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Author’s Day 2010 – Grades 1 - 3

Third Grade Sing-a-Long

3rd Grade trip - Festival of Cultures

Our Gala 2010 helped raise much needed additional funds for Education at the Solomon Schechter School of Queens. Many thanks to our Honorees Bracha and Martin Werber, Marcia Friedman, Alumni Classes of 1980-1984 and everybody who participated and worked on this event.

A wonderful short video was prepared for us by one of our talented Alums, Denny Daniel. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxSGaej5oKQ

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8th Grade Students Perform Community Service for Hebrew Free Burial Society

 
On October 14, 2009, the 8th grade class went on trip to Staten Island to do community service at the Hebrew Free Burial Society.  We were all truly honored when we were told that we were able to do such a mitzvah.  The Staten Island graveyard does not get help from the government and does not charge money from the people who cannot afford to pay or people that do not have family. While we were there, we brought Hebrew and biblical books to bury.  We also removed boulders and twigs that were next to the graves which prevented gravestones from being properly placed. In addition, we removed bags that were blocking the way of digging more graves.  The man working with us said that the forty of us did more work in 40 minutes than his crew could do in two days.
 
We are very thankful that our devoted teacher Mrs. Judith Aharoni arranged this magnificent opportunity where we were able to perform the Mizvah of Chesed Shel Emet–doing good deeds that we cannot be repaid for. This experience changed our lives.  This was the first of many trips that we will be taking throughout the year.
 
 

Museum Travels to Schechter ….

 The Museum of Interesting Things is a traveling, interactive demonstration/exhibition of antiques and inventions inspiring innovation and creativity - learning from the past to create a better future. We will be exhibiting at the Solomon Schechter School of Queens on Thursday, June 11, 2009. You can visit the website to see some of the items our kids will experience.
 www.museumofinterestingthings.org

Presented by SSSQ Alumni, Denny Daniel

8th Grade Trip to

    I S R A E L    

2010

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 Past Events and items of interest

   ART WITH MR. PAIGE    

Faculty Chanukah Party

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   Play Ball! click for T-Ball pics

Pre-K Trip to the Matzo Factory 2008

Fifth Grade Shabbaton

In what has become an annual event the entire 5th grade class participated in a Shabbaton on January 25th and 26th.  Students came to school on Friday morning prepared to spend a spiritual, fun-filled Shabbaton with friends and faculty members from the school. 

The event began on Friday afternoon with groups of children preparing for Shabbat by drawing tablecloth covers, making paper flowers, centerpieces and wall posters.  Kabalat Shabbat began with everyone lighting candles and singing songs to welcome the Sabath.  Following a meaningful t’fillah, the children and adults sat down to a traditional Shabbat meal, sing songs and conversed over grape juice, chicken and kugel. 

 Children participated in discussions based on the weekly Torah portion, pre-adolescent concerns and played some good old-fashioned games like soccer, gaga and charades and of course the frog game.  Students slept in school under the guidance of faculty members and concluded the Shabbaton with Havadalah on Saturday night.

 The purpose of the Shabbaton is two-fold; one is to enable students to experience the full beauty and meaning of Shabbat and secondly to encourage bonding between members of the grade in preparation for longer overnight trips in succeeding years.

 The event is under the auspices of the Principal of Judaic Studies Dr. Amittai BenAmi and is funded through a generous grant from the Arlene and Loraine Topal Creative Arts Fund.

click on link for pictures  TEVA LEARNING CENTER 
6th Grade Goes Natural at TEVA  November 5-8 2007
 The 6th graders went on a 4-day trip to the TEVA Environmental Learning Center at Camp Isabella Friedman in rural, mountainous Connecticut. Teva is the Hebrew word for "Nature," but the Teva experience is much more than that....

Our SSSQ  7th & 8th grade baseball team CHAMPIONS!!
June 24, 2007 at St. John's University:
Solomon Schechter Queens over Kew Gardens 11-4 for the Jewish Community
Intermediate Baseball championship. An official banner hanging ceremony to be
held in the gym in January. Congratulations to the 7th and 8th graders and to
Manager Jay Luger. coaches Irwin Horowitz and Doug Weiner.

Congratulations!
 

 
On their November 2006 trip to Washington, our 7th graders met Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the House
 

 
click here DEDICATION OF REMODELED LIBRARY


Our 50th Anniversary celebrations got off to a great start with a
1956 Rock-n-Roll Family Dance Party on Sunday, November 13th.
A big thank you to Lisa Abrams, Merri Alaimo and Dianne Maor and the volunteers
a wonderful time was had by all (click here for some great pictures!!!)

This year the Drama Club put on a fabulous presentation of Annie.   Some past events include a wonderful presentation of Follow That Rabbit (click to see pictures), and a terrific presentation of Fiddler on the Roof.   The Drama Club is one of the many terrific after school activities offered at SSSQ.   

 
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