YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM TORAS EMES KLURMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUGUST 30, 2013
TEAM SPIRIT וילך-פרשת נצבים Candle Lighting 7:23 PM
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WELCOME BACK!
e look forward, IY”H, to a wonderfully productive year! It’s been great having everyone together again, and exciting to get to know new classmates. We’re busy building our classroom communities, settling into productive routines of learning, and through the inspiration of the month of Elul, getting ourselves ready for the upcoming Yomim Tovim.
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sunday Classes for Boys Grades 3-5 9AM -Noon
This Monday, September 2 is Labor Day. Sessions for Grades 3-5 only. Hours are from 9am-12. Regular Miami Beach bus service (pick up 1/2 hour later than usual). No ECE classes.
Tuesday, September 3 - Regular Sessions
Wednesday, Sept. 4 - Erev Rosh Hashana No School
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WE WARMLY WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW STAFF MEMBERS
OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY:
WELCOME BACK TO OUR DISTINGUISHED
Coach David Appel
FACULTY:
Physical Education
Rabbi Yitzchok Schiff
Rabbi Elchonon Goldenberg
Mrs. Liba Barouk
3rd Grade Boys Torah Studies
Rabbi Gavriel Grossman
Mrs. Goldie Berman
Mrs. Ilana Lamet
Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz
ACE Program
1st Grade Boys Secular Studies
Mrs. Debbie Atkin
Mrs. Malka Blejer
Mrs. Shannon Koonin
Mrs. Miriam Cohen
Reading Specialist
4th Grade Boys Secular Studies
Mrs. Miriam Deitsch
Mrs. Sorah Glatt - Title 1
Mrs. Judy Scott
Mrs. Dorie Ehrenreich
Ms. Susan Grossman
3rd Grade Boys Secular Studies
Mrs. Carol Fried
Library/Computers
Miss Hinda Dudovitz
Mrs. Rebecca Lefkowitz
Mrs. Batsheva Marlowe
5th Grade Girls Torah Studies
Mrs. Esti Palgon
School Counselor
Mrs. Jennifer Weberman
Mrs. Sarah Palgon
Mrs. Susie Selmar
2nd Grade Boys Secular Studies
Mrs. Leah Dina Ritterman
Physical Education
SPECIALTIES:
Mrs. Rosalie Rosenbaum OUR NEW ASSISTANTS: Mrs. Chani Dudovitz Miss Esty Dudovitz
Mrs. Annette Saks
ASSISTANTS:
Mrs. Barbara Swartz
Mrs. Aliza Becker
Mrs. Stacey Waldman
Miss Devora Homnick Mrs. Esta Rosenberg
Miss Blima Furst Mrs. Ruthy Ginsburg Miss Devorah Goldszmidt Mrs. Raizy Greenberg Miss Deena Palgon Mrs. Risa Yudkowitz
OFFICE STAFF: Mrs. Rucha Baumann Mrs. Sara Tamir Mrs. Deborah Zisquit
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BRUCHIM HABAIM TO OUR NEW STUDENTS Second Grade Girls:
Fourth Grade Boys:
AVA AMAR
MENDY GELMAN
NAOMI GRYNSZTEIN
EITHAN GRYNSZTEIN
NAOMI REICH
DANIEL NESS
First Grade Girls:
RENA SCHIFF
ELIYAV TOBUL
NOA BITON
LIA SEDAGHATI
TALIA GORDON
MALKA WEINER
THE ENTIRE FIRST GRADE! A special welcome to those students who are new to Toras Emes:
Fourth Grade Girls: BATYA COHEN
ELLA LEVY NOA MEZA
Second Grade Boys:
ABIGAIL FADIDA
SHAYNA SEGELMAN
BINYAMIN CIMENT
BRYNA GROFFMAN
AVYGAYIL SILVERSTONE
JOSEPH GELMAN
MIRIAM HEMSANI
AVIGAIL TANGIR
YOSEF HERMAN
MICHAL HERMAN
SAM KAPLAN
ESTHER NAHON ESTHER REICH
First Grade Boys: DANIEL COHEN
Third Grade Girls:
GOLDIE SCHNECK
ISAAC DAHAN
ABBIGAIL DAHAN
AHUVA SEINFELD
REPHAEL DRANG
RACHEYL DRANG
ALIYA SHANES
MATISYAHU MEINER
LEAH GORDON
NAVA TAIEB
ARI MERGUI
DASSIE MERGUI
ARIELLE TEMPELBERG
YOSEF NAHON
ESTHER YOCHEVED SCHIFF
BINYAMIN NESS
LEILA SILVERSTONE
Fifth Grade Boys: MENACHEM LEVY
MOSHE AHARON SEINFELD EYTAN SITBON
Third Grade Boys:
YOSEF NESS
ELIYAHU STOHL
YOSEF BENMERGUI
AVROHOM MORDECHAI WEINER
DAVID TANGIR
YAAKOV MARCUS YITZCHAK MERCADO
Fifth Grade Girls:
DANIEL PINEDA
ALIZA SEGELMAN
ZACHARY VERBITSKY
ESTHER SHARABY
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MAZEL TOV
REFUA SHELAIMA
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Pomper and family on the birth of a granddaughter, born to their son, our alumnus, Avi and Ariela Pomper. Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Drang and family on the birth of a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjy Atkin and family on the marriage of their daughter, Shulamit to Willie Roth. Dr. and Mrs. Eli Berman and family on the marriage of their daughter, Aliza to Daniel Nibatian. If your Mazel Tov is not here, please let us know so we can include it in our next newsletter!
