Seventh Grade Orientation
On Tuesday September 6, 2016 we welcomed an amazing group of 7th graders to our annual BBQ here at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Middle School.
The program began with an Introduction to the class by Rabbi Hecht. Rabbi Hecht spoke about the theme for this year, "Growth". Rabbi Hecht then spoke about some of the rules and expectations for the first day of school as well as for the entire year. Following the introductory remarks, Rabbi Hecht introduced many of the faculty members who were in attendance to meet and greet the incoming 7th graders. Once some of the business matters and introductions were taken care of, the students enjoyed Pizza and Ice cream. Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this event!
Following Pizza and Ice Cream, the Counseling Department, led by Dr. Steven Levey, engaged the students in a group activity designed to help them "create" the type of school they want HANC to be for them. The students were given a colored token (Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Orange or Yellow) identifying a specific character trait their group was in charge of defining and creating. The six character traits were - Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring, Respect and Citizenship. Each group, run by a different faculty member or high school student, used a variety of different materials to create their character trait on a blank poster board. Once all the groups were finished, each group presented their poster board to the rest of the 7th grade class. Each poster board was amazing!
Rabbi Hecht wrapped up the program and each student was given a special HANC pen as they left for the evening, eagerly awaiting their return the next morning.
 
 
 
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