School Calendar / 5777 Published by The Brandeis School Parents Association

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1 Jacqueline Thayer Shoshana Schebovitz Emilie Rashcovan rd place: Madison Powers Michelle Levy Carolyn Neugarten Ella Powers nd place: Kayla Lerner Liam Gerafi Alexa Bransdorfer Ilana Greenberg st place (cover): Rachel Halpert Honorable mention The Brandeis School School Calendar 0-00 / Published by The Brandeis School Parents Association

2 The Brandeis School Mission Statement The Brandeis School prepares the future leaders of the Jewish community. The values of Judaism, love of Eeretz Yisrael/the land of Israel permeate all aspects of school life. The children study Hebrew and Jewish texts and traditions and integrate Derech Eretz/Jewish Ethics into their daily lives. The general studies program exceeds the standards of neighboring schools with an environment for learning that respects the individuality of each learner and targets the need of each student. The Brandeis School Board of Trustees Russel Friedman, Co-Chairman of the Board Executive Board Heidi Goldmintz, President Larry Kogan, Vice President Arik Yamen, Vice President Merav Segev, Treasurer Stuart Kotler, Co-Chairman of the Board Board of Directors Elliot Honig, Michelle Leiechtung, Sabrina Potemkin, Oren Schebovitz Parents Association Co-Presidents Esther DeMarco Joe Levy The Brandeis School Administration Raz Levin, Head of School Rabbi Eli Kahn, School s Rabbi

