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 The 10th grade spent part of last Wednesday at a  clothing Gemach at the Yudin home sorting, folding and packing all different types of clothing to be sent to Gemachs all around Israel. Afterwards, they went to Mrs. Gross' house, the Sophomore GLA, where they ate a scrumptious lunch and heard an inspirational speech from Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, the director of NCSY in New York.  Thanks to Mrs. Gross, for opening up her home, to Mrs. Yudin for giving the girls the opportunity to be involved in this chesed, and to Mrs. Jacobs and Ms. Leifer who accompanied the girls on the trip.
 
       Written by: Gabby Orenbuch

 
 A field trip to Mrs. Kaminetsky's house?? What could possibly be more fun?
 On Wednesday, October 21st, the Senior class went to Mrs. Kaminetsky's house to kick off the Moreshet Aviva program followed by a  yummy soup and salad lunch.  The Moreshet Aviva program is in memory of Aviva Aryeh a"h, an SKA graduate, who was niftar at the age of eighteen, four years ago. All those involved in this program commit to working on one specific Middah per month starting with the Middah for the month of Vatronus, Let it Slide , in honor of the yahrzeit of Rachel Imaienu . We look forward to many meaningful and uplifting Moreshet Aviva programs to come! A Special thanks to Mrs. Kaminetsky for hosting the senior class and to the grade level advisors, Mrs. Ralbag and Mrs. Kobre for making the delicious soups!

  The 9th grade was both inspired and entertained at Rabbi Rothman's Sukkah on Layl Hoshanah Rabbah.  The girls "caught up" up with their friends  and ate delicious candies, fruit, and home baked blondies.   Rabbi Rothman shared beautiful divrei Torah which left the girls with new ideas about the chag. Just when everyone thought it was time to leave, SKA graduate Atara Feinberg came and sang with the girls, adding simcha to what was already a wonderful night. Thanks to the Rabbi Rothman and his entire family for their warm hospitality and for providing the students with such a fun-filled evening! 

  In honor of National Chemistry Week and the 140th anniversary of the Periodic Table of Elements, the Chemistry students researched a specific element and then created Icosahedrons, a twenty sided ball, with all the information about the element on it. The Icosahedrons were proudly hung all around the school for all to see and learn from. A special thanks to all the students who participated in this project and to their teachers Mrs. Berger, Mrs. Glatt and Dr. Kimmel for coordinating this unique learning experience.

Right after Succot vacation , the students in the tenth and eleventh grade took the PSAT exam. This exam, the preliminary to the SAT, enables students to understand their strengths and weaknesses when taking a national standardized test.  In addition, by taking the PSAT/NMSQT, eleventh grade students may qualify to enter the prestigious National Merit scholarships Corporation competition.
There are also some students who will be taking the PLAN, the preliminary test to the ACT, in November. We wish hatzlacha rabba to everyone. We know you will do a great job!!
 

College season has officially arrived at SKA with much anticipation and excitement! On Tuesday, October 13th, representatives from Barnard , Columbia,  CUNY, Landers College  , Stern College    participated in an open panel discussion at SKA. They discussed the basics of applying to their respective colleges and honors program as well as the ever-stressful college essay. Both students and parents alike agreed that it was an extremely informative session. Good luck to everyone in their application processes and a special thanks to Mrs. Sachs and Dr. Meier for organizing this event.

The SKA Chesed Fair was held for the freshman class right after Succoth vacation . The evening began with a wonderful dinner of pizza and fries and divrei Torah presented by Hannah Grossman and Tehila Klein   about the importance of giving and chesed   .   The students  watched an amusing Taxi sitcom about the positive feelings of  doing chesed   and then the night took a more serious turn as Rabbi Zak told two beautiful stories about chesed. Three SKA graduates told the freshmen of their chesed-oriented careers. Alyssa Storch, Yardana Galler, and Michal Zisquit explained to the students that SKA truly helped them discover their love of chesed. Finally, the students went from room to room, learning about the different chesed opportunities available to them in and out of school. Nursing home and hospital visits, soup kitchens, Yachad, Kulanu, Homework Helpers, and Friendship Circle are just a few of the girls' chesed possibilities. The ninth graders had a great night and will now decide how they wish to impact the community through chesed.

On the most beautiful day last week
A memory we will keep
A club period was made
Our smiles did not fade
For the bell was sounded
And a family portrait was founded
Chairs set up at the side of the school
From Freshmen to Seniors, we looked so cool
The photographer snapped away
What a fun day at SKA!
 
 

The first Tzemach program explored the idea of  "Keep Moving Forward" and  provided the ninth and tenth graders with a fun, hands-on way to learn and grow.    The theme was   portrayed to the students in many different ways: through a challenging tile game, with a segment from "Meet the Robinsons" and finally in   smaller discussion groups. The students learned not to give up when faced with a challenge and that we learn from our mistakes. Many thanks to Mrs. Segal for this wonderful program. And to all our students we say:   "Keep Moving Forward."