OCTOBER 2022
"THE PRICE OF SUCCESS IS HARD WORK, DEDICATION TO THE JOB AT HAND, AND THE DETERMINATION THAT WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE, WE HAVE APPLIED THE BEST OF OURSELVES TO THE TASK AT HAND."
VINCE LOMBARDI
VINCE LOMBARDI
Message from the Director
Dear Kindi Community,
Welcome to Kindi Academy, where students are the center of all we do. Our passion for teaching your children and strong motivation to nurture them is what drives our decisions daily. At Kindi, all our teachers and staff work in tandem as one body to deliver the best service to you and the best education and support to your children. Kindi’s motto of “follow the child” makes it such that students receive the instruction that matches their academic level and meets their potential. While Kindi is not officially a “0ne-on-one” teaching place, practically it is! Your child is not just a name on the roster, they are known for who they are. Teachers have a deep understanding of your child’s emotional, social, and academic standing. This understanding contributes to the noticeable progress of students within few weeks into the school year.
After over a decade of graduating top notch students, I can confidently say that the level of academics and the diverse set of skills our students graduate Kindi with is unmatched except maybe in a handful of some elite schools that have been around for many decades over.
A Kindi evolves over the years, we strive to meet the need of students and families. This year, we instated an SEL Program. This refers to Social and Emotional Learning program. This program spreads across all the grades with different frequency of instruction. We are looking to this program to address many of the issues our children and youth are facing in today's world. It will also serve as an avenue for students to vent their feelings and discuss critical issues occupying their minds. Social and Emotional wellness is vital for academic success.
An essential factor contributing to the success and achievement of students is the family. The collaboration between school and home is one of the cornerstones of success for our children. Parents who understand and support the school’s philosophy lay the ground for children’s prosperity and happiness at school. I encourage parents to portray the school in a positive shade to their children, and reach out to teachers and staff with any concerns they have so as to complete the circle of cooperation between both pillars of a child's growth, school and home.
I congratulate you for choosing Kindi Academy for your child’s education. You gave them the gift of success. We are humbled and they'll always be grateful. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Hatem Elagha
Executive Director
Kindi Academy
Message from the Dean
Greetings Eagle Family!
I am so proud and honored to be your Dean of Students! The Eagle Spirit I’ve been seeing throughout the school has been amazing to see. All our students have been working hard in and out of the classroom following the SOAR Expectations- Be Safe, On-Time/On-Task, Act with Empathy, and Be Respectful!
Each month, there is a different theme we focus on as a school to encourage and promote positive behavior choices. These themes also take center stage in the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Classes taught by Ms. Lisa Wright. For the month of August, our theme was SOARing to Success where we focused on building a school community and understanding our expectations. In September, students learned all about kindness and were challenged to do as many kind acts as possible every single day! The kids did amazing!
This month, our theme is Optimism and Positivity! The goal this month is to have students think positively about the future and what’s ahead for them. Sometimes, there may be negative things that happen throughout life, and we want to inspire our students to think positively, as that truly is half the battle when dealing with any obstacle that comes our way.
A few weeks ago, I heard a 4th grade student sitting in my classroom talk about the amount of homework he had. Many students would say something like, ”Oh no, I have so much homework! This stinks!”. Instead of the student saying that, he had a positive attitude about the situation and remained optimistic, “If I finish my homework in study hall or during class, then I can have more time to play at home”. This is the positive mindset we want to instill in ALL our Eagles here at Kindi Academy.
Every month, teachers send names of students to me to nominate as our Eagle of the Month. This award is given to students who have demonstrated the monthly theme throughout the month. Below you will see the names of our Eagles of the Month for August and September.
As always, please reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. It’s a great day to be a Kindi Eagle!
Keep SOARing and GO EAGLES!
My best to you all,
Sevim Memisovski
Dean of Students
Kindi Academy
I am so proud and honored to be your Dean of Students! The Eagle Spirit I’ve been seeing throughout the school has been amazing to see. All our students have been working hard in and out of the classroom following the SOAR Expectations- Be Safe, On-Time/On-Task, Act with Empathy, and Be Respectful!
Each month, there is a different theme we focus on as a school to encourage and promote positive behavior choices. These themes also take center stage in the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Classes taught by Ms. Lisa Wright. For the month of August, our theme was SOARing to Success where we focused on building a school community and understanding our expectations. In September, students learned all about kindness and were challenged to do as many kind acts as possible every single day! The kids did amazing!
This month, our theme is Optimism and Positivity! The goal this month is to have students think positively about the future and what’s ahead for them. Sometimes, there may be negative things that happen throughout life, and we want to inspire our students to think positively, as that truly is half the battle when dealing with any obstacle that comes our way.
