68
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 | The Jewish Home
Around the Community
Fourth Rambam 5K & Family Day Huge Success
The runners take off down Broadway
R
ecently, Rambam students, parents, rebbeim, teachers, alumni, and children in strollers were off on a scenic run of the Five Towns in Rambam’s fourth 5K and Family Day! While the race was underway, Rambam students volunteered to stay back with the little brothers and sisters of the Rambam student body and supervise their fun. An enormous bouncy house was set up in the Raven’s Nest and Rambam students dished out cotton candy and led a parachute activity with the assembled children.
After just 19 minutes and 44 seconds senior Sam Sicklick made it across the finish line winning the coveted “Fastest Student” trophy and the “Fastest Raven” Trophy. Adam Orlow took home the “Fastest Dad” trophy for the second year in a row while Tamar Sicklick earned the “Fastest Mom” trophy. Young Shimon Sprei, brother to Yossi and Yidel, won the “Fastest Kid” award. While everyone was competing for individual honors, there was another sub-tournament going on: The Fastest Raven Team! Each team was out-
Judah Orlanski and family joined in for some 5K family fun
fitted with different colored shirts and the respective times of all of those on basketball, hockey, and flag football were averaged together to determine, once and for all, which Rambam team was the fastest. In the end, separated by just a few seconds, Rambam hockey took the prize and the glory! This event, which was a tremendous display of achdus, and helped raise thousands of dollars for scholarships, could not have been successful without the tireless dedication of the Women’s League. Special thanks to Mrs. Tamar Sicklick and Mrs. Batshe-
va Aaron for being the driving forces behind this event. They spent hours and hours of their time ensuring the event would be successful and run smoothly. Thank you also to Mrs. Carolyn Deutsch and Mrs. Renee Friedman for all of their hard work as well. Aaron Friedman, Rambam’s Director of Operations, also deserves a shout-out for all of his contributions to the event. And, as always, thanks to the Village of Lawrence and the Nassau County Police Department and Auxiliary Police for their help making the race possible.
Children love learning about Chanukah and the special mitzvos that they will soon perform. Dreidel projects and giant menorahs are be-
ginning to appear. And, of course, the preparations have begun for the upcoming Chanukah performances.
Learning Comes Alive at Gesher
W
alking through the halls of the Gesher Early Childhood Center seems like traveling in a time machine. As the various classes learn the many stories of Yaakov Avinu and about Chanukah the lessons are reinforced in many ways. Art projects, classroom decorations, and dramatic play activities give the children a deeper understanding of these foundations of chinuch. Taking a closer look one can see how the Gesher morahs are weaving the kriah curriculum into the day. Beginning with shaping skills in the nursery through the aleph beis and word formation lessons in kindergarten and Pre-1A and skill-based kriah in first grade. The general studies curriculum is also in full swing, with reading activities for all grade levels and a strong
emphasis on the foundations of math. For sure, everyone’s favorite math lesson this time of year is counting from one to eight.