first grade enrichment clusters - sar academy...3 dear parents, with excitement we announce our...

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First Grade

Enrichment Clusters

Catalog Offerings Spring 2015

SAR’s Schoolwide

Enrichment Program

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program

Table of Contents

Welcome To Our Enrichment Program ............... 3

How Can I Help My Child Choose? .................... 5

Multiple Intelligences .......................................... 7

Enrichment Cluster Offerings ............................ 11

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Dear Parents,

With excitement we announce our Enrichment

Cluster Program for First Grade beginning on April

15th. This broad enrichment initiative reflects our deep

commitment to enabling each student to discover and

take pride in the gifts and talents with which she or he

is endowed.

Your child will explore an area of interest, talent,

or passion in depth, in a small group, with a facilitator

who also shares this interest. Enrichment Clusters are

organized around major disciplines, interdisciplinary

themes, or cross disciplinary topics. They are built on

inquiry and advanced content and methodology, which

allow students to secure and then apply new skills to

real-world issues that are personally meaningful. The

challenging learning pursued is in consonance with the

project-based learning approach, and as such has a

driving question (which accompanies each cluster

description) that “drives” the exploration. These

explorations are grounded in the production of a

product, performance, or service for an authentic

audience.

Our program is also modeled after the

Schoolwide Enrichment Model designed by educational

researcher, Dr. Joseph Renzulli, who is renowned for


“Every child should have the chance to be excep-

tional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

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championing a broader conception of giftedness. En-

richment Clusters are a delivery vehicle for dissemi-

nating enrichment pedagogy to every student and is

founded on the belief that everyone has the potential

to demonstrate gifted behavior. Our ultimate goal is

to help children develop their interests and talents

and understand how they can share their gifts with

the world.

We are excited to send along our Enrichment

Cluster Brochure for you and your child to together

consider their talents and interests. Then please fill

out the Student Selection Form to indicate his or her

choices among the offerings by Thursday, March

12th.

Please feel free to be in touch with Sharon

Marson at [email protected] or at 718-548-

1717 x1212 with any questions.

Enjoy!

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss

Principal

Sharon Marson

Schoolwide Enrichment Coordinator

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How Can I Help My Child Choose?

To help your child explore his or her interests

and strengths, you may want to consider the

accompanying list of Multiple Intelligences. Along with

each multiple intelligence description is a numeric list of

the Enrichment Clusters in which that intelligence is

engaged. There is also a Venn Diagram on the next

page to guide your child in making selections among

the offerings.

We are asking that each child select 3

enrichment learning opportunities in which he or

she is interested.

Please fill out the online Student Selection

Form for each of your children in Grade 1 by

Thursday, March 12th.

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Use this Venn Diagram as a tool to consider

your child’s talents, strengths, and

interests:

Talent Interest

What did you discover?

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Multiple Intelligences

Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)

Using language, spoken or written, to make connec-

tions and derive meaning.

You may like to read, play word games, tell stories, dis-

cuss ideas, or learn foreign languages.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9,

11,12, 14

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Logic Smart)

Using numbers and reasoning to make sense of infor-

mation.

You may like to play chess, decipher strategy games,

brainteasers, or logic puzzles.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 5, 12, 13

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Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart)

Using mental pictures to learn and remember

information.

You may like puzzles, mazes, creating art, or building

models.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 4, 5, 6 8, 10, 11, 12

Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart)

Using movement to express thoughts and ideas.

You may like physical activity, sports, dance, role-

playing, acting, or hands-on activities including building

things.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13,

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Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart)

Understanding and caring about relationships and

people and their moods and feelings.

You may like group games, working cooperatively in a

group, or have the ability to motivate people and

communicate well with them.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14

Intrapersonal Intelligence (Self Smart)

Using thought and reflection to understand information.

You may like to be alone, are self-motivated, enjoy

your independence, and know yourself very well.

See Enrichment Clusters: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14

Naturalist Intelligence (Nature/Science Smart)

Understanding natural patterns and cycles to explain

how things work in nature and science.

