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History Fair
by Miriam Schiller
Principal
This Thursday, March 23, the school's History Fair was judged during the day, followed by an evening awards assembly presented to the parents. This event was the culmination of almost three months of hard work by the students. What a wonderful opportunity for them to explore ideas, find one they felt passionate about, and learn to present and defend a thesis to an audience. In the process, they developed research skills, writing skills, organizational skills, and learned how to manage a long-term project. I cannot possibly adequately thank the History Fair teachers (Joe Esse, Neil Landers, Mindy Schiller and their team supporter, Miriam Kass) for all the hours outside of school they spent teaching and supporting our students.
When I hear about the success of our students after they graduate from Akiba-Schechter, I am not surprised. We know that most of our students get into the high schools of their choice, but more importantly, we hear of their many accomplishments in high school and beyond. This kind of project-based learning is one of the reasons.
Thank you to all the judges who gave of their time and to parents for their support. Mazal tov to all the students for projects well done. Please visit the
History Fair Website for the listing of those students and projects that won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. View
students' websites and documentaries here. Enjoy!
Shabbat Shalom!
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Passover
by Rabbi Holman
With Purim in the rear-view-mirror, we are gearing up for Passover. It's a wonderful time to connect one generation to the next. The Haggadah is structured in a question-answer format for just that reason. There are other customs at the Seder that were designed solely to keep the attention of the children. We dip twice; we remove the Seder plate; we pass out treats and have fun with the Afikoman, all to keep the children involved. The strength of Judaism relies on passing our traditions with joy and love to the next generation. This unbroken chain is the secret of our survival. Shabbat Shalom!
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Preschool
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The Kindergarten has been exploring the land of Egypt. Here Yipu and Kaylia use paper mache on a pyramid that the Kindergarten is building.
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In Ready! Set! Go! Anisse and Maria use watercolors on coffee filters. Their colorful creations will part of their Haggadah covers.
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The children in the Green Room have been creating pyramids as they are learning about Egypt in preparation for Passover. Here Mia is making sand pyramids from a mold, while Addy is painting a pyramid in the background.
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| Preschool teachers Lexie Harris and Dara Henning already found Munich Airport to be play friendly! |
Preschool Teachers Depart for Jewish Educator Trip to Reggio Emilia in Italy
Thanks to a grant from CFJE/JUF, Carla Goldberg, Dara Henning and Lexie Harris left yesterday with a group of 18 other Jewish early childhood educators from Chicagoland to participate in a study tour of Reggio Emilia in Italy. All year, this group has been digging into their identity as Jewish early childhood educators as they read, studied, shared work, and explored common areas of interest. In Italy next week, they will visit the visionary schools of Reggio Emilia to experience their extraordinary work with children and communities.
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Grades 1-8
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| In Mr. Salk's class there are many games and puzzles for learning, mental workouts, and having fun. Along with SET, Rat-a-Tat-Cat is one of the children's favorites. Here Tzvi, Daphna, and Matthew play a game while Benny looks on. |
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Author Fair
On Tuesday the 3rd/4th graders in Mrs. Leonard's class held their Author Fair. After reading books by an author of their choice, the kids researched their author, created a timeline, and wrote a six-paragraph essay. To culminate this unit, the students had various choices to create a diorama or a 4-D pyramid to depict scenes from their favorite book by their author. They could also create an abstract picture of their author using objects for parts of the face and body to describe their author. Aviya (4th) is pictured explaining her abstract portrait of author Dan Gutman.
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Mrs. Basa's Math Class recreates the Wheel of Theodorus.
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Ms. Levine's 3rd/4th grade class is taking a tour of Asian countries - Philippines, Japan, China, and Thailand. Each group is working on a trifold presentation.
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Moving on to National Bible Contest Competition
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Congratulations to Netanel Barsky, Aaron Faier and Shira David on qualifying for the National Chidon Hatanach Bible contest. They move on to the finals in New York on May 14. We wish them the best of luck! Mazal tov to their teacher Matty Schinasi who brought them this far.
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Terra Nova testing will take place next week for students in Lower School and shortly after for Middle School. The schedule is as follows:
Middle School:
Monday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 5
Students should go to bed early and eat a healthy breakfast. Students may also want to bring a healthy snack and a water bottle.
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by Sara Price
This week the 3rd through 8th graders finished up the rollerblading unit. They reviewed safe skating as well as fundamental skills such as stopping, turning, and skating backwards. They enjoyed relay races and lively games of hockey.
1st and 2nd graders finished up rhythmic movement and have moved on to basic balance and tumbling where they are learning forward rolls, backward rolls, and cartwheels.
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7th/8th grade students work on their ceramics skills at the potter's wheel, hand building and glazing their creations at the Hyde Park Art Center.
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5th and 6th graders have been drawing using 2-point perspective.
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Celebrate Akiba this Sunday! Cocktails & Cupcakes
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Join old and new friends as we come together to Celebrate Akiba! On Sunday evening, March 26th from 7 - 9 p.m., parents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Akiba-Schechter will converge on the Evanston Art Center to enjoy a scrumptious dessert buffet; abundant beverages; an amazing silent auction; raffle ticket drawing and entertainment by the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band quartet.
There is still time to
buy your tickets
! Almost every teacher and staff member will be there, and they look forward to socializing with parents. If you are unable to attend the actual event, you can still
bid
on an extensive selection of silent auction items. Questions? Contact Alexa Markoff.
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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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ATT Educator of the Year Awards
The ATT proudly announces the Eighth Annual Hartman Family Foundation Educator of the Year Awards. Your children have outstanding rabbis and teachers
in their lives. Show your appreciation by nominating them. One award of $18,000 and two awards of $6,000 will be presented to three outstanding teachers. Easy to complete nomination forms are available at the ATT office or online at
www.att.org
. Nomination deadline:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
. For more information, call the ATT at 773-973-2828.
ATT Summer Program
Have your child experience an awesome summer in the state-of-the-art fully air-conditioned high-tech facility at the Nathan & Shirley Rothner ATT Summer Program . Kids will learn new skills and develop talents with sewing, drama, sports, art, science, rocketry, dance, cooking, magic, robotics, track and field, self-defense, computer programming and more, while making new friends, and visiting new places.
Cleaning for Passover?
Need to start cleaning for Passover? Do you have a lot of extra food to give away? Ben Roitman and Elie Altgold are
collecting unopened, n
on-perishable food for the Chicago Chesed Fund as their 8th grade Chesed project.
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Dates to Remember
Sunday, March 26
Maot Chitim Packing
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
For students age 12 and up; Meet at Maot Chitim Warehouse, 7100 N. McCormick Blvd in Lincolnwood; Pick up at Chalavi Pizza, 2931 W Touhy Ave
Sunday, March 26
Mandatory Rehearsal for School Musical
Company and Crew only
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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
Purchase advance tickets for $12
here.
Tickets at the door: $15, Akiba students can attend for free.
Wednesday/Thursday, April 5 & 6
Model Seders
Friday, April 7
Last Day of School Before Passover Break
Monday, April 10 - Wednesday, April 19
Passover Break
Thursday, April 20
Classes Resume
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March 24, 2017
Volume 13, Issue 16
Candle Lighting:
6:48 p.m.
Parasha: Vayakel-Pekudei
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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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Mazal tov
...to Dr. Yigal and Donna Yahav and the whole family on the engagement of their son Daniel to Hindy Weissman of Passaic.
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Do the Laws Adequately Protect Our Kids?
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Since 2004 Akiba-Schechter has received
$534,355
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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