3 Parent Information 0-0 School Telephone Number:.. THE SCHOOL DAY School Hours Nursery School: Monday through Thursday :00 a.m. :0 p.m. PreK through nd grade: Monday through Thursday : a.m. :0 p.m. Grades -: Monday through Thursday : a.m. :0 p.m. Friday dismissal is :00 p.m. Pre-holiday dismissals and other dismissal changes will be specifically indicated on this calendar or by written notice. EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING Parents will be notified by TV and/or Phone Tree calls whenever Brandeis is to be closed because of weather conditions. Announcements will be between :0 :00 a.m. on our website and/or Cablevision Channel. The school website will also show a flashing message to reflect a school closing. Please confirm by calling the school at... CALENDAR DATES The activities listed on this calendar are expected to be held as scheduled. However, the organizing committees or groups will advise as to the details of each event. Please do not make final plans until the details are provided, since some activities may have to be postponed, cancelled or have their dates changed. The information regarding candle lighting times was calculated to conform with the custom of lighting candles minutes before sundown. grade. When the child returns to school, he/she must submit a doctor s note stating that the child is free of contagion and can be readmitted to class. This is for the protection of each child in the class.. To be excused from participating in physical education classes, a doctor s note is required.. A school nurse is in attendance daily. When illness occurs during school hours, the nurse will notify the parent in order to arrange for pick-up. State regulations forbid the dispensing of patent medicines (e.g. aspirin) without parental authorization. Prescription medicine will be dispensed only with proper written authorization from the family doctor. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL If you wish to honor, memorialize or thank someone, an appropriate acknowledgement will be sent for various donations. Please contact the Chief Operating Officer. Building Fund...$.00 (minimum) Educational Fund...$.00 (minimum) Tzedakah Fund...$.00 (minimum) Rita Karpinowicz Holocaust Memorial Fund...$.00 (minimum) Moe Karash Memorial Fund.....$.00 (minimum) Beth Pomerantz Gammella Memorial Fund...$.00 (minimum) A) Out of concern for the feelings of all students, no child may be singled out for omission. You must invite all the boys, or all the girls, or all children in the class or on grade level. When you cannot use one of the above options, you may invite no more than % of the boys and girls in another class. B) Observe Kashrut and maintain the sanctity of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays. A party is an extension of the class group and as such, food should be in accordance with the standards maintained at The Brandeis School. Parties should not be scheduled where students would be expected to violate Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Please be sensitive to sundown starting times and ending times of Shabbat and holidays. Shabbat ends hours and minutes after candle lighting time. C) Invitations, thank-you notes or gifts must not be distributed by children in the school. They must be mailed to the homes. CHANUKAH GIFTS TO THE STAFF By agreement with the staff, no Chanukah gifts are to be given to the faculty or administration. Parents contribute annual dues to the Parents Association which then has the responsibility of apportioning it on behalf of all the students. The emphasis is on good taste, Jewish humility, and meaningfulness. We urge that no individual gifts be given. HEALTH AND SAFETY Our primary concern is the safety and well being of our youngsters. In order to insure their safety we ask you to comply with the following procedures:. No student may leave the school campus unless authorized by a parent. Students must be signed out at the front desk. All students must be accompanied by a parent or an authorized adult.. The security guard is employed to protect the safety of all the building s occupants. Please fully cooperate with him.. Visitors may not park in the bus lanes at the entrance to the school or in our parking lots at any time. Please park in the metered parking field adjacent to the building. Parking is not permitted on Frost Lane. Please use extreme caution when entering or exiting the school grounds. Detailed regulations concerning parking and parent pickup will be sent prior to the opening of school.. Visitors to Brandeis are to report immediately to the front desk upon entering the school building. You will sign in and be given an ID badge. Please wear this badge throughout your visit and return it to the front desk when you leave. No one is permitted to walk through the school without permission and ID.. Every precaution is taken to safeguard the health of the children. Each child must have a Child Health Appraisal form on file in the Nurse s Office.. Please cooperate and keep your child home if he/ she has any sign of illness. If the child contracts a contagious disease, the school must be notified at once. The school will notify all other parents in the Simcha Tree...$0.00 (per leaf) Library Fund...$.00 (minimum) Rabbi s Discretionary Fund...$.00 (minimum) Elliot West Scholarship Fund...$.00 (minimum) The Sharon Goldstein Entrepreneur Fund...$.00 (minimum) Nusblatt Fund...$.00 (minimum) PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook regarding school procedures and protocols. Information previously listed in the calendar will now be listed in the handbook. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT The State Department of Education has mandated that all student absences be accounted for. Students must bring a note from their parents or doctor on the first day of return. The lack of a note will cause an unexcused absence to be recorded. BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATIONS The soul and purpose of a school such as ours is violated when the laws of Shabbat and/or Kashrut are ignored and the feeling of Mishpachah is destroyed. It is important that all Brandeis families be sensitive and aware of these basic Jewish laws so as not to offend one another. As expected, children in small classes become close friends. When planning parties, please follow these guidelines: LUNCH/FOOD Hot lunches are provided daily to participating students of the pre-paid lunch program. Pupils may also brown bag their school lunches. All lunches are to be limited to Kosher Dairy or Parve products. Packaged food must have Kosher certification. No meat or meat products may be brought into the building. No homemade food may be brought into the school for sharing. The school and Parents Association will sponsor special programs throughout the year as indicated. Please do not send lunch on these days. For the protection of our highly allergic students, we are a peanut-free and sesame-free school. No peanut or sesame products may be brought in at any time. PARENT-STAFF COMMUNICATION In order to arrange for a conference with your child s teacher or the Head of School, please send a written note with your child, or call the school office. Please do not drop in for a meeting without an appointment, as it is a disruption to the daily school routine. No meetings with administration will be scheduled during the prime school hours of a.m. p.m. Various meetings will be held throughout the school year. Curriculum review conferences will be held in September so that teachers will be able to discuss curriculum and educational goals with parents. Parent-Teacher Conferences, which are scheduled in the Fall and Spring, are held to discuss your child s individual progress.

