Seventh Grade

We were so grateful on Thursday to welcome so many families this week! During Tikkun Olam class, Lori Chajet and Leslie Lewin organized an all-star team of parents who dedicated their time to facilitate amazing sessions with our kids guiding them through the process of deciding collectively where to donate the $300 allocated from the 7th grade family fund. Special thanks to: Joanna Pressman, Amy Rutkin, Nick Lewin, Debbie Brukman, Ben Wides, and Lori Chajet for leading sessions! We also had a great family session

Our seventh graders had their last day of trimester 2 electives tonight. For the next few weeks, we’ll be doing Moving Traditions lessons with the students (and with families on February 27! Save the date!)  Speaking of Moving Traditions, I have been in touch with the program and shared some of the feedback that I’ve heard from families. If you or your child has feedback on that curriculum, please let me know and I will pass it along. (We do not write those lessons but are executing lessons that were planned by the Moving Traditions organization.)

Seventh grade families had their first Moving Traditions Family Session of the year this week. (Thanks to all of the families who joined!) During the session, kids learned about what their parents lives were like when they were 12 years old and had a chance to share some of their own fears, questions and concerns about being adolescents and parents learned about some of the pressures and anxieties their children are thinking about.

The new year has brought with it some grave concerns about anti-Semitism in our country and escalated tensions in our world, and at moments like this, I am reminded of Rabbi Tarfon’s words from Pirkei Avot: You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.  I am so proud of our seventh graders who have been engaging in hard work during Tikkun Olam class here at Yachad learning about various issues facing their generation and gearing up to do something about it.

Hi families!

Hope you all are having a terrific holiday season and gearing up for a happy new year! Last week at Yachad, the 7th graders participated in a special Hanukkah celebration after their regular Tikkun Olam and elective classes. The students chose one of several fun holiday options including Hanukkah-themed Charades, Kahoot, and Escape the Room (the kids in the picture featured managed to “escape” – aka find all of the candles hidden in the room to fill the menorah – with only seconds left!)

A couple of announcements as we head into the holidays….

Hi families!

There’s no 7th grade Yachad this week due to the holiday, but I do have some announcements for you. First of all, the students started their Tikkun Olam class last week and will start the second trimester of electives next Thursday.