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Grade 7: Yad B'Yad Mitzvah Initiative Update (Grade 7 Visits Hillel Lodge)Today the Grade 7 class visited Hillel Lodge to run a Shabbat Bingo Program. Students and residents alike enjoyed spending time together for a special Kabbalat Shabbat experience. Students engaged in conversation and helped facilitate an exciting game of bingo. We look forward to spending more time with the residents of Hillel Lodge. Next month Grade 8 will be planning a Shabbat activity!...
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Holocaust Remembrance DayAbout a week ago it was Holocaust remembrance day we has 3 options: 1: Podcast 2: Personal Narratives...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023My class has a task to create a log post on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023. ...
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Let's Talk Science.... Solids, Liquids and GasesSK spent most of the week inquiring about, observing and experimenting with the States of Matter. We listed different examples of each state and learned their properties through activities and songs; we experimented with mixing more solids and liquids to create gases and documented our observations. We even built a mini snowman and then watched to see how water can actually shift from one state of matter to another (snow, water, water vapour). Below are some of the videos and songs we watched in class to enhance our learning and some pictures as well. We culminated our learning by participating in another super fun Let’s Talk Science lab with Farah and Madalina from the University of Ottawa AND we got to do our experiments in the OJCS Makerspace!! The kids were introduced to everyday liquids and solids to determine their properties. They used their hands and senses to explore different liquids, like water, oil and corn syrup, and then poured them out to see the differences between them. Then they did a cool experiment where we mixed solids with water to see whether or not they would dissolve and ended with another experiment where we mixed solids (baking powder and sugar) with water to create a gas….. the kids loved experiencing this neat reaction and it sparked some really interesting questions.... make sure to ask your child what they observed and learned in Science this week!!...
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This coming MondayThis Monday, February 6th, in honour of Tu Bi'Shevat, we will be having a "favourite fruit" show and tell. Please send your child with at least one type of fruit that they enjoy, packaged separately from their lunch and snacks. Thank you!
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023 - The Story of Lutz HaaseHello, and welcome to my blog post about the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023. A number of members from my family perished and fell victim to the massacre of Jews that happened in World War II, namely the one known as Babiy Yar. My maternal great-grandfather perished in the second world war by having been burnt alive while his extended family was shot in the Ukrainian city of Poltava. Like him, many others have suffered of the same fate. So, to truly understand the importance and impact of this devastation known as the Holocaust, I do not need to study some obscure and faceless documents from libraries across the world. I only need to look into the eyes of my grandmother and parents, who cry every year from the wounds of the loss that happened a long time ago, but would never heal....
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Tu Bi'shevat higiya! Tu Bi'shevat is coming!JK has been very busy getting ready to celebrate Tu Bi'shevat on Monday! We talked about the importance of trees to people, animals, and the environment, and created some beautiful handprint tree art. We also started to germinate some beans and lentils, and learned about the life cycle of a seed: seed - sprout - root - plant. On Monday, we will join our grade 4 reading buddies and have a Tu Bi'shevat seder and a little surprise project! Stay tuned!
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International Holocaust Remembrance DayLast Friday was International Holocaust Day. I read three id cards about people who lived through the Holocaust. The narratives I read were about the lives of Ruth Singer, David Mendal and Samson Reichstein I think it is important Here are a summary of their stories: Ruth was forced to leave Germany and go to Poland, then her dad died, then she was put into a ghetto for Jews, then she was shipped to a labor camp in Germany. Ruth was probably very scared because she didn’t know what was going to happen to her and she was probably very sad about losing her father and home. ...
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My Answers of Boxing For His Life VICTOR "YOUNG" PEREZ (Podcast 2)What moments of their life captivated you? That he got to the world champions on boxing when he was only 5’1 and 110 lbs and he Won! How were you impacted by their story?...
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Holocaust Remembrance DayHello! It's me, Bianca. On Friday, it was the international Holocaust Remembrance day. I read the story of Vladka Meed, a young Polish Holocaust survivor. Vladka was a member of the Jewish Resistance....
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The HolocaustWhat moments of their life captivated you? The first moment that captivated me was when someone knocked at their door and said that Jews were not allowed to have pets and then shot their 2 dogs just because they were Jewish. Another moment that captivated me was getting Irena to the second circus Irena needed a little push to go even though she loved circuses she didn't want to go because she did not want to be hurt again....