4 The Brandeis School Parents Association SPECIAL FUNCTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS General Committees Buddy System Linda Sharaby.. Passover/After Passover Food Drive Adi Carucci.. Havva Zellner.. Havdalah Michelle Liechtung.. Lauren Sobel..0 Boxtops for Education Beth Cohen..0 Leslie Brandsdorfer.0. Bulletin Board Gavriella Nuryani.. Events Photography Ilanit Alon.. Luann Myers.0. Calendar Beth Cohen..0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. Class Parents Roxanne Schebovitz.. Cookbook Adi Carucci.. Beth Cohen..0 Adi Karutchi.0.0 Summer Mailing Ilanit Alon.. Leslie Brandsdorfer.0. Christina Davis.. Chesed Functions High Holiday Food Drive Adi Carucci.. Havva Zellner.. Thanksgiving Coat Drive Leslie Brandsdorfer.0. Chanukah Chesed Program Sara Thayer..0 Purim Chesed Program (Pennies For Patients) Leslie Brandsdorfer.0. Hospitality/Staff Recognition: New Family Baskets Elana Abramov..0 Adi Karutchi.0.0 New Student Welcome Christina Davis.. Esther DeMarco.. Rosh Hashanah Baskets Esther DeMarco.. Liat Tzionov.0. Teacher Appreciation Day Alyssa Honig.. Staff Recognition Lunch Alyssa Honig.. Schoolwide Celebrations Welcome Back Event Christina Davis.. Esther DeMarco.. Elana Lederman.. Joe Levy.0. Roxanne Schebovitz.. Sukkot Dinner Christina Davis.. Michelle Yamen.. Chanukah Lunch Alyssa Honig.. Michelle Kogan..0 Erev Shabbat Lunch Loreen Cayzer..0 Liora Lerner..0 Tu B Shevat Seder Adi Karutchi.0.0 Sara Thayer..0 Purim Carnival Esther DeMarco.. Michelle Yamen.. Passover Model Seder Loreen Cayzer..0 Elana Lederman.. Karen Nessim.. Emilia Stein.. Yom Ha atzmaut Lunch Tali Dahari Gavriella Nuryani.. Adi Karutchi.0.0 Lag B Omer BBQ Tina Ben-Yosef..0 Liora Lerner..0 Joe Levy.0. Lunch Program Computer Work Beth Cohen..0 Havva Zellner.. Volunteer Scheduling Emilia Stein.. Kitchen Shopping Sara Thayer..0 Fundraising Events: Book Fairs Beth Cohen..0 Joe Levy.0. Marilyn Neugarten..0 BrandeisWear Michelle Yamen.. Challah Esther DeMarco.. Challah Baking Night Gavriella Nuryani -- Liat Tzionov.0. Chanukah Boutique Joe Levy.0. Lulav and Etrog Adi Carucci.. Misloach Manot Esther DeMarco.. Karen Nessim.. Mother s Day Boutique Joe Levy.0. Movie Night Linda Gordon.. PA Dues Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. Passover Wine Sale Sara Thayer..0 Elana Lederman.. School Picture Day Martina Kauderer.0.0 Elana Lederman.. Roxanne Schebovitz.. B NEI MITZVOT 0-0 Leopold Low, a Jewish scholar of the nineteenth century, wrote the book The Ages of Man in Jewish Literature in which he refers to the first of the three phases of a person s life as the period of preparation, and lasts until age twenty. Mishna Avot specifies the ages at which an individual should learn certain things. The Mishna says that age thirteen is for the fulfillment of the commandments. This is the age when a Jewish child learns about the mitzvot and begins to be responsible for following them. This is knows as Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah, along with all the preparations, is a special time in the lives of students, families, friends and school. One of the joys of becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah is the celebration together with classmates and school friends. At The Brandeis School, we offer that opportunity at our daily service, either on Monday, Thursday, or Chol Hamoed. We look forward to sharing this special time with the following students during this school year: Ariana Baker Alexa Brandsdorfer Tevel Galai Hannah Gold Jared Goldis Harrison Goldmintz Adam Ingber Bailey Kahn Rachel Kauderer Kayla Lerner Michelle Levy Jacob Nessim Emilie Rashcovan

5 AV-ELUL u"ga, kukt ct 0 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Student and New Faculty Welcome Gifts High Holiday Food Drive Welcome Back Celebration Fall Book Fair Challah Baking Night Av Yehonaton Holzer Emily Gordon Av :0 0 Av Shabbat Ends: :0 Sarah Abraham Elul Elul Jacob Karako Elul Elul Hailey Brandsdorfer Elul Elul : Re eh 0 Elul Shabbat Ends: : Lice Check N-K Parent Orientation st Day of School N Parent Student Orientation N PK / Day (Noon Dismissal) N / Day (Noon Dismissal) N-K / Day (Noon Dismissal) Labor Day Teachers Report to School Shoftim Elul Olivia Tepper Elul 0 Elul Elul Talia Moskowitz Elul Elul : Elul Shabbat Ends: :0 Parents Association Welcome Back Celebration st Day of Pre-Paid Lunch Program Elul Grades st th Curriculum Night Maya Arkin Elul 0 Elul Elul Elul 0 Elul : Ki Teitzei Elul Shabbat Ends: : Lihee David PA High Holiday Food Drive Begins st Day of Fall Ariana Baker Elul Elul PA Open Board Meeting Liav Bublil Elul Elul Elul 0 Elul :0 Ki Tavo Gabrielle Liechtung David Finkelshteyn Fall Book Fair Fall Book Fair Fall Book Fair Challah Baking Night PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

