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Elementary

The Heschel Gallery: Grade 2 "Days of Creation" Project

November 17, 2021

The Heschel Gallery is a Heschel Hive column that appears at the end of every rotation throughout the year. It features students’ artwork with an explanation...
Elementary

Through the Classroom Window: Grade 4 Sound Project

November 12, 2021

“Through the Classroom Window” is an opportunity for teachers to share the inspiring learning that takes place in their classrooms, giving others a glimpse into the...
Elementary

Through the Classroom Window: Grade 3 Trip to the Evergreen Brick Works

November 5, 2021

“Through the Classroom Window” is an opportunity for teachers to share the inspiring learning that takes place in their classrooms, giving others a glimpse into the...
Elementary

The Heschel Gallery: Form Communicates Meaning & We Were All at Har Sinai

October 22, 2021

The Heschel Gallery is a new Heschel Hive column that will appear at the end of every rotation throughout the year. It will feature students’ artwork with...
Elementary

When Nature and Middot Perfectly Align

March 17, 2021

We learn, teach, and practice our middot (ethical measures) along with our students. The same is true of our environmental ethos. As the Grade 4 class...
Elementary

Grade 3 Paper Making Workshop

February 5, 2020

Last week, the Grade 3 students enjoyed a visit from Orna Shazar, a fibre artist, who ran a workshop about paper making. We explored how paper...
Elementary

Grade 4 Basketball Clinic

January 13, 2020

The Grade 4 Deqalim class demonstrated excellent Derekh Eretz, in keeping with recent Middot. Based on their Derekh Eretz, the students were able to choose a special...
Elementary

Holocaust  Memorial - יום השואה

May 8, 2019

Last week, the grade eight class lead a commemoration in honour of the six million Jewish people who perished in the Holocaust. The sad and poignant...
Elementary

Havdalah on Ice 2019

February 11, 2019

On January, 26 2019, we had our annual Havdalah on Ice at the Scotia Bank Pond in Downsview Park. At the event, the school community took...