Working hard or hardly working?  By: TE  I was always raised to think that homework is the most important thing in school. Today I will show you it is not that simple....

Here is a selection of Grade 4 research topics about factors that could affect an animal or plant habitat. Students were getting ready for Grade 5 with learning about what a bibliography is and how they can collect their sources as well as practising their note-taking skills. (Bibliographies were stored in the speaker note section of the slide doc so they can not be seen here.)

In no particular order, here are  videos / slides / recordings from Kitah Bet's passion projects! I enjoyed watching the students work on their projects and present them!   ...

Hello, internet. Today I am posting a project I was assigned. The summary of this project is I have to connect 5 verses of Pirkei Avot to 5 different songs and here's what I came up with. Pirkei Avot Song Playlist “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, with Pirkei Avot 2:3 Be careful with the government, for they befriend a person only for their own needs (Avot, 2:3) My interpretation of this verse is that the government only wants what it needs, not what its people need. The government doesn't have friends, just interests. The first song that immediately came to mind was Fortunate Son or the “Vietnam Flashback song”. The song was about how the US government was only enlisting poor kids and the rich could opt out of the draft by going to college, and how the government only helped the South Vietnamese people to spite the Soviets and stop the spread of communism. The connection between these is that the song was about the government only helping itself and not its people, and the verse is about the government only befriending people for its own needs. “9 - 5” by Dolly Parton, with Pirkei Avot 2:15 The day is short, the work is much, the workers are lazy, the reward is great, and the Master is pressing. (Avot, 2:15) My interpretation of this quote is that even if you work the workers basically to the point of death and in some occasions to death, the boss reaps the benefit. Back then the boss or master would make their workers work so hard and they (the master) wouldn't lift a finger. The most logical thing I could think of (not sarcasm) is the song 9-5 by Dolly Parton. The song 9-5 has been used as an anthem all over the world for women's empowerment, equal rights, and fair working conditions. The part that I think connects to the verse is the “fair working conditions” bit. I think it connects because the verse talks about how the workers work all the time and the boss reaps the benefit. These are unfair working conditions that Pirkei Avot talks about. “Respect” by Aretha Franklin, with Pirkei Avot 2:12 The property of your fellow should be as precious to you as your own. Perfect yourself for the study of Torah, for it is not an inheritance to you. And all your deeds should be for the sake of Heaven. (Avot, 2:12)  The verse I chose for number 3 is an odd one. It has 2 parts to it. Part 1 is “The property of your fellow should be as precious to you as your own” (Avot 2:12). Part 2 is “Perfect yourself for the study of Torah, for it is not an inheritance to you. And all your deeds should be for the sake of Heaven” (Avot 2:12). My interpretation of the first part is basically to treat others the way you want to be treated and treat other people’s stuff the way you want your stuff to be treated. My interpretation of the second part is you should try your hardest when studying the Torah because it is a privilege, not a right. I think you could widen the interpretation and say enjoy everything that's a privilege because it's not a right and can be taken whenever. I’m going to focus on the first part and choose the song Respect by Aretha Franklin as my song choice. You might see a theme here about taking songs about empowerment and taking the message and applying it to my verse. “Respect” was about racial and gender inequality and about different races and genders being equal and just getting along or “treating others the way you want to be treated”. The connection is treating others the way you want to be treated. “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift, with Pirkei Avot 2:6 He also saw a skull floating upon the water. Said he to it: Because you drowned others, you were drowned; and those who drowned you, will themselves be drowned. (Avot 2:6) This verse is about Karma. It's about how because a man drowned multiple people, he himself drowned. You could also look at this as revenge. The song I chose for this is Bad Blood by Taylor Swift. If you ignore the subtle revenge plot on Katy Perry the song is about karma and revenge. The song is about revenge on Katy Perry because she dated her ex-boyfriend (I can’t believe I know this). The way these connect is about how if you do something bad, inevitably something will happen to you whether that's revenge or karma is up to God to decide. “Gold Digger” by Kanye West, with Pirkei Avot 2:7 He would also say: One who increases flesh, increases worms; one who increases possessions, increases worry; one who increases wives, increases witchcraft; one who increases maidservants, increases promiscuity; one who increases man-servants, increases thievery; one who increases Torah, increases life; one who increases study, increases wisdom; one who increases counsel, increases understanding; one who increases charity, increases peace. One who acquires a good name, acquired it for himself; one who acquires the words of Torah, has acquired life in the World to Come. (Avot 2:7) My interpretation of this is that too many good things lead to bad things. So don’t be too greedy and don’t always get your hopes down when bad things happen. The part of this I am going to pick for a song is the “greed” part and my first and best idea was Gold Digger by Kanye West. A gold digger is someone only dating a guy for their money, a person who is so greedy they would do anything to get money and things. The song is about a gold digger. The relation between these is that greed can overcome someone but eventually something bad will happen to them....

