CONFERENCES AND OUR SACRED PARTNERSHIP
October 26, 2015
Mirowitz teachers and parents are a team. Together we celebrate a child’s greatness, and together we workthrough challenging moments. Together we strive to give them an idyllic childhood and also to “teach them to swim.” The parent teacher conferences we held this week were an...
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Standing with Israel
October 16, 2015
We at Mirowitz send our prayers to Israel. During Kabbalat Shabbat today we shared special blessings for Israel, were led in the prayer for the state of Israel by our Israeli families, and sang songs of peace. We invite each of you to write a...
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Simchat Torah and The First Read Aloud
October 11, 2015
At Mirowitz, our students appreciate the opportunity to sink back into a beanbag chair and enjoy a delicious read-aloud. Little do they know that the read-aloud is not the creation of modern literacy educators, but of our ancestor, Ezra, who is credited with starting the...
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What will be YOUR Tekiah Gedolah?
September 16, 2015
The students of Mirowitz and I challenge you! During the ten Days of Awe, beginning on Rosh HaShanah and ending with the tekiah gedolah that brings Yom Kippur to a close, we want you to ponder this question: What is the big impact that you...
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Constructing Knowledge
September 6, 2015
It’s all over the news and the reason our legislators are taking a hard look at the state of our education program. Teaching to the test just doesn’t work. It results in unsatisfied teachers and a narrow curriculum…and rarely higher test scores. At Mirowitz, our...
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Butterfly Blessings
May 18, 2015
THE LESSONS IN BUTTERFLY BLESSINGS I learned a few simple lessons from the blessings of second graders this Tuesday. The students witnessed the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies these past few weeks. They observed, collected data and became intrigued by their life cycle. And when the...
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THE MEANING BEHIND THE WORDS
May 3, 2015
(Watch the siddur ceremony here!) When you are reciting Mah Tovu, theBarechu or even theShema, what do you think about? Do you say the words without really knowing their intention? If so, you likely have much in common with the person sitting next to you...
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EXPLANATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN IDENTITY
April 19, 2015
Have you ever felt like a fish who jumped out of the water so you could describe water to a human? Our middle school students had the opportunity to do something similar yesterday: explain what it means to be Jewish to their peers from Christ...
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Strangers in the land of Egypt…
April 4, 2015
You were strangers in the land of Egypt… Lessons about Passover have been rich and deep this past month. Mirowitz students have become intimate with the hagaddah, Pesach songs and blessings. And they know that Passover is more than a meal, but rather a retelling...
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What’s Jewish about Science?
March 29, 2015
What’s Jewish about Science? I chanced upon a group of environmental engineers in fourth grade this week. They were working in pairs, designing compost bins and discussing the efficacy of various materials, design shape and access points to turning the compost. On my way downstairs,...
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