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Vol 13 • Issue 9 Friday, November 11, 2011 • 14 Heshvan 5772 • c"ga, iuaj s"h Candle lighting: 5:16 pm

Melton Adult Mini-SchoolDear Parents,

This year, a Melton course entitled “Foundations of Jewish Family Living” is being offered at Lehrman. Geared towards parents of younger children, we will delve into classical and modern texts in search of Jewish insights that promote values.

We will address our shared history—the birth of the Jewish people, the significance of the Exodus from Egypt—and we will explore what a Jewish heritage can be, ought to be, and is.

We will examine hurtful and helpful speech, how to give others space, and how to make social interactions – when guiding our children with their friends, and when communicating directly with our children – respectful and Jewishly focused.

Rounding out the big picture, we will be inspired by stories and tales, true and metaphorical, that will help us visualize the miracles that we see and create in our every day existence.

No doubt you will find a tremendous sense of satisfaction and empowerment from this “shot in the arm” of Jewish enrichment. As a group with common interests and values, we will learn together, talk together, and enjoy good company as we give ourselves what might be considered by some a rare opportunity to learn and study in a non-pressured environment, with a beginning and end and clear goals defined.

Please join us. Our sample class will follow the Thursday

December 1st PA meeting (8:45am); class is 9:15 to 9:45am. We will discuss Making Our Own Miracles: Views on the December Holidays.  How can we as parents bring the right tone to Hanukkah celebrations? How can we differentiate between the Jewish holiday and the holiday season we see all around us? What are the historical talking points to relate to our kids? How much of the way these holidays are currently celebrated have their roots in ancient practice? How much of it is relatively new?

Classes for the Melton course, which has 10 sessions, begin January 10, 2012 and will be held each Tuesday from 8:15-9:30 am. Register in the Lehrman office, or download the form at:http://lehrmanschool.org/meltonregister.pdf

I look forward to greeting you then.Rabbi Avi Billet

Planting the Present Our Gift for the Future.Head of School Council

Jana & Roger MillerJeffrey MillerJane & Michael Sabet

Head of School CabinetTania & Robert BassanRenee & Stephen GansRebeca & Rafael KravecKim & Eric Mendelson

Mentor’s Club Deborah & Neil BienstockRochelle & Bobby FinvarbMonica & Joel Hoppenstein Tracy & David Moret

Dean’s List Laura & Ronnie Finvarb Melanie & Eric Greenwald Jennifer & Alberto GrossRosalind & Saul LanesDara & Oren LieberJodie & Richard RozencwaigRachel & Dovid TkatchNikki & Randy WeisburdAlison & Mark Zhuk

Honor Roll Perla & Jay AbramowitzAdam Ben Shalom–

Abima Corporation Diane & Marc BreslowJodi & Rick BruceMichele & Andy BurgerJoi & Andy FiskeAnje Hark MinoreAmy & Steven HurwitzJudy & Michael KapiloffElisa & Graeme LemmerAlbert LevyBeth & Walter LugoDana & Tim MartorellaMariela & Roni MualemJanet & Michael RappCara & Brian RollerHollen & Ryan RosenbergRussell RywellValeria & Ozzie SchindlerIvonne & Carl SchulmanJuliana & Marc SeitlesAllison & Jerry SokolWendy & Edward SquireRonit & Steve WasersteinCarrie & Jason Wiesenfeld

Fellows AnonymousAna & Jack Al-AniMelisse & Mark Burstein

Scholars Nicole AbelsonErica AlbertBeth AlbertElizabeth & Andrew AlloccoKaren AlvarezAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousDana BabainDominique & Harold BallarinBela & Josef BarnesPenny BarrKelly & Mike BeltranEtti Ben ShalomChana & Rabbi Avi BilletMuriel & Fillipo