A few weeks ago, I heard a 4th grade student sitting in my classroom talk about the amount of homework he had. Many students would say something like, ”Oh no, I have so much homework! This stinks!”. Instead of the student saying that, he had a positive attitude about the situation and remained optimistic, “If I finish my homework in study hall or during class, then I can have more time to play at home”. This is the positive mindset we want to instill in ALL our Eagles here at Kindi Academy.
Every month, teachers send names of students to me to nominate as our Eagle of the Month. This award is given to students who have demonstrated the monthly theme throughout the month. Below you will see the names of our Eagles of the Month for August and September.
As always, please reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. It’s a great day to be a Kindi Eagle!
Keep SOARing and GO EAGLES!
My best to you all,
Sevim Memisovski
Dean of Students
Kindi Academy
Students Of The Month
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August 2022
SOARing to Success 1st Grade Luca Toma Amin Khan Ahmed Hatab 2nd Grade Zaynab Qureshi Amelia Raduata Bareera Talha Sana Ahmed 3rd Grade Eren Kalimullah Badir Osman Yumna Humayun Taha Chaudri 4th Grade Arham Kashif Kian Matin 5th Grade Emad Tarabishy Marwah Barday 6th Grade Lilian Al-Masri 7th Grade Hasan Farooqui 8th Grade Hasan Akbar September 2022 Kindness |
September 2022
Kindness 1st Grade Luca Toma Iman Kunbargi Ameera Alnatour Skye AlSheriti 2nd Grade Faisal Alhussaini Yahya Humayun Aliza Sheikh Haniya Khan 3rd Grade Layla Hamad Yumna Humayun Taha Chaudri 4th Grade Haniya Khan Hayah Mohammed 5th Grade Jibreel Sharif Mahati Inampudi Haneen Siddiqi 6th Grade Mohsin Akbar 7th Grade Reem Adhami 8th Grade Iiza Qureshi |
News from our 3-6 Classrooms
“The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period of birth to the age of six.”
~ Maria Montessori
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! September has been a busy, exciting, and fun month! We started the year by coming up with classroom rules and reminding each other of those rules. Among other things, we practiced rolling rugs, walking around a rug without stepping on someone’s work, and overall grace and courtesy (i.e., being polite, sharing, taking turns, waiting patiently). We have discussed the importance of taking care of our environment, the classroom, and the materials as well as taking care of ourselves, especially since COVID is still around. We wash and sanitize hands and surfaces regularly to keep our classroom environment safe and clean for everyone!
Being a Montessori child focuses on independence and personal growth, both academically and emotionally. We encourage children to try things on their own and offer assistance only if needed. By doing this, children are given the opportunity to build confidence, self-pride, and self-motivation.
September is when we talk about delicious apples! We talked about the parts of an apple and its life cycle. The children had a wonderful time exploring Blackberry Farm on their field trip! They enjoyed a wagon ride to the apple orchard, creating an apple craft, making apple cider with an old-fashioned apple press, and watching the tour guide make applesauce in an iron pot over a campfire! All the children got to taste apple butter, apple cider, and even apple cider donuts! YUM! We look forward to going to
Brookfield Zoo for our next field trip!
~3-6 Montessori Program
~ Maria Montessori
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! September has been a busy, exciting, and fun month! We started the year by coming up with classroom rules and reminding each other of those rules. Among other things, we practiced rolling rugs, walking around a rug without stepping on someone’s work, and overall grace and courtesy (i.e., being polite, sharing, taking turns, waiting patiently). We have discussed the importance of taking care of our environment, the classroom, and the materials as well as taking care of ourselves, especially since COVID is still around. We wash and sanitize hands and surfaces regularly to keep our classroom environment safe and clean for everyone!
Being a Montessori child focuses on independence and personal growth, both academically and emotionally. We encourage children to try things on their own and offer assistance only if needed. By doing this, children are given the opportunity to build confidence, self-pride, and self-motivation.
September is when we talk about delicious apples! We talked about the parts of an apple and its life cycle. The children had a wonderful time exploring Blackberry Farm on their field trip! They enjoyed a wagon ride to the apple orchard, creating an apple craft, making apple cider with an old-fashioned apple press, and watching the tour guide make applesauce in an iron pot over a campfire! All the children got to taste apple butter, apple cider, and even apple cider donuts! YUM! We look forward to going to
Brookfield Zoo for our next field trip!
~3-6 Montessori Program
Updates from Our 6-9 Classroom
Knowledge can be best given where there is eagerness to learn. This is the period when the seed of everything can be sown, the child's mind being like a fertile field, ready to receive what will germinate into culture"
Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential
We are off to a great start of the year. Our students have been very busy and excited about their learning. Everyday brings a new joy to the children for their accomplishments.
Our First year students stepped into a new level of independence where they are immersed in learning how to construct sentences with proper structure. We are working on penmanship and reading with spelling rules simultaneously.
