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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS 1 We rev i sed th e K riah Bo ok P ro g ram to h el p en sure greater success w ith cov- e r i n g shva r ul es, a n d h ave created n ew K s ivah wo rk- b o oks to i m prove stud ent’s tran siti on from usi n g bl oc k s to usi n g sc r i pts. 4 We’ ve a l so sta r ted Bo ok C lu b s -- gui d ed rea d i n g groups th at both d i sc uss an d w r ite a bout a c h osen pi ece of l iterature i n a qui et an d coz y atm osph ere w ith pl ush bl an kets an d tea! 2 B o r n f ro m a co l l a b o rat i o n of t ea c h e r s , we l au n ch ed a Pre s chool Ye m e i D e p - a gra Cu r r i c u l um t o t ea ch c h i l d re n h ow t o t h i n k , fee l , a n d o b s e r ve t h e s p eci a l d ay s i n t h e C h a s s i d i c ca l - e n d a r. 5 We’ ve a d d ed a n exc it i n g co m p o n e nt t o t h e C hu- m a s h cur r i c u l um , weavi n g t o g et h e r 6 d i f fe re nt ko - d e s h s t ra n d s , e n s u r i n g t h at s t u d e nt s at d i f fe re nt l eve l s a re a b l e t o l ea r n t o g et h e r i n o n e e nvi ro n m e nt . 3 O u r Worl d Hi st or y Cu rri c- u l u m was rewrit ten to in- co rp o rate b o th Jewis h and Wo rld His to r y s tu dies , and to inc lu de Jewis h ho lidays and o ther majo r dates the calendar. 5 We lau nc hed the Baal Pe h Ch al l e n ge , a mo nthly b o o klet that ins p ires s tu - dents to rev iew and mem- o rize b as ic Jewis h knowl- edg e at ho me, and p u s hes them to b e s elf-mo tivated ab o u t their learning . 3 3 3 3