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Fair Thank You! Annual giving Thank You ES -THIS WEDNESDAY AT RECESS - SHUK There will be no ECE Service on Friday as Early Childhood will be celebrating Chanukah in their classrooms.

1 12 December 2016/ 12th of Kislev 5777!Parshat Hachodesh Ilan Ramon Day School Shalom Bayit N e w s l e t t e r WHAT S INSIDE Community News Upcoming Events Macabbiah Games One Warm Coat Drive New Car Set Law Hot Lunch Orders due Book Fair Thank You! Annual giving Thank You ES -THIS WEDNESDAY AT RECESS - SHUK There will be no ECE Service on Friday as Early Childhood will be celebrating Chanukah in their classrooms. ES students will have a combined Gesher-5th Grade service from 11-11:30 a.m. Chanukah Some like to refer to Chanukah as a Tradition of Innovation Why you might ask? One reason is that it is the first holiday that was added to Jewish practice without originating in the Bible. After their victory over the Greeks, The Maccabies decided to declare the 25th of the Hebrew month Kislev as a new holiday of rededication. There are historians who will argue that the reason this celebration took eight days, was because the Maccabies were determined to celebrate Sukkot and Sh mini Atzeret (an 8-day holiday) in Kislev, instead of Tishrei when they were banned from doing so for three years. In the spirit of Maccabies and innovation, at IRDS we declared our first ever Elementary School Maccabiah Games that will culminate this coming Wednesday as part of the elementary school s family Chanukah celebration. The goal is to get into the holiday spirit by celebrating the light your children spread around us every single day. The light when they sing and dance, the light when they compete with admirable sportsmanship, and the light when they share their love of learning with you in the individual class programs. At IRDS we believe in innovative learning styles, and therefore students started exploring Chanukah through varied modalities. According to Dr. Howard Gardner, reaching all students can be done only when the learning process touches upon eight different intelligences. The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. (Armstrong, 2012) Follow Ilan Ramon on Twitter Account: Ilan Ramon Day School Please&note&this&is&a&restricted& account&and&only&our&current&

2 Linguistic intelligence ("word smart") Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart") Spatial intelligence ("picture smart") Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart") Musical intelligence ("music smart") Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart") Intrapersonal intelligence ("self-smart") Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart") (For more reading: Reading the Chanukah story and sharing ones opinion limits a child s learning to the Linguistic Intelligence, and therefore at IRDS as we learn about Chanukah, as we do with all our learning and celebrations, it looks different: ECE Exploration of light and shadows, Dreidel making, painting with oil, Maccabie Me, number concepts with Menorahs, flashlight dance party, Hebrew letters on the dreidel, Holiday cooking. (Multiple multiple intelligences!) G/K - Creating their own Hanukkah board games (Spatial, logical and interpersonal intelligence). 1 st - Connecting to the reasons we are proud to be Jews (Intrapersonal intelligence). 2 nd Finding the miracles in our life and sharing them with the class (Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence). 3 rd Acting out holiday traditions and some cooking (interpersonal, logical intelligence). 4 th Learning new facts about the Golden Menorah through drawing and leaf collecting. (Spatial and naturalistic intelligence) 5 th Sharing the light each class member adds to the class community (Interpersonal intelligence) All Dancing, singing and performing holiday songs. (Music, and Kinesthetic intelligence) All Competing in Maccabiah sports games. (Kinesthetic, naturalistic and interpersonal intelligence). Even though Chanukah is still two and a half weeks away, we all feel it around campus and can t wait to share are innovations with you. Looking forward to celebrating with you this Wednesday (ES parents) and Friday (ECE) parents, but until then, you are welcome to enjoy some of the light we are experiencing by looking at the pictures on the next page. Chag Sa meach, Bat-hen.

3 Chanukah celebrations at ilan ramon day school

Gesher-5th Grade In honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 20th Maccabia games in July, 2017, IRDS will celebrate Chanukah by holding our own Games here on campus.

4 Gesher-5th Grade In honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 20th Maccabia games in July, 2017, IRDS will celebrate Chanukah by holding our own Games here on campus. Wednesday December 14th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Parents - Please join us! Awards Ceremony followed by Class Chanukah Celebrations Students in Gesher - 5th grade will be supervised on the yard from 3:30-3:50 p.m. At 3:50 p.m., students will return to their classes to get ready for the Awards Ceremony, followed by their classroom Chanukah Celebrations. Parents are invited to join us at the upper basketball court at 4:00 p.m. for the ceremony. Immediatley following, parents are invited back to the classroom for Chanukah Celebrations. The classroom programs will all run simultaneously. We encourage each child to have a guest (parent, grandparent, special friend) join them for the classroom celebration. ** Please send an extra afternoon snack for your child! **

COMMUNITY NEWS December 5-14: IRDS Maccabiah Games

December 16: NO ECE SERVICES ES Services - G/K-5th

ECE Family Hanukkah Shabbat Spirt Day - Pajama Day

5 COMMUNITY NEWS December 5-14: IRDS Maccabiah Games (ongoing during the school day) December 14: Shuk ES Hanukkah Maccabiah Family Celebration, 4-6 p.m. December 16: NO ECE SERVICES ES Services - G/K-5th Grade, 11:00-11:30 a.m. ECE Family Hanukkah Shabbat Spirt Day - Pajama Day Early dismissal - 12:00 p.m. (no late care) Winter Break begins January 3: School Resumes January 10: Parent Org Meeting, 8:30 a.m.

Help our School Reach for the Stars EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Our goal is to raise $115,000, which goes directly to the award-winning program and staff.

