This Week at Yavneh Academy

November 5, 2020 | 19 Cheshvan 5781 | וירא

REMINDER:

Friday dismissal will take place at 1:30 p.m., beginning tomorrow, Friday, November 6, and will continue through Friday, January 15. “ECD only” carpools will begin loading at 1:10 pm. All other carpools picking up at the ECD side, please arrange to arrive at 1:15 pm. Bus parents - please plan to meet your child accordingly.

Early Childhood Department

The Three Little Pigs…Gan Aleph-Style!

Election Day 2020... Parshat Vayera... The story of The Three Little Pigs...

What do these things have in common? Gan Aleph was off to investigate! Using an interdisciplinary approach to learning, we first explored the election process and discovered that it is both our right and responsibility as US citizens to vote. We practiced how to cast a ballot in our classroom polling booth by voting for our favorite snack. Next, we listened to the classic story of The Three Little Pigs and then heard another version of the same story, called The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, as told from the viewpoint of the wolf. We compared them using a Venn Diagram and used that information to head back to our voting booth to decide which story we thought was more accurate (the wolf’s version won). Finally, we examined various kinds of homes throughout the world and enjoyed constructing our own, using materials like Legos, Popsicle sticks, Unifix cubes and blocks. This week’s parsha, Vayera, teaches about another kind of home, the magnificent Ohel Avraham (Avraham and Sarah’s tent), which even the Big Bad Wolf wouldn’t have been able to blow down!

STEAM Bins in Gan Bet

This week in the Gan Bet Mini Makerspace, we were introduced to the STEAM Bins. We learned that the word STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. A STEAM Bin is a container which has 1 or 2 materials inside. There are also Task Cards, which give the children a challenge of something to build only using the materials inside the bin. STEAM Bins help us build our problem solving skills and are a lot of fun!

Lower School

First graders learning about Parshat Vayera, Ohel Avraham and Hachnasat Orchim

Grade 4 Chumash Update

4C and 4D have been hard at work tackling Rashi in Perek Lamed Zayin. Our star students have been gaining new insight into the Perek and have been working on understanding why Rashi is saying what he is saying. On Thursday, our students took a Rashi check in on their iPads where they were able to display what they have learned from this action packed Perek. It appears that our students are well on their way to writing Torah commentaries of their own!

Second Graders Cast Their Votes

Elections in 2C were filled with excitement. Using their newly acquired vocabulary, the students registered, cast their ballots, and voted for the candidate of their choosing. After listening to two fictional tales of presidential elections, and the responsibilities that the job entails, they were excited to cast their votes. They voted for the character they thought would be the best candidate for the job. Ask your children to share the results with you!

Quiver and Climate

Third grade students identified and labeled continents and their Climate Zones and then used the Quiver App to watch it come to life in a 3D experience!

Middle School

The Dash has been carefully constructed to be safe and comfortable for all.

Yavneh Academy Middle School has been designated their own time slot at Votee Park, with start times for each grade:

6th Grade- 9:30 am

7th Grade- 10:00 am

8th Grade- 10:30 am

All participants will receive a t-shirt, race bib, medal, and free downloadable tracking app to use on the run or walk.

Students can join the Yavneh Academy team by registering at www.yadleah.org/dash. Click register and when prompted choose Team Yavneh. [If You like, you can click here to watch a how-to video for instruction on how to join our team] Please note that in order for a student to join a team, the student must follow the prompts to create a fundraising page first.

Looking forward to an enjoyable morning of fun, chesed and exercise!