Cub Call - November 2017

Scheck​ ​Hillel​ ​Community​ ​School Juda​ ​and​ ​Maria​ ​Diener​ ​Lower​ ​School Student​ ​created​ ​newspaper

Editors:​ ​Jake​ ​Kravetz,​ ​Marcos​ ​Fishman

Safety​ ​Patrol by​ ​Adam

Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​is​ ​a​ ​program​ ​for​ ​5th​ ​graders​ ​who​ ​want​ ​to​ ​help​ ​at​ ​school.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​out​ ​in​ ​the mornings​ ​on​ ​Mondays​ ​and​ ​Wednesdays​ ​from​ ​7:30​ ​to​ ​8:05.​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​helps​ ​kids​ ​get​ ​out​ ​of their​ ​car​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​they​ ​get​ ​safely​ ​to​ ​the​ ​sidewalk.​ ​If​ ​they​ ​want​ ​us​ ​to​ ​walk​ ​them​ ​to​ ​their class,​ ​we​ ​will.​ ​To​ ​be​ ​on​ ​safety​ ​patrol,​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​an​ ​application​ ​about​ ​how​ ​you​ ​solve problems.​ ​You​ ​have​ ​to​ ​get​ ​recommendations​ ​from​ ​two​ ​teachers,​ ​also.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​fun​ ​because​ ​you​ ​get​ ​to meet​ ​kids​ ​from​ ​all​ ​grades.​ ​I​ ​like​ ​meeting​ ​the​ ​kids​ ​from​ ​PKT​ ​to​ ​Kindergarten​ ​because​ ​they​ ​are small​ ​and​ ​cute.​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​members​ ​are​ ​Adam,​ ​Yoel,​ ​Mia,​ ​Daniella,​ ​Michelle,​ ​Samantha, Nicole,​ ​and​ ​Andrea.​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​and​ ​Morah​ ​Joanna​ ​are​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​heads​ ​of​ ​safety​ ​patrol.

AR​ ​Challenge By​ ​Jake​ ​Kravetz

If​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​what​ ​AR​ ​is​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​challenge​ ​based​ ​on​ ​reading.​ ​The​ ​new AR​ ​challenge’s​ ​theme​ ​is​ ​owls.​ ​It’s​ ​titled​ ​“WHOOO’S​ ​Reading?”.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​for grades​ ​5-2.​ ​5th​ ​needs​ ​4​ ​books​ ​at​ ​100%,​ ​4th​ ​needs​ ​5​ ​at​ ​100%,​ ​3rd​ ​needs​ ​6 at​ ​100%,​ ​2nd​ ​needs​ ​7​ ​books​ ​at​ ​100%.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​also​ ​a​ ​class​ ​challenge.​ ​Ask your​ ​teacher​ ​for​ ​the​ ​forms!

New​ ​Teachers​ ​at​ ​Hillel By​ ​Shmuel​ ​and​ ​Avi

Shmuel​ ​and​ ​Avi​ ​interviewed​ ​each​ ​new​ ​teacher​ ​to​ ​find​ ​out​ ​about​ ​them​ ​and​ ​what​ ​they​ ​do here​ ​at​ ​Hillel.​ ​Here​ ​is​ ​what​ ​they​ ​learned.

Ms.​ ​Kersting​ ​teaches​ ​grade​ ​2​ ​English.​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​reading.

Mr.​ ​Kates​ ​teaches​ ​5th​ ​grade​ ​English.​ ​He​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​science.

Morah​ ​Brocha​ ​teaches​ ​Kindergarten​ ​Judaics.​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​the​ ​Chagim.

Morah​ ​Melanie​ ​teaches​ ​Kindergarten​ ​English.​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​SuperKids.

Coach​ ​Dewayne​ ​teachers​ ​3rd,​ ​4th,​ ​5th,​ ​PE.​ ​He​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​dodgeball.

Mrs.​ ​Salzberg​ ​teaches​ ​4th​ ​grade​ ​English.​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​Language​ ​Arts.

Mrs.​ ​Jacobs​ ​teaches​ ​3rd​ ​grade​ ​English.​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​English.

Morah​ ​Eti​ ​teaches​ ​5th​ ​grade​ ​Hebrew,​ ​She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​how​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​Hebrew.

Morah​ ​Yonit​ ​teaches​ ​5th​ ​grade​ ​Hebrew.​ ​ ​I​ ​teach​ ​5th​ ​Grade​ ​Hebrew.​ ​My​ ​favorite​ ​thing​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​is special​ ​sayings​ ​in​ ​Hebrew​ ​that​ ​teach​ ​us​ ​about​ ​ethics​ ​and​ ​values Mr.​ ​Ovadia​ ​teaches​ ​5th​ ​grade.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​not​ ​new​ ​to​ ​Hillel,​ ​but​ ​is​ ​new​ ​to​ ​the​ ​lower​ ​school.

