These Students Wrote Their Own Fractions Song, and It’s Kind of Awesome.
To gain fluency in math, you need to be able to speak the language of numbers. But that can be difficult if you don’t have the right vocabulary available to you. One catchy, creative way to learn curriculum is via song.
A Gift And A Challenge – Detroit Jewish News
Gil Seinfeld Special to the Jewish News This spring, the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor secured one of the largest donations in its 40-year history. The Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation and the David and Nanci Farber Family Foundation have jointly pledged a gift of $225,000 to the school to support its variable tuition program, which helps assure the affordability of an HDS education.
Their turn to serve: Fifth-graders do good deeds for war veterans
Twelve fifth-graders from the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor, Mich., decided that this holiday season they wanted to give back to the residents in their neighborhood in Michigan who had given the greatest service to the United States: the veterans.
by Ali Reingold, Director, Admissions and Marketing Telling and retelling, examining and reexamining, asking questions, finding new interpretations, connecting ideas to one’s life and finding meaning and messages — these are all aspects of Hebrew Day School students’ study of the parshah, the weekly Torah portion, one of the cornerstones of the Judaic studies program […] Read More
Magnetic name tags affixed to lockers line the hallways where colorful billboards display smiling photographs of Hebrew Day School teachers. Meticulously placed desks with fresh folders, writing journals, math manipulatives, and art supplies occupy classroom spaces. The walls are supplemental teachers, displaying signs explaining the HDS Mensch code of conduct and the proper method for […] Read More