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Friday, March 19, 2010 Candle Lighting 7:14 PM Õ STAR STUDENTS Õ STUDENTSÕ Õ S.S. Ariella AronovÕ Õ T.S. Mutty KootÕ Õ S.S. Rebecca BalgleyÕ Õ Chaim LenÕ T.S. Õ S.S. Ellee BenchetritÕ Õ Leah Lind T.S. Õ T.S. Yechiel BensonÕ Õ Lea RieselÕ T.S. Õ T.S. David BiskerÕ Õ S.S. Penina RosenbaumÕ Õ T.S. Ezra BistritzÕ Õ Binyamin RubinovÕ T.S. Zev Bistritz Õ T.S. Õ T.S. Shoshana SapirmanÕ Õ S.S. Gabi BreierÕ Õ Shoshana ShapiroÕ T.S. Õ S.S. Arielle ChemtovÕ Õ S.S. David SharbaniÕ Õ S.S. Rubin EvgiÕ Õ T.S. Rivka SheinkopfÕ Õ S.S. David GrinmanÕ Õ A.S. Efrem WassermanÕ Õ S.S. Avrumi GruensteinÕ
NOTE: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL BEFORE PESACH IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
TEAM PLAYERS Zev Bistritz Nechama Bodkins Elisheva Bokor Yafit Cohen Fayge Deutsch Yonatan El-Gad Rubin Evgi Dani Franklin Avos Greenberg Dovid Kaplan
Malky Koot Mutty Koot Avi Nash Hadassah Privalsky Penina Rosenbaum Yossi Rosenberg Batia Segal David Sharbani Atara Weberman Tzvi Winter
If anyone has a suggestion for additional English Language books that they feel qualify as a “learning” book (information or stories that are more “lesson” than “entertainment”) and are not listed on the attached Hasmoda List, contact Rabbi Baumann by Monday. Thank you.
HASMODA PROJECT
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e are looking forward to our Annual Pesach Hasmoda Program for all of our elementary school children. With only a few days of school until Pesach, we are issuing our semi-annual call for sponsors. We would like to thank the generous sponsors who have already stepped forward and have dedicated the children’s learning in honor of, or in memory of loved ones, or for a Refuah Shelaima. We are most appreciative of our sponsors, and credit them for the success of this learning program. Thank You to: The Z.Cohen Family The Flamholtz Family The Y. Mizrahi Family
Sponsorships are welcome, beginning with a $50 contribution. Please call Rabbi Baumann in the school office.
SCIENCE FAIR
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magnificent exhibit of our students’ projects was on display at our School Science Fair this past week. Everyone enjoyed viewing the interesting projects created by our 4th and 5th graders and discovering the exciting results of the various experiments. Many thanks to our Science Teacher, Miss Johnson, for her efforts in directing and guiding our students with their projects these last few months. The quality of the students’ projects is evidence of Miss Johnson’s input coupled with the efforts of the students and parents. Mazel Tov to the winners whose names were announced at an awards ceremony at the special assemblies on Wednesday.
Science Fair 5th Grade Girls Division Winners 1st Place - Yocheved Miriam Sapirman Race to the Soggy Line 2nd Place - Alex Brody Melt Away 3rd Place - Elisheva Homnick What Can Your Mind Recall Honorable Mention: Gabi Breier Nechama Bodkins Miriam Chesal Shoshana Shapiro Esther Ungar Sara Dudovitz 4th Grade Girls Division Winners 1st Place - Sara Winter Taste The Difference 2nd Place - Riki Grossbard Take The Fizz Quiz 3rd Place - Penina Rosenbaum Can You Taste The Difference Honorable Mention: Sora Chana Gruenstein Shoshana Sapirman 5th Grade Boys Division Winners 1st Place - Noah Chemtov Your Favorite Drink - A Warmmmm One 2nd Place - Avi Nash The Strength of an Electromagnet 3rd Place - Yechiel Benson Color Matters Honorable Mention: Tzvi Flamholtz Naftali Rubin Dovi Schwartz 4th Grade Boys Division Winners 1st Place - Eli Sandhaus Criss-Cross Moldy Sauce 2nd Place - Shmuel Dov Palgon Eye Hand Response 3rd Place - Shaya Schwab Household Cleaning Products vs. Kitchen Sink Bacteria
MISHNAYOS PROJECT GRAND SIYUM LUNCHEON