They are on the road to develop their Math concepts using the unique and scientific Montessori Materials, which will enhance their mathematical mind and organizational skills. They are taking pride in making their solar system booklets. They are learning about cardinal directions and concepts of Botany and Zoology with small projects.
Our Second year students are refining their skills of writing descriptive stories. Word study is the major part of developing their understanding for further advanced work. They have been introduced to write 2 and 3 times tables with advanced concepts of multiplication and division using the Montessori materials.Use of the dictionary is bringing a new level of enthusiasm into their learning. The concept of addition of fractions with denominators has been introduced with Montessori materials. they have started to analyze the sentences with the function of parts of speech. Social sciences are an integral part of their learning and they are taking pride in creating projects. Students are learning geometrical concepts and integrating with art and design.
Our Third year students are diving into paragraph writing using proofreading strategies. Higher level of grammar and word study has been introduced to strengthen their writing skills. Advanced levels of multiplication and division problems have been introduced to strengthen their precision using the Montessori materials. Students are excited to learn the lowest common multiples which will serve as the basis of addition, subtraction of unlike denominators. Children are demonstrating a high level of work in producing social sciences projects.
We are excited for the upcoming presentations of students' autobiographies, which is a beautiful way to connect to their lives.
Our first field trip to Black Berry farm was a huge success. students had a great time.
Children are well settled into their class routine. We are enjoying and celebrating their everyday accomplishments, academic collaboration and teamwork.
We look forward to a wonderful year!
Warmly,
6-9 Teachers Team
Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential
We are off to a great start of the year. Our students have been very busy and excited about their learning. Everyday brings a new joy to the children for their accomplishments.
Our First year students stepped into a new level of independence where they are immersed in learning how to construct sentences with proper structure. We are working on penmanship and reading with spelling rules simultaneously.
They are on the road to develop their Math concepts using the unique and scientific Montessori Materials, which will enhance their mathematical mind and organizational skills. They are taking pride in making their solar system booklets. They are learning about cardinal directions and concepts of Botany and Zoology with small projects.
Our Second year students are refining their skills of writing descriptive stories. Word study is the major part of developing their understanding for further advanced work. They have been introduced to write 2 and 3 times tables with advanced concepts of multiplication and division using the Montessori materials.Use of the dictionary is bringing a new level of enthusiasm into their learning. The concept of addition of fractions with denominators has been introduced with Montessori materials. they have started to analyze the sentences with the function of parts of speech. Social sciences are an integral part of their learning and they are taking pride in creating projects. Students are learning geometrical concepts and integrating with art and design.
Our Third year students are diving into paragraph writing using proofreading strategies. Higher level of grammar and word study has been introduced to strengthen their writing skills. Advanced levels of multiplication and division problems have been introduced to strengthen their precision using the Montessori materials. Students are excited to learn the lowest common multiples which will serve as the basis of addition, subtraction of unlike denominators. Children are demonstrating a high level of work in producing social sciences projects.
We are excited for the upcoming presentations of students' autobiographies, which is a beautiful way to connect to their lives.
Our first field trip to Black Berry farm was a huge success. students had a great time.
Children are well settled into their class routine. We are enjoying and celebrating their everyday accomplishments, academic collaboration and teamwork.
We look forward to a wonderful year!
Warmly,
6-9 Teachers Team
Updates from 4th Grade
4th Grade English Language Arts and Reading
Two months of the school year has passed and our new 4th grade class is working hard to assimilate to their new routine. Students have been learning a plethora of new concepts such as Genres of literatures, Elements of a Story, and Figurative Language. Students are learning these concepts in a variety of different ways such as individual work, group work, projects, games, songs, and so much more. The students also have been reviewing the “building blocks” of writing which is Parts of Speech. Students will soon put these blocks together to practice writing sentences and paragraphs. Soon, our students will be split into different groups for our novel studies. These novels will have the same theme which will be Friendship.
4th Grade Social Studies/World Regions
Students will soon be packing their suitcases to travel and learn about the regions of the world. However, Students needed to practice their map skills, identification of landforms, and understanding the differences between primary and secondary sources. After learning/reviewing all of that knowledge, now students are learning about our first region which is the United States of America.
Happenings in the Science Room
4th Grade
We started the school year by going outdoors, making observations, and recording their observations to understand what scientists do, and to get familiar with the scientific method and the different tools and instruments used in science. They also made and tested helicopters, learned about the importance of having more than one trial when doing an experiment, collected data and graphed the results. They also got to build bridges following the engineering method.
We started the school year by going outdoors, making observations, and recording their observations to understand what scientists do, and to get familiar with the scientific method and the different tools and instruments used in science. They also made and tested helicopters, learned about the importance of having more than one trial when doing an experiment, collected data and graphed the results. They also got to build bridges following the engineering method.
