Year 2 children enjoyed an interactive Torah workshop by charity Tzivos Hashem. They learnt about how a Sefer Torah is made and had an opportunity to write on parchment with a quill and ink.
Archives for February 2017
Pupil blog: healthy eating
Sacks Morasha pupils are writing regular blog posts on a variety of topics. Read previous entries here. This week’s post is by Shuli Hajioff, Year 6:
This week our blog is based on healthy eating due to the fact that Year 3 did an outstanding performance on this particular subject. When a kid thinks of healthy food they think of broccoli and cabbage but there’s more to it. Food is sorted into five categories: Carbohydrate which includes food such as corn, brown rice and wheat. The next group of food is protein which contains eggs, meat, cheese and yogurts. The vegetable group contains any healthy vegetable such as beetroot and carrot. Apples and tomatoes (yes tomatoes are a fruit) are the healthiest fruit options. Your 5-a-day is a big part of staying healthy. Your 5-a-day is when you eat any five fruit or vegetables (or a mixture of both) daily. Our last food group is not as good for your body as its sugar and saturated fats. This group contains coke and sweets. It is important you only consume sugar and fat in small doses. If not, it can lead to serious health issues like diabetes, obesity or even heart attacks. If you only eat one or two slices of cake you should be fine. I hope you found this week’s blog helpful and will try to be healthy and eat your 5-a-day.
Story: Part 10
Pupils in Year 5 & 6 are collaborating on writing a story. Read parts 1-9 here. Below is part 10, written by Sophie Lunzer, Year 5:
Meanwhile, in a hidden, faraway, mysterious, evil underground laboratory, perched on a radiant red, as red as blood bucketing out, spinny chair, was the almighty, unknown Dr. Schochovitch, who possibly had the strangest name and the best evil- filled mind in the entire, mega, glorious smiling galaxy. He was just sitting there looking at the woods through mud-coloured binoculars, and suddenly……. “Aha! I have it! I shall get her – apparently her name is Clarissa – I will get her. She seems the perfect victim for me to execute my plan, which is as cunning as a fox!”
“But Sir…. If you implemented your plan on a member of the public, you won’t be unknown any longer,” whispered sidekick Ki, who was such a great, big mouse.
“True…….”
Blog Posts by Sacks Morasha Pupils
SMART
By Jasmine Besser and Erin Wikler, Year 6
This week’s pupil blog focuses on SMART and has been written by Jasmine Besser and Erin Wikler, Year 6:
Jasmine: What SMART means to me is being a good friend and always making sure everyone around me is happy.
Erin: What SMART means to me is always keeping a smile on my face, working hard and enjoying Morasha.
S – stands for smicha. You should always have a smile on your face and make everyone around you cheerful. You should always use it in your daily life, especially in your classes.
M – middot means to have always have good behaviour in school and out, treat people how you want to be treated! Always help out when you can.
A – Achdut means team work and helping people out. Being part of a welcoming community is truly outstanding. You can always make new friends and meet new people.
R – Ruach means always giving things your all and trying hard in everything you do. Always put a lot of effort and enthusiasm in your work.
T – Torah is our guide book that keeps us in control. It teaches us our history – Jewish laws and mitzvoth.
SMART is a system in our school, to make sure that everyone is happy and learning properly. We now have SMART of the week certificates that our teachers give out on Fridays. If you get this certificate your picture will be put up on the smartie’s wall by the office.
A story by Year 5 & 6 pupils
Ruby Weissbart, Year 5
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! A deer joyfully galloped among the fresh, crisp autumn leaves. It was a chilly day in November but the sun was shining through the trees. The birds were tweeting tunefully on the uppermost branches of the ancient oak. Even though it was only the early morning, there were still dozens of children in their wellies throwing leaves at each other and having loads of fun. The forest, which was one of the most beautiful in the country, had tons of hidden places, so it was great for playing squashed sardines! One of the children, named Joanne, came to the forest every single day and enjoyed playing with the tame deer. She had a very special talent of hypnotizing animals, which made them calm and friendly, and made sure that everybody could stroke them.