6 Help our School Reach for the Stars EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Our goal is to raise $115,000, which goes directly to the award-winning program and staff. Thank you to everyone who has to date contributed to our Reach for the Stars Campaign. CLICK HERE TO DONATE Megan and Nate Akiva (C) Leslie and Ami Alon (C) Kim and Mike Anton (A) Mirabelle Anton (A) Sharon Barkan (C) Renee and Neil Bar-or (C) Denisa and Amotz Brandes (C) Erica and David Borys (C) Jeri and Ira Cohen (A) Bat Hen Zeron and Arnon Degani (C) Alison and Peter Eichberg (GP) Erin Eichberg (C) Trisha and Daniel Freeman (C) Fridman Family (C) Kim and Kevin Freund (C) Carrie and Amir Friedman (C) Jordanna and Aaron Flores (C) Shikma and Joshua Geffon (C) Gail and Malcom Geffon (GP) Julie and Gregg Gelfand (C) Amy and Andrew Geriak (C) Melanie and Bernard Gero (A) Andrea and Michael Goodman (GP) Wendy and Daniel Helfat (C) Leora and Alex Hettena (C) Nirit Hetz (F) Shelly and Mark Hiskey (A) Sarah and Yuri Hronsky (F) Suzan Huntington (F) Hilary and Harold Katersky (C) Linda and Alan Katz (GP) Linda Kagel (F) Jeffrey Kaiman (C) Rabbi Sheldon Kirsch (GP) Heidi Hershman and David Kohanim (C) Marin and Jefrey Kokin (C) Ella and Gil Kryger (C) Ellie and Mark Lainer (F) Judy Kaufman and Philip Ledgley (C) Linda and Jay Lewitt (A) Melanie and Joshua Lieberthal (C) Danielle and Jeremy Lipking (C) Jane and Eddie Lorin (A) Nancy and Jacobi Ludwig (C) Melissa and Alon Marer (C) Maya Klein and Noam Matas (C) Shelley Maize (C) Amanda and Arnon Milchan (C) Lori Monkarsh (C) Lisa Meyers and Stefanie Paliferro (C) Rachel and Harden Paul (C) Pfefferman Family (C) Arik Filmus and Lilach Plattevitz (C) Susan and Gary Polson (A) Lori and Richard Reisman (GP) Helen and David Rifkind (A) David Rosenberg (F) Noah and Yaron Said (C) Melissa Swinney (C) Deborah and Larry Turobiner (C) Cindy and Ron Vandor (A / F) Alisa and Gabriel Vorobiof (C) Diane and Richard Weinberg (GP) Weinberg Family Foundation (F) Joana Katz and Eric Winter (C) Natalie and Shai Wizman (C) Jesse and Amit Zilberstein (C) Mindy and Michael Zipperstein (C) Jessica Zuckerman (F) Thank you to everyone who has to date contributed to our Annual Reach for the Stars Campaign A - Alumni Family C - Current Family F - Friend of Ilan Ramon Day School GP - Grandparent

School dismisses at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2016. There will be no extended care/ after care on this day. HOT LUNCH!

The following people volunteered at the Scholastic Book Fair and deserves our shoutouts and thanks!

7 School dismisses at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, There will be no extended care/ after care on this day. HOT LUNCH! Lunch orders for the month of JANUARY are due before school closes for winter break! School is closed closed December 19 - January 2, 2017 for Winter Break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3, Have a wonderful Winter Break! Please be sure to place your order ASAP! Lunch Volunteers are still needed. Sign up today! Parent volunteers are still needed to help in serving lunch. It takes just one hour - from 11:50-12:50. Click HERE to sign up. It could not be easier! The following people volunteered at the Scholastic Book Fair and deserves our shoutouts and thanks! Melissa Swinney * Amy Geriak * Shira Assedou Carol Barme* Mindy Zippertein * Kim Provda * Leah Cohen SPECIAL THANKS to our outstanding chairs DEBORAH TUROBINER AND JULIE GELFAND The winners of the raffle who received an assortment of books are: The Turobiner Family ** The Freeman Family ** The Monkarsh Family

California Car Seat Law Changes EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017 NEW ADDITION Starting January 1, 2017, children under 2-years old must be rearfacing unless they weigh 40 pounds or more, or are 40 inches

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children ride rear-facing to the highest weight or height allowed by the car seat manufacturer.

8 California Car Seat Law Changes EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017 NEW ADDITION Starting January 1, 2017, children under 2-years old must be rearfacing unless they weigh 40 pounds or more, or are 40 inches tall or more. CURRENT LAW Most children will outgrow an infant seat before age 1 The next step is a convertible car seat. Rear-facing is 5 times safer than forward-facing. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children ride rear-facing to the highest weight or height allowed by the car seat manufacturer. Kaitlyn s Law It s against California law to leave a child under the age of seven alone in the car without the supervision of a person at least 12 years old if: 1. The keys are in the ignition or the car is running, or 2. There is a significant risk to the child. Children under age 8 must be buckled into a car seat or booster in the back seat. Children age 8 or older, or who are 4 9 or taller, may use the vehicle seat belt if it fits properly with the lap belt low on the hips, touching the upper thighs, and the shoulder belt crossing the center of the chest. If children are not tall enough for proper belt fit, they must ride in a booster or car seat. Everyone in the car must be properly buckled up. FINES & PENALTIES For each child under 16 who is not properly secured, parents (if in the car) or drivers can be fined more than $500 and get a point on their driving records.

Ilan Ramon Day School Shalom Bayit

24 April 2017/28 Nissan 5777! Parshat Tazria-Metzora Ilan Ramon Day School Shalom Bayit N e w s l e t t e r * Community News * Upcoming Events * Campus Improvements * Important Dates for 2017/18 * Celebrate