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Shavuon: Volume 2 Issue 3, October 26, 2007
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Grade 3 Math Class |
Candle
Lighting
Oct.26 5:30
Nov. 2 5:21
Nov. 9 4:13
The New Shavuon is on our website
www.jcdsri.org
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JCDS Has a New Curriculum Coach |
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Grade 3
Math Class-As an
introduction/review of subtraction,
the students had a mini science
lesson! We weighed apples, plums,
and grapes on a pan balance. There
was discussion about what would
happen to the fruit if we let it sit
out for a few days. After a few days
we weighed our fruit, reviewed our
predictions, and found the
difference between the two weights
of each fruit. Also, the class
discussed the process behind
regrouping with 3-digit numbers and
how to use addition to check
subtraction.
Alisa Amaral
Michelle
Cicchitelli
Lucille
Andolfo Nicole
Dunn
This year the
JCDS staff is delighted to have Lucille
Andolfo working with them as our
Curriculum Coach. Lucille is a 34-year
veteran educator whose has been
a science teacher, department head,
university professor, Fellow at the RI
Department of Education, professional
developer/workshop presenter, technology
trainer, and curriculum director.
Lucille's goals
for the year are to work in
collaboration with faculty to complete a
comprehensive math curriculum that
includes a system of benchmark
assessments. Along with other data,
these assessments will be used to
monitor the success of the program at
JCDS and the students' achievement in
math. When this has been completed,
Lucille will work with the faculty on a
second curricular area following a
similar process as for math. Lucille
will also have the opportunity to work
with teachers in classrooms, in a
coaching model that will enhance
curriculum, instruction, and student
success.
When I asked
Lucille about her first month at JCDS
she said, "I am happy to be able to
share my knowledge and expertise with
the JCDS faculty and staff, and it is a
pleasure to work with them all. The
children put a smile on my face each
day!" Nicole Dunn, Coordinator of Lower
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Open House Sunday, October 28 |
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You
are our best ambassadors. Invite a
family to visit us! |
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Kristallnacht |
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Congregation Beth
Sholom and the
Holocaust Education and Resource Center
of RI invite the community to
commemorate
Kristallnacht
with guest speaker and survivor Martin
Schiller author of "Bread, Butter, and
Sugar: A Boy's JourneyThrough the
Holocaust and Postwar Europe" (2007)
and a viewing of the film
"Higher Fences: An Unexpected Journey"
(2007)
At 2:00pm on Sunday, November 11, 2007
Congregation Beth Sholom, 275 Camp
Street
This program is
co-sponsored by:
The Bureau of Jewish Education of RI,
the Center for Jewish Culture at UMass
Dartmouth, the Jewish Community Center
of RI, the Jewish Community Day School
of RI, Brown-RISD Hillel and URI Hillel.
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Upcoming Parent Breakfasts |
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Parent Breakfasts are an
opportunity
for our parents to have an informal
discussion
with Dani Steiner, Head of School
regarding the progress of your child's
school year.
Dates are posted on our
website.
NOTE CHANGES for GRADES 2 and 8. |
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Thanksgiving Food Drive |
Our
annual Food Drive will start
November 5 and run until November
16. We will be collecting food and
money to benefit the Rhode Island
Food Bank. Please donate. Thank you,
Linda Gagnon
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New
Hebrew Languauge Curriculum: Tal Am |
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Photo of Ruti
Adler dressed up as Ari the Lion,
the Tal Am spokesman/animal.
Together the Kitah Alpeh class sang
with Ari and the Ariot CD.
JCDSRI is proud to have implemented
the Tal Am Hebrew language program
in 1st grade this year. Our teacher,
Mrs. Rivka Eskovitz and our Hebrew
Coordinator, Ruti Adler attended an
intensive training program. Mrs.
Eskovitz also visited a school that
has several years of experience with
Tal Am, in order to become qualified
to implement this exciting program
for us. Tal Am is a cutting edge
approach to multi-sensory,
interactive language learning.
Quickly becoming a Day School
standard, Tal Am is now taught in
355 schools worldwide.
Tal Am was designed by a team of
expert educators and researchers
under the leadership of Tova Shimon,
a Covenant Award recipient. Founded
upon the principles of language
development and learning patterns,
this program nurtures Jewish
children to become literate in the
Hebrew language and equipped with
the knowledge, skills and commitment
they need to live vibrant Jewish
lives. In addition to textbook work,
students use music, games and visual
aids to learn the Hebrew language
and to develop a keen understanding
of Jewish concepts and values.
