News

On Tuesday, March 3, MTA talmidim in Rabbi Danto’s Freshman Shiur had the exciting opportunity to meet with Rabbi Dovid Newman, Founder of the V’Haarev Na learning program, which has revolutionized the way that yeshivah high school talmidim are learning. The program focuses on intense chazarah bir’tzifus – constant review of the material for an extended period of time with no interruptions.

It’s not hard to tell that the month of Adar has arrived – just walk around the hallways at SKA!

The spirit of Purim has already permeated the school, as girls dressed up on Tuesday, February 25, to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar. The Seniors chose “Senior Citizens” as their costume theme, while the Juniors dressed as “Adults,” the Sophomores as “Children and Tweens,” and Freshmen as “Babies.”

…97, 98, 99, 100! The Pre-1A classes celebrated their 100th day of school, and boy did they have fun! In honor of this special day the boys did many exciting 100-day activities. First both classes released 100 colorful balloons into the sky from our rooftop play area! The boys watched in amazement as the balloons disappeared into the clouds. The boys strung 100 fruit loops on a necklace, made 100-day hats, and wrote about the number 100. They had a chance to create structures using 100 cups and they enjoyed 100 delicious snacks!

A milestone at the North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) Middle School in Great Neck will be reached when 25 seventh and eighth graders, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, will chant Megillas Esther for their schoolmates, faculty, and families, on Purim Day, March 10 (14 Adar 5780).

The middle school students at Bnos Malka Academy displayed their creativity, talent, and achdus in their exciting Color War event last week. Teams Ora (blue) and Simcha (black) enjoyed friendly competition with creative relay races like carrying a soda can suspended from a spaghetti strand, and eating applesauce while blindfolded.

George Hooks, or “the Drum Man,” as the children of HALB Lev Chana fondly call him, had our children happily bonking out rhythms and beats with boom wackers, drums, cymbals, and rhythm sticks. What a fun and exciting way to work on listening skills, following directions, and learning about tempo, beat, soft, and loud! Our children jammed to the beat of the Drum Man’s kick drum and guitar, and played a rousing game of hot and cold using soft whirling hands on drums to signify cold, drumming fingertips for warmer, and loud pounding for hot (You’re there, you found it!). What a fun and merry way to welcome Chodesh Adar!