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| The Agnon Agenda |
Spring 2009 #1
electronic edition
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Greetings!
Welcome to the new e-mail version of The Agnon Agenda, part of our continued effort to "go green." Instead of periodically mailing this newsletter, we will be sending it to you as an e-mail that you can forward to grandparents, other family members and friends. This edition, as well as the next one, will focus on the school year in review. In addition, parents will still receive an e-mail each Wednesday from Admissions Director Laura Simon highlighting upcoming school events and activities. Parents of Early Childhood - 5th grade students will also get class newsletters regularly by e-mail. Use our website to find other school information, including the calendar and monthly lunch menus. |
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 7th Grader's Essay Places First in 2009 Martin Luther King Contest
 Nathaniel Starkman won 1st place in the 7th grade
essay portion of The Ohio Civil Rights Commission's 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Writing & Multimedia Contest. More than 1500
contest entries were submitted and only three winners were chosen in each
category for each grade level.
Nathaniel and his family attended an awards ceremony
celebrating the life of Dr. King on January 29th in Columbus.
Nathaniel shared his speech with Agnon students at a Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day school assembly that featured guest speaker Peter Lawson
Jones, a member of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners.
Nathaniel's
essay is posted on the agency's web site at www.crc.ohio.gov.
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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Speaks About Diversity at Agnon
In honor of Black History Month, Congress-
woman Marcia Fudge recently
spoke about diversity at an Agnon assembly for 3rd-8th graders.
Congresswoman Fudge, a Shaker Hts.
High School graduate, is a former student of Agnon's Director of General Academics, Terry Pollack.
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Hebrew Shelter Home Project
Kudos go to Agnon's 1st and 3rd grade students who brought in gently used toys, books and games to donate to Cleveland's Hebrew Shelter Home.
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began the project after studying the Parshat Truma and discussing the
mitzvah of donations and contributions (as much as your heart desires)
to build the Mishkan (portable tabernacle).
Representatives from the Hebrew Shelter Home then visited both grades to thank the students and speak about their facility.
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Agnon Teacher Wins Steiger Grant
Agnon kindergarten teacher Karen Shiffman is this year's recipient of the Steiger Family Education Grant.
This prestigious honor recognizes an outstanding Jewish day school teacher in the community who has demonstrated dedication to teaching and devotion to students. The grant also provides the recipient an opportunity for Judaic study in a formal setting with a $2500 award for tuition and travel expenses.
Karen is a veteran Agnon teacher who combines her skillful general studies instruction with a love for Judaics and art.
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Passover Food Drive
Agnon Middle School students recently coordinated a kosher for Passover food drive aimed at helping low-income Jewish Clevelanders - many of whom are Holocaust survivors.
After collecting a variety of kosher for Passover food items from the Agnon community, Agnon 6th and 7th grade students assembled more than 100 gift bags with the donated Passover products and hand-delivered each to Jewish families in need before the holiday.
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Middle School Students Score at NEO Science & Engineering Fair
Congratulations to the 12 Agnon middle school students who participated in the 56th annual Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF) held at John Carroll University, March 2 - 5.
First Place (Ribbon, Medal, $100)
- Julia Scharfstein (Grade 7) Behavioral Science - How does the time of day affect cognitive function?
Second Place (Ribbon, Medal, $25)
- Zach Levin (Grade 8) Physics - How does the diameter of a basketball affect the speed at which it drops?
- Nikolai Levinsohn (Grade 8) Physics - What is the effect of sugar content on melting rate?
- Adam Wolf (Grade 8) Physics: What is the effect of color on heat absorption?
- Hannah Goldstein (Grade 7) Behavioral Science - What is the effect of temperature on fine motor skills?
- Zach Kirsch (Grade 7) Behavioral Science - What is more effective: visual or auditory learning?
- Elanna Rosner (Grade 7) Behavioral Science - What is the effect of type of music on memory?
Third Place (Ribbon, Medal)
- Benji Oif (Grade 8) Chemistry - What is the effect of pH on rusting?
- Ben Poreh (Grade 8) Physics - How does the length of a pendulum affect its speed?
- Raquel Rosenberg (Grade 7) Biology - What is the effect of exposure length on the number of bacteria?
Honorable Mention (Ribbon)
- Iris Gerzenshtein (Grade 8) Physics - How does surface area affect speed?
- Molly Kazan (Grade 7) Biology - How do different organic fertilizers affect plant growth?
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Photo Gallery
Kindergarten
 100th Day of School Kindergarten (Imaginary) Israel Trip
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Photo Gallery
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
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Photo Gallery
Simchat Torah 7th Grade Strawberry DNA project
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Please email Kathy Peskin, Marketing Director, The Agnon School
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