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The OJCS Scholastic Book Fair is Next Week!Dear Families, Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the OJCS! And just on time for Hanukkah! This is a great opportunity to connect with your child over the thrill of bringing home new books to dive into again and again. Studies show that kids read more when they choose books for themselves. Here’s everything you need to know about the Book Fair:...
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Last Week of November Coming Already!Hello All, Can you believe next week is the last week of November AND it is only a four day school week. PD on Friday November 28th. My apologies for some minor glue gun burns ... at least the paint is washable. The kids are asking every morning, "are we working on our dioramas today?"...
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Herzl's Personal JourneyIn this Project, my partner and I had to make a series of journal entries about Theodore Herzl from his perspective. Here they are. As a child, I wanted to be a great writer, my aspirations shifted as I grew older, but not by much. Although I had big dreams about my job, never did I imagine that my family life would be like this. I married my wife, Julie Naschauer, in 1889, and things went well. At the start. Julie and I are always fighting. Why can’t she just realize that I am right and she is wrong? Every time that I tell her that, she snaps back because she is so quick-tempered. Doctors say that she has hysteria and depression, apparently because I neglect her and am always away for work. But my work is important, and I don’t ask to be taken away from my family, but that's how it is. Julie does not support my work, and I don't see why not, because my work matters so much to me, and if she loves me, it should matter to her too, right? Wrong, she does not even like my mother, whom I love so much; my mother supports me so much, whereas Julie does not. I wish she could support me, but I can’t make her care....
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Herzl project
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Theodor HerzlHii everybody, and welcome or welcome back to my blog. Over the past few weeks, my classmates and I worked on a project about Theodor Herzl or as many people now know him today, as the Father of Israel. Our teacher asked us to research 3 problems Herzl faced when trying to make a Jewish country, then we were asked to write 3 journal entries from Herzl's point of view (one entry for each problem), after that we were asked to make a creative piece, and finally we were asked to write a reflection on the project. In this blog post, I will share the journal entries, creative piece and a reflection....
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Theodor Herzl Journal EntriesIn Jewish Studies, we learned about Theodor Herzl and his fundamental part in the creation of Israel. In this assignment, we had to create journal entries narrated by Herzl about three of his struggles during his life and career. We chose antisemitism, opposition to Zionism, and Family struggles. We also created a Canva presentation which contains the journal entries. ...
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Herzl journal entries
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Theodor Herzl: The Father of ZionismHi everyone, welcome to the 11th blog. In Jewish History, we have been studying the personal and political life of the father of Zionism, Theodor Herzl. I have made a presentation displaying his struggles as well as his solutions, and some fictional journal entries (based on true events of course). Enjoy the presentation;
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In November, we remember...On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month….. SK spent some time over last week learning about Remembrance Day and why it is such an important day. We read stories about being brave and courageous, we talked about the men and women who made sure and continue to ensure that Canada is safe and free, and we learned why we wear poppies as a symbol on this day. Of course, we crafted poppies of all kinds!! At our Remembrance Day assembly, the kids recited a poem called “Little Poppy” in front of the whole school (!!!) and they did an incredible job both performing and showing respect for their fellow students. Check out the video and some pictures below:...
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Hanukkia Design ChallengeYour challenge today will be to design a 3D model of a Hanukkia. Students are challenged to build the candle holder parts of the Hanukkah lamp using the online software program Tinkercad. Each design will creatively incorporate a Jewish hero theme. Sizing Guidelines...
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Ranch websiteHey guys, this term my class's novel study is Of Mice and Men, and we had to create a website for the ranch based on the information we have in the book.
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Nov 14th into Nov 17thHello All, Over the past week we have had some CAT 4 testing, Grade 4 Reset Workshop, Remembrance Day, oh and winter started. Yesterday we also had the great pleasure to to have a Shinshinim group visiting from Montreal and of course Israel....
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Theodor HerzlThis is a project that I did with my friend Raisa. Take a look 👀 Herzl by Sadie.Gottheil
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Herzl's Personal JourneyIn Jewish studies, we were tasked with creating Herzl's personal journey through three entries and a visual Representation. First, you can look at my visual Representation https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4mQbRfeo/-E4c_GlYDeF9P0Wty4lGfQ/view?utm_content=DAG4mQbRfeo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hcc5c9f1227 ...
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Jewish studies projectFor my Theodor Herzl project we did three journal entries and a collage of photos Entry 1 As a child, I wanted to be a great writer, my aspirations shifted as I grew older, but not by much. Although I had big dreams about my job, never did I imagine that my family life would be like this. I married my wife, Julie Naschauer, in 1889, and things went well. At the start. Julie and I are always fighting. Why can’t she just realize that I am right and she is wrong? Every time that I tell her that, she snaps back because she is so quick-tempered. Doctors say that she has hysteria and depression, apparently because I neglect her and am always away for work. But my work is important, and I don’t ask to be taken away from my family, but that's how it is. Julie does not support my work, and I don't see why not, because my work matters so much to me, and if she loves me, it should matter to her too, right? Wrong, she does not even like my mother, whom I love so much; my mother supports me so much, whereas Julie does not. I wish she could support me, but I can’t make her care....
