NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 RABBI YOSSI HEBER TEACHERS INSTITUTE

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1 Friday, February 4, 2011 Candle Lighting 5:48 PM STAR STUDENTS Tehila Alfassy S.S. Natalie Aronov T.S. Miriam Bisker T.S. Batsheva Druin S.S. Shaina Druin S.S. Meira Entin T.S. Chana Froimovich T.S. Sarah Feige Goodman S.S. Kayla Lefkowitz T.S. Tziporah Pam S.S. Alyssa Suissa T.S. Aliza Turner S.S. David Bisker S.S. Yehuda Gassner T.S. David Grinman S.S. Uriel Heiney S.S. Netanel Hendel S.S. Ezra Kirschenbaum T.S. Dani Levy T.S. David Oumanski T.S. Menachem Oumanski T.S. Binyamin Rubinov S.S. Joey Tokayer פרשת תרומה ראש חדש אדר א ' TEAM PLAYERS Ariella Aronov Elisheva El-Gad Meira Entin Ariella Fellus Shira Goldenberg Sarah Feige Goodman Tziporah Leah Greenberg Adina Kon Simcha Leonoff Yael Lesnik Avigail Levine Shoshana Sapirman Gavriel Aminov Simcha Bistritz Asher Goldenberg Avraham Kanter Moshe Kaploun Yonatan Klecky Gershon Maya Noam Peleg Shaya Schwab Tzvi Winter PLEASE NOTE: FAMILY FUN DAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS SUNDAY. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING. NEW COMMUNITY SHIURIM e are starting a very exciting series of Shiurim this W coming Wednesday for the community. Please see attached flyer for details. NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 RABBI YOSSI HEBER TEACHERS INSTITUTE ASSEMBLIES ur next monthly assemblies will take place this O Wednesday, February 9 featuring 2G-W and 5B. Girls assembly is at 1:30PM and boys assembly at 2:45PM. Official uniforms must be worn all day on Wednesday, including white knee socks for the girls. PESACH CANDY SALE T here is one weekend left to sell Pesach chocolates. Please bring in your order forms and money this Monday, February 7. Don t forget to keep the bottom copy for your records. LIMUD MISHNAYOS PROJECT W e have reached the end of our three month extracurricular learning program for boys grades 3-5.

2 Our voluntary Masmidim Mishmar, which saw nearly 75% weekly participation, also ended this week on a successful note. The Masmidim are a group of 4 th and 5 th grade boys who have been staying for after-school learning with Rabbi Schwartz and Rabbi Grossman on Thursdays since Rosh Chodesh Kislev. The Masmidim learned Maseches Rosh Hashana, most of Yuma and parts of Pirkei Avos. Yesterday the boys enjoyed their last session with some refreshments to celebrate their accomplishments. Yasher Koach boys keep up the good work! The absolute final deadline for being tested on Mishnayos is this Sunday, February 6. (That s why we call it Super Sunday!) KONEI OLAM his week we concluded our stay in the USA and T learning about Chessed with a visit to the Statue of Liberty. Our focus for the week was V ahavta L reiacha Kamocha, and we specifically discussed sharing our things with our friends. Some of the classes actually practiced this in class with a grab bag. Next week we re starting a new Midah in a new country. I can t say where we re going but I hope we see some kangaroos OPEN SCHOOL DAY pen School day will take O place on Presidents Day, Monday February 21. Please mark your calendars and join us for an open school experience as we sit in on the children s classes from 9:45-11:45. Also note that classes on February 21 are from 8:00 1:00. GENERAL MILLS BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION P lease collect Boxtops and bring them to school before the February 21 deadline. Boxtops can be found on all types of products and the more we collect, the more we are able to do for our school. The Boxtops for Education program is ongoing, so please keep collecting and we can continue to benefit throughout the year. BRACHOS BEES T he Class Brachos Bees will take place this coming week so students have a few days left to reinforce their extensive knowledge of Brachos. Parents are invited to join us at the Schoolwide Bees which will take place in the school auditorium on Wednesday, February 16. UNIFORM GEMACH T here are lots of uniforms to pick from at the uniform gemach! Many girls skirts and shirts are available and boys shirts and pants are also in abundance. Please take advantage of the wide selection of colors and sizes to stock up on for the rest of the school year. Call Mrs. Esta Rosenberg at

