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Shavuon: Volume 2 Issue 14, May 2, 2008
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May 2 2008 27 Nisan-Iyar 5768
Vol 2, Issue 14 
Yom Huledet HaShishim L'Medinat
Yisrael-Happy 60th Birthday to the State
of Israel |
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Candle
Lighting
May 2, 7:28
May 9, 7:35
May 16, 7:42
May 23, 7:49
May 30, 7:55
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*VIDEOS*JCDS CELEBRATES ISRAEL'S
BIRTHDAY! |
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We love Israel!-Gr.5 Click
Happy Birthday Song-Gr.1Click
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SPECIAL ISRAEL EVENTS |
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On Wednesday, May 7, from
2:15 -3pm, we will have a Yom
HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day)
Assembly in the Goldberg for all
students. This will be a special
musical concert by the Emunotes, a
talented singing group of 23 young
girls aged 10-15, from the Emunah
Sarah Herzog Children's Center in
Afula, our sister city. They will
sing contemporary and traditional
Israeli and Jewish music in English
and in Hebrew. This will be their
second visit to our school.
On Thursday, May 8, from
8:15am-12:45pm, we will attend a
special fun-filled Yom Ha-Atzmaut
(Israel Independence Day) Program at
the JCC for students from JCDSRI,
JCC and PHDS. There will be many
activities such as art projects,
puzzles, an Israel floor map,
singing and a visit to an Israeli
shuk (market).
*ALL
STUDENTS MUST WEAR LONG PANTS and
are encouraged to WEAR WHITE & BLUE*
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Grandparents & Special Visitors Day,
Friday, May 9, 8:30-11am |
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Matthew & his Grandmother
 Friday,
May 9th will be our annual
Grandparents and Special Visitors
Day!
Each year, over
200 grandparents, relatives, friends and
neighbors-all very welcomed special
visitors to the school-enjoy a morning
of food, song and fun. For more
information, contact Meredith Sinel at
msinel@jcdsri.org |
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Emunotes' Performance at JCC |
 The
Emunah Sarah Herzog Children's
Center in Israel will be
performing at the Jewish
Community Center in celebration
of Israel's 60th year of
Independence on Wednesday, May 7
at 7:30 PM. The Emunotes'
performance will be followed by
Israeli dancing and
refreshments. They also will be
performing in our school on Yom
HaZikaron (The Memorial Day),
May 7.
More Information |
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World-wide Israel @ 60 Event |
On
the eve of Israel's 60th
Independence Day, May 7, 2008,
at 10:50 PM Israel time, Jews
all over the world will unite to
sing Hatikva. The organizers
hope to break a Guiness Record.
For more information
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Rhode Island Israel @ 60
Calendar
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 Click here
to view ongoing events
throughout greater Rhode Island
this spring and information
about our Rhode Island
Celebrates Israel Community
Festival at Roger Williams Park
on Sunday, June 1.
 Come
into the JCDSRI tent! Our
school will be joining the
Israel celebration with a
Bedouin tent. Our tent will
be welcoming members of the
community with music,
activities and, of course,
refreshments. We are
looking for volunteers to
spend time in our school's
tent to welcome visitors and
share information about
JCDSRI. Contact Naomi Stein
if you are interested in
helping out with our
school's tent.
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Grade 8 Goes to Israel!
5/5-5/16 |
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Join their excitement and keep
with the latest news on their
blog, which will be posted on
our website.
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Save the Date: Beatle
Torah, June 19 |
Grade 4 performs
Beatle Torah in Hebrew on
Thursday, June 19 at 1:00pm and
7:00pm. Don't miss this annual
favorite. |
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Feinstein Newsletter |
 Read
our latest Feinstein Newsletter
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by Susan Adler to discover the
many wonderful good deeds done
by the JCDS community. For
example, Alyssa Brenner'13, with
help from some classmates, has
been making and selling
bracelets to raise money for the
Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Association. Great Work!
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Join the Israeli Dance Club!
Starts 5/6 |
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Students in Grade 3 and up are
invited to join our After-School
Israeli Dance Club, which will
run 6 weeks on Tuesdays from
3:15-4:15.
click for Information and
Registration Form |
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From the Art Studio |
 Grade
5 created sculptures with
recycling center materials.
