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Shavuon: Volume 2 Issue 14, May 2, 2008
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May 16 2008 11 Iyar 5768 Vol 2,
Issue 15 |
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Candle Lighting
May 16, 7:42
May 23, 7:49
May 30, 7:55
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Update from Bruce Wolpert, President of JCDSRI
Parent Meetings on Thursday, 5/22 at 7 pm & Friday, 5/23 at
8:00 am
Meetings will be hosted in the Goldberg.
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May 8, 2008
3 Iyar 5768
Dear JCDS Parents and Friends:
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the school, I want to
provide you with a progress report since our last set of
meetings:
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New England Compact Assessment in Science for Grades
4 & 8 |
May 13, 2008
8 Iyar 5768
Dear Parents and Caregivers:
Our administrative team, after research and discussion, has
decided to administer the New England Compact Assessment
(NECAP) in science to grades 4 and 8 during the week of May
21-28.
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Jewish Family Services Art
Contest Winners |
 Mazel
Tov to Lillie Gutoff '11, Rachel Nassau '11, Carolina Milka
'11 and Chava Herzog '14 for winning all the awards of the
"What Makes a family a Jewish family?" art contest sponsored
by the Jewish Family Services of RI. They received gift
certificates to Books on the Square. Their art will be
framed and be on permanent display. Along with the winning
art work, other work by 5th, 3rd and 2nd graders is on
display in the JFS Conference Room. The drawings can be
viewed from 8:30-4:30, Monday-Friday, until the end of May.
Jewish Family Service, Inc., 959 North Main Street,
Providence
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Daniel Katz to the National Geographic Bee Finals in D.C.
5/20-21
Go Daniel Go! |
 Mazel
Tov to Daniel Katz, Seventh Grader, who placed first in
the Rhode Island National Geographic Bee. He goes to the
national finals on May 20-21 for 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. Break a leg Daniel! We are all
rooting for you! For More information about Daniel www.jcdsri.org
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Information for NGBee
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Yom Huledet HaShishim L'Medinat Yisrael-Happy
60th Birthday to the State of Israel
*VIDEOS*JCDS CELEBRATES ISRAEL'S BIRTHDAY!
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On Thursday, May 8, we participated in a special
fun-filled Yom Ha-Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
Program at the JCC for students from JCDSRI, JCC and
PHDS. There were many activities such as art projects,
singing and a visit to an Israeli shuk (market).
Quilt Made by students from JCC, JCDSRI & PHDS.
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**(VIDEO) SPECIAL CONCERT-The Emunotes from Afula |
Listen to the Emunotes **Click
We were treated to 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 sang contemporary
and traditional Israeli and Jewish music in English and
in Hebrew. This was their second visit to our school.
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Eight Grade Visits Israel! Welcome Back! |
 Experience
their fun and
excitement. Check
out their trip blog, which is posted on our website.
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Shalom!
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Lag B'Omer Celebrations |
 Our
Lag B'Omer Celebration
(a
special Field Day) will be Friday May 23rd, from
12:30-2:15 at the field behind the JCC for all
students. In the event of inclement weather, the
event will be cancelled. There will be more details
to follow and if you have any questions, please
contact Rabbi Levine.
mlevine@jcdsri.org
Also:Providence
Celebrates Lag B'Omer
Picnic and Festival in the Park
Bid Farewell to Rabbi Mitchell Levine &Dani
Steiner
Thursday, May 22nd at 5:30 pm
At Lippitt Park
Hope Street & Blackstone Blvd.
Sponsored by Chabad of Rhode Island
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Fifth Grade's Store, May 23 at Dismissal |
 Yardena
Winkler's Fifth Grade JS class is inviting everyone
to shop at their store in front of the school, next
Friday, May 23, at dismissal. They have two goals:
One, to practice their math and Hebrew skills while
calculating money in Israeli Shkalim (part of their
Hebrew curriculum). Second, to raise money for
Israel on her 60th birthday. The students donated
items from their homes and will appreciate if you
could contribute things that you no longer use.
Contributions may be left in a box near the office
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**(VIDEO)Save the Date: Beatle Torah, June
19 |
 **Listen
to a Song
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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Chance To Dance-Showtime! May 22 |
 Fifth Graders
will be participating in the "CHANCE to
DANCE" performance at PPAC on Thursday May
22nd, 6:30 pm. They will be rehearsing with many RI
students throughout the afternoon. Tickets for the
performance are available at the JCDS front desk -
Adults $12.00/Children $5.00. Tickets will also be
available at the PPAC box office the evening of the
performance for $15.00. Chance To Dance is
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Grades K-8 JCDS
Art Exhibition, June 12-13 |
Opening
Thursday June 12th, 5:30-7:30pm
Location
The Vestry at Temple Emmanu-el
95 Taft Ave., Providence, RI
Show Dates
Thursday June 12th and 13th, 2008
Perspective
Drawing, watercolor & colored pencil, Josh
Levanos, 5th grade
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Grandparents &
Special Visitors Day, Friday, May 9 |
 We
had an overwhelmingly exciting Special Visitors Day!
