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Kindergarten celebrated the 100th Day of School with projects and activities involving the number 100. Families joined the celebration Wednesday morning for some fun games. Their party even made the Hyde Park Herald!
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The Power of Play
by Carla Goldberg
Preschool Director
This year the Preschool and Kindergarten decided to embark on a study of play. When you walk into the preschool, you will first notice our "The Power of Play" bulletin board in the reception area, displaying what famous people had to say about play. At Akiba we believe that play is children's work; children learn everything through play. Play strengthens their social skills, fosters problem solving and conflict resolution, develops fine and gross motor skills, increases their imagination, and works on communication skills. Through play, children also learn how to be better contributors to their classroom community and beyond.
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Play study board by the Lime Room
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With our play study we wanted to make visible all the learning that happens in our classrooms through different types of play, and each classroom's display board showcases one type of play and its associated skills. Please view them in the downstairs hallway! The Green Room focused on the dramatic play of being doctors; Ready!Set!Go! created a video that "a play is play" - and acted out the stories of Dear Zoo and Owl Babies (check it out at the viewing station in the preschool hallway!). In Parent/Tot explored different materials and messed about with ice and light. The Purple Room shared their daily story-writing. Kindergarten documented block building. The Lime Room loves to cook and portrayed their children participating in "play cooking." They have been studying space and created a giant rocket ship out of blocks and other materials. They have been studying space and created a giant rocket ship out of blocks and other materials. The Blue Room embarked on a study of space and created a giant rocket ship. In the Yellow Room the children built Lego structures, focusing on fine motor skills, math and cooperative learning.
Every day at Akiba, "life skills" are developed through play. Our teachers facilitate these thoughtful and intentional play experiences because they are aware of the skills children develop through play. We hope you'll take a few moments to learn from our play study so that, when your child arrives home and you ask what she did in preschool all day, and the answer you receive is "I played," you will understand and appreciate this crucial time of development that helps our children be successful in life.
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| Play study board by the Yellow Room, currently on view in the preschool hallway |
This Sunday is Family Day in Israel and the Preschool and Kindergarten are holding an impromptu gathering to celebrate our families from 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. We want to learn what play looks like at your home, so please bring a family game to share with others at our celebration. Hope to see you there!
Shabbat Shalom and enjoy some time playing this weekend!
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Preschool
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These days, the
Green Room is all about kings, queens, and castles as they are getting ready for Purim. The children are turning the classroom's loft into a castle using "bricks" made by painting cardboard with legos. They have also been dressing up as kings and queens and really enjoyed tracing a castle that was projected onto a white board.
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The
Yellow Room started a study on space. This is Colette working on a drawing of planets, stars, and nebulas.
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Grades 1-8
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The Hebrew reading contest kicked off with buddies reading to each other.
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Morah Dorit's Kitah Dalet
(4th grade Hebrew class) worked on matching the 15 pictures from Megilat Esther with the Hebrew phrases that go with them. The class was split into three groups, and the students had to not only match the pictures to the phrases but also put them in order. The winner was the group that finished first with the fewest mistakes.
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Mr. Salk is so thankful for the help he gets in the
1st/2nd grade classroom every day. Here Mrs. Schiller reads with Lani.
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After learning Perek Gimmel, Chapter 3, of Sefer Shmuel Alef (First Book of Samuel),
Mrs. Gold's 5th/6th grade Tanach class split into groups and performed skits of their interpretations of the Perek. The story relates the first time that G-d communicated with Shmuel, and students saw how at first he didn't even realize that it was G-d who was talking to him.
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| In the spirit of the 100th Day of School, Mrs. Levine's 3rd/4th grade math students counted out red mancala pieces and put them in groups of 100. They got to 482. The class also made a list of the 100 activities they've done so far this year. |
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Last Shabbat many of the 7th and 8th graders joined together in West Rogers Park for a
Shabbaton, organized by Mrs. Gold. They had a wonderful Shabbat Dinner together and split up to different host homes for lunch. The Bnot Sherut planned great activities, and everyone came back to Mrs. Gold's house for Seudah Slishit and Havdalah.