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o Aharon ben Adela, Aaron Sutton, who is currently in the burn unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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SUMMER REVIEW PROGRAM
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ll of those hard working children who have completed their Summer Review Packet should bring their booklets in to their Torah Studies teacher by Tuesday.
The Dikduk Review tests will be administered next week to all of the students in grades 2 5. Grades on the tests are for classroom evaluation and to determine eligibility for Summer Review Program Awards.
SPEND AND RAISE!
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elcome Back! We hope everyone
enjoyed their summer. Rosh Hashana is just around the corner. Don't forget to order your gift cards today! We currently carry gift cards to Publix, Winn Dixie, Target and South FL Kosher. All current purchases will be applied to your 2013-2014 Spend and Raise gift card obligation. You can order gift cards online at ytcteam.org/giftcards. The Spend and Raise Program was initiated last fall to help raise much-needed funds for the Yeshiva. We have teamed up with the stores mentioned above and they donate to the Yeshiva a healthy percentage of revenue from purchases made with their gift cards. Have a K'siva Vichasima Tova!
HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
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ur Hot Lunch Program began this week. Please remember to post your menus in a prominent place at home, and mark the days you ordered lunch for your children. Please note: It is not possible to rely on the school to provide lunch for your child(ren) on the days that you did not order from the Hot Lunch Program but forgot to send lunch from home. We cannot sell lunches “on the spot”, as lunch orders are placed with the caterer at least one week in advance - and we do not order extra meals. If you have not already placed an order for this cycle, you will have that opportunity for the next lunch cycle, which begins on December 3. Please remember that Mondays and Wednesdays are “meat days”, so children who bring their own lunch may bring meat lunches only on those days. Remember to send pareve snacks on those days as well.
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PLEASE PACK
NO GLASS BOTTLES
PIZZA & CANTEEN
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ur Friday Pizza Program will begin on the first Friday after Sukkos vacation. Order forms will be sent home upon our return from the Sukkos break.
PLASTICWARE
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hen you pack lunch meals or snacks which require the use of a fork or spoon, please include the necessary utensils (preferably disposable) in your child’s lunch box. The offices will not be able to supply these items to the children. Thank you for your cooperation.
ll drinks sent in to school must be in unbreakable, plastic or cardboard containers only. Glass bottles will not be permitted at any time.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
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ur uniform policy is designed to enhance the learning environment while maintaining comfort for the children. Please review the uniform policy as it has changed from last year. Colors for tops: girls and boys— white, light blue, and hunter green only. Remember that non-TEAM logos and lace trimmings on shirts are not acceptable. Girls in grades 3, 4, & 5 must wear sleeves that cover their elbows.
Socks must be worn at all times and must reach above the ankle for girls in grades 1 and 2. Girls in grades 3,4 & 5 must wear knee socks every day. Crocs are not allowed in school. Your cooperation is most appreciated.
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FLYER POLICY
PLEASE NOTE
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PHONE NUMBERS:
oras Emes accepts approved business
advertisements for
distribution to our families. To have your flyer distributed, please send us a print-ready original or e-mail a copy of the flyer by Wednesday at noon on the second and fourth weeks of the month. The flyers will be stapled together as a supplement to the weekly newsletter.
Please note our phone numbers: Main Line: 305-947-6000 Boys’ Building: 305-948-3338 ECE Line: 305-947-4007 Fax Number: 305-947-0052 Fax—Boys’ Bldg. 305-948-0752
WEBSITE:
www.ytcteam.org
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
must be received in advance, checks
[email protected] Please inform the office immediately of any changes in home address,
payable to Toras Emes.
e-mail address, home phone or
The fee is $40 per week and payment Flyers
announcing appropriate community events will continue to be distributed free of charge as in the past, provided the 400 copies are received by Wednesday noon, for that week. First deadline for flyers is Wednesday, September 11.
cell phone numbers.
Erev Shabbos Parashas Netzavim-Vayeilech 5773 Dear Parents, The first few weeks of the school year stimulate discussions of our children’s hopes and dreams for the year. Some say they want to learn how to be better at making friends, some dream of improving their basketball skills and some want to improve in reading Rashi. The excitement and nervousness of entering a new situation, dealing with new personalities, and anticipating more challenging learning tasks are part of the experience that heralds a year ahead of growth, maturation and development in character as well as academics. The same should hold true for the parents. As adults, we may have stopped growing physically, but we can never stop growing spiritually, emotionally or intellectually. Our children will respect us and learn so much more from us when they see us learning and trying to improve. Just as telling children “do as I say, not as I do,” is hypocritical and ultimately counterproductive to their development as a mentsch, so too is coercing a child to attend school, to be a diligent student and to complete homework while the parent is lax about learning , about attending shiurim, and about working on self-improvement. If you want your kid to grow, you must be growing yourself. School may be only for kids, but learning is for everyone. We, as parents, need to commit now, at the start of the school year and less than a week before Rosh Hashana, to rededicate ourselves to Torah learning, to setting solid goals for the entire year. Just as your children’s teachers have a curriculum to guide them through the year, we adults need to consider at the outset – what are our learning goals for the week, for the month and for the year. Families that celebrate learning at any level, and respect Torah and secular knowledge have a better opportunity to produce children who are successful in school – not because they’re smarter or have more facts in their head, but because their children are enabled to be excited about learning and to love the process of learning new things. Attitude is a small thing that’s very important. And the children’s attitude begins with what they see and experience at home. Best wishes to all of us for a successful journey in the year ahead. Kesiva V’Chasima Tova! May this last Shabbos of the year be filled with learning, Simcha and Nachas,
Rabbi Kalman Baumann Principal
