From our Director
Boy,
does time fly when you're having fun! We packed so much into the
school year. Our yeladim have grown so much in so many ways
since September. The yeladim have grown physically, socially,
and emotionally. They have thrived learning Torah and have
been inspired by their Morot. Our yeladim exhibit beautiful
Midot. It is our pleasure to share with you what we've learned!
Our end of year celebrations and graduations are a fitting way to celebrate
our accomplishments. We hope you enjoyed our end of year celebrations.
We loved having you! Your children have been in the loving care of
wonderful Morot who are as excited about their progress as you are!
I thank them for their love, caring, creativity, sensitivity, and tremendous
dedication to our children!
As the long summer stretches before
us, take time to enjoy wonderful conversations with your children.
Kick back and read a wonderful story together. Share picture emails
and talk about what you see. You might even share a few jokes or
riddles. (The yeladim have great senses of humor!).
Most importantly, treasure the time you can spend together because as soon
as you blink it may pass!
Have a wonderful summer!
Betty
Shusterman
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Yom Ha'atzmaut! |
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The children of Lev Chana participated in an exciting Yom Ha'atzmaut
celebration in honor of Israel's 60th birthday. Our kindergarten children
spent many days learning about certain cities or places in Eretz
Yisrael. After their in depth explorations they transformed their
classrooms into those cities. The second floor of our building became
Ben Gurion Airport, a Kibbutz, Tzefat, Yerushalaim,
and Eilat. What better way to develop a love of Eretz Yisrael
than actually making classrooms into Israeli cities. Every class in Lev
Chana had an opportunity to go on a pretend trip to Israel and visit
each of the cities. It was truly exciting, and believe it or not, exhausting
as well. The children came away having experienced a flavor of
Eretz Yisrael. The kindergarteners even received a souvenir from each
location.
In the afternoon, after their "trip", each grade
had a festive singing and dancing chagiga to the musical accompaniment of
the BaRock Orchestra. A wonderful time was had by all!
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Trip to Green Meadows Farm |
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On Tuesday, May 13, the four year old nursery and kindergarten classes went
on their annual spring trip to Green Meadows Farm. As usual the children
enjoyed seeing, feeding, petting, and interacting with the animals. The
beautiful weather that day was an added bonus to what is always a fun
experience for the children. We would like to thank all of the parents who
chaperoned the trip. Aside from enhancing your child's day you were a great
help to the teachers too!
Click here to see more photos of the Green Meadows farm trip! |
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Lag B'omer |
On Friday, the eighteenth of Iyar, everyone at
Lev Chana celebrated Lag B'omer. The children were treated to
a barbeque lunch sponsored by Women's League. They enjoyed hot dogs,
hamburgers, French fries, and watermelon. Each class also participated in
outdoor activities including relay races, ball games, and picnics. Of
course, the festivities came as a culmination of learning the stories of
Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Many
classes also spoke about the various minhagim that take place in
Eretz Yisrael on Lag B'omer including bonfires and haircut
celebrations in Mairon. This year Lag B'omer coincided
with the reading of the last Parsha in Sefer Vayikra. In
honor of finishing Sefer Vayikra the children were treated to
Torah shaped cookies. It was a fun packed day!
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The Roving Reporter
Heard Around Lev Chana... |
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The question of the month was, "What was your favorite part of school this year?
Kovi Aronovitz: "the playground"
Isaac Berry: "gym and singing!"
Joseph Botnick: "going to the playground and playing with the blocks!"
Jacob Pfeifer: "playing with Morah Aliza!"
Tamar Ifergen: "painting!"
Olivia Schechter: "coloring!"
Daniel Shloush: "the playground!"
Liora Sturm: "playing with Lego!"
Noah Birnbaum: "taking a drink from the water fountain!"
Ezri Schanke: "playing with trucks!"
Ruchi Weinberg: "playing with the doll carriage!"
Chana Spirn: "singing!"
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Art From The Heart of Lev Chana |
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The children had a wonderful year learning about various modern artists and
artistic techniques using innovative mediums. As a culmination to our
pre-school art program, the kindergarten children went on a trip to The
Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan where we met docents who took the children
on an abbreviated tour. The kindergarten children viewed the original
artworks of several of the artists, including Van Gogh's "Starry Night",
Piet Mondrian's cubism, Georges Seurat's pointillism, Jasper John's "Flag",
and Picasso's "Broken Glass". It was so exciting to see the artwork
they were familiar with.
The next evening, we hosted our first annual
Lev Chana Museum of Modern Art. Each of our four year old nursery and
kindergarten children had at least one piece of artwork on display. The
proud artists acted as the docents, describing to their guests what the
artworks depicted as they toured our beautifully decorated building.
It was truly a fabulous way to end our art program for this school year!
Karen Fromowitz
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Happy Birthday! |
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May
Gabriel Dershowitz
Noah Prero
Zachary Zarfati
Kayla Dechter
Logan Feldman
Jeremy Haviv
Kobi Rothman
Spencer Beckerman
Olivia Schechter
Rafi Cohen
Eitan Fuchs
Abby Ackerman
Ilan Schochet
Rebecca Silvera
Caleb Pollan
David Cohen
Eliezer Sheinman
Aharon Weiss
Ben Bodner
Yitzi Fishman
Yoni Brandspeigel
Moshe Crane
June
Raylie Bodner
Minnie
Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz
Kyle Siegel
Adam Klein
Kylie
Lazar
Abigail Lichter
Moshe Hillel
Dina Cohen
Noah
Birnbaum
Jaron Schiowitz
Eitan Seewald
Ruchi Weinberg
Emily Goldstein
Racheli Gottesman
Yoni Miller
Zachary Bach
Emily Haller
Nicole Haller
Sophia Rosenthal
Aliza Shloush
Talia Loskove
Naomi Wiener
July
Ally Misher
Max Blumenthal
Dani Jakubowitz
Erica Marek
Jared Mark
Aaron Schwartz
Daniel Singer
Kobi
Aronovitz
Eliana Giller
Hannah Lewin
Jacob Steinmetz
Noah Chesir
Effie Bluestone
Joseph Isler
Sara Kashani
Rachel Bodek
Elana Saffra
Shimmie Kirsch
Yoni Saffra
Jacob Hecht
Gabriel Lampert
August
Dovid Farrell
Kaily
Mermelstein
Ethan Hirschfeld
Eliana Klibanoff
Joseph Botnick
Tova Farber
Daniel Shloush
Ari Leifer
Jacob Pfeifer
Yair
Sokol
Ben Freundlich
Ezra Libin
Eitan Libin
Ari Krakauer
Lizzie Olshin
Elisheva Weinberg
Zakai Fink
Solly Wilkowski
Yosef Axelrod
Tess Bistritzky
David Bitton
Josh Klinger
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