Over 125 visitors joined the JCDS students and
faculty for a fun-filled morning and delicious
breakfast. A heart-filled thank you to everyone for
helping to make this day a success.
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**(Video) Second Grade's Chumash Ceremony
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Listen to Students Sing
On Tuesday, May
13th, the second graders of the Jewish Community
Day School received their Chumashim (Bibles)
during their milestone event. Under the
direction of their Judaic Studies teacher Susan
L. Adler, the students sang songs and learned
how to read the Days of Creation in the
traditional Torah Trope. When the students
received their Chumash, their parents and
grandparents were called up and the Chumash was
passed from generation to generation. It was a
special event for all who attended.
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Rabbi Kaunfer, a
founder of the Alperin Schechter Day School, now
JCDSRI, Assuming New Positions |
 Rabbi
Alvan Kaunfer, Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El and one of
the founders and the first director and principal of
the Alperin Schechter Day School, now the Jewish
Community Day School of RI, was featured in the
Saturday, May 17 edition of the Providence Journal.
Rabbi Kaunfer is leaving his position to teach at
the Hebrew College in Newton and the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York. We all wish Rabbi
Kaunfer continued success.
Read Article
Rabbi Kaunfer will
be honored by Temple Emanu-El on June 1st. For
more information call 331-161
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PJ Library Book Club at JCDS for Grs. Pre-K
and K, May 30 - LAST ONE |
 Join
us on Friday May 30 at the PJ Library Book Club for
grades Pre-K and K. This is our last meeting of the
year. The Club meets in the Pre-School Room from
2:30-3:30pm. 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
nkatzman@bjeri.org.
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Boston Coffee Cake and More! DEADLINE
EXTENDED TO MONDAY 5/19
We only need 42 orders to meet out goal! Buy
one! They freeze well.
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PARENTS ASSOCIATION is introducing a new fundraiser
which runs from MAY 1-MAY 19. 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 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 websiteClick |
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Six Generations Of Quilting |
 Third
Grade students made a quilt rectangle using fabric
based on their own designs after studying the quilts
of Gee's Bend. Gee's Bend(Boykin, AL) is a poor,
small, isolated and unique African-American
community near Selma, Alabama. In 2002, the
African-American women of this community brought
international attention to Gee's Bend quilts noting
the art of their asymmetrical geometric patterning
used by at least six generations. They welcome quilt
supplies.
Further Information Art
Studio
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Pre-K's
Contribution to Our Kehillah (Community)
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 The
Pre-K class is pleased to announce that we are
creating a garden in the front of our school. We
have spent much of the year learning about
seeds, bulbs, annuals, perennials, healthy soil
and the weather. Our garden provides us with the
opportunity to plan and build a garden,
experiment with different plants, beautify our
school and play in the dirt!! We want to
especially thank Laura Mernoff for providing us
with beautiful wood fences and decorations,
Linda Fleischer for helping to plan the garden,
Bar Salman for digging out the weeds and Peter
Smith for the heavy lifting! Thank you also to
Lucille Andolfo for the donation of a compost
bin (which will enable us to learn about
decomposition, recycling and renewable resources
all at once!). Our garden is truly a community
effort!
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Cereal Box Book
Jackets |
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For our latest
book review format, Fourth Grade students
covered a cereal box and designed a new jacket
for their selected book. They attached a
modified book review form on the "flap" and a
short summary inside the box. Good Job! In the
library Matthew Warshay enthusiastically shared
his review of Replay by Creech, a story
within a story about a large active Italian
family. During Library classes students are
listening to an audio CD of Replay
while munching on Italian cookies.
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In Our JCDS Community |
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Condolences
To the Gladstone family on the
loss of Julie Gladstone, mother of Daniel and
Helary Gladstone, former wife of Bruce Gladstone
and Aunt of Evan and Brooke Saltzman, and Alexa
and Caleb Gladstone former JCDS alum. Shiva will
be observed at 149 Prospect Street, Providence
(near Brown University), Sat. 8-10 PM and Sun
2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Mazel Tov
To BJE Honorees: Ilana Kapach,
Pre-K teacher, who completed the Morim
Program, and Cara Kaplan
'05 and Laura Landau '04,
who were Israel Trip participants.
To Rabbi Elie Kaunfer,
an alum, son of Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer. one
of the founders and the first Director
of our school, and Marcia Kaunfer, 4th
Grade JS teacher, for receiving a
three-year, $75,000 a year fellowship
from the AVI CHAI Foundation. This is a
new program similar to the MacArthur
genius awards. Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
created Mechon Hader, which works to
revitalize communal life in young
American Jews.
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer's Bio Mechon
Hadar Kehilat
Hadar AVI
CHAI
To Aaron Kaplan
'09, who has been awarded an arts
scholarship from the Providence Performing
Arts Center.
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!
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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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Come
into the JCDSRI tent! On June 1, 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.
Also
at this event, the Parent Association will have
a Kosher hot dog stand. We need a few volunteers
to do half hour shifts. Please email Guy Bermel
if you can help.
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.
