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JH Orientation

September 14, 2023

Last Tuesday the JH came together for the annual JH Orientation. Students had the opportunity to meet the new teachers in the morning assembly. After morning...
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Limud Tefillah

June 21, 2023

This post was written by A.G. in Grade 6 In Limud Tefillah we’ve been learning about the Amidah and its brachot. To end this unit we...
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JH goes to the Jays Game!

June 12, 2023

In April, Leigh, a member of the sports committee, had a great idea. She suggested that Heschel’s Junior High (JH) should go to a Blue Jays...
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Newsies Jr.

June 8, 2023

My name is Amy, and I am currently in Grade 7. Last week, I had the honour to play Jack Kelly in the recent Heschel production...
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Yom Hashoah

April 25, 2023

After reading the novel, The Devil’s Arithmetic, and learning the historical background to the Holocaust, our students had the opportunity to learn more about a victim of the...
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J Rikudiyah 2023: a ton of fun for everyone!

March 30, 2023

After a few years off due to the pandemic, the J Rikudiyah was back celebrating its 50th anniversary on Sunday, March 26. This festival, presented at the Schweitz/Reisman...
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Purim Rotations

March 10, 2023

To celebrate Purim, on March 9, the Grade Seven students created some really exciting rotations about the Purim story for the entire Junior High. Each of...
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Pay it Forward Purim

March 9, 2023

On the night of Wednesday, March 8th, most of the Grade Sevens and Eights along with some teachers and parent volunteers went downtown to deliver gifts...
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Purim Celebration

March 7, 2023

Today, we celebrated Purim with a school-wide Purim spiel acted out by the teachers. Students from Preschool to Grade 8 were all engaged in the story...