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by Sara Price
Physical education classes are in the middle of the volleyball unit. 3rd through 8th graders are learning to set, bump, pass, and serve. They're learning the basic rules, and after a few lead-up games, like "no rules volleyball" (which actually has a lot of rules!), they'll start playing real games.
1st/2nd graders will be starting their rhythmic movement unit this week. They'll be learning fun dances, traditional folk dances, a country-western line dance, and, of course, the electric slide! Boogie oogie oogie!
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7th/8th grade artists created advertisements for products and services that they made up. Then students presented their products and ad campaigns.
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After discussing vanishing points and how to make drawings look more realistic, 5th and 6th grade artists used rulers to create interior scenes using one-point perspective.
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Family Day in Preschool & Kindergarten
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Sunday, February 26
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
@ Akiba-Schechter
Join us to celebrate your family! Come and spend the afternoon with us to play, do an art activity and visit with other Akiba families. Bring your family's favorite game to play together.
Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Carla ASAP.
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Dr. Seuss Day: Monday, February 27
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Occasionally Rosh Chodesh Adar falls in the same week as Dr. Seuss's birthday. It does this year.
On
Monday, February 27
, we will celebrate Rosh Chodesh with a Dr. Seuss theme. Please send your children to school with Dr. Seuss books/hats/costumes. Our buddies will read Dr. Seuss books to each other, and we will have a wonderful introduction to the month of Purim.
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Financial Aid Applications Due February 28
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Are you planning on applying for financial aid? Please check the
Affording Akiba
page on our website to learn more about the process and what you need to do. The deadline for submitting tuition assistance paperwork is
February 28, 2017
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Celebrate Akiba! Cocktails & Cupcakes
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Purchase your tickets TODAY - early bird rate - $150 - available through 2/28. On 3/1 the ticket price goes up to $180. You can also buy tribute journal ads, sponsorships and underwriting opportunities on our event website.
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Lunch and Dinner To Go Ordering
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The Hot Lunch menu is online! Check it out!
You can still register for lunches for January through June.
Dinners To Go: We offer the following options, all of which you can order on the website:
Weekday Meal
See the current lunch menu for ready-to-send options. $7/person.
18% of sales from dinners-to-go support the 8th grade trip to Israel! Last month, over $200 was credited to 8th grade funds.
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Stallions Schedule
Purim Carnival
at the Hyde Park JCC
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Check Out the ATT Torah Bowl!
First event is a written test on March 26. Prizes and a trip await the winners.
More info here.
ATT Summer Program
Don't miss out on the early bird discount (deadline: March 15)!
More info here.
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Dates to Remember
Sunday, February 26
Family Day
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Preschool & Kindergarten
Thursday, March 9
Taanit Esther
3:30 p.m. Dismissal; all buses leave, no late bus, no after-school classes.
Kids Club and Late Pick-up in session.
Sunday, March 12
Purim
Monday, March 13
Shushan Purim Field Trip
Grades 1-8
Thursday, March 23
History Fair
Loeb Hall
Sunday, March 26
Celebrate Akiba: Cocktails & Cupcakes
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
Thursday, March 30
10:30 a.m.
Akiba Musical Performance:
The Sound of Music
@ Kenwood Academy
Sunday, April 2
10:30 a.m.
Akiba Musical Performance
The Sound of Music
@ Kenwood Academy
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February 24, 2017
Volume 13, Issue 14
Candle Lighting:
5:15 p.m.
Parasha: Mishpatim
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Thank You
...to General Studies teacher Julie Levine, who made a Chai Five donation to the school in honor of her extraordinary colleagues for inspiring her daily. Thank you to Julia for her generosity
and thoughtfulness!
Fencing Camp?
We are considering offering a week of Fencing Camp again this summer here at Akiba-Schechter, during the week of
June 19
. Current second graders and up are eligible, as are non-Akiba students. Contact Elisa if interested.
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Chesed Project
For her 8th grade Chesed Project, Ella Henning-Sepkoski is collecting baby items to donate to families in need. Items can include brand new diapers, bottles, formula, baby food and like-new or gently used baby clothes. Thank you!
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Do the Laws Adequately Protect Our Kids?
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Since 2004 Akiba-Schechter has received
$530,649
from the Kehillah Fund; this month it is $3,821. 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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