October 26, 2012

Dear Gefen Families,

This week the second graders began to learn about popcorn! We read and discussed The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola and learned all sorts of interesting facts. For instance, did you know that the oldest popcorn ever found was 5,600 years old? Did you know that the oldest popcorn found that could still be popped was 1,000 years old? Or, maybe you didn't know that the unpopped kernels left at the bottom of the bag are called "Old Maids."

For our final week in Social Studies, we looked at the presidential election. The students were put into groups and asked to research particular questions and then report back to the class. Some of those questions were:
What is an election?
What is a democracy?
What are the rules for someone who wants to be president?

The story of Noah and the flood was read and discussed during Torah this week. We focused on what it means to be righteous and then we brainstormed for other "adjectives" that describe Noah. Then, the children were asked to imagine what it might have been like to be inside of the ark for 40 days and 40 nights while the rest of the earth was destroyed.


Shabbat Shalom,

HaMorah Caren

Reminders:

Please make sure to help your child to study for our weekly spelling quiz. Words go home on Mondays and the quiz is always on Friday.

Also, although we have moved on to our unit on fractions, I encourage you to continue helping your child to review addition and subtraction facts. We continue to practice our regrouping skills weekly.