Happy Birthday Israel!

This past Sunday, we celebrated Israel’s birthday in style! Our 6th graders led an amazing array of activities that allowed the rest of the school to experience Israel.

 

We made hummus:

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‘Decorated’ Chagall windows:

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Pretended we were on the beach in Tel Aviv:

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Learned about Israel’s diversity through the making of a class ‘quilt:’

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Answered Israel trivia and played on an Israeli basketball team:

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Competitively reviewed Israel’s geography:

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Made murals of our thoughts about Israel:

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and put our prayers into the Western Wall:

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Throw in a few songs, a trip to the library and an all-school assembly and it was a day to be remembered. Thank you to everyone who made it happen – the 6th grade teachers, parents and especially, the students!

Yom huledet sameach…Happy Birthday, Israel!

 

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Coming Up:

-There will be no class THIS Monday, May 11th due to Mother’s Day. There will be classes on Monday, May 12th and Wednesday, May 14th. The final Torah Center class will be on Sunday, May 18th.

 – Join your child at Torah Center on Sunday, May 18th from 9:30 – 12:00, for our Showcase of Learning. See what happened in our classrooms and what our students have learned this year!  You and your child will participate in classroom activities, explore displays and hear explanations of projects completed during the year. A schedule of events will be sent out next week.  In the meantime, mark your calendars and plan on coming to see how learning happens here in the Torah Center.  Please RSVP to  [email protected]

-Don’t miss Temple Emanuel’s annual Bagel Brunch Bash!  The event is FREE and will be Monday, May 26th (Memorial Day) from 10:00 to noon, at the Upper St. Clair Community & Recreation Center Outdoor Picnic Pavilion at Boyce Mayview Park.  Please RSVP to Temple at 412-279-7600 or [email protected].