Grade 8: Reflect Upon A Survivor’s Story (Due: Wednesday 3/24)

mwasherstein / / Grade 8 - Mr. Washerstein

Today students will read and reflect upon the story of a Holocaust Survivor. The website  Holocaust Survivor Stories provides students with various personal narratives of survivors.

*Students are encouraged to read multiple stories in order to determine which narrative speaks to them personally*

Directions: Students will choose a survivor’s narrative to read. After reading their story, students will answer the following reflection questions. 

  1. What feelings did this narrative elicit? (Explain the thoughts or emotions you felt while reading this story)
  2. What part of the story did you find most intriguing? Why?
  3. What lessons can you learn from this narrative?
  4. How could you use this story to educate others?

 

Answer the questions in paragraph form. 

Review reflective writing strategies: Reflective Writing Google Slides

 

Click the link below to access the Holocaust Survivor Narrative Reflection Graphic Organizer:

Holocaust Survivor Narrative Reflection Graphic Organizer

Grade 7: Lookstein Virtual Update

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We recently finished a unit about David’s conquests and the care that he took to make sure to treat his enemies, allies, and army fairly. Those are high standards! Even all the more challenging since God told David that he is not allowed to build the Temple.

It is under this umbrella that we began a new unit this week. The story of David and Batsheva. The students handled the sensitive material with maturity. The story in and of itself is intriguing. It also lends itself to great discussions such as: how can such a principled person make sure a huge mistake? What do you do when you are confronted with a challenge? And, how do we view David now that we have this different perspective on him?   The unit began but we have a lot to learn and to consider.

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Rivky

Grade 6: Lookstein Virtual Update

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The sixth grade has spent many months learning about the wars Yehoshua raged against the tribes of Canaan. We had many conversations about ancient warfare and the moral justification for the attacks that Bnei Yisrael waged against the tribes of Canaan. The students had really important insights and questions and we all concluded that some of the wars were easier to understand than others.

This past week, we started talking about settling the land. The students were all assigned a tribe to research.  They looked at historic and modern maps to locate each tribe’s portion of land. Each student presented their findings to each other.  We concluded the unit considering how to settle this land after all this time. What emotions were in play and can we connect to what the Children of Israel felt so long ago.

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Rivky

Grade 6 Hebrew Language (Hebrew 1)

oyfrah / / Grade 6 Hebrew Language (Hebrew I)

Middle School Weekly Schedule

**IMPORTANT**

Each week you will find the NEWEST and CURRENT week. 

TERM 3

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 14-18)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 07-11)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 31-June 04)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 24-28)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 17-21)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 10-14)

Grade 6 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 03-07)

Grade 8 Hebrew Language (Hebrew 1)

oyfrah / / Grade 8 Hebrew Language (Hebrew I)

Middle School Weekly Schedule

**IMPORTANT**

Each week you will find the NEWEST and CURRENT week. 

TERM 3

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 07-11)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 07-11)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 31-June 04)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 24-28)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 17-21)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 10-14)

Grade 8 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 03-07)

Grade 7 Hebrew Language (Hebrew 1)

oyfrah / / Grade 7 Hebrew Language (Hebrew I)

Middle School Weekly Schedule

**IMPORTANT**

Each week you will find the NEWEST and CURRENT week. 

TERM 3

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 14-18)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (June 07-11)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 31-June 04)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 24-28)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 17-21)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 10-14)

Grade 7 Weekly Learning Schedule (May 03-07)

Grades 6-8: OJCS Annual Rabbi Simes Z”l Yom Iyun

mwasherstein / / Grade 6 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 7 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 8 - Mr. Washerstein
We are very excited to invite a panel of rabbis from our local Jewish community to participate in our OJCS Annual Rabbi Simes Z”l Yom Iyun (Day of Learning). Students brainstormed a list of interesting topics that they would enjoy learning about. The rabbis have each selected a topic and will be providing the students with an opportunity to learn together.
Click the link below to access the schedule/Google Meet links for each session:

Grade 7: Pirkei Avot

mwasherstein / / Grade 7 - Mr. Washerstein

This week the students have been diving into the first chapter of Pirkei Avot. We looked through the first five verses of chapter one together. We reviewed the benefits of annotating the text as we read. Additionally, students were encouraged to read and analyze both the Hebrew and English text. As we came across unfamiliar terms, students looked up words in an attempt to uncover their meaning and better understand each lesson. We discussed the value in developing our own interpretations of each text. Students are being asked to create connections between these texts and their own lives. Each student has received a source packet that contains the verses in both Hebrew and English. We have also been using The Illustrated Pirkei Avot as an additional resource. Our sessions thus far have lead to fantastic questions and interpretations.

 

Click here to access our classroom notes:

Pirkei Avot Google Slides

Pirkei Avot Ch. 1 (Hebrew and English)

The Illustrated Pirkei Avot Cartoons