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International Holocaust Rememberence Day 2023Today I learned about the righteous among the nation during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a period of time that lasted between 1933 to 1945. An idea proposed by Adolf Hitler was that we kill off all of the Jews. He said we were different, odd, alien-like, and did not fit in. He convinced a surprising amount of people and created what is called the "Nazi party". Through these twelve years, Jews were tortured, abused, and murdered. "The Holocaust was Nazi Germany’s deliberate, organized, state-sponsored persecution and machinelike murder of approximately six million European Jews" ("The Holocaust")....
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Hebrew assignmentHi it's Kitty Stars!!😺😸 Today I'm going to share a little bit about the hebrew parasha my class is learning now and what I think. The verse that we learned is from the book of beraysheet chapter 29
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My Football StoryWhat's poping it's yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii WaterKing Now we can start In the beginning, there was only…...
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Grades 6-7: International Holocaust Remembrance DayLast Friday we commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 27th was chosen to memorialize International Holocaust Remembrance Day because it was the day that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Soviet Forces. Students watched and discussed a video that was created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. ...
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Grade 5 Core French Weekly Slides
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Grade 6: Push and Pull Factors (Due: Wednesday, February 8th)As we prepare to transition to the History portion of our Social Studies curriculum, students will be analyzing push and pull factors related to Canadian migration. Students will examine these factors from the colonial time period as well as the modern era. Task: You have been selected as the Minister of Tourism for Canada. Your job is to research and create a slideshow about various push/pull factors for Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau is awaiting your report. ...
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Getting Ready to Launch BlogfoliosDear Grade 2 Parents, We are excited to launch student blogfolios this year in March. Please read the information below and sign the permission form at the bottom of this letter and send it back in their note tote before February 10, 2023....
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המדרש ויצאהינה הלינק של המדרש
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Black History Month Storytime SelectionsFebruary is Black History Month so here are some wonderful choices for all ages. For Grades JK-3 Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marion Dane Bauer and Jamie Smith For Grades 4-8 Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and Kadir Nelson
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Grade 2 Hebrew Homework January 20 -February 2Monday, January 30, 2023 Tuesday, January 31, 2023 ...
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Weekly updatesReminders for this week: Reminder about getting your ski forms and money into class! Deadline is Friday February 3rd Want to support the Grade 8 grad trip? Each Friday hot chocolate will be sold outside of the gym! Calling all budding Grade 4 artists – click here for the Ottawa Kindness Art competition Dress Down for CHEO on Friday, January 27 th – Don’t forget your loonies and toonies! Homework:...
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Long Division Quiz- Monday, February 6thIn the best of times, long division can be confusing. Therefore, there are a few choices in terms of how I will be teaching and assessing this skill this term. Students have learned 2 different long division strategies --- standard algorithm and division with repeated multiplication (see videos below). They have the choice to use whichever strategy they are most comfortable with. For our quiz on Monday, February 6th, students will also have the choice of which skill they demonstrate their understanding of. The truth is, that if you know how to do long division for 3-digit by 1-digit numbers, you likely will be able to do 3-digit by 2-digit as well. But we understand that it can feel overwhelming and tricky, and that's the last thing we want to induce! Therefore, there will be 2 quizzes for students to choose from. Quiz A will focus on 3-digit by 1-digit division. Quiz B will focus on 3-digit by 2-digit division. Throughout the term, students who choose to do quiz A will have other opportunities to practice and demonstrate their mastery of 3-digit by 2-digit division....
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WEEK 22 Jan 30 - Feb 3 Grade 4 French with Mme Sylvie
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WEEK 22 Jan 30 - Feb 3 Grade 5 French with Madame Sylvie
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WEEK 22 Jan 30 - Feb 3 French with Madame Sylvie
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Hebrew Reading Buddies- Tu Bisvhathonour of Tu Bisvhat we had the grade 4 make a "giving tree" book and gift it to the jk students. It was so beautiful to see them reading together in both Hebrew and English . They are creating strong relationships while learning together ...
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Monsieur P's Phys.Ed UpdateWe have been having lots of fun in our Phys Ed. classes. Our classes always begin with a few laps around the gym which are followed by some body-weight exercises in the circle. Students have started to lead the exercises including, planks, push-ups, dips and lunges. We will usually focus on upper body, lower body and then an abdominal exercise. Our main goal is to keep proper form in order to maximize endurance and strength and reduce the risk of injury....
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This Week in JKThis week in JK we finished our 'animals in the winter' unit. We learned about hibernation, migration, and adaptation. Please check your child's backpack for artwork, a game, and a song! To wrap up our unit, we had Let's Talk Science from Ottawa U visit us for a fun workshop where we compared how well fur, feathers, and fat kept our hands warm in the snow compared to an empty bag. JK decided that the best one to keep their hands warm was the fur (also because that's the coziest!)