This is "Mission to Mars" by
Omri Galor. "This is a
sculpture made by the best
artist in the world!"
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Quick
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Baseball
Schedule
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Daniel Katz to the National
Geographic Bee Finals in D.C.
5/20-21 |
 Mazel
Tov to Daniel Katz,
Seventh Grader, who
placed first in the
Rhode Island
National Geographic
Bee on April 4th at
Rhode Island
College. Daniel
came in 5th place in
the 2007
competition. Each
state winner
receives $100, a
National Geographic
globe and an
all-expenses-paid
trip to Washington,
D.C., for the
national finals on
May 20-21 and the
chance to be crowned
National Geographic
Bee champion. First
prize in the
national competition
is a $25,000 college
scholarship and
lifetime membership
in the National
Geographic Society.
Second- and
third-place
finishers will
receive $15,000 and
$10,000 college
scholarships. Break
a leg Daniel! We are
all rooting for you!
Information
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PJ Library Book Club at
JCDS for Grs. Pre-K and K, 5/2,
5/16 & 5/30 |
 Join
us on Friday May 2 at the PJ
Library Book Club for grades
Pre-K and K. The Club meets in
the Pre-School Room from 2:30-
3:30 pm every other week. The
program will include a story,
craft project, music and a
snack. The book club is a way
for students to talk about the
PJ Library book they received in
the mail and to read new stories
from the PJ Library. Parents
are welcomed. For more
information on the PJ Library
please contact Nicole
Katzman,331.0956 x180 or
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Boston Coffee Cake and
More!-PA Fundraiser |
 The
PARENTS ASSOCIATION is
introducing a new fundraiser
which runs from MAY 1-MAY 14.
We are selling several delicious
products from Genevieve's, The
Original Boston Coffee Cake and
Mixes and Aunti Anne's at Home
Mixes. Order packets were sent
home and there are extra
packets/forms are available at
the front desk. NOTE: All the
coffee cakes and related cookie
mixes are certified Kosher.
The Auntie Anne's mixes ARE NOT
Kosher.) More Info on our
website
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Hadassah Leadership
Academy |
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 Several
members of the JCDS family Leah
Ross-Coke (Nuriya'09 &
Eliyah'12), and alum parents,
Yardena Winkler, Dr. Barbara
Jablow, Sally Rotenberg and Judy
Greenblatt, attended a Hadassah
Leadership Academy event in
Washington DC for three days
along with other Hadassah women
from Rhode Island. We learned
how to be citizen advocates and
met as a group with both RI
Senators, Sheldon Whitehouse and
Jack Reed discussing issues
related to genetic testing,
Israel, Iran, and energy.
More on
Hadassah
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Yankee Doodle Went to
Town |
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 Fifth
Grade students concluded their
Revolutionary War Unit with
presentations of their research
on important figures of the
Revolutionary period. Students
used various resources such as
encyclopedias, books, and the
Internet, and prepared a
bibliography. Their reports were
presented on a "pop-up page" as
seen here. Mrs. Rafail was
delighted with her students'
high interest in learning about
the Revolutionary War, which
resulted in exceptional
projects. Great job Grade 5! |
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A Welcome Back Surprise! |
 Our
talented Laura Mernoff(Rachel'10
& Gabe'13) has continued the
happy sunny colors and designs
she painted on our storage
container to the back wall of
the playground. What a stunning
effect! You may remember that
Laura's inspiration is a mural
at a 50s era motel in San
Francisco called the Hotel del
Sol."I do have some other plans
for the outside. I am working
on a series of welded panels to
go over the chain link fence
(next to the sidewalk). Each
panel is 4 X 4 feet, so ten
panels would go the length of
the forty foot long fence. The
first two 4x4 panels were hung
today. One of them is a
torch-cut depiction of the
school logo in steel, and the
second one uses imagery from the
murals." Laura, please continue
your magic! Thank you!