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azel Tov to all of the winners and participants! Prizes were distributed to our top achievers at our Grand Siyum on Thursday. INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - GRADE 5 1st Place – Avi Nash 2nd Place – Yechiel Benson 3rd Place – Zev Berkowitz Honorable Mention: Eli Danan, Dovi Schwartz, Dovy Wakszul JUNIOR DIVISION - GRADES 3 & 4 1st Place - Eli Sandhaus 2nd Place - Yonatan El-Gad 3rd Place – Yaakov Alfassy Honorable Mention: Shmuel Dov Palgon, Shaya Schwab The winners received beautiful sets of Mishnayos Kehati, Mikraos Gedolos, Kol Kisvei Chofetz Chaim, Talilei Oros, and Chumashim. Thank you to the following families who sponsored our Mishnayos Program: BERKOWITZ FAMILY DEUTSCH FAMILY MASHA HIMELSTEIN NASH FAMILY SCHWAB FAMILY WAKSZUL FAMILY Yasher Koach to our top learners, Avi Nash and Eli Sandhaus who shared Divrei Torah with everyone. We are honored to have had Rabbi Tzvi Eliyahu Meir Schmelczer, Rosh Kollel of North Miami Beach Community Kollel, deliver inspiring Divrei Bracha and words of Chizuk to our boys, and we are grateful that he took the time to join us. A special Mazel Tov goes to Avi Nash who won the bicycle raffle! Yasher Koach to our parent volunteers who helped in purchasing, setting up and serving the food. Mrs. Chanie Berkowitz Mrs. Esta Rosenberg
YEDIOS HATORAH
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nformation booklets were distributed today as we embark upon our annual Yedios HaTorah Program. Pages and pages of essential knowledge for every Jew are presented for the children to master and memorize. A gala Chinese Auction in school is in store for all students who can demonstrate mastery of the required minimum amount, by the May 7 deadline. Start studying now, receive Hasmoda Program credits (over the Pesach break) and Hatzlacha Rabba!
MAZEL TOV
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o Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchak Selmar and family on the birth of a grandson, born to their son, our alumnus, Yosef and Chaya Bina Selmar.
LOST AND FOUND
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ur Lost and Found boxes are overflowing with sweaters, lunchboxes and assorted items that we would love to return to their rightful owners. Please pick up your belongings before Pesach vacation!
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large number of library books are overdue from the school library. As you embark on your chometz search this weekend, give yourself a prize for finding and returning our missing library books. Please keep in mind that no books may be checked out of the library over the Peasch vacation.
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o the Brody family for their donation of Chinese jumpropes to 5G. The fifth grade girls have already put them to good use during recess.
REFUAH SHELAIMA
DAY OF LEARNING
¨ Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana bas Esther Liba ¨ Bina bas Chaya ¨ Chana bas Shaindel ¨ Zelda Masha bas Itta Anna ¨ Shalva Yakira bas Yardena Meira ¨ Mordechai ben Ora Yehudis ¨ Moshe Chaim ben Chana
ll learning this Monday, March 22, 7 Nisan, is dedicated in memory of Levi Avraham ben Levi Avraham.
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DATA BANK
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asher Koach to the following winners of this month’s Data Bank quiz. 2B Yosef Alber Yitzi Eisenberger Avrumi Gruenstein Ariel Hahn Shaya Steinberg 3B Boaz Abramson Gavriel Aminov Jacob Benchetrit Yossi Cohen Dani Franklin Shmuel Len Yaakov Lesnik Yitzi Lind Eli Mizrahi Yossi Rosenberg Yakov Schwab Yosef Steinberg Joey Tokayer 5B Tzvi Anton Yechiel Benson Zev Berkowitz Noah Chemtov Eli Danan Yaakov Deutsch Shmuel Chaim Dreyfuss Tzvi Flamholtz Koby Hertz Mutty Koot Lior Mizrahi Avi Nash Yehuda Rosenberg Naftali Rubin Dovi Schwartz Benjy Shababo Boaz Sobol Dovi Wakszul
2G Tehila Alfassy Sarah Cohen Abby Dennis Fayge Deutsch Yael Lesnik 3G Hadara Balgley Miriam Balgley Leah Baroukh Arielle Chemtov Miriam Dreyfuss Tzivi Elias Dina Ellenbogen Shira Feldman Ariella Fellus Tye Hilel Yokheved Krispin Tehila Palgon Batia Segal Sara Seltzer Rivky Stern Aliza Suissa Nechama Wulwick Sivan Zaig
CALENDAR NOTES Thursday, March 25 Wednesday, April 7 - Pesach Break Thursday, April 8 - School Resumes Wednesday, April 21- Internet Safety Event for Parents PM Friday, April 23 - Teacher Work Day (“Snow” Day Makeup) No Sessions
s”xc Rabbi Kalman Baumann
Dr. Deborah Lerer
Principal
Secular Studies Principal
Rabbi Noam Grossman
Mrs. Naomi Bloom
Assistant Principal
Early Childhood Director
