On Monday, April 12th, 2010 we will be honoring the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the holocaust.

3rd to 8th grade students will participate in a memorial ceremony and prayer that will take place in Strauss hall at 8:30am.

Please send 3^rd to 8^th grade students dressed with a white shirt.

If you would like us to light a yahrzeit candle during our service, in memory of a family member please let us know at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The forms needed to enter are on the Doodle 4 Google site on the "Info for Schools" tab. 
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/info.html

Look at the blue box that says Necessary Forms and print and fill out the Entry Form and the Parent Consent form. Any information about Meyer Academy we will fill in for you.  Also the Doodle Templates are where you can find many versions of the Google Logo for your child to doodle on. Good luck and remember that the deadline is March 19th.

*January-February in Art*

Happy New Year!!

Grade 1 : Students enjoyed working on “space drawings” using construction paper crayons on black paper.  Students then had a fun time experimenting with stencils and different materials to create unique projects.  Next they will learn about the famous artist Henri Matisse (ahn-REE mah-TEESS ) and create drawings and cut-paper collages based on his colorful work.  Take a look at this website for some "Fauvist" fun.  "Fauve" is french for "wild beast."   http://www.artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf

Grade 2:   Students worked together to create an AMAZING expressive backdrop for their upcoming torah ceremony.  Next they will complete individual drawings of Mt. Sinai after discussing how artists can depict the natural world in different ways, from realistic to imaginative.

Grade 3:  Students are having a blast making unique sculptures out of self-hardening clay.  The clay sculptures will be painted and taken home soon.  If they don’t make it home in one piece - due to the fragile nature of this material - regular craft (Elmer’s) glue should work.  Next they will learn about the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and how she created her extraordinary large scale drawings and paintings of flowers.    

Grade 4:  Students are learning about the American Realist artists Grant Wood, Edward Hopper and Thomas Hart Benton.  Each student will choose one of these artists to create an artist-inspired artwork based on the style and/or theme used by the chosen artist.  They will also learn about methods and techniques of oil pastels.  Next they will learn about the art and life of the famous Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Grade 5:  Students learned about how Vincent van Gogh used color to express his emotion and are creating wonderful  and expressive pastel drawings based on his famous painting Starry Night.  Next, they will learn about the art and culture of Japan and create a number of projects from our studies, including “gyodan” Japanese faux food.

6^th Grade Art Elective:  My wonderful elective class is coming to an end.  They had an amazing art experience creating Abstract Expressionist drip paintings after learning about the life and work of Jackson Pollock.  The new elective starts soon and we will begin with reviewing the basic elements and principles of art.

Grade 7:  Students created wonderful “flip books” showing a simple action or story.  They will soon be working on collaborative door murals for national “No Name Calling Week.” 

Grade 8:  Congratulations on your amazing Maccabiah banners!!!! Students enjoyed the “paper tower contest” to build the tallest structure using only plain paper and tape.  They will soon be working on collaborative door murals for national “No Name Calling Week.” 

We have recieved a number of calls from parents requesting how they can watch the Presidential address to America's schoolchildren.  Well, here it is!

Additional links & information can be found at the Whitehouse.gov website.  Full text of the speech can be found here.