This Week at Yavneh Academy

September 17, 2020 | 28 Elul 5780 | ראש השנה

Monday, Sept. 21, Tzom Gedaliah, is a 2:00 p.m. dismissal for all grades.

Bus parents - please plan to meet your children accordingly.

Early Childhood Department

Gan Bet Welcomes Rosh Hashanah

Gan Bet is gearing up to welcome the new year! We have been learning all about Rosh Hashanah and have been focusing on identifying the things in our lives that make us feel happy, loved and excited about a brand new year. Gan Bet has also been making cards for their loved ones to wish them a Shana Tova and we look forward to spending the year ahead together as a class.

We’re Busy as Bees in Gan Aleph

What has 6 legs, 5 eyes, 4 wings, 3 body parts, 2 antennae, 1 long tongue and ensures we have a sweet, new year every Rosh Hashanah? The honeybee, of course! The children of Gan Aleph have become experts on bees, from their body parts to their many jobs in the hive to the amazing products they produce. This week, we have been exploring the magnificence of the honeycomb, with its hexagon-shaped cells, all perfectly crafted by the bee to keep the baby bees safe and to store the honey that is developing inside. We used various hexagons to form our Shana Tova cards, wrote a book about our happy “busy” days in Gan Aleph and snacked on Honeycomb cereal.

Lower School

Kitah Aleph has Been so Busy!

The children have been preparing for Rosh Hashanah. They ate delicious apples and sweet honey, as well as challah dipped in honey.

We have also met our virtual class, including our new friend Ariot. He helps us learn all of the letters of the aleph bet. This week, he taught us the letter Aleph. We already read a story on our own!

Third Grade Meteorologists!

To kick off our social studies unit about Weather and Preparedness, 3C took the learning outdoors! We investigated features of a thermometer and compared measurements in degrees of Fahrenheit and Celsius. Students then observed the weather conditions and recorded their thinking.

Celebrating Dot Day

1B and 1C had fun celebrating Dot Day. We talked about Dot Day and read a book called “The Dot.” Then, the children created their own dot artwork while listening to music. Their lovely artwork adorns our classroom. Our project culminated with each child making their dot come alive on an app called Quiver. Through this project, we celebrated reading, books, authors, creativity, and friendship. The children will always remember the mark they made.

First Graders Creating Self-Portraits in Art.

Middle School

7th Grade Tennis Tournament Brings Back Sports

The 7th grade was excited to have an opportunity to participate in sports in a safe way on Sunday!

The boys, at Frisch, and the girls, at Paramus Sports-Plex gathered together to compete for the coveted trophy! After multiple ties, some intense rock paper scissors, some exciting back and forth deuces, our winners were crowned. Congratulations to our boys champion Albie Hornblass and runner-up Jakob Landa. Congratulations to our girls champion Gavriella Adler and runner-up Danielle Marks. Thank you to our scorekeepers, Ayelet Strauss and Zachary Krohn for coming out and helping to make the tournament run smoothly!

Yavneh Participates in NJ Friendship Walk

Yavneh Academy's Friendship Circle presidents were eager to have our chapter participate in this year's Virtual Friendship Walk. With our Presidium leading the charge, over 35 children and 10 parents walked the Yavneh Academy parking lot circuit proudly wearing their Friendship Knows No Distance t-shirts and masks. The morning was capped off with ice cream from Lickety Splits. And...the event raised over $3,800 for Friendship Circle.

Rabbi Yaakov Glasser Addresses Middle School Students

Rabbi Yaakov Glasser guided the Yavneh Academy Middle School to Rosh Hashana with words of Torah. He captivated the students with humor while maintaining the beautiful message of staying inspired and tuned in to the Yomim Noraim. He explained that our generation is not the first where Jews had to experience a difficult time. Students and teachers alike were focused when he brought home the idea of every Jew being part of something bigger and our responsibilities to keep pushing through and passing on our unique experiences to the next generation. After Rabbi Glasser’s incredibly inspiring and uplifting speech, he answered questions that students had submitted regarding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Yavneh thanks Rabbi Glasser for sending the students home with a new sense of hope going into the holidays. We hope he will join us again!