A Slice of Chai from JPPS-Bialik

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Inside This Issuee The First Annual JPPS FunRune The JPPS Challah Bakee The JFK 5th Annual G!EE High School Showdowne Bialik Theatre Fall Productione Visit from Rachel Fraenkele New and exciting JPPS S.T.E.M and Bialik science and technology projects And much, much more!!!

SO, what are you looking for? JPPS-Bialik News: p. 3-14Arts: p. 15-19Sports: p. 20-22Awards/Accomplishments: p. 23Next Issue Sneak Peek: p. 24Classifieds: p. 25

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The 2014 Secondary IV & V Shabbaton

YCC As part of the Judaic Studies Program, Secondary IV & V students participated in an annual Bialik High School tradition: Weekend Shabbatons held outside of school.

This year’s events were held at the Y Country Camp.

Students were involved in team-building activities, informal educational activities and meaningful Shabbat programs.

It is said to be the most memorable weekend for Secondary IV and V students, their teachers and support staff.

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JPPS students participated in their first-ever FunRun event and raised funds for two worthy causes

On Monday September 29, 2014, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, students at the Jewish People’s and Peretz School (JPPS) participated in their first annual FunRun. The goal of this event was to raise funds for their groundbreaking S.T.E.M Program (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The S.T.E.M program integrates science, math, en-gineering and technology into other subjects, making everything more interesting and child-friendly. With S.T.E.M, students perform hands–on activities to help them comprehend how science and engineering work together in the real world. Monies raised went towards state–of–the art technologies such as a 3D colour printer and many other tools that help students learn how to solve and understand real–life problems. The students participated in an obstacle course developed by KIDz N’Motion, a local agency that specializes in designing activity programs for children.

A portion of the funds raised was donated to the Israeli Victims Of War Association (IVOW). IVOW was founded in 1984 to support Bar and Bat Mitzvah-aged children of: parents who have lost their lives, or have been disabled while on military duty or who have been victims of terror.

JPPS has always emphasized the importance of physical activity. To get their students pumped and ready for the Fun-Run, various JPPS teachers particpated in a mock FunRun obstacle course, which was filmed and shown to the stu-dents. Later, the students made a promo video to help motivate other students and their parents. To view these videos, please click on the links below: https://vimeo.com/104745856https://vimeo.com/106317877

In the end, the total amount raised surpassed the JPPS FunRun goal of $20,000! TCBY generously sponsored the event with frozen yogurt for all particpants. The success of this 1st Annual JPPS FunRun was realized with the amazing support of the JPPS Home & School Association, our teachers, support staff and parent volunteers!


JPPS school spirit has never been stronger. Students, teachers and parents are enjoying the innovative JPPS Jewish Life Program, facilitated by Anat Toledano. At the start of Rosh Hashanah, Anat and JPPS Principal Marnie Stein invited parents to join their children in the courtyard prior to dismissal to listen to the sound of the shofar (by Rabbi David Cohen) and share good wishes for the New Year. Each child went home with a gift of candles, a small apple and honey. See the video here: https://vimeo.com/107074628

JPPS Jewish Life Program: Fall 2014 JPPS Jewish Life Facilitator: Anat Toledano

JPPS Jewish Life Committee: Judy Hagshi and Ruth NajmanPlease see Challah Bake article on page 10

Time for Sukkot!

Each grade spent time in our JPPS sukkah where they particpated in various activities which put smiles on everyone’s faces.

“Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas Dinner?”

“Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas Dinner” is a new program recently launched by the JPPS Jewish Life Committee. The first event had eight veteran JPPS families hosting eight new JPPS families for Shabbas dinner. The JPPS Home & School Association generously sponsored a “Shabbas kit” containing a fresh challah, candles, grape juice and kiddush cup. Another event is set for January - with ten hosts eager to participate. All involved are confident that this experience will enhance the sense of “mishpachah” that is felt at JPPS.


Jennifer Nyman’s S.T.E.M classes are in full swing! Our JPPS Grade 2 scientists have been learning about Matter this term. They began their journey as “Matter Hunters,” searching high and low for solids, liquids and gases. They have now completed their own educational videos using Educreations, teaching others about the Three States of Matter.

Grade 3 students are making their way through the “Sticky Challenge” and our Grade 4 students are creating devices to rescue pets from sewers during critical weather situations.