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Whispering Pines RanchHi Today im going to show you my website of Whispering Pines Ranch. This project takes place in the 1930s and is based off the book Of Mice and Men. Click Here... to see Whispering Pines Ranch Website!
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Theador HerzlHello! In Jewish Studies we were tasked with doing a project about Theador Herzl. We had to make Journal entries, do research, and create an art piece. Me and my friend decided to work together and our presentation is the link down below. https://www.canva.com/design/DAG3wemt2UE/b4_aYPLZtH7Ytt4MMycvKw/edit...
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Ranch Websitehttps://sites.google.com/theojcs.ca/mystical-magical-ranch/home
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Redwood Grove RanchRedwood Grove Ranch
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Theodor Herzl ProjectHello world, today I made a project in Jewish Studies with Anomanis Hippo 82. This project is about Theodor Herzl's life. We were tasked to make three journal entries from the perspective of Herzl and a creative component, which we chose to make a colleague about Herzl. Journal Entry Number #1...
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The Struggles of Theodor HerzlHi, today im going to share with you my Struggles of Theodor Herzl project! Theodor's Problems Problem 1 Family issues...
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Short Week and ConferencesHello All, It was so great to see all of you. For those families who did not see you child's SMART Goals, we will have them shared with you over the next week. We held our Kindness and Friendship workshop with Quinn....
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Grade 5 Music UpdateHello Grade 5 Families, Here is an update of what we have been up to in Grade 5 Music so far this year. We began our year with some simple fun with music, by learning two new songs, in order to sing all together with the rest of the school at our first assembly. We learned the Beatles’ “ObLaDi ObLaDa” as well as the Hebrew song “Acheinu”. We spoke about the meaning of the songs, which relate to family and people we care about. The Grade 5 class was also tasked with creating their own verse for “ObLaDi ObLaDa” that relates to something positive at OJCS. Here is an example of one verse from one of our students....
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Grade 4 Music UpdateHello Grade 4 Families, Here is an update of what we have been up to in Grade 4 Music so far this year. We began our year with some simple fun with music, by learning two new songs, in order to sing all together with the rest of the school at our first assembly. We learned the Beatles’ “ObLaDi ObLaDa” as well as the Hebrew song “Acheinu”. We spoke about the meaning of the songs, which relate to family and people we care about. The Grade 4 class was also tasked with creating their own verse for “ObLaDi ObLaDa” that relates to something positive at OJCS. Here is an example of one verse from one of our students....
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Grade 3 Music UpdateHello Grade 3 Families, Here is an update of what we have been up to in Grade 3 Music so far this year. We began our year with some simple fun with music, by learning two new songs, in order to sing all together with the rest of the school at our first assembly. We learned the Beatles’ “ObLaDi ObLaDa” as well as the Hebrew song “Acheinu”. We spoke about the meaning of the songs, which relate to family and people we care about. We sang the songs together with the entire school at our first Rosh Chodesh assembly, which we have each month. These assemblies are a great opportunity to demonstrate our “RUACH” and togetherness....
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Grade 2 Music UpdateHello Grade 2 families, Here is an update of what we have been up to in Grade 2 Music so far this year. We began our year with some simple fun with music, by learning two new songs, in order to sing all together with the rest of the school at our first assembly. We learned the Beatles' "ObLaDi ObLaDa" as well as the Hebrew song "Acheinu". We spoke about the meaning of the songs, which relate to family and people we care about. We sang the songs together with the entire school at our first Rosh Chodesh assembly, which we have each month. These assemblies are a great opportunity to demonstrate our "RUACH" and togetherness....
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Grade 1 Music UpdateHello Grade 1 families, Grade 1 music has been fun and educational this year and the students have really been involved and participating well! We began our year slowly, as there were many interruptions due to the Jewish holidays in September and October. We had spent much of our time throughout the first part of the year, preparing for our first all-school assembly, where the whole school gathered and sang songs together, among other exciting events that occur every month at our Rosh Chodesh assembly. We learned to sing the classic Beatles song "ObLaDi ObLaDa" as well as the Jewish song "Acheinu", which grade 1 was able to fully participate in singing along with the rest of the school....
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Kindergarten Music updateHello SK families, We have been having a great time in our music class this year. We missed quite a few classes due to the Jewish holidays in September and October, but we are now meeting regularly and have been making some great progress on our musical journeys. We have learned a few Hebrew songs that the students have loved singing along with....
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Authors Day for Grades 4 through 8On November 20th, the OJCS will welcome two fabulous Jewish authors who will be speaking with our grades 4-8 students about their various works. Grade 6-8 will get a presentation by author Rona Arato from 11:05 until 12:05 in the library. Our middle school students have been reading her book 'The Last Train: A Holocaust Story.' To learn more about that book and her other wonderful works, visit her website here. Rona will have copies of her book for sale and available to autograph for $15. If students are interested in purchasing a copy, they must bring the exact amount as she won't have access to a cash register....
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We Blinked - October is OverHello All, If you have noticed, the rains came and now Ottawa can start getting its snow. Today we started the CAT 4 testing and will continue next week and end on Nov 10th....
