14 January 2016 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Sheri Gray, Elementary School English Teacher Grade 5A students researched, revised, collaborated, and problem-solved to produce wonderful weather inspired “Glogs” using Glogster, an online tool which allows users to create interactive posters, complete with text,...
14 January 2016 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Miriam Schrager, Elementary Director of French Studies and Academics Little did they know it was all a ruse. Grade 3A students were recently informed by their French teacher Madame Zohar Dayan that a new teacher would be taking over their class. The disappointed...
3 December 2015 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
It was an exciting morning at Hebrew Academy as our Chanukah segments were featured on City TV’s Breakfast Television! Kol Hakavod to our eloquent student and faculty representatives who did a remarkable job of speaking extemporaneously and to all of our...
26 November 2015 | Elementary School News, Latest News
This Chanukah will be significantly brighter for a group of chayalim, thanks to the donation of a beautiful silver Menorah to an IDF base by the Grade 6 Bat Mitzvah Girls. As part of their yearlong Bat Mitzvah Program, the girls perform Chessed in the community and...
24 November 2015 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
In a moving tribute honouring the memory of Jerusalem stabbing victim Aharon Benitah, members of Hebrew Academy Heat’s Midget basketball team and Grade 5 Boys presented Aharon’s father and brother with a generous cheque for his widow and children. Aharon Benitah, 21,...
18 November 2015 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
For the second year, Hebrew Academy marked World Prematurity Day on November 17 with a Purple for Preemies fundraising initiative in support of the Jewish General Hospital Auxiliary’s Tiny Miracle Fund. Grade 11 students Elisheva Eisenberg, Janna Sternthal and Eliana...
16 November 2015 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Elyse Haber, English Studies and Technology Integration Coordinator, Elementary School Grade 3 recently marked “Shark Week” with some very exciting activities; both classes took time out of their regular Language Arts curriculum to learn, read and write...
10 November 2015 | Elementary School News, Latest News
In the heart of Jerusalem, on Ben Yehuda Street – the ever-popular pedestrian-mall that’s a hotspot for tourists, yeshiva and seminary students and Israelis alike – there’s a small shop with a big Hebrew Academy connection. The Muffin Boutique, a bakery/café that...
29 October 2015 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Jillian Rudnitsky, Elementary School Counsellor This past week our Kindergarten began a new program as part of our anti-bullying initiatives and to promote positive character development. Together, we read Carol McCloud’s Have You Filled a Bucket Today?, a book...
16 February 2015 | Elementary School News, Latest News
By Rabbi Sorin Rosen, Technology Educational Coordinator As part of Hebrew Academy’s English and Technology curriculum, students in Grades 1 through 6 participate in Digital Citizenship classes throughout the year. The goal of these workshops is to teach students to...