5th Grade
The fifth graders are learning all about planet
Earth! We started with the five spheres, and moved to weathering.
They got to observe and work doing labs that showed them how weathering changes Earth’s surface through erosion and deposition!
The fifth graders are learning all about planet
Earth! We started with the five spheres, and moved to weathering.
They got to observe and work doing labs that showed them how weathering changes Earth’s surface through erosion and deposition!
6th Grade
The 6th graders are learning all about cell structure and function.
7th Grade
In the 7th grade, students get introduced to chemistry by the understanding the importance of water for our planet, and in chemical reactions.
8th Grade
As an introduction to physics students got introduced to Newton’s laws of motion, and had fun defying gravity and discovering inertia!!!
The 6th graders are learning all about cell structure and function.
7th Grade
In the 7th grade, students get introduced to chemistry by the understanding the importance of water for our planet, and in chemical reactions.
8th Grade
As an introduction to physics students got introduced to Newton’s laws of motion, and had fun defying gravity and discovering inertia!!!
News from our Middle School
English
5th grade
The first quarter has started so well. The fifth graders began the school year off with working parts of
speech. By focusing on the parts of speech the students will improve their writing by identifying
important aspects of writing such as identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb
agreements which is an integral part of writing. The exercises we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar writing sentences and paragraphs.
Vocabulary is going well. We have finished two units by the time of publishing this article. Students
will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are encouraged to
use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with using the words in everyday situations.
The students started the school year by reading Esperanza Rising. We started the reading by building
background information on topics relating to the novel, such as immigration and unions. We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We also, focused on the idea of dynamic characters and how these characters play
important role with the development with theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about
the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with
quotes from the novel.
6th Grade
The sixth graders started the school year by reading The Outsiders. We started the reading by building
background information on topics relating to the novel, such as fashion of the 1960s and social classes.
We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We focused on the theme of what is a family. Activities followed the idea of a gang of friends being surrogate family to one another. The students kept track of various characters how these characters play important role with the development within the theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with quotes from the novel.
In grammar we have been working with parts of speech. We have completed nouns and adjectives
and are now working on verbs and very shortly we will move onto adverbs. By focusing on the parts of
speech the students will improve their writing by identifying important aspects of writing such as
identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb agreements which is an integral part of
writing. The exercises that we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar which will be writing sentences then moving on to paragraphs, and finally essays.
Vocabulary is going well. We will be finishing the second unit by the time of publishing this article.
Students will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are
encouraged to use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with
using the words in everyday situations.
7th & 8th grade
The seventh and eighth graders started the school year by reading The Help. We started the reading
by building background information on topics relating to the novel, such as race relations of the 1960s
and social classes. We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We focused on the theme of power relationships and how people manipulate others. Activities followed the idea of people try to control others. The students kept track of various characters how these characters play important role with the development within the theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with quotes from the novel.
In grammar we have been working with parts of speech. We have completed nouns and adjectives
and are now working on verbs and very shortly we will move onto adverbs. By focusing on the parts of
speech the students will improve their writing by identifying important aspects of writing such as
identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb agreements which is an integral part of
writing. The exercises that we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar which will be writing sentences then moving on to paragraphs, and finally essays.
Vocabulary is going well. We will be finishing unit two by the time of publishing this article. Students
will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are encouraged to
use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with using the words in everyday situations.
Theater Class/Creative Expression 7th and 8th grade
Lights, Camera, and Action! The 7th and 8th grade students learned a lot about letting loose and public speaking. Students did many fun and interactive projects to help them learn about the theater and acting. Students did an introduction speech where they had to act like a different character. Students also had to create a set based on a scene from a famous fairy tale. The last project students are working on is creating a script and then performing their script to the class. For extra credit students credit a music video to a song of their choice.
5th grade
The first quarter has started so well. The fifth graders began the school year off with working parts of
speech. By focusing on the parts of speech the students will improve their writing by identifying
important aspects of writing such as identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb
agreements which is an integral part of writing. The exercises we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar writing sentences and paragraphs.
Vocabulary is going well. We have finished two units by the time of publishing this article. Students
will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are encouraged to
use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with using the words in everyday situations.
The students started the school year by reading Esperanza Rising. We started the reading by building
background information on topics relating to the novel, such as immigration and unions. We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We also, focused on the idea of dynamic characters and how these characters play
important role with the development with theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about
the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with
quotes from the novel.
6th Grade
The sixth graders started the school year by reading The Outsiders. We started the reading by building
background information on topics relating to the novel, such as fashion of the 1960s and social classes.
We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We focused on the theme of what is a family. Activities followed the idea of a gang of friends being surrogate family to one another. The students kept track of various characters how these characters play important role with the development within the theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with quotes from the novel.
