: השבוע החלטתי לרקוד שוב. הפעם רקדתי לשיר טודו בום של סטטיק ובן אל. הייתי ממליצה לחבריי להשתתף בפעילות זו. במקרה ואתם רוצים לרקוד הנה הקישור

In Jewish Studies, we were tasked with creating a news broadcast video reporting on a key event from the 1948 War of Independence. The key event we chose to create a news broadcast about was the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Our broadcast includes reporters, witnesses, and historical figures, who deliver breaking news stories as if the declaration were a current event. For some brief context, the Declaration of Independence on May 14, 1948, is when Israel declared independence just hours before the British mandate ended and British forces withdrew from Palestine.

Here is our recording of our Declaration of Independence broadcast:

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I hope you enjoyed and learned something from our broadcast!

השבוע לשיעורי הבית החלטתי לרקוד. רקדתי לג׳אסט דאנס לאחד השירים שאני מאוד אוהבת… מהפכה של שמחה! השיר הזה מזכיר לי המון זכרונות מהמחנה קיץ בו הייתי מכיוון שעשיתי כוראוגרפיה לשיר הזה בשביל תחרות שהייתה במחנה וכולם קפצו ורקדו ואני נהנתי בטירוף. אני מאוד מתגעגעת למחנה קיץ ולכל החברים והמדריכים שלי שם. הנה הקישור לריקוד במקרה ואתם רוצים לנסות! תודה

Hello, I’m Zohar and together with my partner Matthew, we were given a mission, to create an innovative invention that solves a problem or fills a need at home using as many of the six simple machines that we learned in class, with the final result being to design, test, and build a working prototype of our invention. I’d like to introduce to you the MZ Sports Storage. A storage compartment made out of sturdy plywood that stores three different types of balls: a basketball, volleyball and soccer ball. The MZ Sports Storage allows you to store your sports equipment in an organized way and not have to sort through a container to find whatever you may need. And just in case you are concerned about your back, the MZ Sports Storage has levers for each ball to allow it to roll out easily without having to put pressure on your back.

Here are a couple of photos of our Project:

Now that you got to know our project I want to tell you about what happened to me, the challenges, achievements, struggles and more throughout this entire process. Starting with the beginning, when Mr. Ray first introduced the project to us my excitement was high. Being able to build a product hands-on and then pitch it to “potential customers” was very exciting to me since one of the pathways I see myself going towards in adulthood is business. As we started our research, build, presentation and practice there was definitely a factor of stress within me. This year is my last year here at OJCS and one of my goals for the school year was to do the best I could to make it the best it could be which is why I made sure Innovation Day would be a top priority for me. Although this made it stressful I managed to push through and that is one thing that I learnt about myself through this process. Learning from my mistakes was also a part of this. Upon reflecting I know that my time management was not handled correctly throughout this process and now I know how to use my time management skills properly in the future. When reaching the end of this process everything hit me, this was my last innovation day ever, and this motivated me so much more. And now sitting here typing this I can proudly say it all paid off, the MZ Sport Storage got 2nd place from the class of 2025.

In conclusion, the MZ Sport Storage will have a spot in my heart forever. I’d also like to congratulate my entire class who genuinely did such a great job this year, your dedication will inspire me every day. Lastly, to Mr. Ray (I know you’re reading this!) your support, assistance and encouragement not only this year but for the past three years is something that I will never forget. Thank you for reading, Zohar signing off 🙂

P.S. here are a couple links for my project:

Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U6gQJ96S6kWlBIZWGctCOfb91OxdwauL5KLMQvoqxLI/edit?tab=t.0

Empathize Video: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGdf3_JbRk/RzEdMd1vCmNCBNZi5IdA2w/edit

Prototype Packet: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGcMMxOPNU/-YCx1CQaFeGnFoBqX6ADnQ/edit?ui=eyJEIjp7IlAiOnsiQiI6ZmFsc2V9fX0 

Define And Test: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzFIkt2kJYnT0WkIqIQxde7l066wFzCCLcH176bksJ0/edit?tab=t.0

A la fin d’une unité de travail sur la mode et les jeunes, Madame Sylvie nous a demandé de faire un projet. Il fallait que je choisisse une période historique et que je recherche le style de vêtements, coiffures, mœurs etc pour hommes et femmes de cette époque. J’ai choisi de rechercher les années 80’s. 

Par la suite, il fallait, bien entendu, préparer le résultat de notre recherche sur CANVA en suivant une rubrique spécifique avant de présenter oralement à notre classe. Le jour de ma présentation, j’ai impressionné toute la classe en m’habillant avec des vêtements de l’époque que j’ai choisi.

Ci-dessous, vous trouverez mon projet sur la mode.

Mon Projet Sur La Mode by zohar.staretz

Dans la classe de français, pour terminer notre unité sur “Un mode de vie sain et malsain”, nous devions faire une petite recherche sur les traitements pharmaceutiques et naturels de dix différentes maladies communes. Pour nous forcer à pratiquer notre expression orale en français, Madame Sylvie nous a demandé d’apprendre par cœur huit phrases en français pour présenter à la classe. Ce que j’ai trouvé le plus difficile c’était trouver la recherche. Je suis fier (e) de mon projet parce que j’ai pu dire huit phrases en français. Si vous prenez le temps de visionner mon projet, vous trouverez des conseils pour quelques petits problèmes de santé.

Projet Sur Des Maladies – Zohar by zohar.staretz

Hi, I am Zohar. In Of Mice and Men (the book we are currently reading in English), George and Lennie are sent to a ranch by their employment agency. We can assume that the ranch contacted the agency, saying it needed to hire some new workers.
For my assignment, I was tasked together with Tehila to create a website to recruit migrant workers to come to the ranch. Here it is:

https://sites.google.com/theojcs.ca/www-caliranch-com?usp=sharing

Thank You!

Hello, I’m Zohar, and I, together with Noa Tili and Tehila, were tasked with understanding the challenges and personal struggles of Theodor Herzl as the founder of modern Zionism and exploring how these struggles shaped his vision for a Jewish homeland and the early Zionist movement through a project. My group and I have researched Theodor Herzl’s life, his internal and external struggles, the political obstacles he overcame, and much more. The project also had us write 3 journal entries from Herzl’s perspective based on his struggles. Finally, we visually represented Herzl’s struggles through a mood board. Here is our final presentation:

The Struggles of Theodor Herzl: A Personal Journey Graphic Organizer by zohar.staretz

Thank You

A la fin de notre unité sur “Food and Eating Out”, Madame Sylvie nous a demandé de créer notre propre camion et d’inclure un nombre de détails comme: un simple menu avec prix et une carte d’affaires. En premier, il fallait décider quel genre de nourriture notre camion allait vendre. Moi j’ai choisi de vendre des crèmes glacées. Avec le logiciel CANVA, j’ai créé mon camion et j’ai hâte de le partager. Nous devions aussi trouver une vidéo qui explique l’origine du “Food  Truck”. Pour terminer, nous devions apprendre au moins huit phrases en français pour expliquer notre projet à la classe et à notre professeur. Voici ci-dessous mon projet sur Crème Glacée Rose.

For the past few weeks in English class, we have been working on a Memory Book project where we collect many of our main memories. Here it is.

Zohar – Memory Book by zohar.staretz