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Shavuon: Volume 2 Issue 12, March 21, 2008
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March 21 2008 14
AdarII 5768 Vol
2, Issue 12
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ENTER
SHUSHAN!
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Candle
Lighting
March 21
6:41
March 28
6:49
April 4
6:57
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Parent
Teacher
Conferences-April
7 and 8 |
 Our
Parent-Teacher
conferences
for
Grades
Pre-Kindergarten
through
Grade
8
will
be
held
on
Monday,
April
7
and
Tuesday,
April
8,
2008,
from
4:00-8:00
p.m.
All
students
will
have
a
full
day
of
school
on
both
days.
For
Scheduling
Information
and
More
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March
27, Open
House at
the
JCDS:
Featuring
the PJ
Library |
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Share
the
NEWS!
We
are
having
an
Open
House
on
Thursday,
March
27,
2008,
6:30-7:30
pm
in
the
Pre-School
room
featuring
the
PJ
Library.
Children
are
encouraged
to
wear
pajamas!
Program
includes
PJ
Library
stories,
craft
project,
music
and
a
snack.
Program
is
FREE
and
open
to
the
community
For
more
information
call
Naomi
Schorsch
Stein,
Admissions
Director
at
401.751.2470
Remember
You
Are
Our
Best
Ambassadors! |
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OUR
PURIM
EXTRAVAGANZA
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 21
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SHUSHAN SETS BY LAURA MERNOFF!
A FANTASTIC DAY AT JCDSRI!
Exciting All-Day Purim Activities: Megillah Reading,Featuring 6th grade & Dani Steiner,Costume Parade,Class Sponsored Booths,Purim Learning Centers,Live Klezmer Music and MORE!
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MISHENECHNAS
"OUR
DOOR"
MARBIM
B'SIMCHA
CONTEST-
THE
WINNERS!
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4th -1st
Prize
2nd and
8th -2nd
Prize
1st -3rd
Prize
8th-
Most
Colorful
&
Energetic
Door
7th-
Funniest
6th-
Most
Creative
5th-
Most
Magical
4th-
Most
Informative
3rd-
Most
Symbolic
2nd-
Most
Clever
1st-
Most GS
- JS
Integrated
K-
Current
Event
(Dr.
Seuss
100th
B-Day)
PK- Door
of
Adventure
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PA's
Mishloach
Manot
Program-Thank
You! |
 The
PA would
like to
thank
all of
the
volunteers
who
helped
assemble
and
distribute
the
Mishloach
Manot
bags.
Thanks
to all
of you,
the
event
was a
total
success
and
everyone
enjoyed
the
goodies!
One
quick
note...some
people
have
inquired
if their
names
made it
onto the
group
card in
the
Mishloach
Manot
bags
because
their
names
did not
appear
on their
child(ren)'s
cards.
Please
be
assured
that if
you paid
to have
your
name on
the bags
for the
entire
school
community,
then
your
name
appeared
on all
of the
bags
except
your own
child(ren)'s.
This has
been the
format
since we
began
the
program.
Shabbat
Shalom!
Lori
Lowinger
and Guy
Bermel
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Needed:
Your
Receipts
and Box
Tops |
 Don't
forget
to bring
in your
Eastside
Market
receipts
and box
tops.
Box Tops
for
Education (click)
There is
a box to
put them
in on
the
front
desk.
Thank
you
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Family
Yoga
Program |
 The
JCDS
Parent
Association,
the
PJ
Library
and
the
Jewish
Federation
are
co-sponsoring
a
family
Aleph
Bet
Yoga
program
from
6:30-7:30,
April
1st
at
the
JCC
and
April
3rd
at
Temple
Habonim.
Families
will
discover
a
soulful
Jewish
connection
combining
yoga
poses
and
the
shape
of
Hebrew
letters.
The
program
will
have
two
age
break
outs
so
families
with
older
kids
up
to
age
12
can
have
their
own
session.
Bring
a
mat
and
comfortable
clothes.
It
is a
great
activity
the
WHOLE
family
can
do
together.
Fill
Out
Flyer
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Cherish
the
Memories |
Zimriyah
2008 DVD
Available!