In grammar we have been working with parts of speech. We have completed nouns and adjectives
and are now working on verbs and very shortly we will move onto adverbs. By focusing on the parts of
speech the students will improve their writing by identifying important aspects of writing such as
identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb agreements which is an integral part of
writing. The exercises that we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar which will be writing sentences then moving on to paragraphs, and finally essays.
Vocabulary is going well. We will be finishing the second unit by the time of publishing this article.
Students will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are
encouraged to use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with
using the words in everyday situations.
7th & 8th grade
The seventh and eighth graders started the school year by reading The Help. We started the reading
by building background information on topics relating to the novel, such as race relations of the 1960s
and social classes. We then made connections to contemporary society. The classes focused on the plot development and how the plot affected theme. We focused on the theme of power relationships and how people manipulate others. Activities followed the idea of people try to control others. The students kept track of various characters how these characters play important role with the development within the theme. Students also worked on developing opinions about the text and defending those opinions by explaining their thoughts and supporting their ideas with quotes from the novel.
In grammar we have been working with parts of speech. We have completed nouns and adjectives
and are now working on verbs and very shortly we will move onto adverbs. By focusing on the parts of
speech the students will improve their writing by identifying important aspects of writing such as
identifying the subject of sentences as well as subject verb agreements which is an integral part of
writing. The exercises that we do in class will prepare students for the next aspect of grammar which will be writing sentences then moving on to paragraphs, and finally essays.
Vocabulary is going well. We will be finishing unit two by the time of publishing this article. Students
will continue to working with the definitions and the different word forms. Students are encouraged to
use the vocabulary terms in other class assignments so that they become familiar with using the words in everyday situations.
Theater Class/Creative Expression 7th and 8th grade
Lights, Camera, and Action! The 7th and 8th grade students learned a lot about letting loose and public speaking. Students did many fun and interactive projects to help them learn about the theater and acting. Students did an introduction speech where they had to act like a different character. Students also had to create a set based on a scene from a famous fairy tale. The last project students are working on is creating a script and then performing their script to the class. For extra credit students credit a music video to a song of their choice.
Pyhsical Education - Grades 4-8
Students in grades 4th-8th have completed fitness testing for fall incorporating the various components of physical fitness with a pacer test measuring cardiovascular endurance, push-ups measuring upper body strength, and sit-ups to measure core strength. Students will complete these tests again in the spring with a goal of personal growth and improvement. Each PE class is started with a warm up simple body weight exercises jogging, burpees, push-ups, squats, lunges to build overall physical fitness prior to starting a game or sport. Each month students participate in a health lesson and have started tracking bi-weekly exercise sessions. We have found pinnies (blue and red colored jerseys) and began a unit on soccer where students got to enjoy drills to improve foot speed and ball handling followed by friendly soccer games either indoors or outdoors weather permitting. Each month all grades will enjoy a walking/jogging day to help encourage simple, lifelong cardiovascular endurance boosting activities. Upcoming this month we will all be participating in a yoga/flexibility lesson for improved body strength and flexibility, along with some badminton fun!
Students in grades 4th-8th have completed fitness testing for fall incorporating the various components of physical fitness with a pacer test measuring cardiovascular endurance, push-ups measuring upper body strength, and sit-ups to measure core strength. Students will complete these tests again in the spring with a goal of personal growth and improvement. Each PE class is started with a warm up simple body weight exercises jogging, burpees, push-ups, squats, lunges to build overall physical fitness prior to starting a game or sport. Each month students participate in a health lesson and have started tracking bi-weekly exercise sessions. We have found pinnies (blue and red colored jerseys) and began a unit on soccer where students got to enjoy drills to improve foot speed and ball handling followed by friendly soccer games either indoors or outdoors weather permitting. Each month all grades will enjoy a walking/jogging day to help encourage simple, lifelong cardiovascular endurance boosting activities. Upcoming this month we will all be participating in a yoga/flexibility lesson for improved body strength and flexibility, along with some badminton fun!
4th Grade Technology News from Mr. Memisovski
Dear 4th Grade Families,
As part of the Specials rotations, 4th graders take a semester of Technology. In this class, students have been learning about the basics of using the Chromebooks, how to use technology for good with our Digital Citizenship lessons, and an introduction to the Google Workspace Apps.
Students have learned to send emails, type letters, make slideshow presentations about different animals from their research, and have been introduced to using Google Drawings. Students created their own personal logos that represent themselves and are now making monochromatic animals using different shapes on Google Drawings.
We have also been working hard on building our Keyboarding skills. Tuesdays are designated as “Typing Tuesdays” where we spend time building our keyboarding skills with lessons on Typetastic, a game-based program that teaches students how to type.
In the coming weeks, we will continue our internet research activities and more projects. The kids truly have done an amazing job with the work they’ve been doing and I look forward to more fun in the coming weeks!
