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Grade 4 write their own “Tall Tales”
Grade 4 classes recently completed their creative writing unit where they explored the art of tall tales storytelling. All students wrote their own tall tale and all stories were printed and bound into a single book. As their community outreach portion of the...
Akiva Players Shine in Magical Performances in “The Magic Lamp”
Akiva School’s recent 13th annual production was a huge success with four incredible performances on the evenings of December 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. Organized entirely by Akiva School parents, this year’s show was entitled...
Mensch Madness – Akiva Parent Day
Akiva School Celebrates Community and Acts of Kindness with “Mensch Madness” Parent Day Wednesday, December 7th, 2016; - Akiva School held our 11th annual Parent Day, this year entitled “Mensch Madness”. Akiva’s Parent Day is a day dedicated to a specific theme in...
Akiva Digital Newsletter – December 2016
Read all about the latest news from Akiva School in the Akiva Digital Newsletter. Akiva Digital Newsletter - December 2016
Akiva Kindergarten Teddy Bear Clinic
Every year, the Kindergarten classes organize a session where our students bring their favourite teddy bear or stuffed toy to the “Teddy Bear Clinic”. The clinic consists of different stations run by Akiva parents who work in the medical field and explain to students...
Spotlight on Alumni – December 2016
Akiva Alumni Help Out at Open House There's no better way to promote our school than to show-off some of our amazing alumni! This year, we had a team of grade 7 Akiva alumni that came back to talk to our prospective families about how well Akiva School prepared them...
Grade 5 raises awareness for World Prematurity Day
Akiva Grade 5 classes learned more about the incredible miracle of life and what it means to be born prematurely as part of World Prematurity Day this week. The classes helped get the entire school involved by wearing purple t0 help raise awareness for World...
Akiva Grade 4 travels the world with a unique global awareness program.
Life-worthy learning and building global awareness are key elements in the Akiva educational philosophy. Every learning unit in the Akiva curriculum includes a relevant outcome or tangible product that students can apply in their real life. This week, Akiva grade 4...
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Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Generation to Generation
When the Israelites arrived in the Promised Land, they brought with them four objects they had acquired at various occasions during their journey. Each item bore witness to a story from their past, and carried with it lessons that would be transmitted to...
“You shall be Holy, for I, the Lord your God, am Holy.”
“You shall be Holy, for I, the Lord your God, am Holy.” In these, the opening words of this week’s parasha, we have the essential credo of the Jewish religion. We are commanded by God to emulate Him and His ways, what is called in Jewish and general...
The value of math
Math is a priority at Akiva because it is important for our students to develop mathematical skill and reasoning that will benefit them throughout their lives. Over the past years, we have introduced new methodologies and techniques in the teaching of...
Passover
The festival of Passover is all about relationships. On Passover the Israelites ended their oppressive relationship with the Egyptians and entered into a new relationship with God. In a few days, Jews around the world will sit down to sedarim with family and friends,...