$15.00 Bring
a $15.00
check in
an
envelope
payable
to
JCDS(Memo
Line:
Zimriyah
2008) to
the
Front
Desk by
April
1.Thank
you!
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Tzedekah-PreK |
 Our
PreK
class
received
the
following
message
from
Susan
Hamin
at Gateway
Healthcare,
Inc. "Thank
you very
much for
all the
winter
clothing
that you
and your
families
donated.
When
people
like you
share
what you
no
longer
use or
need
with
others,
the
thoughtfulness
is as
warming
as the
coats,
and
inspires
others
to do
the
same."
PreK
collected
over 50
coats! |
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NEW: PJ
Library
Book
Club at
JCDS for
Grades
Pre-K
and K,
3/28 |
Join Us
on
Friday
March
28!
We are
delighted
to
present
a New
After
School
Program,
the PJ
Library
Book
Club for
grades
Pre-K
and K.
The
Club will
meet in
the
Pre-School
Room
from
2:30-
3:30pm
every
other
week. The
program
will
include
a story,
craft
project,
music
and a
snack. This
is a
FREE
program
and open
to
children
in
grades
Pre-K
and K
only.
Bring
your
book of
the
month!
Parents
are
welcome
to
attend.
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Grandparents
and
Special
Visitors
Day-Please
Complete
Vistor
Form |
PLEASE RETURN THIS
FORM
TO THE
SCHOOL
OFFICE
ASAP SO
WE CAN
SEND
INDIVIDUALIZED
INVITATIONS
TO YOUR
SPECIAL
GUESTS.
SAVE THE
DATE:
Friday,
May 9,
2008 ˇ 4
Iyar
5767
8:30 am
- 11:00
am
Friday,
May 9th
will be
our
annual
Grandparents
and
Special
Visitors
Day!
Each
year,
over 200
grandparents,
relatives,
friends
and
neighbors-all
very
welcome
special
visitors
to the
school-enjoy
a
morning
of food,
song and
fun.
Guests
are
encouraged
to
participate
in
special
activities
with the
students.
Breakfast
will be
served
in the
Alperin
Meeting
House.
The
handicapped
entrance
is on
Morris
Avenue.
Please
let us
know if
we can
be of
assistance
to our
special
guests.
Please
list the
name of
the
person
who you
want to
be
invited.
We will
use this
list
only. If
no
grandparents
or
family
friends
are
available
to
attend
this
event
and you
would
like
someone
to visit
your
child,
please
let us
know by
contacting
Meredith
Sinel at
(401)
751-2470
or
msinel@jcdsri.org.
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Names,
Names
and
More! |
The
Kindergarten
class
did
a
beautiful
job
at
their
naming
ceremony
on
Wednesday,
March,
12.
Each
child
worked
very
hard
to
prepare
for
the
ceremony
where
they
sang
an
English
name
song,
as
well
as
sang
and
danced
to
beautiful
Hebrew
songs.
The
class
demonstrated
that
they
not
only
learned
about
the
significance
and
origin
of
their
own
names,
but
also
about
the
names
of
many
things
including
the
Hebrew
days
of
the
week,
parts
of
the
body,
letters
and
more!
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Off to
Boston |
 Our
fifth
grade
American
Revolution
researchers
took
a
"Walk
Into
History"
historical
tour
along
the
famous
Freedom
Trail
red
line
with
an
18th
century
costumed
guide.
They
heard
the
tales
of
the
brave
Bostonians
and
Colonialists
who
dared
to
challenge
Britain
and
helped
establish
the
greatest
democracy
in
the
world.
Students
especially
liked
the
Old
State
House
with
the
remarkable
statues
and
history.
More
Info
Later
the
students
visited
the
Museum
of
Fine
Arts,
Boston
to
tour
the
exhibit
"Walk
this
Way"
a
footwear
exhibit
dispersed
throughout
the
museum.
The
collection
featured
shoes
from
ancient
Egypt
to
contemporary
designs
like
Nike.
Students
went
on a
treasure
hunt
in
the
galleries
to
find
the
shoe
exhibits
placed
among
paintings,
sculptures
and
furniture
that
are
from
the
same
time
era.
Last
semester
the
fifth
grade
created
"shoes"
in
our
Art
Studio.