Civics in the 21st Century with Mr. Memisovski
Dear 6th Grade Families,
As part of the Specials rotations, 6th graders take a quarter of Civics class. In this class, students have been learning about how to be an active citizen, understanding the role of government and how our government works, and simulating an election. Students have been running their campaign for Senate the past few weeks. The students were tasked with writing their introductory speeches, researching issues, and the final two candidates will be debating the issues with their peers asking questions relating to different topics. It has been exciting to see the students get involved and simulate the electoral process. This week, students are making websites to build support for their campaigns!
The class will be ending at the end of 1st Quarter. The students will have a final exam on the last day of the course- Thursday, October 13th. Review resources will be posted on Google Classroom to review!
5th-8th Grade Social Studies News from Mr. Memisovski
Dear 5th-8th Grade Families,
The year has gotten off to a great start! I am so proud of the hard work all our students have been putting into the classroom.
5th graders are studying Ancient World History. We have concluded our study of the Mesopotamians and are now learning about the Ancient Egyptians. We are starting off with learning about the geography of Egypt, then diving into the different kingdoms. The students will need to bring a shoebox for the Sarcophagus Project coming up towards the middle of the month.
6th graders are studying World Geography, where we dive into the different regions of the world and study their geography, history, economics, government, culture, and more! We are finishing up our study of the US and Canada, where we discussed the different physical features, cultural traits, historical background, as well as learning about NAFTA and comparing it with the USMCA. We will now be studying Latin America, and the kids will be making Travel Brochures about one of the Latin American countries.
7th graders have been studying US History, and we are now in the beginning of our US Constitution Unit. This is a state requirement and it is necessary to pass the Constitution Test. We have been learning about the foundations of our government, spent time debating the philosophies of two political philosophers- John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, and are now looking at the Articles of Confederation and events leading to the writing of the Constitution. The Constitution Test is going to be on Wednesday, November 2nd!
8th graders are studying Modern World History, and this past month the students presented their research on the different Muslim Empires- the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. We are now studying exploration of the Eastern and Western Worlds in the 1400s/1500s - looking at the different attempts to find a quicker route to Asia, as well as the “discovery” of the “New World”. We will be closing up this unit this week and will be moving on to study the rise of Absolute Monarchs in Europe. We’ve had some great discussions in class, and I look forward to more fun to come!
Best,
Sevim Memisovski
Social Studies Teacher
Dear 4th Grade Families,
As part of the Specials rotations, 4th graders take a semester of Technology. In this class, students have been learning about the basics of using the Chromebooks, how to use technology for good with our Digital Citizenship lessons, and an introduction to the Google Workspace Apps.
Students have learned to send emails, type letters, make slideshow presentations about different animals from their research, and have been introduced to using Google Drawings. Students created their own personal logos that represent themselves and are now making monochromatic animals using different shapes on Google Drawings.
We have also been working hard on building our Keyboarding skills. Tuesdays are designated as “Typing Tuesdays” where we spend time building our keyboarding skills with lessons on Typetastic, a game-based program that teaches students how to type.
In the coming weeks, we will continue our internet research activities and more projects. The kids truly have done an amazing job with the work they’ve been doing and I look forward to more fun in the coming weeks!
Civics in the 21st Century with Mr. Memisovski
Dear 6th Grade Families,
As part of the Specials rotations, 6th graders take a quarter of Civics class. In this class, students have been learning about how to be an active citizen, understanding the role of government and how our government works, and simulating an election. Students have been running their campaign for Senate the past few weeks. The students were tasked with writing their introductory speeches, researching issues, and the final two candidates will be debating the issues with their peers asking questions relating to different topics. It has been exciting to see the students get involved and simulate the electoral process. This week, students are making websites to build support for their campaigns!
The class will be ending at the end of 1st Quarter. The students will have a final exam on the last day of the course- Thursday, October 13th. Review resources will be posted on Google Classroom to review!
5th-8th Grade Social Studies News from Mr. Memisovski
Dear 5th-8th Grade Families,
The year has gotten off to a great start! I am so proud of the hard work all our students have been putting into the classroom.
5th graders are studying Ancient World History. We have concluded our study of the Mesopotamians and are now learning about the Ancient Egyptians. We are starting off with learning about the geography of Egypt, then diving into the different kingdoms. The students will need to bring a shoebox for the Sarcophagus Project coming up towards the middle of the month.
6th graders are studying World Geography, where we dive into the different regions of the world and study their geography, history, economics, government, culture, and more! We are finishing up our study of the US and Canada, where we discussed the different physical features, cultural traits, historical background, as well as learning about NAFTA and comparing it with the USMCA. We will now be studying Latin America, and the kids will be making Travel Brochures about one of the Latin American countries.