Grade 5 students are engaged in a hands-on bridge-building activity, with an emphasis on geometry and strength. Grade 6 students are generating their own personal flotation devices. They have all been designing and creating, and are now in the discussion and improvement stages, using Notability to organize their infor-mation.

Will the Grade 3 students’ choice of glue keep their structures holding the can 5 cm above the surface? Are the Grade 4 students going to be able to rescue the dog from the sewer? Can the Grade 5 bridges withstand the weight requirement?

Will the Grade 6 personal flotation devices keep their “can” above water?

All things S.T.E.M

Can you print in 3D? We can!

JPPS particpates in the “Hour of Code” movement

Bialik’s IB Programme Coordinator and Science teacher, Ms. Andrea Mendell, had her Secondary I & II classes design on the 3D printer. Below are some of their prints.

Bialik’s Secondary I students went to the Cosmodrome, where they enjoyed a unique educational adventure learning about space travel.

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. It is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. The grassroots campaign’s goal is for tens of millions of students to try an Hour of Code between December 8-14, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. For an hour, each JPPS class went to the computer lab and worked in teams of two to particpate in coding activities. Parent volunteers Rona Katz and Joanne Eisman worked with the students. View this great Youtube presentation regarding the campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIu9yen5nc

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Bialik ventures to the Cosmodome

The students at JPPS had a huge surprise on the morning of Monday, November 10th. Hello astro turf! The JPPS front yard was given a brand new astro turf field from the proceeds of last year’s Home & School chocolate bar sale. Thank you to Gilman Grass and Kenny Gilman. See the students’ reactions here: https://vimeo.com/111449330

Behold! We have astro turf!

See our amazing JPPS Open House video: https://vimeo.com/109968667


#thisisjpps: The 2014 JPPS Open House


Les Écoles JPPS-Bialik Se Souviennent

Les élèves de JPPS et de Bialik se sont joints à d’autres étudiants au Cénotaphe et au Centre Commémoratif du Parc de Hampstead lors de la cérémonie annuelle du Jour du Souvenir . Les étudiants se sont souvenus de ceux qui se sont battus pour la liberté et ont honoré leur mémoire. De plus ils ont remercié les Vétérans et ceux qui continuent à être vigilants. Les élèves de JPPS ont récité le poème « Taking a Stand » de John Bailey tandis que la chorale yiddish de Bialik a chanté deux chansons.

Plus tard, certains étudiants ont participé à une période de questions-réponses avec les soldats. Pour vision-ner la cérémonie et les présentations de JPPS-Bialik, veuillez cliquer sur le lien ci-dessous : https://vimeo.com/111490999

Formée il y a 25ans, la chorale yiddish de Bialik est unique et très sollicitée. Sous la direction de Mme Lorna Smith, professeure de yiddish et récipiendaire du prix Nachum Wilchevsky, la chorale a vécu des moments mémorables.

Le dimanche 9 novembre, à l’occasion de la cérémonie commémorative du souvenir de Kristallnacht “la Nuit de cristal”, organisée par le Centre Commémoratif de l’Holocauste de Montréal, la chorale yiddish de Bialik a admirablement chanté et a offert une performance de première classe.

Kristallnacht

9 A Slice of Chai From JPPS-BialikLes étudiants du secondaire v se sont rendus à l’académie hebraique pour écouter la mère de

feu Naftali Frankeal Z’l raconter l’histoire de sa perte tragique, de son courage et de sa foi

C’était le12 juin que le monde a appris la terrible nouvelle de l’enlèvement de trois jeunes garçons israéliens. Pendant 18 jours, les Forces de l’Armée israélienne et d’autres agences ont cherché Naftali Fraenkel(16 ans, de Nof Ayalon),Gilad Shaer (16 ans, deTalmon) et Eyal Yifrah (18 ans, de Elad).

La nouvelle de l’enlèvement s’est rapidement propagée et en quelques heures les photos et messages ont in-ondé le cyberespace par le biais des media sociaux tels que Facebook, Twitter et Instagram. On y voyait des gens de tous horizons brandissant des affiches avec le message « Retournez nos enfants ». Malheureusement, le 30 juin, les corps des trois jeunes disparus furent découverts dans un champ au nord-ouest de Hébron.

Les élèves du secondaire V des écoles secondaires Bialik, Herzliah et de l’Académie Hébraïque ont eu le privilège d’écouter Mme Rachel Fraenkel, maman de feu Naftali Fraenkel Z’L partager son histoire. Ses mots étaient à la fois touchants et révélateurs.

