DARCHEI NOAM
A Message from the Principal By Rabbi Chaim Hagler Dear Friends, We often talk about a “well-rounded education,” one that includes “academics” as well as “coand extra-curricular activities,” but what does that mean in a Yeshiva Day School? This issue of Darchei Noam highlights both our focus on academics, as well as our appreciation for extracurricular activities. At Yeshivat Noam we believe that the core classes and special programs do not conflict with one another; on the contrary, they enhance one another to form a beautiful mosaic of a well-rounded education. Read in this issue how we have once again assessed our curriculum, and introduced new curricula, to enhance our already strong academic program. Our Kindergarten team, led by Morah Kara Feldman, has spent the past year and a half researching how young children learn to read and write, and has introduced the widely acclaimed Fundations program into all of our Kindergartens. The Math Curricula Review Committee, comprised of our former Assistant Principal Linda Stock, our current Curriculum Coordinator Caryn
Nat, and several faculty members, have reviewed our math curricula, analyzed our math scores and researched a number of different math curricula. As a result of all of this hard work, we are pleased to have introduced the outstanding Go Math! curriculum in First through Fifth Grades this year. At the same time, our amazing special programming is stronger than ever, complementing and enhancing our students’ academic experience; for example, our Fourth and Fifth Grade choir, the Seventh Grade Shabbaton, First and Fourth Grade Parent-Child Learning, Fifth Grade Shuk Taanaim, and Middle School Explanatory Tefilah. Chanukah was truly a time of miracles, as the school transformed with communal Hallel and candle lighting, singing and dancing at our Chagiga, latkes frying throughout both buildings, dreidels spinning in our “Great Dreidel Spin-Off,” Buds Chanukah breakfasts, and of course our Third Grade Chanukah musical performance. We are excited about the continued growth of our curriculum, and all of the dynamic learning taking place on a daily basis, enhanced by our exciting special programs and trips.
WINTER 2017 חורף תשע’’ז