YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF YESHIVA KETANA OHR REUVEN…

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Thank you Nurse Aimee for sharing "Healthy Habits" with the "Reuven Review"

Do you know why an air- craft carri-er carrying hundreds of supplies, sol-diers, airplanes does not sink? The 7th graders do! They learned about that as part of their science unit on buoyancy and the Archimedes Principle. They are also looking forward to explaining these concepts to younger students at YKOR at the upcoming PBL fair on February 25. What is the Bernoulli Principle? How does a plane wing generate lift? What were the Wright Brothers known for? Ask any 8th grader and he'll tell you the answers. We're diving deep - or flying high :) - into our PBL unit on Airplanes. As we investigate the history and sci-ence of flying as a class, the boys are busy investigating their own planes in small groups. Some examples of the planes that the boys are researching include: the Red Baron, the Enola Gay, the Concord, Air Force 1, and the f35 fighter jet. Check back after winter break to see models of these planes (and others!) at our annual PBL Fair.

2nd grader, Aharon Becker 3rd grader,

Moshe Kaplov-itz, 4th grader, Shmuly Fisman, 5th graders,

Sholmo Bessler, Shloimy Gold-

stein

Reading Club Raffle Winners!

A Special Visitor

What's Behind My Name?

The first graders had the zechus of having a chushava visitor in their classroom when Rabbi Zev Leff, Rav of Moshav Matisyahu, Eretz Yisrael came to see a day in his grand-

son, Dovi Leff’s first grade classroom. The talmidim sang some songs in honor of the occa-sion and then Rabbi Leff had the opportunity to speak to the boys. He explained the importance of learning Torah in a mashal that they could all appreciate. “Just like car needs to have gas to be able to roll, the world needs Torah for it to be able to exist,” he told the first graders. Be-sides for the sweet words of Torah that Rabbi Leff shared, each talmid received a special treat from Rabbi Leff who was impressed with the fact that the boys remembered to say thank you as well as a bracha out loud.

What's in your name? When pre-sented with the thought provok-ing question, Rabbi Biller's third graders forged ahead to discover the answer. The talmidim were given a project form which was used to write a short essay about the person they are named after. There was also space to include a picture of both the talmid and his namesake. Stay tuned be-cause once all the submissions are in, the pages will be made into an impressive booklet. The boys will then take turns bringing the book home to show with their families. Sampled:

Yehuda Gottlieb

Baruch Hashem, Chasdei Hashem, B'ez-ras Hashem, Im Yirtzah Hashem: Rabbi Myski's first graders are bring-ing Hashem into their day to day lives by learning to constantly mention His name. They also have striking posters hanging in their classroom which the talmidim can take in throughout the day to remind them even more and to also help them remember the yesod of emunah.

Keeping Hashem in Mind-Always

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Monday, January 15, NO TRANSPORTATION, A: K-5: 9:00, 6-8: 7:45, D: K-8 3:00,

General Studies Teacher-In-Service Thursday, January 25,

D: K- 12:00, P-8 1:00 Fri.-Tuesday, January 26-30,

Mid-Winter Vacation

P Meir Kivelvitz 1 Azriel Warum 3 Aron Needleman 7 Doniel Mayor Kleiman

Mashgiach, Rabbi Bamberger, on the birth of a grandson Mrs. Goldfeder on the engagement of her daughter Ita to Aryeh Silverberg 3rd grader, Moshe Schiller on his brother Dovid’s upsherin 7th grader, Avi Zisman, on starting to put on teffilin

Mazal Tov

A Peek into Upcoming YKOR Calendar

Outside it was cold and snowy, but inside, the homes of YKOR students were filled with the warmth and the glow of Torah. On Thursday, when school was closed due to dangerous driving conditions, a majority of the talmidim from many classes were able to call in using the class conference number. The talmidim started off with a perek of tehillim as a zechus for the safety of all of those who had to be out on such a treacherous day. The seventh grad-

ers then reviewed the entire gemara twice for the upcom-ing bechina on Sunday, starting from line one and going all the way through to line 30. The conference line was peppered with talmidim taking turns sharing jokes after they finished a section of the gemara.

The “Beshivtecha Bevaisecha Program” also played a big part on the snow day. This “Snow Day Program” includes talmidim davening everything that they daven in class, learning, saying brachos out loud, helping out and more… Thursday’s lesson was a powerful one and as pristine as the new fallen snow - there is no such thing as taking a vacation from Torah!

As the Snow Piled Up YKOR Students Knew What to Do

Thank You

Talmi-dim in grades 6, 7

and 8 learning

with Rabbi Peikes

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Rabbi Lowy’s 4th graders showing how the כהן גדול

leans his hands on the .ווידוי while saying פר

Boys also prostrating them-selves while saying ”ברוך

“שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד

פרשת וארא שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום

Name of תלמיד (Please Print Clearly) Class: (Please Check One)

1st Grade – 5 פסוקים

2nd Grade – 10 פסוקים

3rd Grade – 15 פסוקים

4th Grade – 20 פסוקים

5th Grade – 25 פסוקים

6th Grade – 30 פסוקים

7th Grade – 50 פסוקים

8th Grade – The complete פרשה

My son completed שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום for

this פרשה in the amount specified for his class.

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SPECIAL ADDED BONUS!!!

Aside from the weekly prizes!! Aside from the end of חומש בראשית raffle!!

Any talmid who completes his grade level שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום

for 9 out of the 10 weeks in חומש שמות will receive a BONUS prize!!!

MAZAL TOV ONCE AGAIN TO 1st GRADE FOR JOINING THE SMVT PROGRAM!