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Long time HALB science teacher Mr. Gerry Bass retires after 36 years at the school. In his honor, HALB established an annual award for an 8^th grade student who demonstrates excellence in science and scientific research.

This past week, 11 students had a very special opportunity to attend a service mission to Houston, organized by Mrs. Aliza Konig, Assistant Principal, in conjunction with NCSY. The purpose of the mission was to help Houston citizens who are still rebuilding their homes after Hurricane Harvey. The students worked alongside volunteers, from the disaster relief group St. Bernard’s Parish, to reconstruct a wall in the home of a hurricane victim.

Over 150 eighth graders from many metropolitan elementary schools got a taste of what their high school experience at the Stella K. Abraham High School would be like. On Tuesday, December 10, SKA student ambassadors welcomed aspiring high schoolers who got a glimpse of many of the highlights SKA has to offer, along with the energy and warmth it projects.

The second graders at the Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens are becoming better readers every day! They recently read “Bremen Town Musicians,” a dramatic fairy tale. The text has continuous dialogue and a repetitive pattern of events that create a story structure both entertaining and fun to read. There are singing animals that share a common problem, outsmart robbers, and find jobs as musicians. Since drama is meant to be acted out, the second graders used this opportunity to develop their dramatic reading and performing skills! In small groups, the girls prepared to perform the play to their classmates. The constant practice and rereading increased their reading fluency. The text has plenty of dialogue, which helped developed their awareness of appropriate expression while reading.