Avant cette session privée, la plupart, sinon tous les élèves, n’avaient entendu que ce que les media avaient dépeint. Cependant, grâce à la manière dont Mme Fraenkel a raconté son histoire, les étudiants ont eu vraiment l’occasion de vivre et comprendre ce qui c’était passé, il y a six mois. Quoi de plus puissants et émouvants que les mots d’une mère qui a le courage de parler devant un grand public de l’enlèvement et de la mort tragique de son enfant?

« Il rentrait d’une excursion, donc au moins, nous savons à quoi ressemblaient ses dernières 24 heures »a déclaré Mme Fraenkel.

Elle a fait part de façon détaillée des efforts de recherches qui se sont étalés sur 18 jours :« La motivation de retrouver les 3 jeunes adolescents était incroyable. Je sais que les agents de Shabak(Agence israélienne de sécurité) et les services de renseignement de l’armée israélienne ont travaillé sans relâche, jour et nuit. Je n’avais jamais vu un tel déploiement de soldats dans la région de Hébron depuis la Guerre des Six Jours. »

Bien que sa voix était voilée de tristesse, on y décelait aussi une énorme force positive.« Les familles des soldats qui étaient à la recherche de nos enfants leur disaient : » S’il vous plait, ne retournez pas à la maison sans nos garçons.., Ramenez-les d’abord! »

Or, jamais auparavant on n’avait entendu, en Israël, une mère dire à son enfant soldat de ne pas retourner à la maison. A la fin, ils ont ramené nos garçons à la maison …, malheureusement pas dans l’état qu’on espérait…mais grâce à Dieu ils les ont tout de même ramenés.

Lorsqu’on lui a demandé comment elle pouvait continuer à sourire et à raconter son histoire, Mme Fraenkel a répondu: «Certains portent un masque. Ma famille et moi avons choisi de ne pas en porter un. Lorsque nous ressentons l’envie de pleurer nous pleurons et lorsque nous ressentons l’envie d’exprimer notre gratitude pour ce que nous avons, nous le faisons. Il y a un dicton qui dit: »une personne peut avoir peur, mais elle ne doit pas devenir sa peur. »


1st Annual Challah Bake at JPPS Elementary School Appealed to Multiple Generations

On Thursday, November 13th, JPPS Elementary School organized their 1st Annual Challah Bake. The event was sold out, and there was an overwhelming excitement in the community for days.

The aim of this initiative was to teach children and their families the importance of Shabbat, and to learn how to make challah in the traditional way.

Most of the families in attendance were multi-generational. Children, their parents, their grandparents and in some cases, great-grandpar-ents all attended.

Marnie Stein, Principal of JPPS, said it was truly “Ledor Vador” (from generation to generation).

When asked why they loved Shabbat, most of the students said that it was because of the special meal they get to share with their Bubbies and Zaidies.

Join us for the First Multi-Generational Family Challah Bake at JPPS!Let’s come together and experience the wonderful warmth of making challas together.

This is a joint program brought to you by JPPS Home and School and the JPPS Jewish Life Program (coordinated by Anat Toledano).

Multi-Generational Family Challah Bake at JPPS!

Info: The event will take place Thursday November 13th at 7:00 pm at JPPS.

For a truly special experience we encourage you to share this evening with the “gantzer mishpuchah”- bring the kids, grandparents and friends!

Tickets must be purchased by Monday, Nov 3 and the cost is $10.00 per person.

Buy your tickets at http://store.jppsbialik.ca

We look forward to seeing you on Nov 13th! Come and experience all you “knead!”

Questions? Email: [email protected]

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Bialik Redonne à la Communauté Le lundi 17 novembre, les étudiants de Bialik ont été invités à faire don d’une pièce de 2$ et de porter quelque chose de mauve en guise d’appui à la Journée mondiale de la prématurité ainsi qu’au fond »Tiny Miracles » de l’Hôpital général juif. L’Hôpital général juif joue un rôle primordial pour sauver chaque année, la vie de plus de 700 bébés prématurés dans leur unité néonatale de soins intensifs.

Les Auxiliaires de HGJ sont déterminées à acheter tout équipement nécessaire à la survie de leurs plus jeunes et plus vulnérables patients. Tous les dons recueillis ont été versés à ce fond afin de contribuer à l’achat d’un incubateur Girafe pour l’unité néonatale de soins intensifs.

