I would personally like to introduce myself as the seventh grade ELA teacher. My goal is to build personal connections with my students throughout the year and create a safe and positive learning atmosphere in the classroom.
Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews in the new country.
Tree is six foot three-and-a-half inches and still growing. He's never really fit in at school or the basketball team. Tree begins to realize that he can stand tall and be himself, no matter where he is.