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1 T O R A S E M E S A C A D E M Y O F M I A M I בס''ד JANUARY 4, 2013 TEAM Spirit פרשת שמות שבת מברכים CANDLE LIGHTING 5:25 pm Reserve Now! 10 days to go! Toras Emes Academy 28th Annual Dinner Nossie Bergida S.S. Danny Breier T.S. Zachy Breier S.S. Benny Kanoff T.S. Dovid Kaplan T.S. Ezra Kirschenbaum S.S. Dovid Laks T.S. Yehuda Pomper S.S. Noam Richmond T.S. Dovi Schwartz S.S. Yitzi Siegel T.S. STAR STUDENTS Avia Bennett T.S. Pnina Bergida T.S. Tzivia Ahava Botton S.S. Shoshana Cohen S.S Zissel Leah Goldsmith T.S. Dina Malka Holzer S.S. Shira Richmond T.S. Esther Chaya Rubinov T.S. Rivky Sapirman T.S. Sarah Simcha Waisman S.S. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, :00 PM JUNGLE ISLAND Honoring DR. & MRS. RICHARD & JODY BENNETT Kesser Shem Tov Award DR. & MRS. STAN & MARLA FROHLINGER Kesser Torah Award MR. & MRS. CHAIM & SAMANTHA HIRSCH TEAM PLAYERS Simcha Bistritz Moshe Uriel Botton Nataniel El-Gad Yoel Fabian Avraham Homnick Leo Kanter Zusha Licht Yishai Mendoza Yitzi Siegel Tzvi Stern Rebecca Balgley Pnina Bergida Racheli Breier Abby Dennis Elisheva El-Gad Chavie Fried Abby Heller Abigail Paritzky Rina Esther Pollock Sarah Rosenberg Batsheva Roth Naomi Rubinov Tehila Sosnow Aliza Zeines

2 WATCH OUR GARDEN GROW GIRLS GALORE BRUNCH & MORE W e look forward to greeting all mothers and daughters in the Toras Emes Social Hall on Sunday morning, January T oras Emes was blooming this week as the students created beautiful gardens in the grassy area alongside 11th avenue. You will enjoy the pictures in this newsletter showing the students hard at work preparing the soil, planting seeds and transplanting mature plants into the newly constructed beds. Tremendous thanks to Mrs. E. Palgon and Mrs. Saks for all their hard 13, at our Girls Galore Brunch & More. A very exciting and enjoyable program has been planned and we re sure you ll delight in this wonderful event! If you have any further questions or you would like to make a reservation, please call Mrs. Chava Mann at Invitations are in the mail! work in bringing this project to fruition (pun intended). We ll keep you posted with our progress! PIZZA T oday marked the beginning of the new cycle for pizza orders which runs through the end of February. If you have not yet ordered and would like to do so, order forms are available in the boys and girls offices. Please be reminded that seltzer, water, and chips can be purchased for $.50 each. COMMUNITY CELEBRATION! T o mark a half year of class and school wide community building and academic accomplishments, we are celebrating with a special Field Day event at Toras Emes this coming Thursday afternoon, January 10. All students will participate in a variety of teambased outdoor fun activities and do not need to wear school uniforms on Thursday. Casual, school appropriate clothing is acceptable. Remember: Boys- no crocs, no shorts. Girls - appropriate socks and sleeve length, no crocs.

3 SCIENCE NEWS SNOW DAYS AT TORAS EMES T he fourth and fifth grades had a fun lesson about polymers this week and each student was able to take home a bag of snow. It is made of a similar polymer as what is found in a baby diaper. It absorbs up to 100 times its weight, and expands to look like snow. It can be left out to evaporate and reused over and over. It is a safe substance to play with but it should not be eaten. It should be disposed of in the trash and not put down a drain or toilet. Many students asked where they could buy it. Insta-snow can be ordered from Steve Spangler Science at SCIENCE POSTERS ON DISPLAY B eginning next week, the halls of Toras Emes will be lined with the hard work of the fourth and fifth graders. Come and learn more about the science of Hashem s creation, and enjoy the creativity shown by these posters. A few will be chosen to be displayed at the Science Fair in March.

4 MAZEL TOV T o Rabbi and Mrs. Mordechai Fried and family on the birth of a grandson, born to their son Moshe and Miriam Fried. T o Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov Mizrahi and family on the engagement of their son, our alumnus, Michael to Corinne Farkash of Aventura. CHEVRA KADISHA CLASS T he annual review class for members of the Chevra Kadisha will take place, IY H, on Tuesday evening, January 29, 8:15 at Levitt Weinstein Memorial Chapels, West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach. RAISING G.R.E.A.T. CHILDREN Rabbi Baumann s Parenting Class takes place on Tuesday mornings, 8:45-9:30, in the Library. Please join us! This week s topic: HOW TO PRAISE/CRITICIZE REFUAH SHELAIMA Leah bas Rochel Leah bas Freida Yoel Efraim ben Baila Shifra Pua bas Rochel Mordechai Yehuda ben Esther Rochel Chaim Berel ben Shoshana Binyomin ben Sarah Yosef ben Rus Rochel bas Rivka Leah Ariella Sara bas Elisheva Malka Yehuda Pinchas ben Asna Shlomo Meir ben Aviya Nechama Malka Rivka bas Devorah Shoshana bas Miriam Shmuel Yitzchak ben Zisa Sara Chaya Shaina Sara bas Chana Esther Meir Yitzchok ben Pessel Rochel Gittel bas Yehudis Ettil Leah Lilach bas Sara Chana Peretz ben Gittel Yaakov Dovid ben Pava Aryeh Meir ben Aidel Fraidel Yaakov ben Malka Miriam bas Itzilah Aida Rafael Menachem Meir ben Raizel Aidel Devorah bas Victoria Avraham Shlomo ben Ita Yehudis Malka bas Rivka Perel Naftuli ben Rivka Dovid ben Golda Yitzchak ben Taiba Penina bas Ashira

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7 Erev Shabbos Parashas Shemos 5773 Dear Parents, I had the privilege to be part of a panel of speakers last night at a community event at The Shul of Bal Harbour, sponsored by Ohel and the Yehi Or division of Jewish Community Services of Miami-Dade, discussing how to raise healthy and resilient children. In my remarks, my focus was on the school s role in raising healthy, resilient children and supporting a healthy home. By sharing my ideas with you, I hope for the ultimate benefit of our students, your children. In order for there to be a healthy partnership between home and school that works for the benefit of the children, there are mutual expectations that are necessary and appropriate. The parents have the right to expect the following of their child s school: A commitment to help every child succeed in school A concern for the entire child more than just academics To promote and protect the child s physical and emotional well-being Is forthright in sharing objective information (Resists tendency and pressure to gloss over problems) Is responsive to parents concerns Engages in supportive, collaborative problem-solving -continued-

8 page 2 The school has the right to expect the following from their students parents: To support school s efforts be a partner, not an adversary; recognize you re both on the same team No badmouthing of the school share concerns with those who can help the situation Be forthright don t withhold information until there s an explosion. Share information about an emerging challenge. Be open about past issues that may still be relevant. Be responsive to school s suggestions seek outside help when recommended Have patience for measures to have an effect the challenge may have built up over years it will not disappear overnight. Treasure small gains. The key to our children s success in school is trust between parents and school. Trust needs to be earned, but it will happen a lot easier and quicker, if each side judges the other favorably, recognizing that they both sincerely have the child s best interest in mind. Best wishes for a wonderful Shabbos, Rabbi Kalman Baumann Baumann

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