Holidays​ ​by​ ​Mark

On​ ​Rosh​ ​Hashanah​ ​we​ ​blow​ ​the​ ​shofar,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​the​ ​new​ ​year.​ ​On​ ​Yom​ ​Kippur​ ​we​ ​fast and​ ​ask​ ​forgiveness.​ ​On​ ​Sukkot​ ​we​ ​build​ ​the​ ​sukkah.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​harvest​ ​festival.​ ​We​ ​wave the​ ​etrog​ ​and​ ​lulav​ ​in​ ​6​ ​directions.​ ​I​ ​asked​ ​students​ ​and​ ​teachers​ ​about​ ​the​ ​holidays and​ ​here​ ​is​ ​what​ ​they​ ​had​ ​to​ ​say​ ​about​ ​the​ ​holidays.

Morah​ ​Jamie​ ​in​ ​Kindergarten​ ​likes​ ​eating​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sukkah,​ ​she​ ​fasted​ ​on​ ​Yom​ ​Kippur and​ ​heard​ ​the​ ​shofar​ ​during​ ​Rosh​ ​Hashanah.

Sofia​ ​in​ ​grade​ ​10​ ​also​ ​loved​ ​eating​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sukkah.​ ​She​ ​did​ ​not​ ​fast,​ ​but​ ​she​ ​did​ ​hear the​ ​shofar.

Alan​ ​in​ ​grade​ ​2​ ​liked​ ​to​ ​sit​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sukkah,​ ​he​ ​did​ ​not​ ​fast,​ ​but​ ​he​ ​did​ ​hear​ ​the​ ​shofar.

Nathan​ ​in​ ​grade​ ​2​ ​liked​ ​making​ ​the​ ​sukkah,​ ​he​ ​didn’t​ ​fast​ ​but​ ​he​ ​did​ ​hear​ ​the​ ​shofar.

Lions​ ​Den By​ ​Bentzi​ ​And​ ​Avi​ ​Chai

Have​ ​you​ ​been​ ​to​ ​the​ ​lions​ ​den?​ ​The​ ​lions​ ​den​ ​is​ ​the reading​ ​room/library​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​Morah​ ​Roberta.

Over​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​she​ ​organized​ ​the​ ​books​ ​by author’s​ ​last​ ​name​ ​for​ ​fiction​ ​and​ ​by​ ​subject​ ​for non-fiction.​ ​Then​ ​she​ ​put​ ​up​ ​minion​ ​signs​ ​to​ ​tell what​ ​the​ ​books​ ​were​ ​about.​ ​Other​ ​changes​ ​she made​ ​were​ ​a​ ​puppet​ ​station,listening​ ​center,​ ​new books,​ ​a​ ​carpet​ ​for​ ​reading,​ ​and​ ​she​ ​ordered​ ​beanbag chairs​ ​(which​ ​still​ ​haven’t​ ​arrived).​ ​this​ ​new​ ​space​ ​is so​ ​kids​ ​have​ ​a​ ​place​ ​to​ ​read.

Student​ ​Led​ ​Clubs By​ ​Mrs​ ​Penchev

We​ ​have​ ​some​ ​amazing​ ​clubs​ ​this​ ​year!

Monday​ ​you​ ​can​ ​do​ ​debate​ ​with​ ​Matthew.​ ​We​ ​argue​ ​respectfully​ ​about​ ​topics​ ​kids​ ​are interested​ ​in,​ ​like​ ​should​ ​students​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​use​ ​fidget​ ​spinners​ ​in​ ​class.

On​ ​Tuesday​ ​we​ ​have​ ​video​ ​game​ ​club​ ​with​ ​Bentzi.​ ​We​ ​play​ ​cool​ ​games!

On​ ​Wednesday​ ​we​ ​have​ ​a​ ​movie​ ​making​ ​club​ ​with​ ​Salo​ ​where​ ​we​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​to​ ​make movies!

Wednesday​ ​we​ ​also​ ​do​ ​newspaper​ ​club​ ​where​ ​we​ ​write​ ​articles​ ​for​ ​the​ ​school​ ​newspaper Cub​ ​Call.​ ​We​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​creating​ ​the​ ​podcast!

Thursday​ ​is​ ​robot​ ​club​ ​with​ ​Avi​ ​and​ ​Shmuel​ ​where​ ​we​ ​will​ ​play​ ​with​ ​Dash​ ​and​ ​other​ ​robots.

Friday​ ​is​ ​Minecraft​ ​Coding​ ​with​ ​Jake​ ​where​ ​we​ ​play​ ​code.org​ ​Minecraft​ ​and​ ​other​ ​coding games!

From​ ​the​ ​office​ ​of​ ​Mrs.​ ​Biton With​ ​Avi​ ​and​ ​Shmuel Mrs​ ​Biton​ ​wants​ ​everyone​ ​to​ ​remember​ ​to​ ​do​ ​their​ ​community​ ​service.​ ​You​ ​must​ ​do your​ ​work​ ​here​ ​at​ ​school.​ ​Here​ ​is​ ​how​ ​it​ ​works: 1st​ ​grade​ ​needs​ ​one​ ​hour.

2nd​ ​grade​ ​needs​ ​two​ ​hours.

3rd​ ​grade​ ​needs​ ​three​ ​hours.

4th​ ​grade​ ​needs​ ​4​ ​hours.

