T h e J e w i s h H o m e n m a r c h 2 1 , 2013
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LOCAL
HANC Prepares for Pesach Students at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Early Childhood Center and HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead are busy learning about and preparing for Pesach! All the students at the HANC ECC had a wonderful time at the HANC matzah factory with the very special matzah baker who came to HANC, all the way from Shmurah Lane! The students learned about the entire matzah baking process and had the opportunity to make their very own matzahs! Students in Morah Judy and Morah Laura’s Nursery Bet class learned about the many mitzvot that we do before and on Pesach, including throwing out and burning chametz, giving maot chitim, eating matzah and drinking wine. The students were especially excited and proud to collect Pesach food to give to
people in need, as part of their very own maot chitim campaign! Students in Mrs. Spitalnik’s fourth grade math class participated in their annual “Pre-Pesach Spitalnik Frog Races.”
Each student coaxed their (plastic) frog to go as far as it could. Each student got three chances to make their frog jump and after the three jumps, they computed the average jump. The winner was Shoshana Levine whose frog had a cumulative jump of 142 inches! The HANC 609 Art Room has been very busy with Pesach projects and crafts to enhance the students’ seder tables! The first grade students have been hard at work creating beautiful placemats to use at the seder, as well as bookmarks for their haggadot. The second graders created gorgeous napkin rings and the third graders made “Jumping Froggies.” The fourth graders designed seder clocks, the fifth graders made wire sculptures inspired by the ten plagues and the sixth graders made stunning haggadah covers using a metal tooling technique. We are sure all these gorgeous items will enhance your family’s seder table. Chag sameach!
NEWS
Community HAFTR Lady Hawks (JV) Win Championship! On Thursday, March 14th, the HAFTR JV Lady HAWKS defeated the Hillel Hurricanes for the league championship title. The game was a tough battle from start to finish. The final score was HAFTR 38 - Hillel 37. Go Hawks!
YCQ 6th Grade Science Fair Impresses Parents and Judges This past Wednesday evening, the sixth grade students in YCQ presented their science fair projects for their parents and judges. All of the projects were innovative and creative. Congratulations to the science fair winners who will be moving on to the inter-yeshiva science tournament. F i r s t place: Bibi Ancselovics and Jacob Szlechter for “How Caffeine Affects Brain Function in Kids.” Second place: Rafi Czegledi for “Crystal Growth.” Third place: Mordechai Flamenbaun for “Mnemonics.” Honorable Mention: Rachel Aronov and Dina Inoyatov for “Can You Make Crystal Candies with Salt Instead of Sugar?” Zachary Blitz for “Green Energy,” Allison Haller and Maayan Sandowski for “Vil and Shpanky,” Becky Haviv for “Will Chewing Cinnamon Gum Raise your emperature?” Gavi Kaplan for “Which Fruit will Produce thee most Electricity?” Hannah Koffsky for “Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda,” Joshua Nektalov for “Alkaline Water vs. Tap Water,” Gabriella Gazal and Yael Teitelman for “How Strong are Your Taste Buds for Sweet, Sour and Salty?” and Rachel Havivo and Talia Wein for “Which Liquid Helps the Plant Grow Better: Water, Milk, Vinegar, or Sprite?”
Special thanks to all the judges and to Mrs. Felicia Schwartz!