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March 13, 2015
22 Adar 5775
Volume 18, Issue 27
Dates to Remember:
 M 3/16 – 7th grade trip
to Theatreworks
 M 3/16 – 8th grade trip
to Queens Hall of
Science
 W 3/18 – Kindergarten
& 1st grade trip to Matza
Factory
 F 3/20 - Teacher InService - NO SESSIONS
Candle Lighting 6:42

Rabbi Michael Weichselbaum
Menahel
Once a man who was a yeshiva rebbe
approached the  and told him that
because of financial considerations, he was
interested in changing professions. “Well,
what would you do instead of teaching?”
asked the . “I would become a
diamond polisher” the rebbe replied. “But
you already are a diamond polisher,” the
 rejoined. So it is: you have
entrusted us with your jewels, and our
teachers do their best to make them shine.
When  placed the  in the
,
the

states:
“” – “and
[] took the  and placed them in
the .”
The seemingly redundant
phrases of “and he took” and “and he
placed” teach us that  is a two-way
street. There is no concept of exclusively
being a taker of  or a giver of .
To be a successful Jew, one must realize
that there are times to receive and times to
give.
We are very excited about our
upcoming 19th Annual Dinner. Weeks of
preparation have led us to this momentous
event, and we ask that you join us in
thanking Elie & Tzivia Deitsch, our Guests
of Honor; Rabbi Shea & Shira Berkowitz,
our Parents of the Year; Rabbi Elisha &
Shira Feinberg, our Kesser Sheim Tov
awardees and Mrs. Bracha Yanni, recipient
of the Educator of the Year Award.
We look forward to greeting all of you
as we show our appreciation to those who
help Bnos Malka continue in our mission
to educate the future  of .
Class Milestones
Pre-1a – Mrs. Rachel Chait
Mah Nishtanah Halaila Hazeh….The
sounds of Chag HaPesach are being heard
in Pre-1a. We are immersed in the
upcoming holiday and we can’t wait. Our
Haggadot are taking shape as we depict the
fifteen steps of the Pesach Seder through
writing, art, craft and individual creativity.
We are learning what chometz is and how
the house will change for the Pesach yom
tov.
This week we will read two ParshiyosVa’yakhail and P’kudai. We learned that
any melacha done for the mishkan cannot
be done on Shabbos. We talked about the
39 Melachos of Shabbos and gave a few
examples of each. It was great to hear how
Hashem loved the Mishkan and his
Shabbos Ends 7:51 
shechina came to rest in it. Be’ezras Hashem
we should be zocheh to the same thing with
the third Bais Hamikdosh soon in our days.
Good Shabbos.
2nd Grade – Ms. Yocheved Landesman
Due ewe no that the hole second grade
is sew excited two bee learning all about
homophones! The girls have been working
hard to brainstorm as many homophones as
they can think of. Our list is growing and
growing and it has been really fun to identify
and define so many homophones. We have
concluded that English is a very complicated
language!
We have finished our unit on money
and are now learning about time. The girls
did a really fabulous job with the money
unit. We learned to identify coins, count on
to get totals, and different ways to get to the
same amount. If you need any change
counted, please ask your daughter to help
you!
The girls read many different science
books about how to make things move.
They looked for key terms and learned how
to define them in context. We learned about
friction, force, push and pull and other
important science ideas.
Our Reading Railroad is almost at the
station! I predict that by the next time I
write in the newsletter we will have awesome
train news to share! Keep up the excellent
reading! Have a delightful Shabbos!
BNOS MALKA ACADEMY
19th Annual Dinner

Honoring
Elie & Tzivia Deitsch
Rabbi Shea & Shira Berkowitz
Rabbi Elisha & Shira Feinberg
Mrs. Bracha Yanni