7th graders have been studying US History, and we are now in the beginning of our US Constitution Unit. This is a state requirement and it is necessary to pass the Constitution Test. We have been learning about the foundations of our government, spent time debating the philosophies of two political philosophers- John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, and are now looking at the Articles of Confederation and events leading to the writing of the Constitution. The Constitution Test is going to be on Wednesday, November 2nd!
8th graders are studying Modern World History, and this past month the students presented their research on the different Muslim Empires- the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. We are now studying exploration of the Eastern and Western Worlds in the 1400s/1500s - looking at the different attempts to find a quicker route to Asia, as well as the “discovery” of the “New World”. We will be closing up this unit this week and will be moving on to study the rise of Absolute Monarchs in Europe. We’ve had some great discussions in class, and I look forward to more fun to come!
Best,
Sevim Memisovski
Social Studies Teacher
Updates from our spanish classroom
Spanish with Maestra Maria:
¡Hola Familias!
We started the course with a great desire to learn and a lot of energy.
In the 3-6 program, we began working with colors by doing various activities such as a
collaborative game in which students made a Lego construction. We have also worked
on the Seasons of the year, first focusing on Summer, and then on Autumn, working on
concepts like hot and cold, and the colors of Autumn. Other concepts that we have
worked on during these first classes of the course have been: shapes, numbers from 1
to 10, big-small, vowels, and farm animals.
In the 6-9 program, we started talking about Summer and the students explained to
me what they did during the Holidays, and they learned vocabulary about Summer
such as sun, starfish, sandcastle, umbrella… They also decorated the cover of their
Spanish notebook. This program is very focused on learning to read and write in
Spanish, so they have written songs about the colors, the days of the week, and the
seasons... they love to sing, and they know all the songs. Later, we went back to work
on the Seasons, focusing on the arrival of Autumn. They have also worked on numbers
1-10 (1st and 2nd grade), and 1-20 (3rd grade). This week we are going to work with
the alphabet song.
My 4th and 5th-grade students have started working with the first 6 lessons of the
book ¡Viva el español! For many students, it was the first time they learned Spanish, so
I made sure that they properly understood all the concepts, establishing a solid
foundation for later learning. We have worked on concepts such as: What's your
name? How are you today? , Greetings, class objects, and numbers from 1-40 (4th
grade) and 1-100 (5th grade).
Language learning is based on repetition, so we will come back to all these concepts
again throughout the course.
Muchas gracias,
Ms. Maria
Spanish with Maestra Alicia:
4th Grade
The students had a great time reviewing how to use greetings. For example, ‘Hola!’,
‘Buenos Dias!’, ‘Adiós!’, ‘Hasta Luego!', etc. They also practiced how to introduce
themselves, greet their classmates, and express how they feel. This month and a half,
4th Graders learned to say many different objects and people in their classroom such
as, ‘El Pizarrón’, ‘El Escritorio’, and ‘La Maestra’. Students enjoy the challenge of seeing
who knows the most items. In addition, they started to learn to ask questions with the
proper terms such as como,que,cual,cuanto and quien.
5th Grade
Fifth graders have been reviewing vocabulary for colors, shapes, animals and descriptive words
or adjectives such as pequeno, largo and flaco.They have mastered the use of singular and
plural endings on adjectives, masculine and femenine endings, and the use of definitive and
indefinite articles. Students can now have more vivid conversations and descriptions of
everyday items!
6th Grade
Sixth graders have done outstanding with our Unit 2, Lesson 1, Culmination. The main focus
was on talking about daily schedules, asking & telling time, expressing what they possess and
do, & how often things are done. We have an upcoming activity that consists of a live
conversation led by myself to help students engage and practice what was learned from the
unit. It’s something we are all excited for!
7th-8th Grade
Seventh and Eighth graders have started the school year strong with Unit 4, Lesson 1. The
focus in this unit was vocabulary relating to shopping and clothing items. Many conversations
were about clothes they want to buy and what to wear in different seasons. Grammar lessons
included “Tener expressions and students are working really hard to memorize the
stem-changing verbs: e → ie. Coming up will be learning about direct object pronouns. Students
have been taking the challenge very well & everyone is excited to continue on their language
journey!
¡Hola Familias!
We started the course with a great desire to learn and a lot of energy.
In the 3-6 program, we began working with colors by doing various activities such as a
collaborative game in which students made a Lego construction. We have also worked
on the Seasons of the year, first focusing on Summer, and then on Autumn, working on
concepts like hot and cold, and the colors of Autumn. Other concepts that we have
worked on during these first classes of the course have been: shapes, numbers from 1
to 10, big-small, vowels, and farm animals.
In the 6-9 program, we started talking about Summer and the students explained to
me what they did during the Holidays, and they learned vocabulary about Summer
such as sun, starfish, sandcastle, umbrella… They also decorated the cover of their
Spanish notebook. This program is very focused on learning to read and write in
Spanish, so they have written songs about the colors, the days of the week, and the
seasons... they love to sing, and they know all the songs. Later, we went back to work
on the Seasons, focusing on the arrival of Autumn. They have also worked on numbers
1-10 (1st and 2nd grade), and 1-20 (3rd grade). This week we are going to work with
the alphabet song.
