5 February 2018 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Elementary students competed in the first ever Library Olympics this week, hosted by Norma Newman, Zehava Cohn, Lydia Long, and McGill Practicum student Elise Polkinghorne. There were three events that tested their endurance, training, and Olympic spirit: Alphabetic...
22 November 2017 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
by Aviva Engel, Director of Communications Hebrew Academy made history this morning with an unprecedented, school-wide “Mishnathon” in celebration of 50 years of Torah study at the school. About 500 students from Elementary and High School joined together for a very...
2 November 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Lauren Thurber, Elementary English Teacher This past week both Grade 6 classes, along with their English teachers Ms. Lauren Thurber and Mrs. Sheri Gray, have been learning about government and the election process in preparation for the upcoming municipal election...
7 September 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
As part of their yearlong Bat Mitzvah Program coordinated by Morah Sari Attaeich-Rohr, our Grade 6 girls lead various Chessed projects throughout the year. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the students are running a honey sale and will donate 100% of proceeds to...
8 June 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Aviva Engel, Director of Communications It doesn’t take a genius to know that Hebrew Academy kids are, of course, smarter than the average student. Any doubts to the contrary were surely quelled at last night’s incredible Genius Hour Fair for Grades 3 to 5, held in...
8 June 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Aviva Engel, Director of Communications In conjunction with Federation CJA and the Chagall: Colour and Music exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, all Elementary students learned about the artist and created magnificent Chagall-inspired artwork as part of...
18 May 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Aviva Engel, Director of Communications It was a night that had all the glitz and glamour of an LA production, right down to the pre-show red carpet interviews, celebrity snapshots and tight security. The stars of Tuesday’s Soirée de cinéma d’animation were none...
28 April 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Mazel Tov to Grade 5 student Raphaella Etienne Krief upon winning Gold at yesterday’s Bronfman Jewish Education Centre Concours d’Art Oratoire at the Gelber Conference Centre in front of 300 of her peers from local Jewish day schools! Congratulations to Grade 5...
20 April 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Rabbi Sorin Rosen, Coordinator of Technology and Educational Innovations Yes, playing with LEGOs can be really fun for most children; but when you can also learn a concept or two that will be useful for a lifetime, the fun gets taken to a whole new level! Hebrew...
21 March 2017 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Aviva Engel, Director of Communications A few weeks ago, Hebrew Academy Grade 7 student Josh Samuels and his family celebrated his Bar Mitzvah; a significant milestone for any Jewish family. Adding to the sweetness of the occasion for the Samuelses, however, was...
