This Week at Yavneh Academy

April 29, 2021 | 17 Iyar 5781 | אמור

Early Childhood Department

V’Ahavta L’rayacha Kamocha

Throughout the school year, the students in Ganon Bet have shown us many great examples of what it means to be a good friend. Every day they use kind and caring words and smart, sharing hands. When asked what it means to be a good friend, some responses were: be a listener, give your friend a turn, if you want it - so does someone else - so remember to share. When we spoke about Rabbi Akiva and V’Ahavta L’rayacha Kamocha, they were so excited and said, “We know how to do that!”

In celebration of Lag Ba’Omer, we sat in a circle around our own bonfire. We davened and sang songs of friendship and shared kind things we saw people doing.

Lower School

Grade 3 Learns about the Rainforest

Third graders have been exploring the tropical rainforest. After researching the habitat and its ecosystem, the students worked together to create an environment to observe how a plant grows in the rainforest. Each week they will observe and record how the environment impacts the plant growth. Will our plant make its way from the forest floor, to the understory, passed the canopy layer to find sunlight as it reaches the emergent layer? Only time will tell...

Grade 4 is Learning about the History of Israel

In honor of Yom Haatzmaut/Israel Independence Day and Yom Yerushalaim, the fourth graders are learning about the history of The State of Israel. We just finished reading a story in Hebrew about what happened to Jerusalem in 1948. We started to learn about when Jerusalem was united, the wall surrounding the city and the famous Gates of Jerusalem. Soon you will be able to ask any fourth grader to describe and name each of the 8 gates!

Grade 2 Learns about Space

After studying space, Grade 2 students enjoyed an inspiring presentation from Yonatan Winetraub, a co-founder of Space-IL. Mr. Winetraub explained how Beresheet was created, shared pictures it captured from space, and showed copies of items carried to space. The ship was able to take pictures of the part of the moon that we never view from Earth! We are so grateful to Mr. Winetraub for igniting our students' interest in space exploration through his clear and engaging Zoom visit.

Middle School

Our Man in Damascus, Eli Cohen

As part of the Jewish Agency's school twinning program, Morah Moriya's 8A class and the Bar Ilan School in Netanya learned together about "Our Man in Damascus," Eli Cohen. The students did in-depth work on the importance of Eli Cohen's great contribution to the State of Israel. On the 16th of Iyar, Eli Cohen's yahrzeit, the students of both schools created a joint activity, told each other about the learning process and said Tehillim in memory of Eli Cohen. The students' works were then sent to Eli Cohen's widow, Nadia Cohen, in order to show her and her family the appreciation we have for his work and that, as Jews, we do not forget our loved ones.

The activity was also featured on social media by noted Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir.

May Eli Cohen's memory be a blessing and may our students be inspired by his actions on behalf of the Jewish people.

Abilities Day

The Middle School students were proud to join together for Abilities Day which took place after all the students read the book Freak the Mighty. The book is about two boys who have disabilities and discover that they are truly mighty. Abilities Day was a day to celebrate how we are all mighty - that we all have abilities and disabilities, strengths and weaknesses and that all people must be included and respected. The idea for Abilities Day stemmed from two 7th grade students Liana Kahan and Aviva Zelkowitz, who spearheaded the programming. A team of 7th graders decorated the school with meaningful signs for Abilities Day. Members of Friendship Circle created pieces of art for a gallery. The day ended with a powerful program for each grade run by Yachad. Volunteers were called upon to participate in activities that helped them understand what is like to have a disability. Ability Day provided the students an opportunity to truly make sure, as Yachad’s logo says, everyone belongs. After the program, students received a pledge in their in-boxes to join a national campaign called Be Fearless Be Kind which stresses the importance of being inclusive.

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Yavneh Middle School Intramurals Bring Back Sports!!!

The Redhawks logo is proudly on display again, with students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade competing in intramurals in both Flag Football and Tennis. Students in the flag football intramurals have been broken up into teams and play competitive games each week against other teams in their grade. We saw flags popping, teams strategizing, and smiles all over! Students in the tennis intramurals are a part of fierce round robin play, competing for title of "Best Tennis Player in the Middle School"! We saw deuce after deuce, lots of laughter, and great volleys! Looking forward to a great season ahead!!

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