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Reading and analyzing the verses of chapters 1-2 of Pirkei Avot has been the routine of our Jewish Studies class for while now. A few weeks ago, our teacher handed us an assignment where WE are placed with the role of analyzing and understanding the text ourselves (as we are used to doing it as a class). Each student had to pick 5 verses from chapter two explaining the meaning, and how it connects to a song of our choice (hence the name Pirei Avot PLAYLIST Assignment). If you are interested and would like to read my interpretations and connections, a slideshow is posted down below:  

In this project a friend and I had to make a fake news story about a natural disaster.

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We made a news report about a tornado and it was lots of fun.  

Hi! I'm back for class we had to choose a country and a natural disaster. I chose India and earthquakes. Here is my news report explaining earthquakes in India hope you like it.

Recently in jewish studies class we had to take 5 verses from Pirkei Avot chapter 2 and connect each of them to a song. You can see mine down below.

Today we read the second case file from Lemony Snicket's book File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents. Follow along and write down any clues or important information.  If you were able to solve the mystery, let me know in the comments!  But no spoilers or solutions in the comments please, we don't want our friends to see the answer before they listen to the story.  ...

Below are some wonderful books and personal favorites that you can read to or with your child over the summer to help keep up with their progress in French: Toupie et Binou– Dominique Jolin Non David ! (collection) – David Shanon (translation) Jouons avec Leon ... – Annie Groovie -(collection) – Bellebrute édition Dominique et compagnie – varied authors – Jane O’connor – Lina Rousseau – Melanie Watt

בּוֹאוּ לְטַיֵיל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל  א. בְּבַקָשָה לִבְחוֹר מָקוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וּלְהָכִין עָלָיו עֲבוֹדָה לְפִי הַשְאֵלוֹת הַבָּאוֹת:  ...

In Hebrew as our final project of the year we had to create a slideshow, we chose 5 places we learned about this year. We had to write about those places (information) and we created games about it. I think it was very fun and I am sharing my project here!

.ברוחים לטיול ישראל על המחשב. יש הרבה מיסחקים. אני רוצה אתה אוהב זה Welcome to an online trip threw Israel. There are a lot of games and links threw out the slide show, click. on most pictures and it will take you to an activity. When you first get started there will be a map, click any place on the map and you will travel there. To return to the home screen click the small icon of a house. I hope you enjoy!...

עשיתי מצגת אל תל אביב אשקלון באר שבא מצפע רמון ואילת. זה המצגת שאני אשה.

For the past month I have been working on a project for my Hebrew class. For this project I had to write about 5 sites in Jerusalem and make activities about them. This project was very enjoyable and fun to create, but if I had a chance to do it again, the one thing I would change is write a bit more and in clearer detail about all the sites. !כתבנו בכיתה פרויקט על ירושלים, בפרויקט שלנו אנחנו מסתכלים על ירושלים דרך חלונות. הנה החלונות שלי לירושלים...

Today we read two books that celebrate dads!  After you watch the video, check out the Father's Day craft ideas and see if you have the materials at home to make one of them. Father's Day Craft Ideas I love this COOL card... https://homeschoolpreschool.net/fathers-day-craft/...

This is my presentation on Sea Otters.

 Have you ever wanted to go outside when it was raining but you couldn't? Well this girl's life feels like that all the time. Her name is Belle. She loves her house so much. (Because of the backyard). She lives on the street Caterpillar Road and on number 21. By now you're probably thinking, She has a perfect life. Well she doesn't. Her mom divorced her dad and she hasn't seen her since the divorce. Her dad doesn't let her outside because he hates all living things....

Mr. Linden’s Library   One day, in a small little town, there was a girl, whose name was Fiona. On that very day, she was going to Mr. Linden’s library. Mr. Linden was an old, kind man. When Fiona saw a book that caught her eye and pulled it from the shelf, Mr. Linden screamed, “Wait! This book is…!”. He had warned her about the book. Now it was too late. ...

  Judges, Teachers, and fellow friends              Let me paint a picture for you. Fifteen college students participate in a psychology thought experiment. They sit in a large circle with one student in the middle. Everyone takes turns sharing their first impression of the person in the middle, and how it has changed over time. At first, everyone is kind but once they have done the exercise multiple times and arrived at the last students, everyone is so tired that they admit the truth.  Sometimes they are so honest they are mean. How would you like this experiment? Would you rather be at the beginning and hear only great things said about you, or would you rather be at the end and have to face the truth?   This experiment led me to think about my topic: “What do other people think of me?”.      Should I use others' opinions to put my life in perspective and work on my faults? Do I need a personal brand? Or does it not matter what other people think?  These are the issues we will be discussing during this speech....

This is a great slide on Antarctica I made. I hope you enjoy!!