Closing Assembly 2014

We are so proud of all your accomplishments this year! We will miss you in the summer! We look forward to seeing you in September!

Watch how the middle school students are dismissed on the last day, we honor them like the champions they are!!!!

 

8th Grade End of Year Experience

How do you say goodbye to Yeshivat Noam?  

• You go on the best trip of your school career to Lake George.
• You enjoy your 8th grade privileges of eating outside, not wearing uniform etc.
• You march in the Israel Day Parade, proudly holding the banners and flags.
• You build race cars and power them with soda and Mentos.
• You learn Torah each and every day, hearing from Torah giants like Ms. Elana Flaumenhauft, Rabbi Yosef Adler, Rabbi Eli Ciner, Mr. Charlie Harary, Rabbi Avi Wasser, Rabbi Alex Mondrow, Mrs. Aliza Weinberg and Rabbi Andrew Markowitz.
• You do chessed by going to a food bank and sorting food for hours to help the food bank organize.
• You spend the day bonding with your classmates and teachers outside of school during a full day of fun activities.
• You practice for graduation ALOT!
• You hug and cry ALOT!
• You fill out an alumni form and meet with our director of development so that we can all keep in touch for years to come.
• You sign our very first Yeshivat Noam fish tank as a legacy project.
• You sign the yearbooks you worked for months creating , for hours on end.
• You daven every single day, both on the days you have school as well as going to the minyan at BY on the days once school is over.
• You say tehillim for the kidnapped students at your graduation as well as at your banquet.
• You create a powerful video memorializing your classmate Sari Ort z"l.
• You celebrate your graduation at a BBQ, at a banquet, and then yet again at a movie night... all at school with your administrators, teachers, and friends.
• By making the best graduation video ever! Happy Video Graduation 2014

Finally, you don't ever say goodbye for good.  You always know that we will be here to welcome you back with open arms as your Yeshivat Noam family.

5th Grade Transition To Middle School- Coordinated by Ms. Aliza Chanales (6th grade science teacher and team leader)

The fifth grade has begun its transition to middle school! A few weeks ago Mrs. Troodler spoke at their Friday Oneg and this past Monday students came for a tour and to meet their teachers for next year. In addition to hearing about their schedule, meeting teachers, watching a video of 6th grade highlights (below) and getting a tour... they also participated in the current 6th grade's probability carnival. What an amazing way to end the year and get ready for next year. 

The middle school faculty was so excited to meet them and spend time with them. We can not wait until next year! 

5th grade parents and students, if you want a sneak peek at what to expect the beginning of next year, go back to the very beginning of the blog to learn all about 6th grade orientation etc.
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8th Grade Visit to Museum of Jewish Heritage

The 8th grade had a culminating trip , to their Shoah study, to the Museum of Jewish Heritage.  In addition to walking through the museum to see the timeline of events and artifacts displayed, they had the privilege of listening to Bronia Brandman tell her story of her experience of survival of Auschwitz and the Shoah.  This was arranged generously by Carol Bierman, grandparent to Gavri.  Carol is the author of a biography of Bronia called "The Girl Who Survived".

Mentos 500 Relay - 8th Grade Science - Mrs. Barbara Sehgal

How do you keep 8th grade students engaged through the last day of science?  Mrs. Sehgal has figured it out, make the final project of the physics unit building cars powered by mentos and soda and create a race to the finish line.... Click the video to see one of the cars in action!
Mentos 500 Video!

Sixth Grade Democracy Videos- Ms. Aliza Peyser and Rabbi Jeremy Hellman

The sixth grade students are about to complete their study of Ancient Greece.  As we learned about Athens, the birthplace of democracy, we engaged in discussions about freedom, government and our rights as citizens.  After watching a number of videos included in an international democracy video contest, we were inspired to create videos of our own.  The challenge was to create a video which completes the thought "Democracy is..."  The students quickly got to work and combined their knowledge, creativity, and humor to create videos which reflect various aspects of democracy such as freedom of speech, rule of majority, freedom of learning, and the power of giving everyone a say.  Congratulations to our video contest winners!​

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kGxnmeS8gvYjZPZG9abndyTTA/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9BGtngpYugXRDRXbk1zVEdCd2c/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By_G_CCN9k8HNnhWM3FST1Z2VkE/edit?usp=sharing

8th Grade Trip Lake George 2014

The 8th grade went to Lake George last week for three days and two nights. They enjoyed activities such as paintball, rafting, go carts, hiking in Ausable Chasm, BBQ, Adirondack Extreme (tree trekking), and Great Escapes. They learned Torah each day focused on the theme of Yirushalayim. On Yom Yirushalayim they hiked down Ausable Chasm and had a kumsitz and chagiga around the bonfire. Memories were made to last a lifetime, it was an amazing way to end 8th grade!