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7th graders put on their detective caps today and experienced how we use biology to solve mysteries. Led by the amazing Georgia State Bio Bus team, the seventh graders learned how to blood type, identify fingerprints and run electrophoresis to match DNA samples. For the students it was thrilling to see practical science in action.

Who says parents can't play games? Not us! Our Kindergarten through third grade parents got together this Motze Shabbos to socialize, eat and play board games! Thank you to our Parent Engagement Committee for putting together this fun Game Night Event!

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Perton’s Kittah Alef! All their hard work and practicing paid off. Their Siddur Play was beautiful and they sang and performed wonderfully! The students beamed with joy when receiving their very own siddurim and we know they will use them to grow and connect with Hashem through tefillah!

Class 3G became master multiplication bakers as they utilized the multiplication skills they learned in class to solve real-world problems and fun bakery challenges.

Kitah K welcomed their Sabbas and Savtas to their class in honor of the letter "Samach." They did projects, sang songs, showed off tricks and demonstrated to their grandparents what Kitah K at TDSA is all about.

The girls in Kitah Alef received their siddurim today after a beautiful performance full of acting, singing and dancing! Mazal Tov! May they continue to grow their connection to Hashem through Tefillah!

8G invited me to view their Ivrit presentations today. Working in pairs, they thought of rooms that served a useful purpose. Then they wrote about these rooms in Hebrew and put it on a slide show or poster. Each group presented their project entirely in Hebrew! It was amazing to see their pride, creativity, and skill

These 5th grade boys didn't even notice me walk into the classroom - they were so intensely engaged in this group discussion. Mrs. Bendicoff split the class into sections, some worked independently while this group shared their thoughts in a literature circle format on the the historical fiction book: "If I lived at the Time of the Signing of the Constitution". They came up with some insightful ideas!

"Which two arctic animals will never meet?" This is the question a kindergarten girl asked me as I observed them making polar bears, arctic hares, walruses, snow foxes, and the like. Each table featured a slew of arts and crafts supplies for the excited girls to create their cold-climate animals they learned all about during science. The answer - which I was proud to get correct - is penguins and Polar Bears. Each is native to a different pole of the globe (North and South). Ask a Kindergartener which lives where!

TDSA helped plan and participated in Israel's First Lady, Mrs. Michal Herzog's, visit with Jewish Schools of Atlanta on Monday morning. Each school (AJA, Davis, Epstein, TDSA, and Webber) gathered together with a small group of students to hear the first lady praise the Jewish education in Atlanta and give chizzuk to what we are each doing in our connection to Israel and our commitment to keeping the Jewish community strong. After her brief remarks, one student from each school had the opportunity to step in front of the mic and ask Mrs. Herzog a question about her life, thoughts on current Israeli environment, and how to keep the connection with Israel strong in the USA. I was so happy we could participate in this powerful event highlighting Jewish Atlanta Unity and Support of Israel.

Anyone who has roamed our halls notices the beautiful art popping off the walls. The finished products color the school and delight the student and teachers alike. Some people wonder how the creative process unfold in the depths of the art room? I had a chance to see the students' artistic creations at different stages when I visited the seventh grade girls making the figurines out of bottles, papier-mache, and paint. The girls pictured above were having a blast forming their creation. Others were seriously concentrating. All were enjoying the process. And I know they will be proud when the finished products are displayed on our windowsills.

Reading fluency or Card Game?!?! At first glance, I could not tell what was going on with this group of 2nd grade boys having so much fun during Language Arts class. One screamed out a word that they read from a card in their hand while the others frantically looked for the same word in their own hand. Turns out it was a phonics activity. It's amazing that their literacy learning included so many laughs!