5th​ ​grade​ ​needs​ ​5​ ​hours.

4th​ G ​ rade​ ​Lego​ ​Robotics By​ ​Benny​ ​Dimitri

In​ ​robotics​ ​we​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​codes.​ ​We​ ​learn​ ​to​ ​connect​ ​wires​ ​to the​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​robot.​ ​We​ ​have​ ​challenges​ ​where​ ​everyone​ ​works together​ ​to​ ​try​ ​and​ ​make​ ​our​ ​robot​ ​faster​ ​than​ ​others.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​so much​ ​fun.​ ​At​ ​my​ ​other​ ​school​ ​we​ ​never​ ​did​ ​this​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​thing.​ ​We are​ ​doing​ ​more​ ​with​ ​technology​ ​things.​ ​We​ ​use​ ​the​ ​Chromebook​ ​for tutorials​ ​on​ ​how​ ​to​ ​program​ ​the​ ​robot.​ ​Last​ ​year​ ​we​ ​had​ ​an exhibition​ ​with​ ​Hebrew​ ​Academy​ ​and​ ​Lehrman.​ ​This​ ​year​ ​there​ ​are more​ ​schools​ ​joining​ ​us,​ ​like​ ​Gordon​ ​School,​ ​Brauser​ ​Maimonides, Yeshiva​ ​Elementary​ ​School,​ ​Temple​ ​Beth​ ​Am,​ ​Hochberg,​ ​Toras​ ​Emes.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​Shuk​​

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By​ ​Adina​ ​Heinrich

In​ ​the​ ​Shuk​ ​we​ ​sell​ ​Hillel​ ​related​ ​things.​ ​Like​ ​notebooks, folders,​ ​pins,​ ​and​ ​pencil​ ​cases.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​sell​ ​sports​ ​items,​ ​erasers,​ ​pencils/ mechanical​ ​pencils,​ ​lead,​ ​emoji​ ​items,​ ​cool​ ​pens,​ ​and​ ​more.​ ​How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​get​ ​in the​ ​Shuk​ ​you​ ​ask?​ ​To​ ​be​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Shuk​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​3rd​ ​to​ ​5th​ ​grade.​ ​To get​ ​in​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​an​ ​application​ ​with​ ​some​ ​questions​ ​about:​ ​what would​ ​you​ ​do​ ​if…,​ ​How​ ​will​ ​you​ ​handle…,​ ​If​ ​your​ ​friend​ ​wants…,​ ​and​ ​things like​ ​that.​ ​For​ ​the​ ​little​ ​kids,​ ​I​ ​suggest​ ​that​ ​you​ ​watch​ ​how​ ​the​ ​big​ ​kids handle​ ​the​ ​Shuk​ ​and​ ​are​ ​working​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Shuk,​ ​so​ ​maybe​ ​one​ ​day​ ​that​ ​could​ ​be you”!!​ ​See​ ​you​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Shuk!!

Global​ ​Maker​ ​Day By​ ​Sara ​ ​ ​Wow!​ ​I​ ​can​ ​not​ ​believe​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​I​ ​had​ ​this​ ​year,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​awesome.I am​ ​sure​ ​I​ ​will​ ​never​ ​have​ ​any​ ​other​ ​experiences​ ​like​ ​this​ ​one.​ ​I​ ​was​ ​invited to​ ​present​ ​a​ ​video​ ​conference​ ​with​ ​Adam​ ​and​ ​Mrs.Penchev.​ ​We​ ​presented ideas​ ​we​ ​had​ ​on​ ​“Making​ ​In​ ​The​ ​Social​ ​Studies​ ​Classroom.”​ ​I​ ​am​ ​very lucky​ ​to​ ​have​ ​had​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​elementary​ ​ ​teachers worldwide​ ​on​ ​a​ ​live​ ​video​ ​conference.

The​ ​Nurse's​ ​Office By​ ​Shmuel​ ​and​ ​Avi

We​ ​have​ ​a​ ​team​ ​of​ ​people​ ​in​ ​the​ ​nurse's​ ​office​ ​now.​ ​We​ ​interviewed them​ ​for​ ​the​ ​paper.

Name:​ ​Liza​ ​Bekerman,​ ​EMT Favorite​ ​part​ ​of​ ​being​ ​a​ ​school​ ​nurse:​ ​Getting​ ​to​ ​know​ ​kids​ ​and​ ​getting to​ ​help​ ​them​ ​and​ ​talk​ ​to​ ​them.

Name​ ​Suzanne​ ​Schulman,​ ​RN Favorite​ ​part​ ​of​ ​being​ ​a​ ​school​ ​nurse:​ ​Being​ ​with​ ​students​ ​and​ ​learning about​ ​the​ ​places​ ​they​ ​are​ ​from.

Thanks​ ​to​ ​our​ ​team​ ​for​ ​taking​ ​care​ ​of​ ​us!

Want​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​reporter?

Stop​ ​by​ ​on​ ​Wednesday​ ​mornings​ ​or​ ​check​ ​in​ ​with​ ​Jake,​ ​Marcos,​ ​or​ ​Mrs.​ ​Penchev.