Ci–dessous: la photo de Maria Ballard et de quelques étudiants pendant la Journée mondiale de la prématuritéBialik a levé 600$ pour le fonds des Auxiliaires de HGJ. BRAVO!

Journée mondiale de la prématurité

Les étudiants de Bialik ont fièrement remis un chèque de 1300.00$ à la Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec. Pendant tout le mois d’octobre, mois de la sensibilisation au cancer du sein, les étudiants ont levé des fonds pour cette importante cause. Ils ont vendus des T-shirts conçus par l’un de leurs camarades, Joshua Itzkovitz.

Mme Sophie Barrette, représentante de la Fondation s’est exclamé : « Quelle merveilleuse idée! Nous sommes honorés de recevoir ce don. »

Mme Samantha Druzin, animatrice de la vie étudiante à Bialik a ajouté: « Toute cette levée de fonds a été initiée et réalisée par les étudiants. »

Photo #1: Gauche-Droite:Ms. Samantha Neuman, Max Kadanoff, Joshua Itzkovtiz, Ms. Samantha Druzin, Mrs. Sophie Barrette (Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Representative), Andrew Titleman

Photo #2: Gauche-Droite:(En arrière): Jonah Saks, Issie Steinberg, Raffi Katz-Zeitlin, Matthew Copleovitch, Ms. Samantha Druzin(Au centre): Jared Boidman, Sean Herscovitch, Max Laxer, Noah Zlotnik, Jacob Nyveen, Dylan Stermer, Joshua Itzkovtiz, Madison Albert(En Avant): Jonathan Monsonego, Ms. Samantha Neuman, Andrew Titleman, Max Kadanoff and Ally Steinberg

Mois de la sensibilisation au cancer du sein

P.E.A.C.E

Now in it’s fourth year, Bialik’s PEACE Club (Promoting Education About Child Exploitationorganized a winter coat drive that was very successful! In excess of 60 coats were delivered to Dans La Rue.

Think GREEN

Bialik’s Green Committee has raised over $500 for various school-based projects to support environmental awareness.


Bialik Gives Back

On Thursday, December 4th, 2014, the members of Bialik’s JMID (Jewish Muslim Interfaith Dialogue) Committee visited with students from École Le Savoir, a private Muslim school in Pierrefonds. The JMID program is a sponsored by the “Avriel Butovsky Endowment Fund for Middle East Issues.” Avriel Butovsky was a member of Bialik’s first graduating class in 1976. He was a Middle East scholar who believed that Jews and Muslims must confront their differences by building bonds of understanding and mutual respect. The goals of the dialogue between Bialik and École Le Savoir are to expose the students to various religious and cultural practices, as well as address the misconceptions and stereotypes related to Jewish-Muslim relations.

JMID


Le programme de sensibilisation de BialikLe programme de sensibilisation de Bialik est un programme innovateur dont nous sommes très fiers!Au fil des années, les étudiants de Bialik ont rencontré différentes personnes souffrant de sclérose en plaques, de paralysie cérébrales, de troubles d’apprentissage, de maladie mentale, d’autisme, d’épilep-sie, du syndrome de Tourette ainsi que des personnes amputées , malentendantes ou aveugles. Ainsi les élèves de Bialik ont eu la chance de rencontrer des gens inspirants.

Le programme 2014-2015, dirigé par Mme Essie Vineberg a une fois de plus permis aux étudiants de rencontrer de tels individus et d’aborder divers sujets. Voici deux exemples de ce superbe programme:

Kelly Goodman, ancienne élève de Bialik(1994) et mère de Jayden Rolls s’est entretenue avec les étudiants et leur a expliqué comment sa famille a fait face à la maladie de Jayden et comment la communauté de JPPS les a aidés à passer à travers une période très difficile # jumpsforjayden.

Les étudiants du secondaire I et II ont appris à jouer au basketball en fauteuil roulant. Ils ont pu ainsi faire l’expéri-ence de ce que c’est de se déplacer en fauteuil roulant tout en jouant an basket. Ils ont compris que jouer au basket en fauteuil roulant était bien plus difficile que de jouer sur pieds.


Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

Dreidel games, free coloring placemats (featuring Elmo, Ernie, and other Muppet friends from Shalom Sesame), Hanukkah cookie decorating, amazing live entertainment featuring Fran Avni, a secret JPPS Flash Mob crew, a photo op with Debbie the Dreidel and a free raffle with prizes for the entire family.