6 ELUL - TISHREI u"ga, kukt z"ga, hra, 0 OCTOBER OCTOBER Rosh Hashanah Treats School-wide Sukkot Dinner School Picture Day Elul Shabbat Ends: : Jacob Kaziev Elul : Tishrei : Tishrei Holiday Ends: : Sam Sobel Tishrei Eliya Vakneen Tishrei Ella Sellouk Tishrei :0 Nitzavim Tishrei Shabbat Ends: :0 Belle Nahoom vbav atr crg Erev Rosh Hashana vbav atr 't Rosh Hashana vbav atr 'c Rosh Hashana vhksd oum Fast of Gedaliah Kapparot Vayeilech Tishrei 0 Tishrei Tishrei :0 0 Tishrei Holiday Ends: : Simon Kupchik Tishrei Tishrei : Ilana Greenberg Shane Obadiah Shoshana Schebovitz Tishrei Shabbat Ends: : Tishrei : Benjamin Bakayev Columbus Day Tishrei : Shira Sellam rupf ouh crg Erev Yom Kippur Tishrei Holiday Ends: :0 rupf ouh Yom Kippur Tishrei 0 Tishrei Tishrei : Haazinu 0 Tishrei Shabbat Ends: :,ufux crg Erev Sukkot Tishrei :,ufux Sukkot Tishrei :,ufux Sukkot Tishrei Holiday Ends: : Harley Honig,ufux sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Sukkot Tishrei PA Sponsored Sukkot Dinner,ufux sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Sukkot Tishrei Hakafot,ufux sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Sukkot Tishrei : Vezot Habrachah,ufux sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Sukkot Tishrei Shabbat Ends: : Ava Abramov,ufux sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Sukkot Tishrei 0,rmg hbhna Shemini Atzeret Tishrei School Picture Day vru,,jna Simchat Torah Bereshit PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

7 TISHREI- CHESHVAN hra, z"ga, iuaj 0 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Coat & Blanket Drive Movie Night Thanksgiving Apple Pies 0 Tishrei Cheshvan Leah Kogan Cheshvan Cheshvan : Cheshvan Shabbat Ends: : Gabi Nessim Cheshvan Cheshvan Rami Ben Yosef Cheshvan Cheshvan 0 Cheshvan Aden Carucci Liam Gerafi David Ashtar Gabriel Lerner Kayla Lerner Tal-El Nuryani Maor Shabtay 0 Cheshvan : Noach Ella Yamen Cheshvan Shabbat Ends: : Staff Development Day Daylight Savings Time Ends Election Day Middle School Dance Veterans Day Lech Lecha Tamar Katz Cheshvan Cheshvan Zachary Liechtung Ilay Ashtar Cheshvan Cheshvan Cheshvan Cheshvan : Cheshvan Shabbat Ends: : PA Chesed Coat and Blanket Drive Begins PA Family Movie Night 0 Cheshvan 0 Cheshvan Cheshvan Cheshvan Roni Oknin Cheshvan Cheshvan : Vayera Cheshvan Shabbat Ends: : Tali Goldwasser Ariela Geron Ella Yamen Cheshvan Cheshvan Sophie Blank Liv Raviv Cheshvan 0 Cheshvan Thanksgiving Day Chayei Sarah PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

8 KISLEV- TEVET ukxf z"ga,,cy 0 DECEMBER Chanukah Boutique Havdallah Service School-wide Chanukah Lunch School-wide Chanukah Dinner Kislev Joseph Cohen Kislev :0 Kislev Shabbat Ends: : Madison Honig Picture Retake Day Rivka Liss Kislev Kislev Sarah Alayev Tammy Aronbayev Madison Sreter Kislev Kislev Hannah Gold Kislev Zahara Sutain Kislev :0 0 Toldot Kislev 0 Shabbat Ends: : Havdallah Service Vayetzei Kislev Daniel Daloya Giselle Gelb Kislev Michael Austin Kislev Kislev Carolyn Neugarten Sally Neugarten Kislev Wesley Sreter Kislev : Kislev Shabbat Ends: : Jacob Nessim End of st Trimester st Trimester Report Cards Kislev Kislev 0 Mai Karutchi Liev Potemkin Kislev 0 Kislev Kislev Kislev : Vayishlach Kislev Shabbat Ends: : Jacob Nessim Hoops for Sean Kislev Chanukah Boutique Tehila Moskowitz Kislev Chanukah Boutique Lower School/ Elementary P/T Conferences Kislev Chanukah Boutique PA Sponsored Schoolwide Chanukah Lunch Middle School P/T Conferences Kislev rd Grade Chanukah Presentation School-wide Chanukah Dinner st Day of Winter Kislev 0 Tevet : Candle vfubj crg Erev Chanukah Vayeshev Tevet Shabbat Ends: : Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah Candles vfubj Chanukah PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School.. Miketz