Bindefeld-BoccaraSilvia & Leon BinkiewiczDebbie BrownSima & Jonathan BursteinSilvina & Mario Burstein-ChomerStephanie & Michael CariglioAaron CorlissLucia CortavarriaMichael DayKathy DeAngelisYael & John DelgadoJessica & Sharon DomfrochtMichelle & David EdelsteinKaren & Scott EvansJanet & Barry FeinShoshana & Joshua

Feingold-StudnickGerardo FeldmanLisa & Andy FeldmanJudi FishkinMiriam & Edmond FolwellYudith & Juan FurmanJoseph GalliotteMara & Adam GeronemusLiora GironDebbie & Roger GoldenbergNancy & Brad GouldRachel GozlanEve GreenKim & Daniel HaberJulia Hanan (Shapiro)Stephanie & Laurent HarariTina HernandezAriela & Ernesto HesDanielle & Michael HollandAna HormillaDana IssersohnZoya & Walter JavierAnabel & Doron JungerGeorgia & Lawerence

Kaufmann-BeharAyala & Joav KoplowichDeborah & Neal LakeHarry LaveauElena LaverdeLeslie & Seth LaveyTali & Tal Levinson

Betsy Levy Linda LuBowJennifer Masek & Kieran ReedBetty MatzMichelle & Ian MavorahYamileth Mejia (Rodriguez)Florisa MikhaylovskayaGalina & Boaz MishievApril MossAshleigh & Mark MuhlradAlissa NelsonJenny OgurJachelline PatinoShea PolakowRuth QuintanaMaria RangelJennifer RappLourdes & David ReichJulie & Jeffrey ResplerRevollo -Marrugo FamilyMichelle RocheVanina & Leonardo RoitmanLisa & Jaime RosenbergRoberto RosenfeldLili RotholzJenn SagerVictoria & Oscar Saife-ChavezHarilee SaltzmanAlvaro SanchezMercedes & Oscar SanchezLinda & Stephen SchaffzinBonnie Segal (Bejar)Morgan & Michael ServetnickAmy & Dror SiamaRenee & Edward SteinmanSusie & Shmuel SternNina & Kenneth StoweLulu SwedroeOrit TahanDiane TaubSarah TerheydenNadine & Juan Torrero (Levy)Enrico TrevisanatoPaula TucciPeter TzanetatosJose VelazquezNatalie & Igor VolovelskyAbigail WaldmanNancy & Alex WarshofskySydell WeintraubRubina WilliamsMarianna Zaligan & Ilya KrantAyala & Shlomo ZeevDemi & Nicolas ZeitlinDana & Peter Zuckerman

as of Thursday, November 10

Lehrman Annual Campaign 2011-2012

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Lehrman was well represented at this year’s national Core Knowledge Conference in Orlando. In addition to Janet Fein’s domain-based unit presentation on Robin Hood, Lehrman was presented with a plaque recognizing us as an official Core Knowledge Visitation

Site. Accepting the plaque are Natalie Volovelsky (Pre-K), Janet Fein (grade 4), Jodi Bruce (Head of School), Erica Albert (Director, Early Childhood), and Karen Alvarez (grade 3).

Go Green!http://lehrmanschool.org/gogreen

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Ryan Reads: Ryan (K) and his mom Nikki were invited to read to assembled guests at the 7th Annual Champion for Children Awards Ceremony; Serious Clowning: art club clowns; Hot Air?: Adon Balone (Mr. Balloon) entertains 1st graders; Just off the Mayflower: Pilgrims joined Native American Lehrmanites as Pre-K presented a Thanksgiving show. Arghh!: 4th grade pirate impersonators.