This Monday Evening
MARCH 16, 2015
Mincha 7:00 PM
Welcome & Dinner 7:30 PM
Honoree Program 8:15 PM
Maariv & Dessert 9:15 PM
Looking forward to greeting you!
12/5/2014
 – Mrs. Adina Burger
Third grade is excited to actually start saying the brachos of
Shemona Esrei inside the Siddur. They are able to apply their
strong Chumash skills to pick out Shorashim they recognize and
dissect some of the words on their own. There is a wonderful
energy that pervades the room as the girls realize they can take
their skills and use them even outside of Chumash! After going
through the beiur, the girls enjoy thought provoking discussions
about the meanings of the words. They then each use their
unique creative flair to decorate a scrapbook page reflecting the
main idea of a particular bracha.
5th Grade & 6A Science – Mrs. June Phillips
It is all about earthquakes in fifth grade science. We have
learned that movements of tectonic plates are responsible for
land features on Earth’s surface as well as earthquakes and
volcanos. The fifth grade girls have been doing an engineering
project for the Jews of Shushan. Shushan is located on a plate
boundary, making it at risk for earthquakes. To protect the
Jewish children of Shushan, our girls designed a “new” yeshiva
using toothpicks, marshmallows, and other materials. We tested
our designs on the unstable “jello ground” and no matter how
much we shook the buildings, they just would not fall! I was so
proud of the girls for their brilliant designs and their
enthusiastic effort.
Did you know that the bacteria living on your right hand
may be very different from those on your left? Did you also
know that there is an entire community of bacteria living in your
digestive system helping to keep you healthy? Well our sixth
graders are becoming microbial experts. Each group just
completed an experiment testing a hypothesis about bacteria.
For example, one group felt that soap would do a better job
than hand sanitizer at killing bacteria on their hands. Another
group hypothesized that a toilet seat would have fewer bacteria
than a student’s shoe. Another felt that cleaning surfaces with
soap would be better than alcohol. Well, would you like to
know what happened? You will just have to ask your daughters
what they found out. Have a Good Shabbos!
 – Mrs. Chana Bregman
The 6th graders have been analyzing the messages hidden
for us within the topic of Miriam's lashon harah. We have
discovered the severity of being the one to initiate the
conversation. We have also taken some time to analyze the
greatness of Moshe Rabbeinu, having been called "anav mikol
adam" and how one must feel really big in order to be able to
allow themselves to be seen as small. The girls have been
working really hard in both dikduk and yedios klaliyos. We are
finishing our unit on binyan "pa'al" and look forward to
beginning binyan "pee'el" right after Pesach! Have a wonderful
Shabbos.
 – Mrs. Rochel Wasser
“Introducing an opportunity to look into history and find
yourselves…” In conjunction with learning the first Perek of
Parshas Korach, in which we compared the impacts of the
wives of Korach and Ohn through Midrashim, the 7th grade
recently embarked on a journey. This Tanach research project,
titled “Shalsheles”, requires each student to choose a woman in
Tanach who inspires her and research a single episode in her
life, via Tanach and Miforshim. The girls will then draft a short
written paper on their findings and use it as a springboard to
create a masterful centerpiece for the upcoming “Mother-
Daughter Breakfast” after Pesach. The projects’ goals are
twofold- to strengthen the students’ textual skills as well as
deepen their pride in being a link in the chain of Nishei Yisroel.
Have a lovely Shabbos.
6th & 8th Math – Mrs. Chana Bregman
6th Grade: The 6th graders have become very proficient at
translating English into "math". (Yes, math is a language!) We are
immersed in a unit in algebra, and the girls are being challenged
to apply mathematical operations in a new way. We've begun to
look at equations as scales and are being very precise surgeons
when making changes to either side. Have a wonderful Shabbos.
8th Grade: The 8th graders have been learning how equations
can be plotted on graphs. They are now familiar with the formula
y=kx, as well as the terms slope, rise/run, and y-intercept. The
girls have been working hard to recognize the slope in an
equation, graph, and table. Have a good Shabbos.
7th ELA & 8th ELA/SS – Mrs. Julie Faska
This past month, the 7th grade girls finished their persuasive
essays. Their essays were fantastic and broached large topics; the
girls did a fantastic job researching their topics and presenting
their cases! We have moved onto the memoir genre, and they
have chosen some wonderful and interesting moments to
capture, and we have been drafting and revising. The girls are
almost ready to publish, and I am so excited to see the results!
We have started reading Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, and are
discussing the history of the Great Depression, the roll of racism
in the South during this time period, and the development of the
Civil Rights movement. The students have had wonderful
perspectives, and we've had some lively discussions. They are
working on a book report for the novel which involves each
student writing a news article which will be compiled into a
newspaper. I am looking forward to seeing their creativity in this
journalistic enterprise!
In 8th grade Social Studies we have finished The Age of
Imperialism, with the students creating board games with the
ultimate goal being world domination! The girls created fantastic
games, which were well thought out and beautiful to look at. We
have moved onto the causes and the start of World War I. World
War I changed warfare forever, and we are exploring the
tremendous ramifications of World War I. Additionally, we are
using English time to review the components of a research paper,
which will help the students in their World War II research
papers. We are reading some non-fiction texts related to World
War I, and the girls are getting a comprehensive picture of the
results of the War both on individual citizens, politically, and
globally.
The girls have been working on their multi-genre
memoirs independently, and so far, they sound amazing!
2nd Grade Chumash Plays
Mazal tov to our second graders who recently celebrated
their Chummash play! The students put on a wonderful show
for their parents, grandparents and friends. After being
welcomed by Rabbi Weichselbaum, the girls, all dressed in
costumes, sang songs and performed their parts like
professionals. Each Talmidah then received her chummash
and everyone enjoyed a delicious collation prepared by the
class mothers. The program also included a parent child
project which allowed our students to work together with their
parents to design and create one of a kind covers for their
chumashim. The girls did an outstanding job and we thank
Morah Yanni, Morah Rosenfelt, and our music instructor Morah
Rena for all their hard work on this impressive show.