Schools

The students at IVDU LI enjoyed a wonderful trip to Spring Gymnastics on Thursday in celebration of Lag BaOmer. Mrs. Fordsham guided the students in warm-up exercises and taught them how to use all of the equipment. She then set up stations for the students to take turns using all of the gymnastics equipment.

Our teachers enjoyed a delicious lunch and coffee as a way to say thank you for all they do every single day!

Last week, Rambam Mesivta held its 29^th Annual Scholarship Dinner. The honorees were Jonathan and Marcy Farrell, who were recognized as the “Guests of Honor,” and Yaakov and Dina Shalev, who were chosen as “Grandparents of the Year.”

A group of MTA Engineering and Computer Science students took part in Yeshiva University’s Hackathon competition, working through the night to design and create projects that fit into the theme of this year’s event: Education. They were hard at work from 10:00 p.m. on Motza’ei Shabbos, May 1, through the following afternoon, when all projects were submitted and judging began. More than just a learning experience, the event sparked camaraderie and teamwork among the group, who bonded over burgers and a shared purpose late into the night.

Each week, the boys learn three new “yediyot” and have a chance to win prizes. Last week’s raffle winners were Azaryah Gurzhiev (fifth grade) and Yaakov Yunayev (fourth grade). Plus, every boy who memorized all three yediyot received $100 in “YSZ CA$H” towards the upcoming Yediyot Chinese Auction!

All of the Sophomore Chemistry classes at SKA recently had the opportunity to participate in an ice cream lab, which was a huge success. Our teachers taught us that in order to have a phase change in matter, heat must be gained or lost, which we see in our everyday lives. In this experiment, we were able to see how fast heat is lost in order to change the milk from a liquid to a solid state. This is also an example of a physical change in matter. We first took the milk, sugar, and vanilla and poured it into a small Ziploc bag. Next, we took a large Ziploc bag and filled it up with ice cubes. Then we put the small bag into the large bag and started flipping it.