New blog post: "Building a Sanctuary Together: Shabbat Shekalim, Rosh Chodesh Adar, and the Power of Community" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1HM #BeHappyAdar #WhenTorahLeadsToAction #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "Remember When? Purim, Playfulness, and Why You Should Dress Up This Year" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1HW #Purim #ShabbatZachor

Brigitte our Middle School Ss would love to win this virtual class visit with these 3 amazing authors. 📚 #ReadingMatters

This week I am running a very important workshop with grade 4 about active listening by Common Sense Media Education. In an age of constant device distraction, this lesson is more important than ever. You can learn more about it here; ojcslibrary.edublogs.org/2025/03/10/gra…

New post: "Introducing "Looking Backwards to Look Forward" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1I6. "What did we achieve? What truly mattered? And how might these insights inspire future leadership? During my final months, I’ll revisit key moments, decisions, and ideas from my tenure at OJCS."

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #1: A Floor, But No Ceiling (Personalized Learning)" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Ih #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "La célébration de la semaine de la Francophonie 2025" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1In #French #Francophonie #Trilingual #TheOJCSDifference #LaDifférenceOJCS

New blog post: "Tips for Planning Your Seder Too Good to Passover: Remixing the Remix One Last Time" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Iw #Passover #Pesach #Seder

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #2: Les résultats en français et le bilinguisme à l’OJCS" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1IC #FrenchImmersion #Trilingual #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "From Remembering to Leading: Empowering Our Students on Yom HaShoah" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1IK #Shoah #NeverAgain

Great thanks to Defense Attaché for Israel to Canada Colonel Ilan Or and Nira Staretz for joining us this morning as Yom HaZikaron was commemorated with a solemn and meaningful ceremony that brought the school community together in remembrance.

Celebrating #YomHaatzmaut proudly The OJCS where children are safe and free to live their Jewish lives joyfully. #AmYisraelChai

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #3: Transparency" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1IP #Blogs #Blogosphere #Blogfolios Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Heidi Hayes Jacobs #DSLTI

New blog post: "The Transparency Files: Annual Parent Survey" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1IX #ParentFeedback #Transparency #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #4: Leadership" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Jk "Leadership isn’t about who holds the microphone. It’s about who makes space for others to lead". #Leadership

One of the things that we've noticed students struggle with regularly is finding credible websites for research. In my gr 4 workshop, we talked about how to find out more about the website and author before we choose to use a site.

New blog post: "Kabbalat Ha’Siddur 2025 / 5785: The Gift of Joyful Prayer" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Jq #JoyIsResistence #JewishJoy #TheOJCSDifference #AmYisraelChai

New blog post: "A Time To Count; a Time To Be Counted" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1JA #Ruach #JewishJoy #TheOJCSDifference #Torah

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #5: North Stars" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1JC #MissionVision #CoreValues #NorthStars #TheOJCSDifference NoTosh

New blog post: "Looking Backwards to Look Forward #6: The 'J' in 'OJCS'" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1JH #UnapologeticallyJewish #JewishJoy #TheOJCSDifference #JewishUnity