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Science Wizards-Grade 3
at the Museum of Science |
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Aaron and Mark
 Third
Grade went to the Boston
Museum of Science to
conclude their Simple
Machines Unit. Students
participated in a Design
Challenge that required the
students to create a bobsled
with a variety of materials.
The goal was to get the
fastest or slowest time down
the ramp. "The bobsled we
made went the fastest,
twice," said Aaron and Mark.
The students
also spent time
observing the many types of
simple machines in the
museum.
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Legs, Legs, Give Me Some Legs! |
Aurora  Second
graders are observing and
taking care of tadpoles.
They are fascinated by their
growth and are anxiously
waiting to see legs soon.
Students have been
thoughtfully pursuing
answers to their own
questions in an
inquiry-based unit on frogs.
Frog projects will include a
research-based writing
report and a class newspaper
that will hopefully be
distributed school wide!
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Art News: Exhibition of
Recent Paintings by Jennifer
Bend 5/4-6/13 |
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May 4-June 13
Opening May 8, 6:00-8:00pm
White Electric
711 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
www.whiteelectriccoffee.com
www.bendart.com
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PLAY
BALL! |
 The
JCDS baseball team has begun
practice! They have been
practicing for a few weeks now,
on the field behind the JCC. The
team consists of both MS
students and fifth graders. It
has been a great experience for
all involved, and the fifth
graders get another view of MS.
The MS students, many playing on
the team for their second or
third year, are simply enjoying
playing again. The team had a
game scheduled for Monday, April
28, against Community Prep, but
it was canceled because of the
rain. Feel free to cheer on the
home team at any of their games!
Leah Tinberg '08
Click for Baseball Schedule |
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In Our JCDS Community |
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Condolences
To Alan Shawn
Feinstein on the sudden
death of his son Richard
Justin Feinstein in
Thailand. Richard was a
cousin to Dan Gamm, father
of Sandra'14 and Joey'16.
Announcements
Please help
me with my Bat Mitzvah
Project!! My name is Nuriya
Coke'09 and I am in 7th
grade. I am collecting jars
of Peanut Butter for the
Rhode Island Food Bank. Any
kind and size is fine.
Please leave them in the box
in the foyer of school.
Thank You!
Congratulations to Elijah
Coke'12 who completed a five
mile walkathon for March of
Dimes and was part of a team
that raised over $3,500.00!
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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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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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Save
the Date:Grandparents & Special Visitors
Day, Friday, May 9 8:30-11am |
Friday,
May 9th will be our annual Grandparents
and Special Visitors Day! Each year,
over 200 grandparents, relatives,
friends and neighbors-all very welcomed
special visitors to the school-enjoy a
morning of food, song and fun. For more
information, contact Meredith Sinel at
msinel@jcdsri.org
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The
Feinstein Program-Good Deeds |
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Calling All Good Deed Doers!
The final
Feinstein Newsletter will be sent out at
the end of April. If you or your child
have done a Mitzvah or are involved in a
Mitzvah project, please let Sue Adler,
our Feinstein Coordinator, know about
it. No Mitzvah is too small. You can
e-mail her at
sadler@jcdsri.org
Information
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Pre-Pesah Dinner, 1st Night
Seder and 2nd Night Seder |
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Help Buy Kosher Food for Pesah |
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Second Grade, under the
leadership of Sue Adler, will once again
be collecting money to be given to
Jewish Family Services to help families
buy Kosher food for Pesah. If you would
like to make a contribution, please
bring your donation to the front desk.
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PJ Library Book Club at JCDS for
Grades Pre-K and K, 4/11 & 5/2 |
Join us
on Friday April 11 and Friday May 2 at
the PJ Library Book Club for grades
Pre-K and K. The Club meets in the
Pre-School Room from 2:30- 3:30 pm every
other week. The program will include a
story, craft project, music and a snack.
The book club is a way for students to
talk about the PJ Library book they
received in the mail and to read new
stories from the PJ Library.
Parents are welcomed. For more
information on the PJ Library please
contact Nicole Katzman,331.0956 x180 or
naktzman@bjeri.org.
