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The Charlotte Jewish News - April, 1998 - Page 10 Lubavitch of North Carolina Jewish Day School news A visit to Old Salem On March 5, Mrs. Lipscomb’s class spent the day at one of the most authentic and inviting living history towns in the United States. This field trip brought the American history textbook to life when the students saw costumed interpreters bringing the town to life through the household activi ties and trades that were common two hundred years ago. The quali ty of life in Salem was the envy of travelers and neighbors alike. Residents enjoyed one of the first public water systems, one of the first fire departments, and one of the first schools for girls in America. “A day in Old Salem” was more than educational and fun; it created memories and taught lessons that will last a life time. Spelling Bee Congratulations to Brooice Kerendian, winner of the spelling bee at the Jewish Day School, and to Hadas deGroot, runner-up. Brooke represented the school at the Independent Spelling Bee held at Providence Day School. Brooke had the largest cheering section of any private school at the competi tion. Many of her schoolmates, their parents, her teacher and director, came to cheer her on. Everyone was proud of her effort and her good sportsmanship. She did a fine job of representing our school! The fifth grade math class uses pawns and number cubes to learn about balancing algebraic linear equations. CAROLINA MARKING DEVICES, INC. P.O. BOX 32143 3405 S. TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE. NO 28232-2143 TEL. (704) 525-7600 FAX (800) 777-8619 Rubber Stamps Notary and Corporate Seals, Laundry Markers, Stenciling Supplies SAME DAY SERVICE Ada Shapiro Jeffrey Shapiro COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE Sales ik Leasing Property Management Investments Tenant Represent??!On DONALD N. BECK Hands-On Equations The fifth grade math class uses pawns and number cubes to learn about balancing algebraic linear equations. The Hands-on Equations Learning System, developed by Dr. Henry Borenson, provides concrete and invaluable experi ence in using the basic ideas asso ciated with algebraic linear equa tions. Many of these ideas are learned at a meaningful, intuitive level. Students at the JDS begin this system in third grade and complete it in the fifth grade. The visual, kinesthetic experi ence with these important mathe matical ideas serves as a founda tion for the further study of alge bra. 1st Place - Hadas deGroot Project: Hot Colors. Winners of annual science fair These students from Mrs. Lipscomb’s fifth grade class rep resented the school in the Charlotte Independent Science Fair, which was held on March 5- 6 at Covenant Day School in Matthews. In addition, David Spangenthal competed in the mid dle school fair with his project comparing the effectiveness of antibacterial soap to regular soap. 2nd Place - Theo Schoen Project: Shock Absorbers 3rd Place - Mendel Groner Project: Kosher vs. Non-' Kosher Gelatin ^ stu^nts m Mrs. Lipscomb 5th grade class enjoyed dressing as their favorite tall tale character and nuJdng oral presentations to other classes after reading a novel about American tall tales. Life in the classroom with ‘Wonderful ones” By Joy Walker When I am asked “Where do yai work?” and I answer “I’m a teacher at the Jewish Preschool on Sardis,” the next question is “What age children do you teach?” After I reply that I teach 2’s on Monday-Wednesday- Friday and I’s on Tuesday and Thur^ay, the next question is usu ally, “What can you teach a 1 year old and why would anyone send such a little one to school?” I laugh, because when I began teaching these toddlers, I also wondered what I would teach them. I knew I loved toddlers and had always been amazed at how much they learn, change and grow. After rea^ng this article, you too will know some of the joy I’ve liscovered as a Toddler Teacher and why I believe in the Toddler Program so much. The One Year Old Program focuses on four distinct areas: Language Development, Creative Development, Physical Develop ment and The World Around Us. Teachers are constantly talking with the children and interacting verbally. We play lots of games which iifentify common objects, «uch as having a puppet pull items from a “surprise bag.” We then name the items. We read each day, and we love feltboard stories. Our favorite feltboard stcny is “The Three Little Pigs.” One of our favorite games is playing “Hat On, Hat Off.” The hat has ping pong balls in it, so when it’s “Hat Off” the balls go bouncing everywhere. Then, we count the balls as we hunt for them and put them back into the hat. Creative Development is very important in our classroom. We paint, draw, and/or glue everyday. We add different materials to fin- gerpaint so we can have the expe rience of touching vioious tex tures. We easel-paint with scented paints and make snow effects with water and Epson Salts mixed together. We love to mix colors and discover the new colors that appear. We also paint with lots of interesting objects: different sizes of brushes, rollers, lollipop sponges, animal sponges, vegeta bles, marUes, and cars to name just a few. We even use toocl^Mste and toothbrushes to make interest ing designs. We love to sing and dance! We also like to march around while playing musical instruments. We learn songs each week, but our favorites are “The Wheels on the Bus,” “We’re Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee,” “Five Funny Speckled Frogs,” and “Bingo.” Physical Development includes crawling through tunnels, practic ing jumping, walking on railroad ties, catching, kicking and throw ing a ball and climbing up the big slide. We love to do the Limbo and jump over or crawl under the stick. We also pretend to be an animal such as a snake and slither under the pole. To develop our fine motor skills, we roll and squeeze playdough into interest ing shapes. We also enjoy “scrib bling” and picking up n^les or other snudl items. “The World Around Us” includes counting, using the exploratory table, tasting new foods, talking about seasons, etc. We like to fill up different sizes of containers with the dirt, rice, beans, birdseed, or water in the exploratory table and then pour thm out We sometimes even give our baby dolls ^ bath It is fiin to play with “Cornstarch Goop” {Coiitumed on page 12)
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