Sinai Academy

Students Learn Better with Engaged Parents

yisroel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:14:30 +0000

This one is a giant “Duh” type of a study, but it often helps to state the obvious. A survey of many studies by the National Center for Family and Community Connection with Schools of SEDL reports a convincing link between student achievement and parent involvement.

When parents talk to their children about school, expect them to do well, help them plan
for college, and make sure that out-of-school activities are constructive, their children do
better in school. When schools engage families in ways that are linked to improving learning, students make greater gains. When schools build partnerships with families that respond
to their concerns and honor their contributions, they are successful in sustaining connections
that are aimed at improving student achievement. And when families and communities
organize to hold poorly performing schools accountable, studies suggest that school districts
make positive changes in policy, practice, and resources.

The studies point out an additional important factor: the increase in interaction should not just be between parents and students, but also between the school, the teachers and parents. The more we are all involved in the future development of our children, the stronger the signal that their future is truly important and the more we are aware of the many, fine but significant components that play a role in the growth.

Third Marking Period | iPad Raffle

yisroel — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:08:27 +0000

Another marking period, another winner. This time the winner of the coveted iPad 2 was Jacob Khovov, 9th grade. Jacob – an avid reader, put in the most effort on increasing his odds of winning the raffle. There are many ways to get tickets for the Sinai’s Extra-Credit iPad Raffle but it is the EXTRA effort that gets the student the tickets. Hopefully, they will learn an important lesson in life: only those that go the extra mile get the reward.

David Storobin Visits Sinai Academy

yisroel — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:53:05 +0000

David Storobin – a contender for the State Senate seat vacated by the disgraced former senator Carl Kruger – spoke before an assembly of Sinai Academy students on Friday February 17th. He spoke about how he, when still a high school student, got involved in politics during the early days of Giuliani’s run for Mayor. David relayed the impression that his volunteerism had left upon him: yes, an individual can and does make a difference! He encouraged the students to get involved in their communities, their neighborhoods.

David also discussed some of his key issues – jobs, economy, education. “When adults are struggling to find work” – he said – “teenagers have a much more difficult time at it, as many of the standard student jobs are being filled by grown ups”. He promised to create a palpable job creation initiative if he is elected.

Mr. Storobin was invited to pick the winning ticket for the the Third Marking Period Extra Credit iPad Raffle. The winner of the iPad 2 for the latest marking period was Jacob Khovov.

He also played a game of Ping Pong with Rabbi Katzin.

Principal’s and Dean’s List

yisroel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:16:43 +0000

Honors for the third marking period and 1st semester at Sinai.

The following students made it to the Principal’s List (if their average was above 85):

Benni Avshayev
Michael Davidovitch
Daniel Gavrielov
Gary Levin

The following students made it to the Dean’s List (if their average was above 90):

Jonathan Bekker
Isaac Boltyansky
Ariel Ben-Simon
Sam Gechtman
Mais Gurshumov
Moshe Kababeh
Jacob Khovov
Michael Kozak
Judah Swed
Daniel Yakutilov

Sinai Academy is a Jewish High School in Brooklyn NY.

Shlomo Bakhman (’04) Celebrates Bris of Baby Boy at Sinai

yisroel — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:33:17 +0000

Another proof that Sinai is more than just a school; it’s more like an extended family. Someone once said: “Happiness shared is happiness doubled; sorrow shared is sorrow halved.” – a mathematical formula that everyone can appreciate.

Dream Spark and Kinect Presentation

yisroel — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:34:40 +0000

On Friday, Moshe Berman – a college student and also a partner with Microsoft’s DreamSpark initiative, visited the school to share with students the beyond-gaming capabilities of Microsoft’s Kinect as well as other Microsoft open source programs.

Skylines 15

yisroel — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:31:01 +0000

This year’s Skylines – an annual ‘Chinese’ auction benefiting Sinai Academy – will take place on January 21, 2012 at King’s Terrace.

This year’s event saw an increased amount of prizes sponsored by Sinai alumni – a truly heartwarming phenomenon. There is no private school out there that is able to maintain all of its varied curricular and extra-curricular activities strictly with tuition funds. Jewish schools in particular carry a heavier financial burden as a result of the dual curriculum. External sources of funding are always necessary and extremely beneficial to the continued growth of the school. Each new year we see an increase in the financial involvement of Sinai’s students of the past in helping us build Sinai’s future.

We express deep and sincere thanks to the following alumni (and their wives) for helping make this year’s auction possible:

Mr. Avrohon Zavulunov
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Biberman
Mr. and Mrs. Aryeh Leib Grinberg
Dr. Daniel Feldman
Artie and Michelle Shaykevich
Mr. Eddie Beylin
Oleg and Olya Saitsky
Dr. Dovid Shtrambrand
Mr. Moshe Borukhov
Mr. Andrei Khaimov
Mr. Eddie Dzhurinskiy
Mr. Andrei Dzhurinskiy
Mr. Ben Kanaev
Mr. Yitzchak Mizrahi
Mr. Jonathan Gavrilov
Mr. Albert Davydov
Mr. Doni Rybakov

Special thanks to Pesach Gelfand for the Sinai Auction website.

For information about the auction call 718.256.7400 ext.210. (evening phone: 917.696.4953)
www.sinaiauction.org

Location
King’s Terrace
815 King’s Highway (between E 8th and E 9th)
Brooklyn NY 11230

Time:
7:45 PM – 12:00 AM

The $100,000 MEGA RAFFLE Drawing will take place on February 4th, 2012.

Experimenting with Dominoes

yisroel — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:05:25 +0000

Josh Sniper, 9th grade, with assistance from Michael Kosayev, 10th, made this domino setup, which took a few good hours to set up and only a few but glorious seconds to break.

Chanukah 2011

yisroel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:01:32 +0000

The annual Chanukah celebration was loads of fun and excitement sprinkled with the usual speeches and words of wisdom from the Rabbis. There was dancing, jumping, fire juggling and good food (which went pretty fast and needed to be reordered). Current students and past students dropped in to say hello and share the holiday celebration with their school.

And The Winner is…..

yisroel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:25:28 +0000

He was utterly disappointed when he didn’t win the prized iPAD on the first try (and almost gave up trying), but as all good things that come to those who wait, the coveted piece of gadgetry did become his on the second try. David Koyenov was the winner of the our second marking period extra credit iPAD raffle.

{The iPAD raffle works like this: You work extra hard, you get raffle tickets. More tickets – more chances to win. Every two months Sinai Academy raffles off an iPAD.}