May 2, 2019 -
Nisan 27, 5779
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- May 2 - Yom HaShoah
- May 3, 2:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat
- May 8, 8:15 - Yom Hazikaron Ceremony
- May 9, 8:15 - Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
- May 14 - Students Return from Israel
- May 17 - Young Person's Concert Field Trip
- May 19 - Hebrew at Hershey Gardens (See info below)
- May 23, afternoon - Lag B'Omer/Field Day & Race for Education
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Our Students are in Israel!
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Our 7th and 8th graders are thrilled to finally be in Israel...the homeland they learned to love while studying its culture, history and language here at The Silver Academy! (For some students, this has been 9 years...since Ganeinu!)
After a spirited send-off at school, complete with flags, chants and high fives from all of our students, faculty and staff, our travelers packed their bags and started their journey. They arrived in Israel today! We haven't heard much from them yet, but will be sharing their adventures on our
Facebook page .
As you know, an opportunity like this for young people is only possible through support from many caring people. We wish to thank EVERYONE who has donated their time, talents and gifts to make this meaningful trip possible for our students.
Here is a short video of our send-off celebration:
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Good Things Happen Every Day at The Silver Academy
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Robots in the Computer Lab
Mrs. Gail Rebuck
grebuck@silveracademypa.org
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Our students in 3rd-6th grade love Ozobots! What is an Ozobot? It is a tiny robot that is lots of fun and can be controlled through its sensors and coding. Younger students control the Ozobot by drawing black pathways for it to follow and adding certain color-combination commands to tell the robot to turn, change colors, dance and do other "tricks". Older students create programs on the computer using a coding language called Ozoblockly. The programs are then downloaded to the Ozobot who follows the instructions. While students are excited and enjoy working with Ozobots, they are also learning valuable coding and problem solving skills as they creatively command their Ozobots to complete specific tasks.
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7th Grade Math Class
Mrs. Jane Dalton
jdalton
@silveracademypa.org
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Seventh graders learned about polyhedrons through hands-on exploration. First, they measured the flat nets to find surface area. Then they construct polyhedrons and calculated volume. Finally, they created mobiles of their work.
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Hom HaShoah Program
Mrs. Samara Sofian, Director of Development
ssofian
@silveracademypa.org
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This morning our students participated in a very meaningful Yom HaShoah program. Each student had a yahrtzeit candle with the name and a little information about someone who died during the Holocaust. Older students were paired with younger students, and together they read about the person on the candle and considered a question that they would like to have asked that person. Students wondered about their families, livelihood, and favorite pastimes. Following this conversation, everyone lit their candles. Rabbi Gewirtz led a thoughtful lesson on the Holocaust and we concluded with hearing the siren that is sounded in Israel on Yom HaShoah and the Kel Maeli prayer.
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A BIG thank you to
- The Sababa Teen Philanthropy class, The Haverim Society and the Silver Academy Alumni Giving Circle for providing the funds to purchase circuitry and robotics materials for our students
- Ari and Bryan Dym for providing funds for a new Torah for the 1st and 2nd grade classroom
- Everyone who donated so generously to send our 7th and 8th grade students to Israel
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Mazel Tov
to Amanda and Mayer Kohn on the
birth of their daughter.
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Opportunity for Silver Academy Students
to Perform at Community Celebration!
- What? Students will participate in the community Yom HaAtzmaut celebration! They will lead Hatikvah and perform "Or Chadash"Yom HaAtzamaut (at the beginning and end of the celebration)
- When? May 8; Arrive at 5:40 pm for 6:00-7:00 celebration
- Where? JCC, Mary Sachs Auditorium
- What to wear? White Tops and Black Pants
- Register by April 15th - email at silveralerts@silveracademypa.org or call 717-238-8775
- Also...there will be an Israeli-style food reception following the celebration
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Support The Silver Academy!
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Don't Miss These EASY, Fundraising Opportunities that support The Silver Academy!
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AmazonSmile
is a simple and automatic way for you to support The Silver Academy every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization.
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BoxTops 4 Education
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Simply clip the Box Tops symbols and give to The Silver Academy! Coupons can be found on General Mills, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker (not Betty Crocker points), Nestle Juicy Juice, Progresso soups and others. Each is worth 10¢ and can redeemed by The Silver Academy for cash — no minimum required! Throughout the year, parent volunteers bundle and mail the BoxTops in groups of fifty to earn money for our school. Please visit the
Box Tops 4 Education
website to view all participating products; to track our annual earnings or; even better, to join Box Tops to earn eBoxTops® for The Silver Academy when you shop online — it's easy and free!
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Giant Gift Cards
can be purchased dollar for dollar in the school’s office, and then spend them the same as cash. The Silver Academy earns 5% — that’s $50 earned for every $1,000 sold! You may also purchase by calling Susan at 717-608-0190.
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Contributions to The Silver Academy are always appreciated and every dollar makes a difference for our students!
Looking for a way to celebrate a birthday or special occasion? Do you have someone you would like to honor? Do you want to make a donation in memory of a loved one? Consider making a donation to The Silver Academy. We will send them a lovely card to share with them that a gift has been made in their honor.
You may contact the school's office to make a contribution or do so online
here.
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Challah With a Twist
Offers Weekly Challah Order and Delivery To Students and Teachers
- Order your challah by 8:30 pm Thursday evening at challahwithatwist.com. The fresh baked challah will be given to your child to take home on Friday.
- To pay, please send an envelope with your name on it to the school office, including cash, or a check payable to Challah with a Twist, or use Paypal or Venmo.
Challah With a Twist, (a.k.a. Varda Challah), has been providing home baked challah
to
the Harrisburg community for over 2
4
years.
For any questions, please call or text
Varda Gewirtz
at
717-919-1358
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