Can you say #SundayFunday? The 2014 Hands on Hanukkah event that took place Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at Decarie Square was all that and more!

This year the Jewish People and Peretz Schools’ (JPPS) Hanukkah Committee thought outside the box! And the school! JPPS joined, the Jewish Outreach Organization (http://joi.org/handsonhanukkah/) as well as Congregation Dorshei Emet to celebrate Hanukkah 2014 and share the traditions and joys of Hanukkah with the entire Montreal community.

With a fabulous turnout and smiles all around, the Hands on Hanukkah event did just that.

The event attracted families and served as an “entry point” to Jewish life and the Jewish community. The aim of this event was to engage families in an informal exchange about Hanukkah and its rituals and to inform them about upcoming programs at JPPS and the Dorshei Emet. The event introduced children to the images, songs and symbols of the holiday through activities.

This is the first Hands on Hanukkah Program in Montreal. The program is currently being offered in 21 other cities across North America. See the video from this fun event here: https://vimeo.com/114073937


Bialik took part in this year’s Girl’s Night Out on Sunday, November 16th at the Jewish Public Library. The students helped celebrate the 10th anniversary blowout with authors Gayle Forman (If I Stay), e.lockhart (We Were Liars), and Bialik graduate Sarah Mlynowski ’94 (Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Whatever After, and many more...)

Andrea Collins from Virgin Radio 96 was also in attendance, and everyone had a blast!

JPPS-Bialik Reads

On October 27th and 28th, JPPS students from Grades 2-6 went to the Jewish Public Library to meet renowned author David Adler.

It was a resounding success! He was terrific, as he not only explained how he wrote his books and got his ideas for his stories, but he also engaged the students by using them as his subjects.


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The Bialik High School Glee Club claims first place at the 5th Annual Just for Kids G!EE High School Showdown. All the proceeds generated from this event go straight towards the Otolaryngology and Urology Departments at the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

When the Bialik High School Glee Club walked on the stage, they felt like winners. They did not know if they would win the competition, but they felt great about raising just under $3500.00 for such a meaningful cause, surpassing their fundraising goal after months of hard work and dedication. For the second time in five years, the Bialik High School Glee Club came in first place at the Just For Kids G!EE High School Showdown held November 16th at Loyola High School. Eleven local high schools participated in the competition: LaurenHill Academy, Lester B. Pearson, Trafalgar (second place), Selwyn House, ECS, John Rennie High School (third place), Vincent Massey Collegiate, Bialik High School, Royal West Academy, Kuper Academy and Royal Vale. Virgin Radio Montreal’s very own Tony Stark and Total Entertainment’s Corey Wolofsky hosted the event. Some of the generous sponsors were Michael Kors, Moroccanoil, Ardene, Bench, Virgin Radio, Avanti Le Spa, Little Burgundy, Via Rail, Cinemas Guzzo, Cake Boss, Suite 203 Communications, Bijouterie Santorini, Costco and many more. The judges were Sandra Rinaldi, Evenko’s Public Relations Director, Connie Rotella, Owner and Artistic Director of Danse 123 and Mac Thornhill, well-known music producer, songwriter and singer. The “Just For Kids” Foundation was created in 1987 by a small group of parents who saw the need to raise funds to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment for the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Since their inception, they are proud to have purchased over $10 million in equipment. The JFK 2014-15 campaign, A GROWING PROMISE, is cen-tered on being able to fulfill the MCH’s most urgent equipment needs. This year’s goal is to raise $500,000 to benefit the Otolaryngology (ENT) and Urology Departments.

Sandra D’Alesio Lanno, President of the JFK Foundation, stated, “Dedication to our G!EE High School Showdown allows the JFK Foundation to continue to fulfill our mission; ensuring that the patients at the Montreal Children’s Hos-pital are treated using the most up-to-date equipment possible.” This year, the total money raised from the 5th Annual G!EE High School Showdown was $115,000.00, with $30,000.00 coming directly from the participating students. The winning song that the Bialik High School Glee Club chose to perform was “Somebody To Love,” the version taken from the hit television show, GLEE. Ms. Samantha Druzin, the Bialik High School Student Life Animator, a Bialik grad-uate herself, could not have been more proud of her team: “My goal was to provide our students with an opportunity to be involved in something amazing which they will be able to carry with them for the rest of their lives. Bialik has been involved in the JFK Glee High School Showdown for five years in a row. Each year has been a rewarding and memorable experience. Although several of our students are gradu-ating this year, I am certain that they will come back to visit the school and continue to be involved, much like Saman-tha Leibgott (Assistant Coach) and Brandon Schwartz (Musical Director). Bialik graduates who were also part of the 2011 winning Glee team. Our students love their school and love giving back to the community.”

