Unit 6 Maths - Geometry

In this unit we are investigating line segments, rays and lines; Exploring polygons, including triangles and quadrangles, and drawing and measuring angles.

Here is a photo of us performing turn calisthenics in our classroom...(We are rotating clockwise or counterclockwise - quarter, half, three quarter and whole turns)

Feburary is "Reading is Fun" Literacy Month at Mazel!

The goal of this month is to get our kids excited about reading!

These are some of the exciting events we will be having:

• Meet the Author,


• Book Sale,


• Parents READ,


• Trip to Central Library, and


• Reading Fun Day

There will also be a Parent Literacy Evening to discuss reading at home!

We would like to schedule for all our parents to come in at some point during the month to read to our class their child's favorite book. This book can be chosen together with your child and should be appropriate for the class (I.e not too long) and preferably with pictures!

The best times to come in are at 10:45 -11:00am or 2:30-2:45pm, any day of the week! (If those times don't work we will be able to fit in another time that works for you.) You can post a time and date (any time in Feb) on the blog or email me. We hope that all our class has the opportunity for their Mom or Dad to come in and read their favorite book!

If your child does not yet have a library card, there is a library card application form in their homework folder to fill out. Please send it back to school by Friday and we will organize to get a library card for them. If they already have one then they can bring it on the day of our trip to the library, which will be February 28th.

Thanks so much!

Morah Rivki

Power of Jewish Children Competition Deadline: Thurs 27th Jan

Alot of us have done great projects for the competition! Tomorrow is the last day to submit the project online. It's really easy to submit the project online at powerofjewishchildren.com.
Good luck!

Middah of the Week - Zerizus - Getting Things Done Right Away

We discussed today that there are so many excuses we can have for not doing things right away...

This is a great song - ask your daughter if she'll sing it to you... (It's our favorite Middah song so far!)

The Zrizus song:

“I’m too tired”,” I’m too busy”, “Oy I’ve got these aches and pains”

And I just can’t do it and I can’t do it today.

“Boy I’m hungry”, “I’m so thirsty”, “look outside its going to rain”

And I just can’t do it now!

Zrizim Makdimim LeMitzvos, all good deeds should be done right away,

The Torah says you should show your happy to get up and go-

So don’t put off til tomorrow something you could do today!

“Its too hot, ”I’m much too cold”, “I’m in the middle of a game”

And I just can’t do it, I can’t do it today

“I need help”, “It’s not my chore”, “and I just got off the train”

And I just can’t do it now.

Zrizim Makdimim LeMitzvos, all good deeds should be done right away

The Torah says you shouldn’t shirk, roll up your sleeves and get to work

Don’t put off until tomorrow something you could do today!

MAZEL TOV Family Nellin

Its a girl!

Mazeltov on the safe arrival of your new baby girl!

May you have much nachas from her!

We're looking forward to hearing her name...

Social Studies - Liberty Poems

We have been learning all about Lady Liberty, the New Colossus and what they mean to Americans as an American Symbol.

We have created our own acrostic poem of the word LIBERTY and with the overall theme of this Symbol.

The poems came out wonderful! Here are some of them... (I will post the rest when they are completed.)

Lady Liberty
Is welcoming us to the USA.
Both me and you
Escaped from other land,
Right here is the place to be!
Together we will be united,
You and me, in America.

By Aviva



Lady Liberty,
It has a
Big torch.
Emma wrote a poem about you.
Remember when she wrote it in 1883?
Touch it if you dare!
You welcome the immigrants and you welcome me too.

By Michelle



Lady Liberty-
I feel so welcome with your
Big torch!
Emma Lazarus wrote a poem about you.
Remember when she wrote it in 1883?
Thank you for welcoming the immigrants.
You are so motherly.

By Ella


Next, we will be learning about national parks...

Our Trip to Masbia Soup Kitchen...

The staff and volunteers who work at Masbia like to call it an "Eat Free Restaurant". They explained to us that poor people should be treated with dignity and like high-class people! That's why we noticed that Masbia looks exactly like a restaurant and when people come in they get a table number and get served by a waiter/waitress!
Masbia is only open for meals between 4-9pm so we didn't see it during opening hours, but we did see all the volunteers who come to prepare the meals in action! Some volunteers were washing potatoes; others were peeling and chopping carrots. We saw the cook, who had just finished off cooking for 500 people and we saw the big pots of food on the stove. The Chef in Masbia of flatbush cooks for all the other 3 Masbia locations. Each Masbia has about 125 guests a night and the food is transported from Flatbush to the other 3 locations. The Chef told us that he finishes off cooking 500 portions by 11 am every morning! Wow - we saw how the people in Masbia work hard, are so dedicated and really care!
We asked the young volunteers why they come to volunteer. They told us that at first it was hard but now they gain so much from it and feel so fulfilled from helping out others and doing something good! They don't even find it difficult any longer!
We witnessed a real 'Chessed' at Masbia and some of us showed an interest in becoming a volunteer...


For volunteering opportunities in Masbia, together with your family, please check out this link:
http://www.masbiaflatbush.org/masbia_central_volunteer/
I have also posted a link of a video of a family who came to volunteer together to serve one evening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLNH7NuI4w&feature=related