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Wow! What a day!! The spirit, joy and unity of the Mazel community rocked as Mazel Parents Association marched with students, parents and teachers at the Celebrate Israel Day Parade!
Mazel Middle School girls, moms, and grandmothers participated in a special Challah Bake experience celebrating the power of Jewish women and girls.
Israel month is well underway at MDS, as our students launched a unit of study about Israel - beginning with Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut, exploring life in Israel and its meaning to us today. A true love for Israel permeates the hallways and classrooms of Mazel!!!
Literacy month has come to life at Mazel Day School with shopping for books at our annual children's book sale, field trips to local libraries and guest parent readers visiting our classes!
Middle Schoolers put on a stellar show drawing modern day messages from the Maccabee narrative ~ Bravo to our superstar dancers, singers and actors!
From Drop-off to Dismissal.... we had a G - R - E - A - T first day of school at MDS Lower and Middle School!
Happy Mother's Day to all of our amazing Mazel SuperMoms!!! You are the light, warmth and foundation of your family ~ just as the "Yiddishe Mama" of thousands of years carried the Jewish people!! May you always have Nachas from your sweet children :)
Our Middle School Division enjoyed a fantastic weekend retreat in Moodus, Connecticut. The bonding, friendships and meaningful experiences made this ShabbatON truly remarkable. The fun was non-stop - sports, culinary class, Shabbat meals, singing, laughter, late night discussions, Stump the Rabbi, board game tournament, laser tag, bonfire, knocker ball, and more... Best of all, was the chance for our pre-teens to "disconnect and connect", relax with friends and spend time outdoors. The memories will last forever!!
February is Mazel's Annual Literacy Month!! Our students immerse in a month-long celebration of Literacy that includes parent "guest readers"... visits to the local library... our very own Book Sale... a Literacy Fun-Day Sunday Book Fair... a Meet the Author... and many other fun Literacy-themed activities!!
At Mazel's preschool, we immerse in units of study that enable children to explore the world around them. Each unit is designed to be rich with hands-on experiences that build language, cognitive skills and a sense of discovery about the world around us... all while cultivating life-long lessons and values. What better way to do so than through a unit about "Our Community" ~ what is a community? how does a community work together to support and help each other? who makes up our community and how do they help us? are just some of the Big Ideas our children are exploring.
Our Middle School students have been immersed in a research project for their annual Social Studies Fair. This year's theme was "Geography" and our students explored countries around the world and the way in which geography has played a role in their development.
Latkes, Dreidels, Candles and Maccabees.... our little preschoolers welcomed Chanukah with songs and spirit. #mdskidsrock #cutenessoverload #chanukahcelebration #sharethelights
Funky rap... drumming circle... Chidibim Chidibum... spinning dreidles... shining candles... Chanukah family nights... We are a Miracle!!! Our rocking Kindergarten through Fourth Grade Lower School Division put on a great Chanukah show!!!
In honor of Chanukah, our Middle School classes put on an uplifting showcase telling the story of the Eternal Jewish Flame which shone bright throughout the generations and continues to inspire us today. In response to the words of Mark Twain...This is the story of Our People and THIS is the "secret of our immortality"!
At Mazel, our science curricula employs an inquiry based approach which enables students the opportunity to explore, discover and apply scientific principles using real-life materials and hands-on challenges.
MDS Middle Schoolers love to do Community Service Chesed at Masbia Soup Kitchen! Packing lunches, carrying boxes - you name it, they were on hand to help!!
From funny face fruit and veggie activities to crunchy salad days.... from a delicious juice bar to visiting health professionals.... from a Fit-Fun Warrior Dash to a health sleep challenge.... Health Month rocked a Mazel Day school!!!
Our Lower and Middle Schoolers enjoyed a FANTASTIC first day of school today ~ filled with joyous learning and fun friendship. Take a peek a some snapshots from our day.
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