Mickey and Minnie, Peppa and George, Max and Ruby – all lovable duos that top kids’ lists of favourites. At Hebrew Academy, another adorable pair has won over the hearts of Kindergarten students: Mélissa and Daniel are vibrant puppets who lead rather busy lives, even...
There are moments that cause us to pause and examine our lives, our accomplishments and our successes. One such moment is the high school reunion. While the tenth and fifteenth might be fun and exciting, when there are decades involved, these gatherings are more...
Hebrew Academy is a special place, a shining example of a school that prides itself on a well-rounded Modern Orthodox education, both secular and religious, infused with an intellectual and spiritual desire to learn. All this tied together with a love of Israel and...
High School students can now access an entire library of ebooks on the Sora app! To sign up: 1. Download the Sora app on your device 2. Click on QAIS, then HA Student 3. Sign in with your HA gmail address, and you’re in! You now have access to all kinds of books...
Why when I was you age, children spoke when spoken to. When I was your age, children knew what respect was all about. Oh, and we hiked five miles through ten feet of snow, each way to get to school- uphill! Maybe we don’t use those exact words with our own children-...
Over the past several weeks, throughout the Yom Tovim, we have run the gamut from introspection to outreach. We have communed with G-d, we have looked deep within ourselves and searched our souls and we’ve reached out and connected with family and friends. Now, faced...
Grades 4 through 6 and a number of High School classes commemorated National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with memorable activities that paid tribute to the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples who suffered horrific abuse at Canadian residential schools between...
It was a short but festive and jam-packed week as Kindergarten through Grade 11 celebrated Chol Hamoed Sukkot B’simcha! The Sabbah family treated all Grade 6 boys to a scrumptious breakfast in the sukkah on Thursday, which included ruach-filled singing and...
Having been raised in a comfortable though by no means wealthy home, my sister and I had a private education, music lessons, art lessons, and lived in relative comfort. Nevertheless, there were things that were just “not fair”, purchases I felt were “needed” but...
This past week I had the pleasure of meeting the families of our new kindergarten class. The excitement over the new chapter in the lives of their children was contagious. Indeed, the kindergarten class is one of the happiest places in our school. The children are...
