Welcome to the Bloom-Boltz BLOG!!!
We begin our day at Hillel...
Our Studies...
Grades 2-4 (The Middles) have been immersed in learning about
the concept of Growth Mindset.
We begin our day at Hillel...
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| Our class Attendance Graph Students begin the day by answering a new question every day! The attendance is reported and math questions such as "How many more students chose red as their favorite color than chose blue?" are posed by the student in charge of attendance. Students are also assigned weekly jobs on the JOB CHART. |
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| Students complete their MORNING CHECKLIST. |
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| As the students arrive, they begin work on their (individual) daily "BRAINBLASTER" activities. |
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| Starting our day as a community in prayer. |
Our Studies...
Grades 2-4 (The Middles) have been immersed in learning about
the concept of Growth Mindset.
Growth Mindset is the understanding that abilities and skills can be
developed through dedication and hard work.
We kicked-off our unit with a song called, "The Power of Yet" by CJ Luckey. His song conveys all the important concepts of a Growth Mindset. For example, we may think we can't do something, but with a Growth Mindset we learn that we just can't do it...YET! Never give up!
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Students watch the song video and sing along with the chorus.
They decide they want to perform it for the primary and intermediate classes.
"This is the Power of Yet, don't you settle for less. If you just give your best,
then you will have success!" |
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| Showtime! |
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Students meet to practice their parts of the song as we prepare to perform it for the rest of the school.
To enhance our understanding of Growth Mindset, we learned about the parts of the brain and their functions. Students discovered that the nervous system relays messages from the brain to the body, and that neurons connect by forming new pathways.
Most importantly, they learned that practicing a new skill helps develop those pathways.
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Students made their own brains, complete with connecting neural pathways.
Students are using their knowledge of brain development to help them replace habits that
interfere with learning, with habits that help them to learn. They use rubrics to assist in
becoming more self-aware about their own behaviors.
interfere with learning, with habits that help them to learn. They use rubrics to assist in
becoming more self-aware about their own behaviors.
A willingness to try hard and persist, even when things get tough, is the pathway to learning!
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| We read the book Brain Matter and chose important facts to write about and display and share with others. |
Our first of several trips to Chabad to make cookies for
Loaves of Love.
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| Let's get started! |
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 Mix it up! |
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| We baked the cookies with help from Mrs. Mangel. |
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