- GRADE 5 VIRTUAL IB EXHIBITION
- DIRECTOR 2019-20 SCHOOL WRAP UP MESSAGES.
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Please note the following events as we culminate the school year:
Supply pick up & drop off
Fifth Grade Graduation, 1:00pm
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Congratulations SIA Class of 2020
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Daniela Matilsky
I have been in SIA for six years. I will be going to Cape Henry Collegiate next year. The things I will miss the most about SIA are my friends, my teachers and recess.
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Natali Alofer
I have been in SIA for my entire life. Next year I am going to Norfolk Academy. I will miss my friends and all of the amazing teachers that helped me learn over the years the most.
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Ethan Jenkins
I have been at SIA since I was two. I will be attending Old Donation School for the 2020-2021 school year. The thing I will miss the most will be lunch. At lunch we can talk, laugh, and play games. It is some free time where we don’t have to do anything else and I will miss talking with my friends.
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Leiba Debb
I am a level 8 competitive gymnast, and I am mostly homeschooled. I started Strelitz when I was 16 months old. I left after kindergarten to compete in gymnastics. I came back to Strelitz for 5th grade to take a few classes and to graduate with the class that I started school with. Next year I will start sixth grade with Bridgeway Academy online. I will miss learning in a classroom with my friends and the teachers at SIA.
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Leo Gottleib
I have been a student at SIA for 8 years. I am going to Norfolk Academy next year. The thing I'll miss the most is how small the school is, this is just easier because you get to know everyone really well, and because you don't get overwhelmed in the halls or at recess. I will also miss my friends a lot, because we have known each other for so long, and it will be hard to say bye like this.
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Josh Rivera
I have been going to SIA for 10 years.
Next year I will be going to Kempsville middle school. The two things I'll miss about school is playing sports at recess and PE.
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Natalie Berkovich
I've been at SIA since I was 2 years old. I am going to Kempsville Middle School. Something I will miss most about SIA is the way we learn, having a small and close class, and spending time with my friends.
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I have been at Strelitz Academy since first grade. This school has been like my second family. I have grown up with all of my friends since then. We are all very close to each other, more like brothers and sisters than classmates.
Next year, I will be going to The Academy of Discovery at Lakewood. I can walk to the school everyday because it’s so close to my house. It is a public school, so there will be a lot more students. I’m going to miss SIA so much, classmates/friends, my teachers, administrators. They have all taught me so much over the years and I have so many wonderful memories that will stay with me forever!
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Please note the following events as we culminate the school year:
- Tuesday, June 2: Student Supply pick up and drop off
- Tuesday, June 30: SIA Fifth Grade Graduation 1:00pm
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Grade 5 Virtual Exhibition
By Mrs. Alicia Pahl-Cornelius, Fifth Grade Teacher
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The
Fifth Grade Virtual Exhibition
is the culmination of a
Primary Years International Baccalaureate Education.
The Class of 2020 collectively decided to inquire into ‘How the World Works,’ one of the six
IB Transdisciplinary Themes
. The central idea that the fifth grade co-constructed was ‘
How Human Actions Affect Living and Non-living things
.’ Each student then chose their own topic and lines of inquiry. Several students chose environmental topics such as habitat destruction, pollution, and endangered species while others inquired into the relationships between dogs and humans, the safety of football helmets, and peace. These projects reflect the passion and the thoughtfulness of this graduating class. One of the key concepts of this unit is responsibility. These graduates have demonstrated their understanding of responsibility to fellow humans, future generations, other species, and planet earth.
Myself and the 5th graders would like to say thank you to the mentors who volunteered to help guide them through this learning experience. This would not have been an easy task in a normal school setting and was only more challenging in the distance learning environment we found ourselves in.
Thank you Mrs. Genova, Ms. Ben Moshe, Mr. Leiderman, Ms. Columbus, Ms. Cochran, Ms. Moe, and Mrs. Zach
. Your creativity, encouragement, and unique points of view made this project meaningful. Your dedication to our students is greatly appreciated.
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2020 SIA VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR
by Tanya Conley, Grades K - 5 Science Teacher
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The moment you have been waiting for:
The 2020 SIA Virtual Science Fair!
I invite you to take some time to check out the incredible efforts of fourth and fifth graders, whose science research and experiments are presented for you here.
Even though you can't see them in person this year, you will be able to listen to them explain their work almost as if you were right there with them.
Enjoy (and don't forget to vote!
The cutoff for voting is Sunday night!)
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2019-2020 Primary Years Wrap Up
by Janet Jenkins, Primary Years Director
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As this school year comes to an end, we want to thank you. Your kind words to our teachers and all of the emails you have sent on their behalf mean so much. We also want to extend our sincerest gratitude to you for showing your support. This experience has made us a stronger community. We have all become innovators of teaching and learning. Though there is still some uncertainty of what school will be like when we return, on thing is for sure, that our commitment to providing our students with a positive engaging learning experience is a top priority. Watching your children grow and learn from the beginning to the end of the school year is always a pleasure. We are sad that this year will be a different goodbye rather than the bubbles and dismissal dance party. If your child rides with you to come to pick up belongings and drop off Chromebooks and instruments next week, know that our waves and blown kisses hold so much more than a gesture. Underneath our masks is a huge smile for everyone. On behalf of our teachers, please give your child a big hug from us and have the most amazing summer filled with family and discovery!
