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Of course it's been Cubs mania at Akiba as well!
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The Many Facets of Noah's Ark
by Carla Goldberg
Preschool Director
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Mia as a "kangoroo" in the Green Room's "Ark"
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Over the past few weeks, in the Preschool and Kindergarten, many classrooms have been studying Noah's Ark. It is so interesting to see how this story can spark interesting discussions, teach different concepts, and be taught in so many different ways.
In the Green Room the class focused on building the ark, using pegs, hammers and Styrofoam blocks to practice building the ark and turning their classroom loft into an interactive ark (see a hammering picture here).
The L
ime Room created ripped-paper rainbows and talked about all of the colors of the rainbow. These are just a few examples of the learning and exploration that can occur when studying a story.
We hope that all Preschool and Kindergarten families enjoyed the Preschool Brunch last Sunday. It was a great time to meet other families, visit with teachers and enjoy time together. We look forward to seeing parents again next week for parent/teacher conferences and sharing the exciting learning and growth happening in our classrooms every day.
Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs! Shabbat Shalom!
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Preschool
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The Kindergarten children have science twice a month with Mr. Landers. This week they learned all about the process of leaf decomposition. They went outside and collected leaves in varying stages of decomposition and carefully looked at how this process takes place. Then the children made a chart to sort and describe their findings.
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The Green Room has been playing Noah's Ark. They turned the loft into an ark, patching it up (here Ruby applies hers), and made a list of the supplies that they need: food, pizza, water, and beer made the list! The kids also made animal hats and pretended to load themselves onto the ark.
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The Ready! Set! Go! class got a great big tree stump and the children love it. Sonia, AJ, Anisse, Sasha, and Ethan made the stump into a mountain road. Using objects from nature allows the children to decide how and what they will play. The possibilities are endless!
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In Mr. Salk's 1st/2nd grade, Daniel, Akiva, and Lilly observed and experimented with some of the plants in Room 202, including a Venus Flytrap and a Sensitive Plant.
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Kitah Bet
With great anticipation and excitement the students of Kitah Bet received their Chumashim (bibles) and Parashat Hashvuah (weekly Torah portion) workbooks for Sefer Bereshit (Genisis). They were singing songs and saying prayers about the Torah.
The students are learning to recognize the differences between how we read the verbs in the Torah and how we say them in modern Hebrew. They have been looking for certain patterns, and for the root letters in the verbs in order to make learning easier for them. The students often work in teams to discuss questions and make learning even more fun.
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Mr. Marcus's Mishna classes are now turning to the study of commercial law. The first debate of the year features the famous Toyota/Toy Yoda case. A waitress named employee of the year excitedly heads to the back parking lot of her restaurant where she expects to receive a promised Toyota, the bonus payoff for all her hard work. Instead she found a toy Yoda. Not funny. The case goes to court. Does the restaurant in fact owe the waitress a real Toyota? What do you think?
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Morah Ahuva's Tanach class played games they created as a final project for their Chumash unit.
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Conferences will be held on
Thursday, November 10
and
Friday, November 11, 2016.
- On Thursday: No school for 1st through 8th graders. No bus service. The preschool is in session until 3:30 p.m. No late pick-up.
- Grade School Conferences are Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Preschool Conferences are Thursday, 4:00-9:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- On Friday: No school for both grade school and preschool.
Scheduling: Go to
www.schoolbookings.net; the site will be open
until 9:00 a.m on Monday, November 6. After that time we can try to fit you in, but no guarantees.
- Grade school parents: Enter Event Code p4qyd.
- Preschool parents: Enter Event Code hpwru.
- These codes are different from last year's codes, and you will need to re-enter your contact information.
- Enter your contact information, your children's names and their teachers. Choose when you will meet with them. The site will email you a schedule.
- If you need a reminder of your children's teachers, log in to the Parents Web click on "Student" then click on your children's schedules.
- Note: All grade school locations are subject to change. We will update the website if/when they change, and post the locations around the school.
Childcare:
The Hyde Park JCC is offering Vacation Days on Thursday November 10 and November 11.
Questions: Contact Miriam Friedman-Parks with any questions or concerns: (773) 493-8880 ext. 200.
Milt's Food Truck will be at Akiba during Parent-Teacher conferences.
Pre-order your delicious Shabbat dinner and take a break from cooking for a week!
Packages are $75 and include:
1.5 lbs - Smoked Brisket
6 - Smoked Chicken Quarters ( white and dark meat) no substituitions.
Med (serves 4-6) Green Beans
Quart(serves 4-6) Cole Slaw
6 pieces - Brownies
1 cup - BBQ sauce
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Baked Goods Fundraiser for Chai Lifeline
Last year, the current 8th graders each chose a Chesed project that they will be working on over the course of this year. Our first project of the year will be Tali Rosenzeig's baked goods sale to benefit Chai Lifeline. Tali wrote to various bakeries in the Chicago area and will be selling delicious cookies, brownies and treats next week at 12:00 dismissal. All baked goods have a suggested donation of $1-$5. The Chesed Club will be using the proceeds to purchase toys for the Chai Lifeline toy drive.
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It's fall at Akiba-Schechter, even in Middle School Art, where students created this big leaf rubbing.
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Students have been drawing colorful, detailed maps of created autobiographic worlds in Middle School Art.
