BZ Senior Kindergarteners have made new west coast friends! At the beginning of the school year, students “met” a Kindergarten class at Laurel Elementary School in Oakland, California via Zoom. Since then, the students have been regularly meeting throughout the year and are learning so much about their new friends.

We can't wait for you to experience this year's Annual Fundraiser, Thursday Night Live: Zoom Through the Decades on Thursday, March 18, 2021. 

Second-grade students are wrapping up their non-fiction writing unit. Each student chose a topic to research and, using mentor texts, created their own "All About ..." book. The students learned how mentor authors craft their openings to "hook" the reader and provide lots of important information to help the reader better understand the topic.

Bernard Zell seventh graders are pleased to announce the world premiere of their upcoming movie, Mega Sus on Friday, January 29. Save the date! More information to follow.

In case you missed it, here's a trailer and sneak peak of what's to come!

Hello Nursery - 2nd Grade Families! Save the date for our annual PTC Young Family Winter Event on Sunday, January 24 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Along with providing your family a morning of fun, get a chance to know other Bernard Zell students and families in Early Childhood and Lower School!

A few important reminders about Chicago’s travel policies, surveillance testing notifications and updated information about morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up procedures.

Bernard Zell, in collaboration with The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and The iCenter, is thrilled to welcome a cohort of talented 18 year-old Israelis to Chicago for the 2020-2021 academic year. We’re so pleased to announce that four of them will be joining the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School community for the second half of the school year! 

Bernard Zell would like to learn more about what your family has planned for the upcoming summer months. Whether you’ve already arranged for camps, classes or childcare—or even if you’re still exploring options—we would be grateful if you could complete a short survey letting us know how you anticipate your children spending the summer. 

Take advantage of a schvitz-free Shabbat Ba’Bayit! We do the work, you enjoy. Order your Shabbat Box today. You can order meal packages from Milt’s BBQ for 2 people for $50, 4-6 people for $110 or 8-10 for $165.

On the Friday before winter break, our middle school students participated in a Hanukkah-inspired (virtual) escape room. In advisories, the students had to solve puzzles related to Hanukkah in order to "escape the room" and win the game. The three Gibushim to win received $18 to donate to a cause of their choice. Each student in the winning advisories also received a mason jar full of goodies.

Over winter break, Ms. Einberger assigned her 5th-grade students to participate in Family Book Club, where students, parents, siblings (and pets!) were challenged to gather as a family to read, think, talk and share in the magic of reading. Check out our 5th-grade readers and their families in the photos shared on Facebook here.

What is the state of Racial Justice in Chicago? We often hear that Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the country, but what does that look like in the lives of our fellow Chicagoans? 

Join us for an illuminating evening tomorrow night with award-winning author Dr. Amanda Lewis for a look into what the data says. 

This year's interdisciplinary Holocaust project will culminate in a photographic exhibit scheduled to open on May 1 that will include photographs of the students and the Survivors. Each photograph will be accompanied by a QR code that will be developed under the guidance of Ms. Sanzenbacher and Ms. Brenda Lopez, our technology consultant. The community will be invited to see our exhibit, which will be visible on the windows in our new lobby.

Your support of the Annual Campaign empowers Bernard Zell to keep students learning in-person so we can help shape confident, compassionate and resilient leaders for our future.

Click here to read announcements from the Chesed Committee for January 13.