3 THINK ABOUT INK! lease remember P to send us your u s e d p r i n t e r c a r t r i d g e s f o r recycling through the Miami-Dade County Recycling Program. This is an easy fundraiser for our school and a great way to do your part for the environment. THANK YOU! asher Koach to Y Mrs. Ellen Balgley who dedicated her sponsorship of the M o t h e r - D a u g h t e r Brunch in memory of her mother, Malka Riva bas Shimshon. REFUAH SHELAIMA Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana bas Esther Leba Tziporah Feiga bas Sima Shaindel Rachel bas Bryna Leon ben Esther Yehuda Pinchas ben Asna Aryeh Leib ben Genendel WISH LIST T he fifth grade girls w o u l d g r e a t l y appreciate a printer/ scanner for the computer in their classroom. ONGOING PROGRAMS Weekly Parsha Class Thursday mornings 9:15-10:00AM In Rabbi Baumann s Office (Girls Bldg.) Homework Club Monday-Thursday 4-5PM Miss Rottman tobirottman@gmail.com Boys After School Sports Monday & Thursday, 4-5PM Coach Melamed Mr. Harkavy

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5 Erev Shabbos Parashas Teruma Rosh Chodesh Adar I 5771 Dear Parents, Although Purim may be six weeks away, the advent of the month of Adar Aleph brings with it the signature quality of the month of Adar - Meshenichnas Adar Marbim B Simcha which is to rejoice! If we think about the reason for being B Simcha, it clearly is a result of the Jewish People facing the peril of annihilation, and miraculously emerging unharmed and stronger than before. To delve a bit deeper, we can try to imagine the thoughts and feelings of a typical Jewish person at that tumultuous period in history. When Haman s threat became known, how much anxiety, how many sleepless nights, how much uncertainty tormented the Jews. Every waking moment was likely consumed with worry about planning and with the terror of not seeing any escape. Then, Hashem s wondrous although hidden miracle occurred, the Jews were saved, Haman was destroyed and the Jewish people experienced a total turnabout of the situation. Try to envision the thoughts and feelings that came to the fore at that point. Much rejoicing, great relief and gratitude to Mordechai, Esther, and of course, Hashem. A comparison of the anxiety and stress level of the earlier days to the joy and happiness of the days of salvation may yield a startling contrast. People tend to expend much more energy in worrying and panicking in the face of imminent danger, than they spend rejoicing and taking satisfaction when things turn out alright. Whereas, one constantly dreams of a day that will bring salvation from his troubles, once that salvation actually arrives, the new profoundly positive reality begins to be taken for granted within a very short time. Feelings of simcha tend to be short lived and not that intense, while misery and foreboding lingers and deepens. This dichotomy of feelings is present not only for major events. It would be worthwhile to self-reflect and chart one s own Simcha Scale. How long and how intensely are your thoughts and feelings preoccupied by difficulties and sad news, and how much do you maintain focus and depth of feelings about positive events and good news? What message and attitude are we giving our children? Have we learned to deeply appreciate all the good things Hashem has blessed us with, or do we find the one or two things not going right, and think and speak mainly about that? Do we point out to our children when things go right, or do we allow them to wallow in self-pity and sadness when things go wrong? Let the month(s) of Simcha help us redirect our thoughts and feelings to a greater, more constant and deeper appreciation of all the good things in our life, all the blessings Hashem has bestowed upon us. May we and our children learn to be optimistic and to be among those who constantly fulfill the dictum which is found in the daily praise of thanksgiving in Shacharis: ע ב דוּ א ת ה ' בּ שׂ מ ח ה Serve Hashem with Joy (Tehilim 100:2) Best wishes for a Happy Shabbos and a Joy-Filled Adar! Rabbi Kalman Baumann

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