The Bialik High School Glee team was featured on Global TV: http://globalnews.ca/video/1675768/gee-high-school-showdown Video Compilation of the event: https://vimeo.com/112035921


Bialik is known across the city for its outstanding theatre company. Producing two major shows per year, Bialik Theatre, under the professional expertise of Anisa Cameron, performs to rave reviews and sold-out audiences year after year.

This Fall, Bialik presented “Legendary”. The story weaves together Robin Hood, The Sword in the Stone, The Once and Future King, as well as the tale of King Solomon the Wise and the Queen of Sheba!

Audiences joined Merlin and Morgana as they embarked on their quest for wisdom, adventure and to discover their destiny. From Camelot to the wonderous Court of King Solomon the Wise, “Legendary” was an action-packed, comedic adventure that delighted all.

Bialik Theatre’s Performance of

For a full list of the “Legendary” cast and crew,

please refer to the Bialik website:

http://jppsbialik.ca/en/bialik/student-life/arts/

To see the promo for the show, see link below: https://vimeo.com/113103883


Our JPPS Home & School Association held a Chanukah Party for all Jr. Pre-K, Pre-K and Kindergarten students on December 9th from 1:30-3:00 pm. The children enjoyed a show by Alan the Magician, ate soufganiot (donuts) and had tons of fun!

Holiday Crafts and Celebrations

Jr. Pre-K, Pre-K and Kindergarten Chanukkah Fun!

An annual JPPS tradition: Our JPPS Grade 4 classes design their very own Menorah’s for all to see and admire!

JPPS Grade 4 Menorah project!


Our very own JPPS KARATE KID

Hello, my name is Harley Eiley, and I am a JPPS Grade 6 student.

I am very glad that I was chosen to write about a big event (for me) that happened recently.

In October 2014, I got to travel to Tokyo, Japan to represent Team Canada in an international karate competition.

I started practicing a martial art called karate just before I turned 5. The style of karate that I do is Shotokan JKA. I trained hard and went to class many times a week (for the past two years, about 10 or more hours per week) and sweat like crazy (when I say crazy, I mean “CRAZY”).

I worked very hard. My teacher, Stacy Ungar worked really hard training me and 3 other of his students who all went to Japan. I have participated in many competitions and I have won over 35 medals (almost all Gold and Silver). In November 2013, I went to the Canadian Nationals in Montreal (a competition where all the best people from Canada compete) and I won a Gold medal for my category.

In May 2014, I also went again to the Canadian Nationals in Toronto. I won a Silver and Bronze medal at this event.

In Japan, we had three days of pre-training with all of Team Canada. For this training, we started at 6:30 AM. I had to wake up at 4:00 AM in the morning to travel by subway to arrive at the training on time, as it was far away from our hotel in Tokyo. We had to jog 3.2 KM (I survived), as a warm up to our 2 hour training practise. This was such a fun experience with my team mates.

By doing well at the Canadian Championships, I qualified to represent Canada and compete at the world Karate Competition. It is called the “Shoto Cup” or the “Funakoshi Ginchin Cup World Karate Championship.” The competition took place at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. I represented Team Canada and out of the 55 people on our team, I was the youngest. I had the honor of holding the Canadian Flag at the opening ceremony. The team got cool red jackets. The competition went on for three days: Day 1 – Juniors (my day), Day 2 – elimination round for Men and Women, Day 3 – Finals for Men and Women. I got myself ready and focused. First I did a competition for Kata. Kata is a set of pre-determined different movements. My second competition was for kumite, which is fighting. Although I didn’t win a medal at the competition, it was an overall great experience, trip and competition.

The journey was the most amazing experience ever with my family, one which I will never forget. I hope to compete again at the world tournament in another two years. I will continue to train more and harder, always trying to achieve excellence.