9 TEVET- SHEVAT,cy z"ga, yca 0 JANUARY JANUARY School-wide Erev Shabbat Lunch Tevet Ronnie Cayzer Bailee Lederman Tevet Dvir Gamliel Tevet Tevet Nathaniel Harari Noga Preis Tevet Shay-Li Tzionov Tevet : Tevet Shabbat Ends: : Matthew Bronstein Jacob Myers School Reopens th Day vfubj Chanukah Lice Check New Year s Day Talia Bashary 0 Tevet Tevet 0 Arielle Kauderer Michelle Levy Tevet Joshua Abramov Tevet Tevet Et-Anyah Abdul- Malik Tevet : Vayigash Tevet Shabbat Ends: : st Grade Siddur Presentation Vayechi Tevet Tevet Liam Karutchi Tevet 0 Tevet Tevet 0 Agam Ashtar Tevet : Tevet Shabbat Ends: : Last Day of st Pre-paid Lunch Program Etay Aviv Tevet Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tevet Tevet Tevet Tevet PA Sponsored School-wide Erev Shabbat Lunch Tevet : Shemot Shevat Shabbat Ends: : First Day of nd Pre-paid Lunch Program nd Grade Chumash Presentation Muli Karudo Shevat 0 Shevat Lior Edrich Adir Gamliel Jacob Walker Shevat Vaera PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

10 SHEVAT- ADAR yca z"ga, rst 0 FEBRUARY Tu B Shevat Seder Mishloach Manot Sale Judaic Book Fair Chloe Albucker Shevat Shevat Michael Kahn Shevat : Shevat Shabbat Ends: : Liel Bublil Payge Lederman Shevat Tal Zharfati 0 Shevat Shevat Shevat Orya Nahoom Shevat 0 Shevat :0 Bo Shevat Shabbat Ends: :0 Judaic Book Fair Judaic Book Fair Judaic Book Fair th Grade Tu B Shevat Presentation School-wide Tu B Shevat Seder Tu B Shevat Beshalach Shevat Natalie Zellner Shevat Shevat Yehonatan Holzer Shevat 0 Shevat Abby Sreter Shevat : Shevat Shabbat Ends: : th Grade Leaves for Israel PA Mishloach Manot Sale Begins Shevat 0 Shevat Ronald Kaziev Shevat Shevat Shevat Shevat : Yitro Shevat Shabbat Ends: : Adam Ingber Allie Ingber th Grade Returns from Israel 0 Shevat Presidents Day Eli Kaye Orel Stein Adar Adar Mishpatim School Reopens Lice Check PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School.. Talent Show

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12 ADAR- NISAN rst z"ga, ixhb 0 MARCH Purim Carnival School-wide Purim Lunch Mishloach Manot Pesach Wine Sale Pre-Pesach Food Drive Joshua Simms Adar Abigail Kogan Benjamin Kogan Adar Read Across America Day Adar : Adar Shabbat Ends: :0 Adar Sophie Rusgo Adar Adar 0 Adar Adar 0 Adar : Terumah Adar Shabbat Ends: : Staff Development PM :0PM r,xt,hbg, Ta anit Esther Tetzaveh Adar Adar Adar Adar Noya Nuriyani Adar Adar : 0 Adar Shabbat Ends: : PA Sponsored Schoolwide Lunch and Purim Carnival End of nd Trimester ohrup Purim ohrup iaua Shushan Purim Daylight Savings Time Begins Adar Jace Apter PM Dismissal 0 Adar Adar Adar Yahli Stein Adar Adar : Ki Tesa Adar Shabbat Ends: : st Day of Spring PA Pre-Pesach Food Drive Begins nd Trimester Report Card Dinner Dance Adar Adar Joey Fuchs Nisan Nisan 0 Adi Oshri Nisan Natalie Popilevsky Nisan :0 Vayakhel-Pekudei PA Passover Wine Sale NYS ELA Test NYS ELA Test NYS ELA Test Lower School/ Elementary School P/T Conferences Middle School P/T Conferences PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