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Purim Tzedakah Boxes-Grade1 |
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During Our
Purim Extravaganza, students made
mini-tzedakah boxes. Mazel Tov to Sofi
Shlepakov, Ari Vilker, Alec Goldberg,
Marin Warshay and Max Blazer, 1st
Graders, who have already filled their
boxes. The money will be given to Maot
Chitim, a special Pesah collection for
helping those in need purchase Pesah
food. Rivka Eskovitz |
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Grade 4 Pesah Activities- "Match
Card" Game
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In
preparation for Pesah, Grade Four
will be focusing on learning the
"how to" of the Seder, and some
Haggadah selections for the 15 parts
of the Seder. As we learn, we
will be reviewing using a Pesah
"Match Card" game. To
integrate Pesah preparations with
General Studies, students will be
writing a piece called "Walls of
Water" in which students remember
when they themselves crossed the Red
Sea. At our final event on
Wednesday, April 16, we will go
through the 15 parts of the Seder
that we will have learned, using
sections from the Haggadah
interspersed with questions from the
match card game. The highlight
will be sharing our Walls of Water
essays as part of the Magid
(recounting) section of the Seder.
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Daniel Katz to the State Level National
Geographic Bee |
Daniel Katz, Seventh
Grader, will participate in
the state level National
Geographic Bee on April 4th
at Rhode Island College.
Daniel came in 5th place in
the 2007 competition.
The state level competition
brings Daniel one step
closer to the National
Geographic Bee final round
to be held in Washington,
DC. in May. Lisa
Bergman, Middle School
Social Studies & Language
Arts teacher, will accompany
Daniel. Break a Leg Daniel!
Information
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OUR PURIM
EXTRAVAGANZA - THANK YOU TO ALL! |
The
First Annual JCDSRI Purim
Extravaganza was truly phenomenal!
The students were greeted as they
arrived at school on Purim day by a
JCDSRI lobby transformed into the
ancient city of Shushan. Wait,
doesn't that poster of the
politician Mordecai tacked to the
city wall resemble our Mr. Jablow?
Hmmm. Continue
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How Laura Mernoff Created
Shushan Square at JCDS |
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After being invited to work on
the lobby by Rabbi Levine I developed my
vision. I proposed transforming the
front lobby of JCDS into Shushan Square
or outside the gates of the Shushan
Palace. In this scenario, Joy
involuntarily was transformed into the
gate keeper for the Palace. I measured
different areas of the lobby and
developed separate paintings that would
fit into their particular location.
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Purim Dinner Centerpieces |
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Purim
masks were created by the Middle School
Arts Elective for centerpieces at the
Purim dinner. Each student made two
masks and a base to support the masks.
Thank you for your unique art work!
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Fifth Grade's Rat |
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Stop
by and see the rat skeleton we
assembled. Yes, we made a rat
skeleton. How did we find enough rat
bones to make this skeleton? In our
Food Web and Energy Flow science
unit we learned that owls are
carnivorous hunters who prey on
rodents and small birds. The owls
swallow their prey whole but cannot
digest the bones, teeth, fur, and
feathers so they eventually
regurgitate it in the form of
pellets. When dissecting an owl's
pellets, many bones were found that
we classified and constructed into
an entire rat skeleton. Stop by and
see our "rat" and a project
explanation by Rachel Nassau ('11).
Fifth graders love science!
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From Our Art Studio-Collage
Self-Portraits |
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Using painted paper, material
and colored papers, Fourth Grade
students learned to cut and tear
shapes out of the paper to create
themselves. Fabulous Work! |
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Welcome Yael Krieger, our Pardes
Intern |
We welcome
Yael Krieger, Pardes Intern and
granddaughter of our beloved community
members Seymore Krieger z"l and Cele. From
March 24-April 11 she will be teaching
Humash and other text related materials
in Grades 4, 5 and 6 and assisting
Marcia Kaunfer and Rabbi Mitchell
Levine. Please join us in welcoming her.
If you would like to host Yael, please
contact Marcia Kaunfer or Rabbi Levine
at 401.751.2470.
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.
Info on PardesYael
Krieger is doing a unit focusing on the
ten plagues. In today's lesson
students were given the challenge of
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