You may like to learn about nature, enjoy being

outside, or appreciate the environment.

See Enrichment Clusters: 3, 4, 7, 9, 14

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Musical Intelligence (Music Smart)

Using rhythm, musical patterns, tones, sounds, or

melody to understand information.

You may like to sing, play an instrument, compose

songs, remember songs, or are sensitive to noises or

sounds, and typically have strong language skills.

See Enrichment clusters: 11,13, 14

Existential Intelligence (Religious Smart) Some proponents of multiple intelligence theory proposed spiritual or religious intelligence as a possible additional type. It certainly reflects our learning community and environment. You may like to learn Torah, think about G-d, pursue dedication to mitzvot, consider the workings of the universe, and make connections between Torah and life.

See Enrichment Clusters: 7, 14

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Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .

Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!

1. OUT OF THE BOX LEGO EXPLORERS Do you enjoy thinking creatively? Is it fun solving

problems that have more than one right answer? Are

you a Lego lover? Then “Out of the Box Lego” is for

you! We’ll explore ways to use Legos to construct

marble runs, to design structures with numeric values,

and to experience diverse building challenges: Lego

storytelling, Lego architectural design, an Attribute

Lego game, and more! Then, with your creative ideas

flowing, create a “More Than One Right Answer” Lego

Challenge of your own to challenge others!

Facilitators: Alyssa Moore and Michelle Sarna

Morah Alyssa has a Masters in Elementary Ed and

Jewish Ed from Brandeis University. She loves helping

children think creatively and is excited to explore

different ways to use Legos with them! Michelle has a

PhD. in School Psychology and has worked in several

academic, community, and school settings. She loves

engaging with children as they challenge themselves to

realize their potential and gain new skills, in this case,

creating with Legos!

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,

Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Linguistic

Driving Question: How can a Lego exploration

develop creative thinking and guide us in creating

open-ended challenges for children our age?

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2. IMPROV 101 ENSEMBLE!

Do you love to act, imagine, make believe? Through

Improv games and your own creativity develop and

practice basic performance skills such as acting,

improvisation, eye contact, public speaking, memory,

and poise. Consider: How do we stand in front of an

audience? How can we create characters and create a

scene? How do actors learn to interact with one

another on stage? Develop Improv skills as you master

techniques like: “Zip Zap Zop”, “World’s Worst Doctor”,

“Can you lift a gigantic rock?”, and more! We will have

fun and be creative as we laugh out loud with this

Enrichment Cluster’s improvisational fun!

Facilitator: Morah Davida Fried

Davida Fried has a Masters in Jewish Education from

Azrieli Graduate School. She has a background in

acting and directing and has worked as a drama

teacher at the JCC of Boston. She looks forward to

sharing her love of drama, improvisation, and acting

with her students!

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Linguistic

Driving Question: What are the acting and

improvisational skills needed in order to put on a

show?

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3. JEWEL OF THE CROWN: An Exploration of Indian Jewelry Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, gold, platinum, silver . . . Do you love sparkly things on your fingers, ears, arms, and toes? Come join us in exploring Indian jewelry and making discoveries about the precious gems and metals that have made it the love of kings, queens, and brides. We will learn about jewelry from various regions in India. We’ll try our hand at making our own jewelry creations. We will also explore our own family’s jewelry box and tell stories about the special things we find there. Come join us and share your interest in Indian culture and your flair for design!

Facilitators: Soo Greenfield & Sharmilla Klestzick

Both Morah Soo & Morah Sharmilla were born in India and share a love of Indian culture. They have been teaching at SAR Academy for many years, and love to impart knowledge of their birth country to their students. They are particularly interested in the role jewelry plays in our families.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal Driving Question: How can jewelry connect us with our family history and stories of our heritage?