The
implementation of Tal Am is a
hallmark of excellence in a Jewish
Day school today. JCDSRI is proud to
join a host of prestigious schools
that have also chosen this program
as their Hebrew curriculum. Although
we have long excelled in Hebrew
language education under the
direction of our superb Ruti Adler,
we believe that our students will
benefit enormously from being a part
of this internationally recognized
program.
Tal Am
Rabbi Mitchell
Levine, Director of Judiac Studies
Mrs.
Eskovitz comments, " This is a
very exciting and creative
program. The children are very
enthusiactic about it. I like
the wonderful songs that
reinforce the lessons. We are
looking forward to our first
year with Tal Am."
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Meet Our
New Director of Finance and Operations |
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We welcome James (Jim)
Hockhousen as our new DOF(Director of
Finance and Operations) Jim has over
fifteen years of leadership experience
in non-profit organizations in Rhode
Island. He has been responsible for all
aspects of finances, human resources,
and management information systems
including training, oversight, and
policy development. He also has
extensive experience in fund
development, strategic planning,
facility management and program
development. Jim has a BS in Accounting
from Providence College
Jim is a lifelong resident of Warwick
where he has a son, Ryan, who is in high
school, and two German Shepherds, Kaiser
and Katerina. His interests include
sports, music, computers and the deaf
culture.
Jim explains, "My immediate goal is to
absorb as much information as I can
regarding the school's history, systems
and culture and learn from those who
have formulated it." Some Short term
goals include:
� Development of a five-year business
plan
� Installation of payroll software and
database
� Review and restructure of human
resources including personnel files and
policies
� Develop personal networking
opportunities with other schools, the
Jewish community, and other external
resources
� Analysis of the current accounting
systems and procedures
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Jewish
Parent Discussion Group |
Our Jewish Parent Discussion Group will
meet Wednesday, November 7 on the topic
"Giving and Receiving.". Thank you to
all who registered for our six session
program. Our enrollment is full. The
program is based on the curriculum set
forth in The Blessing of a Skinned
Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise
Self-Reliant Children by Wendy
Mogel. BOOK
We will share the joys and tribulations
of parenting and walk away with smiles,
new friendships and new strategies for
approaching common child-rearing
dilemmas. Facilitator: Betsy Singer
Cable, Director of Student Support
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Yum! Hot Lunch Days |
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JCDS is proud to offer a nutritious and
delicious (and environmentally friendly)
hot lunch program three times a week!
Rhode Island Kosher caterer, Deb Blazer,
owner of Accounting for Taste, is our
fabulous chef. The program has received
high ratings from Kids First, an
organization working to improve
nutrition in schools. A Kids First
independent reviewer who recently
visited the JCDS lunch program had this
to say: "A highly skilled chef in the
kitchen. Students enjoy the food.
Students loved seeing the parents
serving in the lunchroom. The offerings
at this school are healthy. Many
products are handmade like chicken pot
pie. If students are still hungry, they
can have more salad or fruit; this is an
excellent policy."
Kids First
Kudos to Deb Blazer and to our Hot Lunch
Volunteers! Naomi Stein, Admissions
Director Photo by Hannah Feinstein '11 |
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READING & ART WEEK CELEBRATION - BOOK
FAIR & ART EXHIBITION |
Our annual
Scholastic Book Fair
Is Coming!!!! The
week of
November 4 will be our
Reading and Art Week Celebration. The
Grades K-5 Art Exhibition opens at 5
p.m. in the Vestry on Monday November
5. Come and see your children's amazing
art work! Also, our beloved
Clifford Night
will be Monday,
November 5 at 6:15 p.m. Children are
invited to come in their PJs with
blankets and stuffed animals and meet
Clifford, the big red dog and enjoy a
Clifford movie with cookies and milk. Be
sure to bring your cameras!
Nicole Katzman of
the PJ Library will read
stories and have an arts and craft
table. Jewish books will be available
for sale from Judaic
Traditions on Hope
Street.
Our
guest illustrator Mary
Jane Begin will present on
Wednesday November 8 at 9:45 in the
Vestry.
We need MANY
volunteers for our Fair. Volunteers are
needed for set-up on Sunday,
11/4, 9:30-11a.m.; Monday, 11/5,
Clifford
Night, 6:30-8 p.m.; break down,
Thursday, 11/8, 3:30 p.m. Parents and
friends are invited to visit the Fair
when their child's library class visits.
A list of library classes and all
activities is posted on our website. If
you can help, please contact
Karolyn White,
Librarian, at kwhite@jcdsri.co
or 751-2470 ext.
82. Proceeds benefit library purchases.
This year
we were able to purchase over $2,600.00
worth of Scholastic material from the
profits of last year's Fair. THANK YOU!