13 NISAN- IYAR ixhb z"ga, rhht 0 APRIL Good Deeds Day School-wide Seder Lunch After Pesach Food Drive Challah Night Nisan Shabbat Ends: :0 Middle School Play Nisan Middle School Play Good Deeds Day Nisan Charli Alon Scott Cohen Nisan Sivan Goldwasser Nisan 0 Nisan Jacob Yamen School-wide Model Seder Nisan :0 Vayikra Nisan Shabbat Ends: :0 Aviv Molayev PA Sponsored School-wide Lunch pm Dismissal Tsav Nisan 0 Nisan : Nisan : Nisan Omer Holiday Ends: : Nisan Omer Nisan Omer : Nisan Omer Shabbat Ends: : Aviv Shabtay Eden Geron Gabriel Abraham Brynn Goldberg Search for Chametz Eden Yariv 0 Nisan Omer : jxp crg Erev Pesach First Seder Night Nisan Omer : Harrison Goldenberg jxp Pesach First Day Nisan Omer Holiday Ends: :0 jxp Pesach Second Day Nisan Omer jxp sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Pesach 0 School Reopens Lice Check Nisan Omer PA After Pesach Food Drive Begins jxp sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Pesach Maxwell Kogan Nisan 0 Omer : jxp sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Pesach Nisan Omer Shabbat Ends: : jxp sgunv kuj Chol Hamoed Pesach Joshua Tepper Nisan Omer th Grade Yom Hashoah Program 0 Jacob DeMarco Iyar Omer jxp Pesach Seventh Day Nisan Omer jxp Pesach Eighth Day Jeremy Sofiev Nisan Omer 0 Nisan Omer Challah Baking Night Iyar Omer Eden David Iyar Omer :0 Shmini Iyar Omer Shabbat Ends: : th Grade Yom Hazikaron Program vtuav ouh Yom Hashoah PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School.. Tazria-Metzora

14 IYAR- SIVAN rhht z"ga, iuhx 0 MAY Teacher Appreciation Day Breakfast School-wide Yom Ha atzmaut Lunch Mother s Day Boutique School-wide Lag B Omer BBQ Iyar 0 Omer Talia Abramov Iyar Omer Jacqueline Thayer Liam Vakneen Iyar Omer Iyar Omer Jonah Katz Iyar Omer : 0 Iyar Omer Shabbat Ends: : NYS Math Test PA Sponsored School-wide Lunch NYS Math Test NYS Math Test Iyar Omer iurfzv ouh Yom Hazikaron Iyar Omer,utnmgv ouh Yom Ha atzmaut Iyar Omer Teacher Appreciation Day 0 Iyar Omer Iyar 0 Omer Michael Aronbayev Iyar Omer : Achrei-Kedoshim Iyar Omer Shabbat Ends: :0 Rebecca Zakinov Mother s/father s Day Boutique Mother s/father s Day Boutique Mother s/father s Day Boutique Emor Iyar Omer Aaron Shifer Daniel Shifer Iyar Omer 0 Iyar Omer Iyar Omer Iyar Omer Iyar Omer : 0 Iyar Omer Shabbat Ends: : Mother s Day PA Sponsored Schoolwide BBQ Science Fair Lag B Omer Iyar 0 Omer Rachel Katz Iyar Omer Iyar Omer Jaden Abramov Iyar Omer Iyar Omer Sivan Omer : Alexa Brandsdorfer Behar-Bechukotai Sivan Omer Shabbat Ends: :0 th Grade NYS Science Performance Test th Grade Tikkun Presentation Sivan Omer Emily Brandsdorfer Jaidyn Goldis Jared Goldis Sivan Omer 0 Avigail Molayev Sivan Omer :00 ohkaurh ouh Yom Yerushalayim Sivan :0 Bamidbar Memorial Day PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..,uguca crg Erev Shavuot,uguca Shavuot