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4. KILOMETER KIDS

Calling young athletes! Come develop your technique at running with a major focus on fun while at SAR’s field and on SAR HS’s oval track! The activities will inspire a love for running and being active, and promote a healthy lifestyle. With running, consider the basics of proper form, stride, stretching, running etiquette, nutrition, and cool-down techniques. From speed, starts, passing baton in relays, fun running games, intervals, some longer runs, and simple body conditioning for core strength (and the importance of that in running) you will experience this and more in the world of Kilometer Kids! Develop fitness, confidence, and build teamwork. Discover inspirational stories of track stars including the story of Wilma Unlimited. Maybe even decide with this Cluster to run for a cause. Bring your running shoes!

Facilitator: Morah Lisi Mandel

Lisi is a General Studies teacher with post-graduate

work in education and a master’s degree from NYU.

She is excited to share her love for running, exercise,

and nutrition (and healthy snacks!) with children.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal, Spatial, Naturalist

Driving Question: How can we as athletes promote

a healthier lifestyle for ourselves and others?

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5. GAME DESIGN INC: Israel Connect!

What makes a game very popular? What goes into

creating a game people want to play again and again?

Which games have been popular through the ages in

Eretz Yisrael? Let’s use Hebrew vocabulary and

phrases to play! Then, apply your knowledge and with

members in your Cluster, design the next slam-dunk

original Connect-To-Israel game using iPads and 21st

Century technology. Come up with your own rules and

share your game with others, maybe even publish it on

Haiku!

Facilitator: Gaby Zevi & Miriam Friedman

Morah Gaby is a 1st Grade Hebrew Teacher who loves

to have fun playing games, especially with children,

any chance she gets.

Morah Miriam has been teaching Judaic Studies for the

past 5 years and more recently is supporting students

in reading and writing Hebrew & learning the language.

She loves using games in encouraging learning.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Interpersonal,

Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical

Driving Question: How can we as game designers

create a Hebrew game that is appropriately

challenging for kids our age?

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6. iBook PUBLISHING INC.: Photographs &

Memories*

Have you ever wanted to know more about an

interesting animal? Do you want to learn about an

exciting place? Come tell all the interesting things you

research in a creative way! Imagine collecting

photographs and facts about a person, animal, or place

you have always wanted to know more about! Would

you like to create a photo book that illustrates all the

new information you have gathered and learned? Then

you will enjoy learning to use “Shutterfly” to turn your

favorite facts into a custom-made book! Explore

various ways to arrange your photographs in a unique

layout and design and add some text. Come preserve

and publish in iBook Publishing!

Facilitators: Alana Gelnick & Keren Ginzberg

Morah Alana, Reading Specialist, looks to capture

special moments in her life. She found designing photo

books makes her memories come alive again & again.

Morah Keren loves to learn new things and then

keeping them alive with a photo journal. She can’t wait

to share this experience with first grade students!

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic,

Intrapersonal

*25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are

required. Photos need to be brought in digitally on

a USB flash drive to the first session.

Driving Question:How can photos reflect research?

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7.GET IN THE SWIM OF THINGS INSTITUTE!

Do you love to swim? Do you look forward to summer

when you can jump in the pool? Now you don’t have to

wait until school is out! Get out your bathing suit and

take a dive into this Enrichment Cluster. Explore pool

safety, the importance of learning to swim, and what

makes an Olympic swimmer so phenomenal. Visit the

Riverdale Y’s pool to practice swimming techniques.

We will consider: Why is it so important to learn how to

swim? Why does the Torah say a father has to teach

his child to swim? Come explore swimming both in and

out of the water! This Cluster is for children who

already have beginning swimming experience.

Facilitators: Morah Aliza Ainsberg & Ken Gleason

Aliza is a certified pool operator and lifeguard. She

works at Scarsdale’s Pool as pool manager and has

loved teaching swim lessons for over nine years.

Mr. Gleason is a former Division I baseball player at

Manhattan College and current basketball and baseball

coach on the high school level. He looks forward to

sharing his love of all things sports with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Naturalist,

Existential

Driving Question: What’s important for a first

grader to know about swimming and why is it so

important that even the Torah says a parent must

teach their child to swim?