We will be sending Term 3 report cards through ParentSquare. In the past, we have sent home packets with information about the upcoming school year. Our Welcome Letters will be sent later this summer in July. We are working on supply lists and plan to post them on Amazon and Target for entire list pick-up/deliveries to your home. We encourage your child to continue to read every day for at least 15 minutes and use their summer time for home projects and outdoor play.
Have a safe and happy summer!
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2019-2020 Primary Years Jewish Holiday Wrap Up
by Mrs. Rashi Brashevitzky, PY Judaic Studies Director
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Wow! It is hard to believe that the end of the school year has arrived. This year our school year is ending right before the start of
Shavuot
- the Jewish holiday on which we celebrate receiving the Torah. SIA Primary Years students and faculty and staff gathered online for a pre-Shavuot celebration and end of year send off. Students worked on an edible Mt. Sinai and tissue paper flowers for Shavuot decorating during our meet. I encourage each of our families to use the enclosed Ten Commandments printout to read them together - once again reliving the giving of the Torah.
As I prepare for our last PY holiday celebration, I find myself taking a quick trip down the memory lane that is the 2019-2020 school year. Our students have enjoyed a birthday party for the world and created artistic wishes for the world to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In preparation for Yom Kippur, our students enjoyed an incredible
Tashlich
sailing trip and tasted honey cake! SIA students gathered to make decorations for the Sukkah on
Sukkot
and danced in joy with a GIANT Torah for
Simchat Torah
! As Chanukah rolled around we enjoyed
Chanukah
cookies and making dreidels together. On
Tu B’Shvat,
we celebrated in style at the
Tu B’Shvat
STEAM Fair. Purim was our very last in school gathering and I am so glad that it was a memorable one with a wide variety of activities. When we moved online we enjoyed
Shabbat
celebrations, a model Seder, Yom
Ha’Atzmaut
activities and more. It has been a wonderful year filled with lots of learning and growing, and I look forward to what the next year at SIA brings.
I wish each of you a Chag Sameach and a Happy
Shavuot
!
-Rashi
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Shalom Chaverim (Friends)
by Lorna Orleans, Director of Early Years Director
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Dear Families,
It is hard to believe the school year has ended. We are so grateful for all of your participation in our distance learning efforts. I hope you will continue to utilize your child's class website over the summer for all the wonderful resources they have to offer.
Our teachers made an amazing use of the technology tools Google Meets and Google Sites to implement meaningful learning and social time during this third term. The best achievement, I think, was being able to maintain the connection to our school community. So many of our students were still able to see the familiar faces of their teachers and classmates and that brought joy to all of us.
For last Monday's final Havdalah and last Friday's Shabbat Sing Along we were thrilled to have so much attendance. To paraphrase the singer/song writer Emily Teck,
How good and sweet it was to be together in both song and community.
We hope your children enjoyed all the special events our teachers planned over the last days of school. Be sure to check out class websites and Parentsquare posts if you missed any of the slide shows.
Evaluations for the third term will be sent out in early June.
Have a Wonderful and Safe Summer!
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EVEN APART, WE STAND TOGETHER.
The current COVID-19 pandemic makes our work and our responsibility to take care of one another more urgent and more vital than ever.
The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation, and our constituent agencies and affiliates are dedicated to helping our most vulnerable community members and protecting our vital institutions during these unprecedented times. We are asking for your assistance to enable us to provide that help.
Now more than ever, as a Jewish community, we need to make a difference.
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE
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Simon Family JCC Online Classes
While the Simon Family JCC is closed, check out our FREE online classes. We'll post videos so you can join your favorite JCC instructors and get some exercise. Visit our
Facebook
and
YouTube
pages for the latest videos.
PJ Library is a Jewish family engagement program implemented on a local level throughout North America. In response to the CDC recommendations during this time, PJ Library in Tidewater will be going virtual!
You never know when you’ll need help, but you’ll always know where to find it. Whether you need assistance with putting food on your table, or help coping with the stress of these uncertain times, JFS is here to help.
Synagogues
Get updates from area synagogues
here
.
Our partners at Les Mills understand how important it is for us to be there for our members during these difficult times. They have made available 95 workouts across 8 categories FREE for all JCC members. No sign up is required.
Click here to see the workouts.
INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19
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JCC is open to Outdoor Fitness
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Outdoor classes, Facebook Live, and Zoom...oh my!
We have so many ways that you can stay fit with the JCC!
The schedule for outdoor fitness can be found here:
Zoom classes can be found here:
Fitness videos by instructors can be found here:
You can also find some Facebook Lives on the Simon Family JCC Facebook page throughout the week. Join us!
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