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Meet Our
Israeli Young Emissaries |
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The Rhode Island Jewish Community is
excited to welcome Anna Esilovich and
Hadas Naky, the 2007-2008 Israeli Young
Emissaries. Anna made aliyah when she
has 1 1/2 years from Russia. She lives
in Afula, Israel with her parents and
older brother. Anna enjoys listening to
music, reading, computers, and laughing
with her friends. Anna has been welcomed
into the Oster family home in Lincoln
and she looks forward to moving in with
the Kaye-Phillips this fall. Hadas is
now living with the Noorparvar family in
Pawtucket and has become part of the
family. Hadas will be living with the
Felder family this spring in Providence.
Hadas is from Jerusalem, Israel where
she lives with her parents and younger
brother. She also has two older sisters.
Hadas is interested in Israeli
literature, theater, and playing the
guitar. She also loves to travel and
plans to hike all of Israel from North
to South when she returns on the Shvil
Yisrael (The Israel National Trail)
which crosses historic places,
archaeological sites and unique
landscapes while it zigzags its way from
the Northern border to the Negev desert.
We are delighted to have Anna and Hadas
with us in our school! Ruti Adler
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The
Parent Association |
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The Parent Association
financially supports our field
trips-Thank you!
In conjunction with their unit on
Fall, PreK and Kindergarten traveled
to Schartner Farms on October 16.
We had a great time on a hay ride
and saw lots of interesting things
on the farm. There were many
different kinds of vegetables
growing, including tomatoes and
peppers. We especially like
visiting with two pigs, which we
named Wilbur and Piggy. A new
friend we made was the scarecrow who
waved at us. The best part of the
day was picking our own pumpkins!
Amy Stein
Raffle
We are excited to offer our first
ever membership raffle! If you
completed the blue form in the
summer packet and sent in a check
for PA membership you have
automatically been entered in the
raffle. Otherwise, please fill out a
blue form and pay your membership
fee by November 2. Forms are
available in the lobby.
Raffle will be November 9.
PRIZES: 10 free hot lunches (You
will be reimbursed.), a pair of
earrings designed by Lori Shulkin
Lowinger and a set of gift cards
designed by Laura Mernoff.
Calling all volunteers
Want to get involved and meet
other parents? The PA is
recruiting volunteers for the
following committees and events.
Parent
Education Committee
We will be organizing some exciting
educational and community building
events this year such as a Shabbat
song night and a cooking class and
contest with our own Deb Blazer.
Contact Laura Silberfarb at 228-3839
or
loliven@visi.com
All School Purim Shabbat Dinner
Committee
This committee will organize, cook
and host an all school Shabbat
dinner to be held in March. Contact
Guy Bermel at 454-7613 or
guylbri@yahoo.com
Guy Bermel and Laura Silberfarb
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Our
Soccer Team |
Photos by Daniella Levine '08 & Dahlia
Neeman' 08
The week of
October 15, 2007 was not the best
for the JCDS soccer team. With the
sixth graders away at Camp Teva the
team had to play with fewer players
than normal (despite volunteer
players from the Middle School). The
three games played that week all
resulted in losses for the JCDS
Middle School soccer team. The first
game was a home game (played at the
JCC field) vs. Gordon. It was the
team's first game without the sixth
graders so understandably it was
hard for them to adjust (and, the
fact that they were only playing
with 9 rather than 15 players didn't
help either). Ruben Litmanovich
scored JCDS's only goal in the
team's loss. The second game was
played on Tuesday of that week and
it was also a home game. JCDS was
playing against a highly experienced
all-boys San Miguel soccer team and
lost, 5-0. The third and last game
of that week was an away game at
West Bay Christian Academy (WBCA).
Despite fine efforts by defense and
offense, the final score was 2-0.
Thus completes another exhausting
week for the JCDS soccer team. Leah
Tinberg '08 Soccer
Schedule
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In Our
JCDS Community |
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Mazel Tov
To Daniel Katz
'09, who celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.
To
Eileen Ellis, Executive Assistant to
the Head of School, who is the proud
mother of the groom, Ryan, who
married Sandra Pelfrey Alexandria,
VA on October 20.
Condolences
To David
Goldstein, father of Corey '10 and
Lyndsay '13, on the loss of his
uncle, Ruben Marks.
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If you have suggestions or comments
please e-mail Karolyn White, Editor kwhite@jcdsri.org
Photo Credits:
Meredith Sinel, Karolyn White,
Danielle Levine '08. Dahlia Neeman
'8 and Hannah Feinstein '11
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