Lower School News

Kol hakavod to the second graders for their amazing MiddotMark celebrations! They enacted a fictional "landmark preservation commission hearing" to demonstrate the prototype buildings they designed. Each building represented a midah (value) that the students...

Fourth graders truly showed their passion for Torah when they held their Chidon competition! Modeled after the International Chidon HaTanach competition in Israel, the fourth-grade Chidon featured 12 determined students who studied topics in Jewish observance and...

May is an exciting time in the Physical Education Department, and one of the most anticipated events is Lag B’Omer, a day our students look forward to all year! In the weeks leading up to the celebration, students got ready by learning and practicing the wide variety of...

In science class, second graders explored the unique needs and characteristics of different bird species. After learning about how these birds eat their food, students applied their knowledge by designing and building their own bird feeders tailored to attract specific...

Third graders are sharing their "book spine poems" with their classmates. Book spine poetry is a type of "found" poetry, poetry made up of words from other sources, in which we use the titles on book spines to create poems. Third graders were...

In the Innovation Lab, fourth graders are learning about the Micro:bit. The Micro:bit is a versatile microcomputer that can be programmed in many ways. It has multiple inputs and outputs and can be programmed with an online block coding interface. Students are learning to program different...

Kol hakavod to all the third graders, who just completed their "International Festival" General Studies presentations! In groups, the students have been learning in depth about different countries (including Japan, Mexico, Greece, and more). They have been...

Second graders have started their symmetrical butterfly prints! Students looked at photographs of butterflies, identified different parts of their bug bodies, and verbally defined and described reflection symmetry before making butterfly designs of their own. They learned the magic of...