Parashat ha-ShavuaThis week’s Torah Portion:

VaYera trhu

What’s for Lunch?Monday, Nov 14Beef vegetable soup • Tossed salad • Spaghetti & meatballs • Green beans • Apples • Water

Tuesday, Nov 15Tossed salad • Pizza • Ice cream • Milk

Wednesday, Nov 16Chicken vegetable soup • Salad • Baked chicken • Mashed potatoes • Green beans • Oranges • Water

Thursday, Nov 17Soup • Greek salad • Fish sticks • Summer squash • Oven roasted potatoes • Honeydew melon • Milk

Friday, Nov 18Vegetable soup • Fresh fruit salad • Bagels & cream cheese • Yogurt • Milkouka ,caShabbat Shalom

NEWS:Holiday Bazaar, Tue, Nov 15, 8 am-6 pm Jewelry • Children’s Clothing • Women’s Clothing • Hair Accessories • Shoes & Flip Flops • Toys • Stationery • Judaica • Gifts • and much, much more…Get that Gift List going!

Next PA Meeting: Thu, Dec 1, 8:45 am, followed at 9:15 am: Melton Sample Class “Making Our Own Miracles: Views on the December Holidays” with Rabbi Avi Billet.

“Like” us on facebook to keep up-to-date on PA news and announcements. Our PA page is Lehrman Community Day School PA or use this short URL: http://alturl.com/6b36i

WANTED: Chairperson for our Feb 26 Family Fun Day at North Shore Park!Interested? Contact Michelle info@lcdspa.org

Melanie Greenwald & Michelle MavorahCo-Presidents

reminders!M-F, Nov 14-18: ECD Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tue, Nov 15: PA Holiday Bazaar

TUE, NOV 15 ”School’s Open!” K-5 1:00-3:30 (please note new time)

THU, NOV 17 Grade 3 Haggigat ha-Torah 9:00 am

FRI, NOV 18 Nursery Thanksgiving Show 9:15 am

TUE, NOV 22 Turning Twos & Toddler Thanksgiving Show 9:00 am

TUE, NOV 22 4th Grade Thanksgiving Play 2:00 pm

Wed, Nov 23: Grandparents Day K-5 1pm Dismissal (ECD Grandparents Day is Fri., Mar 2)

Th-F, Nov 24-25: Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL

More dates online: http://lehrmanschool.org/calendar

Visit lehrmanschool.org/menus and win a prize!

Served Daily: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Carrot or Celery Sticks, Hummus, Jelly Sandwiches. Meat Days: Egg Salad. Dairy Days: Tuna Fish.

Grandparents Day… Not for Just One Day Anymore!Our Annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day for Grades K-5 is Wed, Nov. 23, 2011 from 9:00 am to 12 noon.But don’t think it ends there. We have plans to maintain contact with our grandparents via the USPS, e-mail and especially our web site.

To accomplish this goal, we need you to help us make sure our database is current. Updates and new entries may be made at

http://lehrmanschool.org/GPupdate

Save the Date!ECD Grandparents Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday, March 2, 2011

Topics of interest to our community

Visual Art as Critical Thinking…Visual arts (as well as other arts) are an excellent discipline to build and utilize critical thinking skills. I don’t think we often give credit to the deep conceptual and interpretational thinking that goes into the creation of a piece of art, and this is often because art is treated as something separate from the core content areas. School does not need to be this way. In fact, I have recently seen two excellent ways that art can be used to wrestle with rigorous content from the core while allowing for creativity and expression…

Read on… http://alturl.com/6w92z

Outer Spaces

November 10th4th grade: Lehrman 42, Hochberg Prep 0Schedule UpdateTues, Nov 15: rainout makeup vs. SinaiThu, Nov 17: Lehrman vs. Hillel

View the schedule & scores online:http://lehrmanschool.org/sports

ESPL: Exceptional Sports Program @Lehrman

Community WelfareMazal Tov to• Laura, Alex and Ian Devoto (Splat!) on

the birth of Noah Benjamin, Fri., Nov. 4.• Brendaliz, Aaron and Noah Harvey

Goldstein (Toddlers) on the birth of Leila Sky, November 2. Leila weighed in at 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and measured 19” long.

• Aden Karp (grade 3) on being named Head-of-School-for-a-day (Nov 15).

HolidayBazaar

Dairy Lunch