15 SIVAN- TAMMUZ iuhx z"ga, zun, 0 JUNE JUNE Spring Book Fair Volunteer Recognition Breakfast Staff Appreciation Lunch Sivan Holiday Ends: :0 Alexander Hassine Tevel Galai Sivan :0 PA Volunteer Recognition Breakfast Sivan Shabbat Ends: : 0 Sivan Sivan Sivan Sivan,uguca Shavuot Sivan Sivan :0 0 Naso Sivan Shabbat Ends: : Rose Potemkin Avishai Greenberg Kaylie Gordon Emilie Rashcovan Jasmine DeMarco Celebrate Israel Parade th Grade NYS Science Practical Exam Spring Book Fair Spring Book Fair Spring Book Fair PA Sponsored Staff Recognition Lunch Beha alotcha Ariana Baker Sivan Sivan Sivan Benjamin Zakinov Ariel Karadi 0 Sivan Sivan Sivan :0 Sivan Shabbat Ends: : Jacob Kupchik : pm NYS Algebra Regents : am NYS Biology Regents Sivan Sivan 0 Talia Tsadok Sivan Flag Day Sivan Zachary Obadiah Sivan Last Day of Lunch Program Ori Cohen Sivan : Shelach 0 Sivan Shabbat Ends: :0 Branden Beshkin Natalie Stein Middle School Dance st Day of Summer Last Day of School th Grade Graduation Staff Development Day Staff Development Day Korach Father s Day Tammuz Tammuz Tammuz Tammuz Noon Dismissal Tammuz Maier Khabieh Noon Dismissal 0 Tammuz : PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

16 TAMMUZ- AV zun, z"ga, ct 0 JULY Enjoy Your Summer! Tammuz Shabbat Ends: :0 Yuval Gansky Mia Raviv Ariel Tsadok Gaia Karudo Tammuz Tammuz 0 Tammuz Tammuz Tammuz Sam Zimmerman Tammuz :0 Chukat Tammuz Shabbat Ends: : Harrison Goldmintz Independence Day Balak Tammuz 0 Tammuz Tammuz Tammuz Tammuz 0 Tammuz :0 Tammuz Shabbat Ends: : Nathan Sobel Benaya Bublil Bailey Kahn Ariel Sellam Meir Schebovitz Danielle Sellouk Tammuz Jacob Brown Sara Davis Tammuz zun,c rag vgca Fast of Tammuz Tammuz Emily Liechtung Max Davis Anna Loshakov Tammuz 0 Aliza Schebovitz Shira Shabtay Tammuz Tammuz :0 Pinchas Tammuz Shabbat Ends: :0 Tammuz Av Ayala Douek Regev Yariv Av Av Av Av : Matot-Masei Av Shabbat Ends: : 0 Av Noam Tzionov Av PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School.. Devarim

17 AV-ELUL ct z"ga, kukt 0 AUGUST AUGUST Enjoy Your Summer! Av 0 Av Alexander Thayer Av Ivy Zellner Av : Av Shabbat Ends: :0 Natan Shabtay Hannah Yamen Av Av ctc vga, Tisha B'Av Av Av 0 Av Motty Gozenpud Av :0 Vaetchanan 0 Av Shabbat Ends: : Jonathan Fuchs Eikev Av Av Av Av Jordan Carucci Av Av :0 Av Shabbat Ends: :0 0 Av Av 0 Av Elul Noah Goldenberg Rachel Kauderer Elul Samantha Klein Elul :0 Re ev Elul Shabbat Ends: : Evan Simms Elul Elul Elul 0 Sydney Honig Ariel Waldman Elul Liron Karudo Elul Shoftim PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School..

18 ELUL - TISHREI z"ga, kukt j"ga, hra, 0 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Welcome Back! 0 Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Ki Teitzel Elul Labor Day Ki Tavo 0 Elul 0 Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul Elul 0 Elul Tisherei Tishrei Nitzavim-Vayeilech Tishrei Tishrei Tishrei Tishrei vbav atr crg Erev Rosh Hashana Tishrei vbav atr 't Rosh Hashana Tishrei vbav atr 'c Rosh Hashana Tishrei Haazinu 0 Tishrei 0 vhksd oum Fast of Gedaliah PA Co-Presidents 0-0 Esther DeMarco.. Joe Levy.0. BrandeisPA@gmail.com (see back of calendar for additional contact information) The Brandeis School.. rupf ouh crg Erev Yom Kippur rupf ouh Yom Kippur

