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| May 6, 2011
Volume 3, Issue 97 |
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In this issue ...
- Important Notes.
- Uniform information.
- Walkathon registration starts.
- Yom HaShoah.
- Vote results.
- A Silver Birch author visits.
- Fun in ADK. |
| Upcoming Dates:
May 9 - Yom HaZikaron ceremony, 9:30 am
May 10 - Yom Ha'Azmaut
May 10 - Shuk and falafel lunch
May 20 - Lag Ba'Omer and Talent Show
May 23 - No school
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From the Administration
It has been a quiet week around here, with many of our grade 8 students off at mini-enrichment courses.
We started off on a solemn note, with the commemoration of Yom HaShoah. We thought the students from the high school and grade 7, who led the assembly, demonstrated great maturity, and we were proud of all our students for demonstrating the respect that is appropriate for such an event. We have one more serious event to mark - Yom HaZikaron - and then it's time to have fun and celebrate Israel's Independence Day! We will be giving the students a free falafel lunch from David Smith's Creative Kosher Caterer, and have some great events planned, such as a community flag-raising ceremony, displays of Israeli products, the Carmel Shuk for our grades ADK through 4 and so much more!
The party continues on Tuesday after school, at Landsdowne Park. There is a community-wide celebration at which all of our students are invited to march in a parade. We hope to see you there too! (See the ad below for all the details.)
Shabbat shalom,
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Important Notes
- On Tuesday, May 10th, the students will all be offered a free Falafel meal from David Smith's Creative Kosher Catering, courtesy of the PTA.
- The grade 5 students are planning a shuk (market) for students from ADK to grade 4. It will feature gently-used toys and books that will cost between .05 and $4, and will take place on Tuesday, May 10.
- The AJA 50+ Anniversary Gala is coming up this month, the funds from which
will be benefitting The Ottawa Jewish Community School. If you have anything that you could offer to be included in their silent auction, please email Nicole Goldstone or Gina Camel-Toueg and let them know. - The PTA's magazine campaign in now on. Renewing your subscription through the school is easy, costs nothing extra and supports the school. To take a look at the over 600 titles to choose from, go to www.qsp.ca. Our group number is #11529.
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Used Uniform Information
The Used Uniform Sale will be on Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14, from 3 - 4:30 pm. As with last year, the last two weeks of school will be uniform-free. Further, the Friday before, June 10th, will be our last dress-down day, as well as the last day to hand in your used uniforms for sale.
To hand in your uniforms for sale, go to the website and click on the link to download the form (one per child). Please note that the date to submit an order to Top Marks for new uniforms and ensure their arrival before next school year has been moved from June 15th to June 17th. |
Yom HaShoah 
The students from grade 7 and the high school presented a Yom HaShoah ceremony on Monday morning to grades 4 - 12. The high school students presented readings and the grade 7s talked about the experiences of children during the Holocaust.
Bottom, Eyal, from grade 12, presents a reading.
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Vote Results 
As we told you last week, Hillel students participated in a mock Federal election, voting for the candidates in the school's riding. Originally, we had intended to have our polls open for first recess and lunch only, but voting was so popular (line-ups out the door!) that the students were allowed to vote at afternoon recess and after school as well.
Our votes were counted, along with those of students in the rest of the country and, had the student vote counted, we would have had a Conservative minority with an NDP opposition, but the Liberals faired much better at the hands of the students. You can see the full vote results on the Student Vote website.
Interestingly, while the student vote in Ottawa Centre mirrored the real one and elected NDP Paul Dewar, Hillel students voted very heavily Conservative - as the chart breaking down Hillel's vote (above) demonstrates.
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This week, the students in grade 6 got to meet the author of a book they'd studied in class. Caroline Pignat wrote the book Egghead, which was also a previous Silver Birch selection. Ms. Pignat, who is a teacher and lives in Ottawa,told the students how she developed her ideas for the book and also talked to them about bullying, a topic the novel addresses. She then went on to teach the students about how to develop their own ideas for writing, as well as answering many questions about writing in general, and Egghead specifically.
You can learn more about Ms. Pignat and her books by going to her blog.
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Dylan, Noam and Zach pose with the impressive structure they created during playtime, inspired by learning about 3D shapes in ADK.
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