Erev Shabbos Parashas Vayikra 5770 Dear Parents, Every year at this time, the principals of our local high schools send a letter to all parents warning of the influx of tourists to the area for Pesach, among who, unfortunately, are a few unsavory characters who prey on young adults, and young people who exhibit inappropriate behavior. Specific areas – such as the boardwalk and the perimeters of the Pesach hotels are singled out as especially undesirable areas, and parents must ensure our teenagers do not hang out around there. This particular warning does not extend to our elementary aged children, as it is understood and universally practiced, that young children are not allowed to go unsupervised to such areas. What is not so clearly understood or appreciated is the potential for harm to reach our young children through the Internet. Some parents, unwittingly, are allowing their children access to sites, people and situations that they would never, never permit, if it meant going to a place where ‘bad stuff’ was possibly happening. This is a problem that is not the parents’ doing, nor is it easily solved. Many of us have made the decision to allow Internet access in our homes. Not all of us have figured out how to keep our children (or ourselves) safe in such an environment. In order to address this concern, the Principals of our local yeshivas and day schools have gotten together to tackle this formidable challenge. Four years ago there was a community-wide gathering that dealt with the dangers of the Internet and was very well attended. Follow-up was not concerted and the momentum was lost. This spring, efforts are being renewed. The first step will be a community-wide event on Wednesday evening April 21, at the NMB Performing Arts Theater. (Please mark your calendar now) This program will be considered as the first of the four parent workshops that our parents are expected to attend (as detailed in the cover letter accompanying the registration forms for next year). The speakers will also address the students, in their respective schools, during the school day. Following the 21st, planning will be ongoing as to how best to help the parents fulfill their responsibility to protect their children. By focusing on this seemingly overwhelming challenge our generation faces, and by working together, we are confident that all of us; educators, community leaders and parents, can help fortify our children against the potential emotional and spiritual harm posed by uncontrolled access to the Internet. Watch for further details. Have a wonderful Shabbos,
Rabbi Kalman Baumann Principal
SCIENCE FAIR 2010
SCIENCE FAIR 2010
MISHNAYOS SIYUM 5770
Hasmoda List Below is a partial list of appropriate learning material that qualifies as ‘learning’ for the Hasmoda Project. These books are available at your local Jewish bookstore and are worthwhile investments for the whole family. For independent learning — under supervision: A Torah Treasury A Twist of the Tongue Apples of Gold Arba Minim Book of our Heritage Brachos — Artscroll Gateway to Happiness: by Rabbi Pliskin Grade Level Hebrew Language Book Growth Through Torah: by Rabbi Pliskin Guard Your Tongue Guide to Blessings: by Rabbi Wenger Keeping Kosher: by Rabbi Eliezer Wolf Let’s Go to Shul: by Yitzchak Kornblau Trekking Through Time by Yitzchak Kornblau Love Your Neighbor: by Rabbi Pliskin Nach Treasury Pirkei Avos - many commentaries available in English Sand and Stars - Jewish History for Children: by Yaffa Ganz Sefer HaMitzvos Seven Special Weeks by Yaakov Meir Strauss The King’s Special Loaves by Yaakov Meir Strauss Shemoneh Esrei – Artscroll Sholom Secrets (Project Resolve): by Rabbi Chaim Trainer Take Me to the Holyland: by Tsivia Yanofsky The Feeling Series: by Shmil Wilder The Mitzvot: by Abraham Chill The Other Side of the Story: by Yehudis Samet The Power of Words: by Rabbi Pliskin The 39 Avoth Melacha of Shabbath: by Rabbi B. Chait The Incredible Voyage to Midos Tovos: by Rabbi B. Chait The Lost Treasure of Tikkun HaMiddos Island: by Rabbi B. Chait The Terrifying Trap of the Bad Midos Pirates: by Rabbi B. Chait The Ten Plagues of Egypt: by Shoshana Lepon The Ten Tests of Avraham: by Shoshana Lepon Torah Rhymes and Riddles We Want Life: by Yisroel Greenwald (Shmiras Halashon) The Little Midrash Says The Midrash Says In the Footsteps of the Prophets Let My Nation Go: by Rabbi Yosef Deutsch Let My Nation Descend: by Rabbi Yosef Deutsch Let My Nation Live: by Rabbi Yosef Deutsch Let My Nation Serve Me: by Rabbi Yosef Deutsch Tales From the Gemara Please note: “Tales of Tzadikkim” does not qualify for Hasmoda credit. Since the Hasmoda contest is a learning program and not a reading program, much of the English language Judaica, like biographies, or Torah stories, while highly recommended, do not qualify as ‘learning’ material.
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