Friday, March 23, 2012
March Heatwave!
75 degrees in March may be crazy, but it sure is awesome for outdoor recess! This week, our students have been going outside every day, taking in the sun and enjoying the summer preview. Take a look at our 6th graders playing a heated game of kickball on the field!
Do You Know the Matzah Man?
Pesach is around the corner and we are already preparing for it here at the HAMC! This week, a Rabbi from a local Matzah factory came to our school and converted our gym into a matzah kitchen. Our ECC through 1st graders mixed the dough with flour and and water, flattened out the dough with rolling pins, and sang lots of Pesach songs to "help" the matzah bake properly :) Adorned in little chef hats, our little ones became matzah experts!
Orange ya glad we have our Rishonim...
This week Lior and Noga taught the 1st-3rd graders all they had to know about the delicious fruits and vegetables of Israel, with a special focus on oranges, or "tapuzim" in Hebrew. They watched some funny Israeli commercials for orange juice and then had a blast creating their very own "moody" oranges using real oranges, markers, and string. Take a look below at their crazy creations!
Eyes of the Wild
What do a chinchilla, tortoise, skunk, and wallaby all have in common?They were all hanging out in the HAMC auditorium this past Monday!
Special guest and science educator of "Eyes of the Wild", Travis Gale, gave our lower grades a special presentation on wildlife animals. The ECC through 1st grade students had the experience of "imitating" a chinchilla, petting a skunk, and witnessing a baby wallaby stick its adorable head out of its mother's pouch. Travis was a wonderfully animated teacher and our students were interested in every word he had to say, causing them to ask dozens of questions about the lives of these furry friends. We learned that skunk "gas" is not green, tortoise shell's are stronger than an elephant's foot, and skunks dance to defend themselves :)
Do you have any questions about these animals? Ask your kids; they can probably tell you the answers!
Special guest and science educator of "Eyes of the Wild", Travis Gale, gave our lower grades a special presentation on wildlife animals. The ECC through 1st grade students had the experience of "imitating" a chinchilla, petting a skunk, and witnessing a baby wallaby stick its adorable head out of its mother's pouch. Travis was a wonderfully animated teacher and our students were interested in every word he had to say, causing them to ask dozens of questions about the lives of these furry friends. We learned that skunk "gas" is not green, tortoise shell's are stronger than an elephant's foot, and skunks dance to defend themselves :)
Do you have any questions about these animals? Ask your kids; they can probably tell you the answers!
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Arts at HAMC
ECC Tennis Stars
Check out these photos of the ECC playing tennis with Mrs. Albers during gym class!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Kindergarten Woodcutters
Mrs. Gilbert's Kindergarten science class continues to learn about the evolution of wood. They finished the lesson on natural wood (from trees) and are now experimenting with man-made wood, like particle board. This week they used saw dust and a special kind of glue to create their own particle board. What's up next?? The secret behind where paper comes from... Stay tuned!
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