19 MESSAGE FROM THE BRANDEIS PARENTS ASSOCIATION Shalom Brandeis Families, Welcome to the 0-0 School Year! We are often asked, What does the PA actually do? While our function is to serve as a liaison between the administration and the parent body, the Brandeis PA does so much more. The money raised through PA activities and dues go directly back to our children. The PA volunteers proudly organize a variety of enriching events during the school year that bring us together and benefit our children and school. The PA also recognizes our teachers and staff. On behalf of our families, the PA distributes gifts to every staff member at Chanukah and at the end of the school year. We also host a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast as well as a Recognition Lunch for our teachers and staff. We can only function successfully with help and participation from our entire parent body. Your input, ideas, suggestions and comments are always welcome. Many volunteer opportunities exist for parents who work both in and out of the home to fulfill the requirement of 0 annual service hours. Participating in the PA is a wonderful way to support and participate in your child s education at Brandeis while interacting socially with other parents and staff. Our volunteers exemplify the strong spirit our families have for the school. The PA functions because of each Brandeis family paying their annual PA dues as well as PA fundraising activities throughout the school year. Volunteers of the PA are always needed throughout the calendar year from working on the school calendar and preparing the summer mailing to serving lunch on a school day or a celebration of a Chag. We thank you for your support and look forward to volunteering with you in 0-0! Please the Brandeis PA at BrandeisPA@gmail.com to learn how you can become involved as well as check out our Facebook page for current information: The Brandeis Parents Association. Warmly, Esther and Joe Brandeis PA Co-Presidents Esther DeMarco Joe Levy...0. blooeyz@aol.com salesbig00@aol.com BrandeisPA@gmail.com THE BRANDEIS SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 0-0 PRESIDENTS PARENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS Esther DeMarco... Joe Levy...0. Ilanit Alon... Tali Dahari Christina Davis... VICE PRESIDENTS Alyssa Honig... Elizabeth Kahn...-0 Education...Rebecca Blank... Elana Ledeman... Cipora Eisenberg Simms...0. Fundraising...Linda Gordon... Roxanne Schebovitz... Hadar Stein Michelle Yamen... Schoolwide Celebrations...Loreen Cayzer...0 PAST PRESIDENTS Lunch Program...Beth Cohen...0 Emilia Stein... Emmy Appelbaum Hellen Epstein Karen Franco Joan Laufer Liora Lerner Michelle Levokove Evelyne Rubin Joyce Rubin Susan Sachs Chesed...Adi Carucci... Adi Karutchi Sara Thayer...0 Goldy Fried Lea Garber Debbie Gordon Gert Griboff Marsha Liebman Robin Mackston Joan Mann Sharon Natter Shari Salomon Judy Schneiderman Sheila Schoenfeld Ronni Seidenberg Secretaries...Linda Sharaby... Erin Guntmacher Karen Nessim Francene Stauber Havva Zellner... Toni Heller Roberta Kaylie Debra Parkoff Wendy Pusateri Adele Warshawsky Marilyn Waschitz Chairwoman of the Board...Karen Nessim... Bonnie Kotler Joan Riegel Sally Zaklow Liora Lerner...0 Meryl Krasne

20 The Brandeis School Annual Gala We would like to cordially invite all Brandeis Families to attend the th Annual Gala on Saturday, March th, 0 which will be held at The Oceanside Jewish Center. The Brandeis School s th Annual Gala is our schools biggest and most important event of the year. This event helps raise funds for scholarships, building improvements and special programs which benefit all of our children. Don t miss this memorable night where we celebrate The Brandeis School s champions. There will be numerous Raffle Prizes which were generously donated by our local businesses and community, as well as dinner and dancing. For the past and a half decades, the school has provided a stellar education to all who have sought it, regardless of financial circumstances. This longevity and commitment to excellence has been made possible largely by the generous support of the business community and private donors. All this could not be possible without the annual Gala and Gala committee who spend countless hours collecting Raffle Prizes and journal Ads to help raise funds for this significant event. Sincerely, Michelle Kogan, Linda Gordon & David Gordon Gala Committee Co-chairpersons Gala Committee Members: Adi Carucci Loreen Cayzer Beth Cohen Joe Levy Karen Nessim Sara Thayer Michelle Yamen If you are interested in attending this memorable event, or would like to donate items to the Raffl e, or place an advertisement in the journal, or would like to simply find out how you can become more involved, please feel free to contact our co-chairpersons: Michele Kogan: mjkogan@optonline.net, Linda Gordon: offlin0@gmail.com, or David Gordon: dgordon@gordonid.com. JEWISH HOLIDAYS 0-0 j"ga, Rosh Hashanah... September - Tzom Gedalia...September Yom Kippur...September 0 Sukkot... October - Shemini Atzeret... October O CTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Simchat Torah... October Chanukah...December -0 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Asara B Tevet... December Tu B Shevat...January Taanit Esther...February Purim... March APRIL 0 0 MAY JUNE Pesach... March -April Yom Ha atzmaut... April Lag Ba-Omer...May Yom Yerushalayim...May JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Shavuot... May 0- Shiva-Asar B Tammuz...July Tisha B Av...July OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER