This Week at Yavneh Academy

February 4, 2021 | 23 Shvat 5781 | יתרו

REMINDER: 2:00 pm Friday dismissal resumes tomorrow, Friday, February 5.

Early Childhood Department

Ganon Mystery Reader

The children in Ganon are so excited to introduce Mystery Reader of the day to our class. Parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles and more were invited to Zoom into our class every morning and read us a story of their choice. The reader sends us 5 clues which help the children reveal their identity. The excitement in the air is palpable as the children await their family member.

Where in the World is Flat Stanley?

After hearing the chapter book Flat Stanley about a young boy named Stanley Lambchop who had a bulletin board fall on him and flatten him one night as he was sleeping, Gan Daled made their own Flat Stanley cut outs. Two, actually.

One of them went home with each child for winter break. Children were encouraged to do some “adventures”with “Flat Stanley” at home and were asked to bring back a writing page and “selfie” describing some details about the fun they had together over vacation for a class book.

The second cut out was mailed to friends or family that we can’t visit due to the pandemic. They’ve gone out to places as close as NYC & Brooklyn, to as far as Israel, with California, Florida, Tennessee, Washington DC, Georgia & Michigan in between.

Responses are already coming in and are being posted on a bulletin board in the classroom titled “Where in the World is Flat Stanley?” with a world map in the center.

Lower School

First Graders Celebrate Groundhog Day

Class 1B and 1C had a blast celebrating Groundhog Day. After learning all about groundhogs on Pebble Go, the children made paper groundhogs and did many fun shadow experiments. They learned how shadows are created and how the position of the sun can impact the length of a shadow through exciting hands on activities. The students created shadows indoors using a flashlight. They discovered how to change a shadow’s shape, size, and position by moving the object that’s casting the shadow or by moving the light source.

Fourth Grade "Visits" Sweetwater Historical Museum

The fourth grade students were fortunate to (virtually) visit the Sweetwater Historical Museum in Wyoming. The museum guide explained the geological differences in the United States and the ways that Native American tribes relied on the resources from each region. The presentation inspired many questions, which the students will continue to research in their upcoming unit on the impact of the environment on Native American culture.

Anny Safier, a Blind College Student, Addresses Third Graders

Anny Safier, a college student who is blind, presented her experiences to third graders to expand their unit on the senses and leaders with vision and hearing impairments. Anny described learning to read English and Hebrew with her fingertips and the special programs that she attended to give her greater independence. She also shared some of her special talents, including having perfect pitch and being able to see music in colors. As Anny explained, "Disability is about HOW, not about can or cannot." We are so grateful to have learned and been inspired by Anny.

CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY

TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Middle School

Have you lost something?

Maybe, just maybe you left it in school?

Please open

Yavneh Academy's Lost and Found

RETURNED Padlet

We hope you will find some of your missing items!

Creative planning often occurs when we are least expecting it. Earlier this semester, a number of our students were inspired to develop Lost and Found Returned, following a class lesson and discussion on Hashavat Aveida based on a Mishna in Masechet Bava Metziah.

Our students, Kayla Katz, Ayelet Liben, and Nikki Zimbalist, approached their teacher, Rabbi Yehuda Segal, to work on a plan to return the many items in Yavneh's lost and found to their rightful owners. Rabbi Knapp held a shiur with the girls and discussed the practical halachot of Hashavat Aveida, Mr. David helped design a Padlet where the girls could post pictures and descriptions of the missing items, and Rabbi Segal continued to assist them in the day to day planning. Our students have already returned many items to their owners!

Sharsheret Pink Day

Sharsheret Pink Day is on

Wednesday, February 10

WEAR PINK!

Yavneh Academy is always proud to participate in this important event to support the great work of Sharsheret. To that end, each student will have the opportunity to participate in our hoopathon and shoot baskets to raise funds for Sharsheret. To sponsor a child, or to purchase a Yavneh Pink Day shirt, please click HERE.