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While studying economics, the third graders decided to start up their own non-profit by creating a company called Community of Clothes. The class has been collecting clothes for children and have collected over 500 pieces of clothing so far! They are practicing basic economic concepts by dividing up the tasks (division of labor), using specialization by narrowing down one category to focus on, and have charted and kept count of all the clothing. The six members of the group were divided into three departments--advertising, collections and communications. The advertising department designed posters and fliers to send home with the students. The collections department kept careful count of all of the clothes that came in and tracked the progress. The communications department checked in daily with the other classes to raise awareness.
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| Sorting the clothes |
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| Our collections department tallying up the clothes |
Thank you to the Hillel families and community for supporting this worthy cause. The girls are proud of their work and there will be many families who will be positively affected by their good deed.
The third and fourth graders took time out of a busy Friday to focus on reading silently for twenty minutes. Read Across America is a national program celebrated by many school children across the country. The event coincides with the birthday of the wonderfully inspiring Dr. Seuss. The girls recounted how they learned to read with many of Dr. Seuss's works and were excited to celebrate his life by reading his books.
The importance of reading is stressed throughout the day at Hillel, and it was fun to focus on reading for pure enjoyment.