My 4th and 5th-grade students have started working with the first 6 lessons of the
book ¡Viva el español! For many students, it was the first time they learned Spanish, so
I made sure that they properly understood all the concepts, establishing a solid
foundation for later learning. We have worked on concepts such as: What's your
name? How are you today? , Greetings, class objects, and numbers from 1-40 (4th
grade) and 1-100 (5th grade).
Language learning is based on repetition, so we will come back to all these concepts
again throughout the course.
Muchas gracias,
Ms. Maria
Spanish with Maestra Alicia:
4th Grade
The students had a great time reviewing how to use greetings. For example, ‘Hola!’,
‘Buenos Dias!’, ‘Adiós!’, ‘Hasta Luego!', etc. They also practiced how to introduce
themselves, greet their classmates, and express how they feel. This month and a half,
4th Graders learned to say many different objects and people in their classroom such
as, ‘El Pizarrón’, ‘El Escritorio’, and ‘La Maestra’. Students enjoy the challenge of seeing
who knows the most items. In addition, they started to learn to ask questions with the
proper terms such as como,que,cual,cuanto and quien.
5th Grade
Fifth graders have been reviewing vocabulary for colors, shapes, animals and descriptive words
or adjectives such as pequeno, largo and flaco.They have mastered the use of singular and
plural endings on adjectives, masculine and femenine endings, and the use of definitive and
indefinite articles. Students can now have more vivid conversations and descriptions of
everyday items!
6th Grade
Sixth graders have done outstanding with our Unit 2, Lesson 1, Culmination. The main focus
was on talking about daily schedules, asking & telling time, expressing what they possess and
do, & how often things are done. We have an upcoming activity that consists of a live
conversation led by myself to help students engage and practice what was learned from the
unit. It’s something we are all excited for!
7th-8th Grade
Seventh and Eighth graders have started the school year strong with Unit 4, Lesson 1. The
focus in this unit was vocabulary relating to shopping and clothing items. Many conversations
were about clothes they want to buy and what to wear in different seasons. Grammar lessons
included “Tener expressions and students are working really hard to memorize the
stem-changing verbs: e → ie. Coming up will be learning about direct object pronouns. Students
have been taking the challenge very well & everyone is excited to continue on their language
journey!
Updates from our Arabic Room
Salam, Marhaba
We are excited to work with our students in full gear.
Quran:
Students started by reviewing the Fatimah and Ayat al-Kursi.
Each grade is assigned their Surah for memorization while we worked together on the meanings and guiding them on the proper pronunciation of the letters beside the memorization of the Ayat.
Islamic Studies:
According to grade level we made sure the pillars of Salah and kudu is perfected. While we got to derive into the see rah of our beloved Prophet Muhammed with lots of hands on activities and more researches to be carried by upper grades.
Our trips into the Arab words continue daily, students are excited about new vocabulary that they learned through songs videos and reading.
For Pre-Kg:
Reviewing the letters, elementary grade building their Arabic vocabulary.
The middle school are diving into Arabic looking for their grammar rules, conjugating verbs, writing complete Arabic paragraphs or enjoying watching Arabic videos. All those are done through Project based learning. Units are chosen according to the needs of each group.
We had already covered the introduction and creating unit beside the unit around the school.
With the regards of our Department:
Ms. Hayat Al-Quttub
Ms. Heiam Al-Khateb.
Ms. Lina Eltibi
Ms. Mayada ElZayat
We are excited to work with our students in full gear.
Quran:
Students started by reviewing the Fatimah and Ayat al-Kursi.
Each grade is assigned their Surah for memorization while we worked together on the meanings and guiding them on the proper pronunciation of the letters beside the memorization of the Ayat.
Islamic Studies:
According to grade level we made sure the pillars of Salah and kudu is perfected. While we got to derive into the see rah of our beloved Prophet Muhammed with lots of hands on activities and more researches to be carried by upper grades.
Our trips into the Arab words continue daily, students are excited about new vocabulary that they learned through songs videos and reading.
For Pre-Kg:
Reviewing the letters, elementary grade building their Arabic vocabulary.
The middle school are diving into Arabic looking for their grammar rules, conjugating verbs, writing complete Arabic paragraphs or enjoying watching Arabic videos. All those are done through Project based learning. Units are chosen according to the needs of each group.
We had already covered the introduction and creating unit beside the unit around the school.
With the regards of our Department:
Ms. Hayat Al-Quttub
Ms. Heiam Al-Khateb.
Ms. Lina Eltibi
Ms. Mayada ElZayat