Brit (covenant) and sharing the resolutions and blessings we want to bring into the new year with us. We spoke about how we set goals for ourselves during Rosh Hashanah, and now we get a chance during the secular new year to check in on those goals and re-focus ourselves. Ask your child: What blessings do you want to bring into 2020?
In 5th grade, we’ve been determining the important qualities good leaders should have through art, discussion and debate.
We’ve begun our second main unit of the year, learning about leadership and connecting the mitzvot we’ve learned about to the values we see in our biblical leaders.
This week students finished working on their Mitzvah Village projects to wrap up our unit on Mitzvot.
This week the 5th graders started building their mitzvah villages out of cardboard and recycled materials.
We’ve spent the first month of 5th grade Yachad learning about Mitzvot(commandments). We’ve talked about what they are, which ones are important to each of us, and how they relate to the High Holidays. Now, it’s time to see where they show up in our world.
This week we continued to talk about the mitzvot associated with the high holy days.
