The theme was rebuilding community in my middle school, so we built relationships with each other. It was really fun because we had food, games, and team-building exercises such as playing Hokie-Pokie and soccer baseball. I am writing about this experience I had last week at my middle school retreat. The theme of this retreat was rebuilding our community on my middle school campus. We did this by having fun with each other and playing lots of games. For example, we worked on group exercises like creating a plan for creating new relationships with each other and building new friendships. On Monday morning, we got up at our usual time and went to school, from there we got on the bus and rode for an hour and twenty minutes and finally arrived at a park with a baseball diamond and had breakfast, the breakfast consisted of a bagel, muffin, and orange juice. After that, we did tefillah and did team exercises such as Hokie-Pokie and soccer baseball....

This year we went on a middle school retreat. A middle school retreat is when we go on a 3-day field trip. This year we went to an obstacle course, white water rafting, and we had a half-day activity in school. The obstacle course was my favorite activity because it included getting muddy and a lot of hand blisters. Every year for the retreat there is a theme this year the theme was rebuilding our community....

The middle school retreat at OJCS is a 3 day "vacation" from school where we do a bunch of fun, exciting activities that bring us together as a community. In fact, the theme of this years middle school retreat was rebuilding community! We decided to make this the theme because we thought it was very important to start off the year like this, since last year our community was fading. The main activities for this years retreat were an obstacle course and white water rafting! I found that at the end of the retreat I was able to think of so many new memories that were made. Overall I think that the middle school retreat is such a great idea and I am so happy I have been able to participate in it!

The middle school retreat was a great experience. We did many team-building activities, such as an obstacle course, white water rafting, and three peulot. I loved the obstacle course because I got to do it with my friends, and it was just a great activity. I liked the white water rafting, but I felt that it was too long, but it would have been great if I was with my friends rather than people I didn't know. I thought that the thought of rebuilding community is a good one, but we didn't really get to do much rebuilding. I think we could have done a lot of great stuff instead of the things that we actually did. I was really stressed about the rafting because I didn't know who I would be with, and I didn't want to be stuck in a boat for 5 hours with those strangers. The retreat also gave me many good memories. During the obstacle course, there were many great moments, such as my friends trying to get over a singular wall, and failing repeatedly. The retreat was great this year, but if I could change anything I would put us with our friends more. I had a great time at the retreat!...

At the start of the year, we had a middle school retreat. If you don't know what a retreat is, it's basically a field trip with grades 6, 7, and 8. Our theme was re-building community. On Monday we did an obstacle course, on Tuesday we did White Water Rafting, and finally, on Wednesday it was a short day, we ended at 12:00. I really liked the obstacle course and the White Water Rafting. I wish we could do more retreats in the year like this one....

About one week ago I went on something called the middle school retreat! It is an experience that all middle school students do for 3 days to get to know each other. This year the theme was rebuilding community. I learnt all about that and how it is very important to have strong relationships with your community. On day one we went to a park to have breakfast and we had lots of fun. Not only did we eat breakfast we also did some activities on building a strong community. One of the activities we did was was introverts and extroverts trying to get along and it was very funny. Not only did I learn the introverts and extroverts don't get a long too well, I also learned a lot of how the other person thinks and how I should always think twice and really teaches me to always see the other side....

My school had a middle school retreat! A middle school retreat is when middle school gets to go on trips and we have a topic this year's theme  was rebuilding a community.  My favorite part was the obstacle course. It was really fun! We also went water rafting and that was fun too but I didn't like the food and we were rafting for 4 hours. It was exhausting and the swimsuits were so tight.Overall it was really fun but next time I wish we get better....

Write a short summary about what the Middle School Retreat is.The middle school retreat is when all of the middle schools went to do activities. What did you like most about the retreat? Why?...

Monday: 9:00AM Drop off for Obstacle course, Soccer Baseball and BBQ Tuesday: 6:30AM Drop off for White Water Rafting Wednesday: 8:30AM drop off for Trust Walks and Planet stuff...

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Hello Grade 5’s and families! Though our time together has been short, it has definitely been sweet! In our time together, the grade 5’s have been working hard, following our rules and procedures and building a strong community. We start our week with a community circle, which allows students a safe space to share roses, thorns and buds. The grade 5’s have been mature and accepting and even offer their classmates some ways to deal with their thorns. I’ve been really impressed with the positive attitudes and genuine kindness of this group!...

In math class we graphed ourselves in numbers by using various graphs that gave facts about us. For example for my favorite number I chose 626 because 6/26 is my birthday.

Today we read: The Elephant in the Sukkah by Sherri Mandell, illustrations by Ivana Kuman Have fun at the Sukkah Hop!

Here is an activity that will make you practice 4 tenses in French (present, past and future). Get ready to speak these four sentences at the beginning of class. Remember that practice makes perfect!

This short activity will make you practice three different tenses in French (present , past and future) in addition to recalling the correct season. Get ready to speak 4 sentences in French at the beginning of class. Remember that practice makes perfect.