Students
were
accompanied
by
Bethany
Rafail,
5th
Grade
teacher,
Jen
Bend,
Art
teacher
and
Dani
Steiner,
Head
of
School.
Collection
Info
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Welcome
Yael
Krieger,
our
Pardes
Intern |
We are
pleased
to tell
you
that,
for the
second
year in
a row,
our
school
will be
part of
the
Pardes
Educators
Program.
The
Pardes
program
is a
two-year
graduate
program
in
Jerusalem
in which
students
study
traditional
Jewish
texts,
Hebrew
language
and
pedagogy.
As part
of this
program,
students
complete
a three
week
student
teaching
experience
in North
America.
Yael
Krieger,
a second
year
student
in the
Pardes
program,
will be
interning
in our
school
from
March 24
- April
11. Yael
will be
teaching
Humash
and
other
text
related
materials
in
Grades
4, 5 and
6. An
alumna
of the
Schechter
school
in West
Hartford,
she is a
graduate
of the
Joint
Program
of
Columbia
University
and the
Jewish
Theological
Seminary's
List
College. In
addition,
Yael has
a
special
connection
to
Providence:
She is
the
granddaughter
of Cele
and the
late
Seymour
Krieger,
both of
whom
have had
such a
wonderful
connection
with the
Jewish
community
of
Providence
for
decades!
Join us
in
welcoming
her into
our
school
community.
(remarks
from
Marcia
Kaunfer's
Introductory
Letter)
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Pringles
Anyone? |
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For our
latest
4th
Grade
independent
reading
assignment
each
student
was
given an
empty
Pringle
can to
create a
character
or
something
from
their
book.
Students
were
very
creative!
Completed
book
reviews
are inside
the
decorated
can. |
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Opening
Reception
and Sale
for
Herzberg
Designs |
Suzanne
Herzberg
(David
'11,
Raphael
'12 and
Daniel
'16)
announces
her
Opening
Reception
and Art
Show on
Sunday,
March
23, 4-6
pm at
the
Three
Sisters
Café,
1074
Hope
Street,
Providence.
Three
tiles
designed
by
Suzanne
will be
installed
in the
entryway
of Three
Sisters
Cafe.
suzanne.herzberg@verizon.net |
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The Cat
in The
Hat
Visits
JCDS |
 JCDS
celebrated
the Read
Across
America
program
sponsored
by The
National
Education
Association
(NEA).
NEA's
Read
Across
America
focuses
the
country's
attention
on how
important
it is to
motivate
children
to read
in
addition
to
helping
them
master
basic
skills.
This
event
takes
place
each
year on
or near
March 2,
the
birthday
of the
beloved
children's
author
Dr.
Seuss.
The
Library
had a
Dr.
Seuss
program
and
sponsored
a visit
of The
Cat in
Hat (Eve
Stein
'11),
who
welcomed
our
students
to
school
on March
3.
Kindergarten
had a
Dr.
Seuss
Week
that
included
a Cat in
Hat Hats
Tuesday,
and a
Wacky
Wednesday
with
silly
socks.
Did you
know
that The
Cat in
the Hat
was the
first
Beginner
(Early)
Reader
book?
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The
Splash
Makes a
Splash! |
 We
are
proud to
announce
the publication
of our
MS
student
newspaper,
Splash.
Leah
Tinberg
is
Editor
and
Chief.
Art
Editors
are
Naomi
Subotnick
and
Madelyn
Wyner.
Photography
Editor
is
Daniella
Levine
assisted
by Allie
Robbio. The
staff
members
are:
Sylvia
Catania,
Rebekah
Heath,
Anton
Koudriavtsev,
Danilo
Milevsky,
Dahlia
Neeman,
and
Allie
Robbio
(8th
Graders),
Aaron
Kaplan,
Hannah
Meharg,
Naomi
Subotnick,
Gabrielle
Warshay and
Madelyn
Wyner
(7th
Graders),
Daniel
Brandes,
Emma
Meharg,
and Sam
Usher
(6th
Graders),
Mimi
Heath,
David
Herzberg-Mayer,
Carolina
Milka,
Eve
Stein,
and
Shahar
Steiner
(5th
Graders).