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8. MASTERPIECE MASTERCLASS with the

Jewish Museum

Did you ever notice pattern and repetition in the world around you? Look around right now! How about in art? How does the change in pattern tell us an artist’s hidden message? Look for repetition and difference in The Jewish Museum’s art collection and among their ceremonial objects including: menorahs. kipot, besamim containers, mezuzot, and Torah binders. Then be an artist yourself! Explore the art of print and using repetition in your artwork! Discover a variety of printmaking techniques like block printing and printing with vegetables. Inspired by printmakers throughout the ages, you will think creatively and develop your own design skills. Facilitator: Jewish Museum Educator, Alison Clarick Gottsegen Alison Clarick Gottsegen has been a Museum educator, passionate about teaching school-age students for 20 years. She plans programs for museums across the nation. Alison currently divides her time between the Jewish Museum and The Center for Architecture. When she isn’t helping make art accessible for children, she enjoys spending time with her family exploring the gems of New York City.

Multiple Intelligences: Lingistic, Spatial,

Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we as artists notice and

communicate what we discover?

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9. MONKEY BUSINESS!

Are you curious about these active, playful, and

intelligent creatures that “monkey around”? Did you

know that some monkeys fly? Or that some are white,

some red, and some are even green? How about that

all of them use their feet as hands? Using iPads,

research the world of monkeys! Discover what makes

up their habitats and then with various materials create

them. Take a virtual visit to the Bronx Zoo. Explore how

monkeys are trained to perform in movies and to learn

sign language. How do they develop a social culture?

What are the differences between a chimpanzee and

an orangutan? What unusual work did Jane Goodall do

with chimpanzees? Let’s have a “barrel full of

monkeys” good time at “Monkey Business!”

Facilitator: Hillary Edelson

Morah Hillary joined the 1st grade English team this

year. She is studying General and Special Education in

Graduate School. Hillary has always had a fascination

for animals and is excited to share that interest with our

students.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist

Driving Question: How can our understanding of

the world of monkeys teach us something about

positive ways to live together?

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10. ArtLaB: GRAPHIC DESIGN COMPANY

Be creative with an iPad and hands-on approach to exploring art with Mrs. Schloss’ graphic design prompts and MoMA’s Art Lab app. This Enrichment Cluster will explore how artists use shape and line in art through creative explorations of MoMA’s collection. Use the Art Lab’s app to create a sound composition, a shape landscape, collaborate on a group drawing, design individual masterpieces, and more. Play with shapes, lines, and colors on the iPad, “draw” with scissors, and explore the works of Henri Matisse, Elizabeth Murray, Jean (Hans) Arp, Jim Lambie, Brice Marden, and other

inspiring artists. Come to ArtLab and make

compositions come alive!

Facilitator: Debby Schloss

Debby Schloss, a veteran SAR faculty member will be

combining her love of art and computers in “ArtLab” When Debby isn’t at SAR Academy, she loves spending family time trekking around Manhattan or tiyuling around Israel.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we as digital and hands-on artists transform the way we look at and create

art in the 21st Century?

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11. :))) ☻ ♥ :(( ♥ ;)) Expression Forum! !

What do music, art, photography, and movement all

have in common? These mediums express one’s self

in a positive and creative way. You will dabble in each

of the creative arts and explain how they can evoke a

variety of feelings and emotions. What happens to you

when the rhythm of the drums starts to fill the room?

How do your facial expressions tell a story? How do the

emotions express what you want to say using an iPad

or an iPhone. Let’s go on an expressive art journey and

see how much we can learn about one another by

using creative and new ways of expression.

Facilitators: Rina Maggid & Janis Altman

Rina is part of our 1st grade team. She has studied Art

History and Psychology and is now a student at Bank

Street. where she is getting a dual masters in

Education and Literacy. She’s excited to share her

passion for the expressive arts, especially dancing!

Janis has been a psychotherapist for 30 years. She

holds a unique Masters degree in Dance/Movement

Therapy from New York University. She is author of an

award winning self help book that is a nine week

journey toward self-awareness.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Spatial, Kinesthetic,

Linguistic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can understanding of

feelings develop how we communicate?