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In P.E., it's been March Madness in November! 1st and 2nd graders are working on passing skills. They are learning to throw chest passes, bounce passes, overhead passes and underhand granny passes. They're also focusing on safe and effective catching. 3rd through 8th graders have begun the basketball unit this week, reviewing fundamental skills like ball handling, dribbling, passing and shooting skills.
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What is the Annual Fund?
The Akiba-Schechter Annual Fund is made up of gifts from current parents, board members, teachers and staff, alumni parents, alumni, grandparents and other friends of the school. Last year we received 300+ gifts and raised over $430,000 for the Annual Fund. All donations have an immediate impact on the school and directly benefit Akiba-Schechter students.
Why does Akiba-Schechter have an Annual Fund?
Like most Jewish day schools and other independent schools, Akiba-Schechter has an Annual Fund because tuition does not cover the full cost to educate a student. There is an approximate $3,000 'gap' between what tuition covers and the actual cost. Akiba-Schechter relies on gifts to the Annual Fund to help meet operating expenses and bridge this gap.
What does the Annual Fund do for Akiba-Schechter?
The Annual Fund provides resources for the operating budget, which supports everything from scholarships to recruiting and retaining the best teachers, from building operations and security to innovative new programs, from day-to-day operations to the inspiring elements that make Akiba-Schechter an outstanding and unique school. Your gift to the Annual Fund directly influences our students' educational experiences.
Why not raise tuition instead of asking for Annual Fund contributions?
The Board of Directors tries to keep tuition as low as possible so that more families can afford an Akiba-Schechter education. Raising tuition would restrict the number of families who could afford to send their children to Akiba-Schechter. Because our goal is to maintain the excellence of our Judaic and General Studies academic programs, we rely on the Annual Fund to help meet this aspiration. Also, contributions to the Annual Fund are tax deductible whereas tuition payments are not.
Why is 100% participation important?
We hope that every parent will be as generous as possible. Gifts of any amount are needed and welcome. We value participation in the Annual Fund and hope for 100% participation from parents, board members, teachers and staff. We are applying for several grants this year and foundations and corporations look closely at participation rates. Broad support is viewed as a sign of institutional strength and confidence in the school. We all must work together to provide current students and future generations of graduates with the best possible education.
What if I can't give at this time?
If you can't give at this time, options include making a pledge now and paying the pledge by June 30, 2017, which is the end of our fiscal year. You can also make monthly or quarterly payments if this works better for you.
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Thanks to all Sukkah Hop Hosts and Coordinators!
Great weather helped make this year's Akiba-Schechter Neighborhoods Sukkah Hops a huge success. Thanks to the hosts for welcoming our school community in their sukkahs and to our coordinators for all their efforts!
Lakeview/Lincoln Park:
Coordinator: Elyce Bader
Hosts: Debbie Schwartz & Jim Faier, Leslie Landman & Aaron Feigelson, and Melissa and Ariel Tesher
West Rogers Park:
Coordinator: Estie Spero
Hosts: Mazal & Moshe Amster, Nechama & Barry Copper, Becky & Zev Goldberg, Elisheva & Josh Shanes, Wendy & Joel Malkin, Polina Imas & Gene Kucher, and Aaron & Julia Singer
Hyde Park
Coordinator: Susan Rosenberg
Hosts: Michael & Elisa Aranoff, Stephanie Friedman & Miriam Parks, Craig Rosenbaum & Barbara Vogel, Yossi & Baila Brackman, and Eli and Nati Bartom
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Mazal tov
...to Judaics teacher
Baila Brackman
on her brother's wedding.
Needed: Assistant Fencing Coach
Our fencing program is bursting at the seams! We are looking to hire an assistant coach to help out
on Tuesday
and Thursdays afternoons. Please contact Coach Price
if you know anyone who is interested.
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Dates to Remember
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Thursday, November 10
Grades 1-8: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Preschool: 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.
No classes for Grades 1-8
Preschool in session until 3:30 p.m.
No late bus; no late pick-up
Friday, November 11
Preschool Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
No Classes for entire school
Friday, November 18
Early Friday Bus Dismissal Begins
2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 23
Grandparents & Special Friends Day
12:00 noon Dismissal for Preschool
3:30 p.m. Dismissal for Grades 1-8
No late bus; no late pick-up nor after-school classes nor Kids Club
Thursday & Friday, November 24 & 25
Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
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November 4, 2016
Volume 13, Issue 6
Candle Lighting:
5:21 p.m.
Parasha: Noah
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Flowers for Shabbat!
The 8th graders are selling Shabbat flowers to raise funds for their trip to Israel:
Roses $10
Mixed Bouquet $7
Single roses $1
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Don't forget to set up your amazonsmile account to benefit Akiba. Thank you!
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Since 2004 Akiba-Schechter has received
$487,869
from the Kehillah Fund; this month it is $3,707. Over 1,400 community members participate in the Kehillah Fund's recurring donor program in support of Jewish day school education, and every month $71,000 is distributed to Chicago area day schools.
To learn more, please call
(847) 745-1668 or visit
www.kehillahfund.org
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Thank you for your support!
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Affiliated with the Associated Talmud Torahs and supported by the Kehillah Jewish Education Fund
773-493-8880
Check out our new website!
www.akibaschechter.org
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