Features
include
election
'08, adventures
and
science,
interviews,
arts and
entertainment,
book,
movie
and
theatre reviews,
recipes,
puzzles,
cartoons,
and
sports.
Copies
are
available
in the
Lobby.
Faculty
Advisor
is David
Raffeld. |
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It's
Kool to
be
a Knitsters |
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Our
After-School
Knitty
Gritty Club knits
and
purls
together
every
Wednesday.
From
bean
bags to
purses,
there is
no end
to our
creativity
and fun.
Did you
know
that
knitting
promotes
good
hand-eye
coordination,
math
skills,
relaxation,
patience
and
creativity?
Karolyn
White,
Librarian,
conducts
this
program.
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Our
Ballerinas-March
29
Performance |
 Naomi
'09 and
Hannah
'06
Subotnick
and
Sasha
Brenman,
former
student,
and
other
students
from
Festival
Ballet
will
perform
a
version
of
Coppelia
adapted
for
young
children
at Rhode
Island
School
of
Design
Auditorium
at 3 PM
on 29
March.
This is
part of
the
March
29,
Free-for-All
Saturday,
"Once
Upon a
Time"program.
Naomi
and
other
Festival
Ballet
students
performed
two
dances
from
Coppelia
at
Miriam
Hospital's
Women's
Wellness
Conference
on March
15.
(Photo
of
Naomi)
Festival
Ballet
Info |
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First
Aid and
CPR
Course |
 We
will be
offering
First
Aid and
Adult/Child
CPR on
Wednesday,
March
26th and
Wednesday,
April
2nd from
9am - 12
pm. You
will be
certified
in both
CPR and
First
Aid if
you
attend
both
days.
There
will be
a
maximum
of 10
participants
on a
first
come,
first
served
basis.
If you
would
like to
participate,
but are
unable
to
attend
(because
of
scheduling
or full
capacity),
we will
be
offering
additional
classes
in the
near
future.
JCDS
will pay
the full
cost of
the
training.
If you
would
like to
register,
please
email
Jim at
jhockhousen@jcdsri.org,
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Concert
with
David
Broza,
"Israeli
Springsteen" |
 Concert with David Broza
7:00 pm Sunday
March 30th, 2008
Mechanics Hall ~ Worcester, MA
New Jewish Academy of Worcester presents international composer, guitarist, and singer David Broza. Mr. Broza, who has been called the "Israeli Springsteen," has been performing worldwide for over 30 years, singing in Hebrew, Spanish, and English. His "Sunrise Concert at Masada" debuted on PBS in 2007 featuring breathtaking aerial footage of the surrounding Israeli landscape and the stirring sounds of David Broza, Jackson Browne and Shawn Colvin. Tickets are $18 and up. Information
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The
Parent
Association |
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Our
next
PA
meeting
is
an
open
meeting
for
all
parents.
We
will
be
discussing
membership
and
the
PA
for
the
2008-09
school
year.
The
meeting
is
on
March
24th,
from
8-9
AM
in
the
Sisterhood
Lounge.
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In Our
JCDS
Community |
Get
Well
Wishes
To
Edward
O.
Adler,
father
of
Susan
Adler,
teacher,
who
is
recovering
at
home.
To
Ilyse
Blazer
'05
Condolences
To
Maia
Brumberg-Kraus
(Zoe
'04
and
Max
'08)
on
the
loss
of
her
stepmother,
Josephine
Woll
To
Jared
Earley,
former
faculty
member
and
coach,
on
the
loss
of
his
mother,
Paula
Earley
Annoucements
Steve
Subotnick
(Naomi
'09)
is
participating
in a
marathon
to
raise
funds
for
the
Leukemia
and
Lymphoma
Society.
You
can
donate
on-line
www.active.com/donate/tntri/tntriSSubotn.
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If you
have
suggestions
or
comments
please
e-mail
Karolyn
White,
Editor
kwhite@jcdsri.org
Dani
Steiner,
Head of
School
dsteiner@jcdsri.org
Photo
Credits:
Meredith
Sinel,
Karolyn
White,
Naomi
Stein, &
Jen bend
Jewish
Community
Day
School
of Rhode
Island
85 Taft
Avenue
Providence
Rhode
Island
02906
401-751-2470
FAX
401-351-7674 |
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