-Harley

The JPPS Pugs and Lady Pugs season began with the CIBC 5 km Run for the Cure for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This run was held on October 5th, and Grade 6 players Madison Farkas, Paige Edelstein, Nathalie Nashen particpated, along with their coach, Ofir Levy. See a video of the run here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cad9FNR1o&feature=youtu.be

The Pugs and Lady Pugs had an exciting day when the school held an exhibition game vs. last year’s alumni team, an annual tradition.

The second official game for the JPPS Lady Pugs and the first official game for the JPPS Pugs was against their rival team and last year’s girl champions: Akiva. Both games were intense, fun and exhilerating. Both the JPPS Lady Pugs and Pugs were victorious, with the Pugs winning with a score of 23-22 and the Lady Pugs with a score of 17-16. For the past three years, Akiva was the only team that the JPPS Lady Pugs couldn’t beat, making this win a real triumph!

The JPPS PUGS and Lady Pugs


Fall-Winter Sports SummarySoccer

The Juvenile Boys soccer team finished their season 4-1-2. They played against Westwood High School in the first round of the GMAA D3 playoffs, losing by a score of 4-1. The Juvenile Girls soccer team battled through injuries to key players to finish their season with a record of 1-7-0, with the sole win of the season coming in their final game against Westmount High School.

GolfThe golf team won the GMAA championship this year, finishing in a tie with John Rennie H.S. Raphael Even-Hen won the boys’ individual championship, a significant accomplish-ment. With all but one member of the championship team returning next year, the team’s future remains strong.

Juvenile Boys FootballThe Juvenile Boys Football team finished their regular season 2-4. They entered the playoffs as the #3 seed, and were able to upset Beurling Academy on the road to make the GMAA D3 Championship game. Although they ended up losing 27-13 to a strong Lakeside team, the boys had a very successful season and will return with almost all of their players next season.

Bantam Boys HockeyThe Bulldogs currently sit in 4th place in the Bantam Boys D3 league. Their record is 3-4-1. With one game remaining before the winter/exam break, the team looks to improve their record to .500 and hopefully continue their quest to qualify for the playoffs.

BasketballThe Juvenile Boys D1 team is currently in 3rd place in their division, with a record of 2-3. De-spite missing key players at various points in the season, the boys have played well against strong divisional opponents.

The Juvenile Girls D1 team is off to a good start, with a record of 2-1. They play their final game before the break on against a strong John Rennie team at Bialik High School.

The Midget Boys D1 team currently sits at 3-2, winning several close games against their di-visional opponents. With a strong mix of Grade 8 and 9 players, the team looks to improve upon their record in the second half of the season.

The Midget Boys D3 team is currently in second place, with a record of 3-1.

The Midget Girls D1 team, coached by Mr. Trager and Mr. Satov, has a record of 1-3 in a com-petitive division.

The Bantam Girls team is 2-2 in the QAIS league, with wins over Sacred Heart School andVSM.

The Bantam Boys team is currently tied for 1st place in GMAA D2, with a record of 7-0.

SwimmingThe swimming team held their first practices in early December. They will have four meets in January and early February, held at the CDN Aquatics Center.

The Bialik Bulldogs


GO BULLDOGS!!!

FÉLICITATIONS JPPS-Bialik!23 A Slice of Chai From JPPS-Bialik

Cet automne, Benji Bercovitch (sec V) a reçu, à l’YM-YWHA, le prix Jean Béliveau pour se mériter le titre d’athlète de l’année. L’année précédente Chloe Gordon (sec V) a été la récipiendaire de ce prix.

Nous sommes fiers de nos élèves qui se distinguent pour eux-mêmes et qui représentent aussi notre école de façon si positive!

Félicitations!

Le Prix Jean Beliveau pour L’athlete de L’année

Sneak PeekBialik• JMID (Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Dialogue) met with a new Muslim school, École Le Savoir in Pierrefonds. The

first meeting took place in early December, and more projects are on the way!

• New and exciting ways of connecting alumni

• Fashion Show (Sunday, February 15th at 6:30 pm and Monday, February 16th at 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm)

• Semaine de la Culture Sepharade du 16 au 20 février 2015

• JPPS-Bialik Gala (Sunday, March 15th)

• Coffee House (Sunday, March 22nd)

• Spring Theatre Presentation (Tuesday to Thursday, March 24th to 26th)

JPPS Elementary School

• Stay tuned...the rest is top secret!

We can promise that 2015 is going to be an amazing year!

Watch for our next JPPS-Bialik newsletter, coming out March 2015


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