Our 1st through 3rd graders got such a treat in the library this week!!! We had a visit from New York Times bestselling author, Tad Hills. Mr. Hills is the author and illustrator of such wonderful books as Duck and Goose and How Rocket Learned to Read! He lives in New York and was only in Los Angeles for 5 days, and we were so lucky to have him come to our school. He shared with us how to make his character, Duck, out of basic shapes of felt. For example, a circle was Duck's head and two triangles were his feet. The children had a lot of fun guessing what shape Duck's body looked like... a banana that swallowed a grapefruit, a hat, a boat, a lemon and a moustache were some of the creative guesses. He also drew, and then painted a picture of Duck and dedicated it "To my friends at Hillel Hebrew Academy". Come on down to see this masterpiece in our library! Mr. Hills also shared with us that his book How Rocket Learned to Read was inspired by his own dog, Rocket. The students learned that it takes Mr. Hills about a year to make his books from start to finish. The 3rd graders realized that what they are doing in "Writer's Workshop" (rough draft, editing, final copy) is exactly how real writers write a book. Our students really enjoyed Mr. Hills visit! We can't wait until his new book How Rocket Learned to Write comes out!

Grade Level       Teacher                      Day              Time

K'Tan Tan           Morah Cheryl              Wednesday   10:30 am - 10:45 am

Pre-Nursery       Morot Yael & Chaya     Monday         10:45 am - 11:05 am

Pre-Nursery       Morah Mira'le              Wednesday    10:50 am - 11:10 am

Nursery             Morah Chantal            Wednesday    10:00 am - 10:20 am

Nursery             Morah Alison               Monday         11:10 am - 11:30 am

Kindergarten      Morah Ronit                Monday         1:45 pm - 2:05 pm

Kindergarten      Morah Fariba              Tuesday         10:05 am - 10:25 am

Kindergarten      Morah Elana               Tuesday         10:30 am - 10:50 am

Pre-1st Morot     Chava & Rachel          Wednesday    12:40 pm - 1:00 pm

Pre-1st              Mrs. Ragas                 Wednesday    1:00 pm - 1:20 pm

1st Grade          Mrs. Benhamou           Thursday       2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

1st Grade          Morah Diane A Week   Thursday       9:10 am - 9:40 am

1st Grade          Morah Diane B Week   Monday         12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

2nd Grade         Mrs. Bretter                Tuesday         3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

2nd Grade         Mrs. Bretter                Friday            9:50 am - 10:20 am

3rd Grade          Mrs. Littman               Wednesday    3:05 pm - 3:35 pm

3rd Grade          Mrs. Littman               Thursday       10:05 am - 10:35 am

4th Grade          Mrs. Sokol                  Monday         9:30 am - 10:00 am

4th Grade          Mrs. Sokol                  Friday            1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

4th Grade          Mrs. Akiva A Week      Tuesday          9:30 am - 10:00 am

4th Grade          Mrs. Akiva B Week      Wednesday     1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

5th Grade Girls   Mrs. Orenshein           Thursday         11:20 am - 11:50 am

5th Grade Girls   Ms. Walch                   Wednesday     9:25 am - 9:55 am

5th Grade Boys   Mrs. Orenshein           Monday           3:05 pm - 3:35 pm