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12. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? Reading For

Construction Consortium

Did you ever wish you could create drawings, origami,

and 3D constructions, but felt you just couldn’t?

Creating a prefabricated project is easy when you have

good directions. What makes some directions good

and others not? In this Enrichment Cluster you will

explore iPad apps that allow you to create origami and

drawings. You will evaluate and recommend the

easiest ones to follow. Later on, we may build a Lego

kit and maybe a piece of furniture, evaluating directions

for ease of use. Perhaps we will write our own

directions. Either way, we will investigate the quality of

different directions and learn that we can construct

almost anything with good instructions.

Facilitator: Rivka Heisler

Rivka is Technology Integrator at SAR Academy. Her 4

children’s many constructions turned her into a Lego

whiz. She prides herself on her ability to build

prefabricated furniture to create anything that has

directions, even if she can't draw a straight line!

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Spatial, Logical-

Mathematical, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can good directions help

kids facilitate creativity and build and construct

things?

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13. MUSICAL ZOO ENSEMBLE

Do you love music? Do you think making music is

cool? Have you ever wondered how a guitar is like a

cello or a piano is like the harp? Using the Dalcroze

approach you will play musical games and use songs

to understand beats and to learn how to read music.

Discover what different notes are worth mathematically.

Then try beating them out on drums. Even compose a

simple rhythm composition of your own. Explore live

and online, musical instruments from around the world,

from ancient times to today and musical performances

of children. Perhaps even design an instrument of your

own out of recycled materials that can make more than

one kind of sound. Come to the Musical Zoo Ensemble

and develop your love for musical instruments!

Facilitator: Miriam Filer

SAR Mom, Miriam Filer is a Suzuki parent who studied

cello and guitar alongside her children. She has spent

several years learning new and exciting ways of

exploring music through the Dalcroze method. Miriam

is excited to share her love for learning music with the

second grade students.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,

Kinesthetic, Musical

Driving Question: How can our understanding of

musical sentences help us create original musical

stories?

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14. WINDOW TO THE WILD: Connecting

Kids With Wonder

Do you like nature? Are you creative? Do you love to

explore? Then this cluster is for you. Through hands-on

outdoor adventures, science experiments, art, and

music activities we will explore the sounds and sights

of the elements: earth, wind, fire, and water. In creative

exploration of the outdoors, we will hike outside, collect

samples of earth around the school, catch the wind in

kites we design, and walk to the Hudson River and

paint there. This cluster will open your eyes, inspire

new thoughts, and warm your heart to the beauty and

wonder of Hashem’s world.

Facilitator: Adiella Shem Tov

Morah Adiella has a BFA in Art Education with a

specialization in Project Based Education. She has

been teaching for 13 years and loves to incorporate

adventure and self-motivated learning into all her

teaching. Adiella is a fine artist, a singer/songwriter,

and a recording artist.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Musical,

Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Existential, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can connecting with the

elements develop a sense of wonder for creation?

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Student Selection Form For Enrichment Clusters

We are asking the children to consider with you

the 3 Enrichment Clusters they are most interested in

attending. In reading through our selections with your

child, please guide him or her in recognizing how he/

she might be interested in several different clusters.

For example, if your child is “Logic Smart” then “Out of

the Box Lego Explorers,” or “Reading For

Construction,” might be exciting Cluster selections. Or

if their interest lies in the naturalist arena (Science

Smart) then he or she might enjoy exploring, “Window

To The Wild” or “Monkey Business”.

It is also OK to explore new disciplines when it is

compelling for your child.

Please make 3 selections on the

online form by Thursday, March 12th.

Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or

her three selections. Students will receive their

cluster registration prior to the first session.

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon

Marson, our Schoolwide Enrichment Coordinator, at

[email protected] or 718-548-1717 x 1212.

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“Every child should have the

chance to be exceptional

without exception.”

~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

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Phone: 718-548-1717

Fax: 718-601-0082

SAR Academy

655 West 254th Street

Riverdale, N.Y. 10471

SAR’s Schoolwide

Enrichment Program

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