Teddy Bears Galore

Our little Ecc'ers celebrated "Teddy Bear Day" today! They have been learning that as spring approaches, the bears are beginning to come out of hibernation.  So, they brought their own bears out of hibernation :)  Each student introduced his/her own bear to the rest of the class (the bear's names, it's colors, where it lives) and cuddled the bears close while Mrs. Levine read them the story of "Corduroy Bear" and taught the class a special teddy bear song.  Our adorable ECC'ers love their teddies!

Happy Pi Day!

Yesterday, March 14th (3/14 reflecting the decimal 3.14), we celebrated "Pi Day" in the HAMC.  We commemorated the mathematical constant with another type of "pie"; delicious pie eating and pie-eating contests ensued throughout the day.  In math class, our students also discussed the significance of "Pi", performed some Pi math problems, and ate even more pie.  Who knew math could be so tasty!

Moreh Moshe's Purim Message

Follow Moreh Moshe through the halls of the academy to see some of our Purim day highlights come to life; the most creative costumes, the awesome Purim carnival, and more!

Pajama Day!

And the Spirit Week fun continues with Pajama Day!  Everyone loves this coziest day of the school year.

HAMC Purim Party!

"Mi she nichnas adar marbim b'simcha"
"When the month of Adar arrives we should increase our joy"
Well, the joy was definitely increased in the HAMC yesterday in celebration of Purim! Both students and staff came to school in amazing costumes with singing and laughter filling the hallways all day long.  The morning began with a spirited Megillah reading from the 8th grade class where we heard the story of Purim. Afterwards, the whole school enjoyed a Purim carnival with a variety of fun stations including a disco room, relay races, an "HAMC Spa", pie eating contest, a haunted classroom and so much more!  The special day also included a costume contest, a nursery school costume parade, funny "la-la" songs, and culminated in a school-wide dance party to Purim songs.  Overall, it was an amazing fun-filled day!

Congratulations to Gabi Neibart, Maya Zairi, and Isabella Kolodny on winning the HAMC contest for BEST COSTUME!! They made great "Smurfs"! (see photos below)

The Craziest Hats in Town!

As part of the HAMC Purim Spirit Week, on Wednesday we celebrated "Crazy Hat Day".  Both students and teachers spent the school day adorned in the wackiest hats we've ever seen!  But, these hats were only a preview for the crazy costumes that came the next day...

Trip to the Jewish Children's Museum

This week our 4th and 5th graders took a field trip to the Jewish Children's Museum in Brooklyn.  The incredible museum is overflowing with hands-on exhibits, focusing on Jewish holidays, biblical history and the land of Israel, all bringing Jewish culture and history to life.  From being contestants in a game of Jewish Jeopardy to crawling through a "life-sized" challah, our students loved this museum experience and had great stories to share when they returned to school!