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Hello from Moreh Stephen

Posted On י״ט באייר ה׳תשע״ב (May 11, 2012) by Moreh Stephen

To the Students, Parents and Staff of the Toronto Heschel School,

I am so pleased to have the opportunity to continue Moreh Daniel’s work for the final two months of this school year. I am getting to know my new students, the rest of the staff, and our many parents as well.  Gardening season has begun and there is some labour required to help our garden plot reach its potential.  I will be facilitating this process as the season progresses (come to me for shovels and seeds).  In the remaining weeks of the academic year, I plan to wrap the science program up with some interesting projects.

The Grade Seven unit on energy will culminate in a solar heater construction project that takes into account everything we have learned about heat.  We will continue to investigate how energy from the sun can be most efficiently harnessed. I look forward to providing the tools necessary to execute this creative engineering project.

The Grade Eight class is investigating the theory of natural selection using a set of clues that Darwin and his contemporaries considered.  Through guided exploration, students will understand the processes which have resulted in and continue to form the incredible biodiversity that we value so deeply on planet Earth.  Afterwards, through video microscopy, we will explore the basics of animal and plant cell structure and function.

If you have any questions or concerns during my tenure at the Toronto Heschel School, please do not hesitate to contact me at  sspring@torontoheschel.org

Sincerely,

Moreh Stephen

Mitzvah Day 2012

Posted On ט״ז באייר ה׳תשע״ב (May 8, 2012) by Morah Naomi

Thanks to our incredible co-chairs, volunteers, staff and families, Mitzvah Day 2012 was a meaningful success!  Please check out the video here and leave your comments either to this blog post or on the YouTube site.

Todah Rabbah!

Mitzvah Day 2012 Video

Heschel Online Auction

Posted On ו׳ בניסן ה׳תשע״ב (March 29, 2012) by Morah Naomi

Going, going, gone…

The 2^nd Annual Heschel Online Auction closes Wednesday, April 4 at 2pm. Don’t miss out on the fabulous items up for bid this year! Tickets to a Canada’s Got Talent taping, Centre Camp and Camp Northland B’nai Brith sessions, Babysitting, Leafs tickets and much more. Check out the auction at www.heschelonlineauction.org and please forward to your family and friends.

Grade Eight Diversity Trip

Posted On כ״ד בטבת ה׳תשע״ב (January 19, 2012) by Moreh Eli

Check out these amazing photos of the Grade 8 students on a diversity trip to Fairmount Public School in Scarborough. As part of their Generative Topic on human rights- the Grade eights continued their series of cultural exchanges with middle school students in the TDSB.

The students presented to them urban design projects that would make their school and neighbourhood more sustainable and in turn our students conducted surveys gathering data for their data management unit. As well, we were treated to a beautiful, albeit foggy hike to the heights of the Scarborough Bluffs right in the school’s backyard where deer and fox roam in a high traffic wildlife zone. One of those experiences that will truly not be forgotten!

Moreh Eli

Do you know what the letters in LASER stand for?

Posted On כ״ג בכסלו ה׳תשע״ב (December 19, 2011) by Moreh Daniel

LIGHT AMPLIFICATION by the STIMULATED EMISSION of RADIATION!

Today we visited the Holography lab at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Using sculptures created by our students, we saw how light is used to create 3 dimensional images.

Simply amazing!