Y E S H I V A T O R A S C H A I M T O R A S E M E S K L U R M A N E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L KLURMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10 Elul 5774 בס''ד September 5, 2014 TEAM Spirit WELCOME BACK! פרשת כי תצא Candle Lighting 7:17 PM W e look forward, IY H, to a wonderfully productive year! It s been great having everyone together again, and exciting to get to know new classmates. We re busy building our classroom communities, settling into productive routines of learning, and through the inspiration of the month of Elul, getting ourselves ready for the upcoming Yomim Tovim. THE WEEK AHEAD: Sunday Classes Begin Boys Grades 3-5 9AM -Noon Tuesday, September 9 Back To School Expo 7:30-9:15 PM
Page 2 WE WARMLY WELCOME... OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY: Rabbi Yehoshua Sova 5th Grade Boys Torah Studies Mrs. Varda Glatzer 3rd Grade Boys Secular Studies Mrs. Heather Hoffman ACE Program Mrs. Dara Lubin ACE Program Mrs. Julie Schulman 2nd Grade Boys Secular Studies Miss Jennifer Sulkey 3rd Grade Boys Secular Studies Mrs. Jodi Tuchinsky Math Specialist OUR NEW TEACHER ASSISTANTS: Miss Shayna Berger Miss Yocheved Homnick OUR NEW OFFICE STAFF: Mrs. Esther Greenbaum WELCOME BACK TO OUR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY: Rabbi Elchonon Goldenberg Rabbi Gavriel Grossman Rabbi Yitzchak Schiff Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz Mrs. Debbie Atkin Mrs. Miriam Cohen Mrs. Miriam Deitsch Miss Hinda Dudovitz Mrs. Dorie Ehrenreich Mrs. Carol Fried Miss Devorah Homnick Mrs. Shannon Koonin Mrs. Ilana Lamet Mrs. Rebecca Lefkowitz Mrs. Esti Palgon Mrs. Sarah Palgon Mrs. Leah Dina Ritterman Mrs. Rosalie Rosenbaum Mrs. Annette Saks Mrs. Deana Shuker Mrs. Barbara Swartz Mrs. Stacey Waldman Mrs. Jennifer Weberman SPECIALTIES: Coach David Appel Coach Shalom Selmar Physical Education Mrs. Liba Barouk Mrs. Goldie Berman Miss Ruchie Kar ACE Program Mrs. Malka Blejer Reading Specialist Mrs. Sorah Glatt - Title 1 Ms. Susan Grossman Library/Computers Mrs. Batsheva Marlowe School Counselor Mrs. Susie Selmar Physical Education TEACHER ASSISTANTS: Mrs. Aliza Becker Mrs. Raizy Greeenberg Mrs. Ruthy Ginsburg Mrs. Miriam Porter Mrs. Esta Rosenberg OFFICE STAFF: Mrs. Rucha Baumann Mrs. Sara Tamir Mrs. Deborah Zisquit
Page 3 BRUCHIM HABAIM TO OUR NEW STUDENTS THE ENTIRE FIRST GRADE! A special welcome to those students who are new to Toras Emes: First Grade Girls: ELLA AMSTER EVA BRECHER SHIRA NECHAMA FRIEDMAN NAOMI HEMSANI AHUVA PELED BAILEY ROBBIN RINA SCHWARTZ MARISA SPIEGEL First Grade Boys: MICHAEL ASHKENAZI DOVID GEISINSKY CARLOS MASRI BINYOMIN RABOVSKY MIHAEL TAIEB ITZCHAK ZAIG Second Grade Girls: TOVA BAILA KIER SARA ESTHER BENGUIGUI NECHAMA BENMERGUI ABIGAIL DONIAROV ESTI PELED RENA YECHIELI Second Grade Boys: ISAAC HEMSANI AKIVA SCHWARTZ AKIVA MOSHE SILVERSTEIN Third Grade Girls: AVIELLA BERRY LAUREN MASRI PENINA NECHAMA YESHURUN Third Grade Boys: AVI AMSTER DAVID BRECHER YOAV DONIAROV Fourth Grade Boys: MORDECHAI KIER DAVID SHEMESH Fourth Grade Girls: MIRIAM BENGUIGUI AYELET BLUM DANIELLA CHAYA FRIEDMAN TEHILA BRACHA FRIEDMAN Fifth Grade Boys: JOSHUA COSTA MOSHE CHAIM BENMERGUI JOSHUA METSCH Fifth Grade Girls: SHIRA AMSTER ODEIA ARGAMAN ILANA PEREL FRIEDMAN NECHAMA PELED NOA STIER ADINA CHAYA YESHURUN
Page 4 SUMMER MAZEL TOVS Mr. and Mrs. Amram Adar and family on the birth of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Binyomin Lehrer and family on the birth of a son. Rabbi and Mrs. Yair Steinberg and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, our alumnus, Yosef. Mrs. Lisa Farmer and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Shaya. If your Mazel Tov is not here, please let us know so we can include it in our next newsletter! Rabbi and Mrs. Yehuda Bergida and family on the birth of a daughter. Rabbi and Mrs. Mayer Greenbaum and family on the birth of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Judd Zisquit and family on the birth of a granddaughter, born to their son Noah and Michal Zisquit. Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Fried and family on the forthcoming wedding of their daughter, our alumna, Leah to Aharon Rosen of Passaic and on the engagement of their daughter, our alumna, Tzippy to Moshe Eliyahu Marks of Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wulwick and family on the engagement of their son, our alumnus, Yoni to Yosefa Hirsch. Rabbi and Mrs. Binyomin Luban and family on the engagement of their daughter, our alumna, Pnina to our alumnus Michael Ettedgui and on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Rabbi and Mrs. Yehuda Bergida and on the marriage of their son Avrohom to Rivky Chait. BACK TO SCHOOL EXPO P arents opportunity to learn about their child(ren) s upcoming year will take place this Tuesday evening, September 9 from 7:30-9:15, in the school auditorium. Each teacher will display highlights of their class, disseminate important information and be available to discuss their academic program. First Grade Program begins at 7:00 PM in the classroom. Details to follow! CALLING ALL GIRLS: F lyers for our girls after school programs, JAG and Gymnastics, were distributed yesterday. Please make sure to sign up before classes begin next week!
Welcome to our weekly Parsha riddle! The questions are based on Rabbi Moshe Atik's Torah Teasers. The questions are unique in that although they are challenging, an answer can almost always be found by simply reading through the Parsha. Working with your children to figure out the answer can be a fun experience, and an opportunity to bond. Answers will be published the following week along with where in the Parsha they could be found. כּ י ת צ א Which commandment in this week s פּ ר ש ה involves forgetting? (Can you find two commandments?) 2B NEWS Our second grade boys have begun making shtenders for their Chumashim. They can't wait to use them!
Page 5 SUMMER REVIEW PROGRAM A ll of those hard working children who have completed their Summer Review Packet should bring their booklets in to their Torah Studies teacher by Monday. SCRIP W elcome Back! We hope that everyone enjoyed their summer. Rosh Hashana is just around the corner. today! The Dikduk Review tests will be administered next week to all of the students in grades 2-5. Grades on the tests are for classroom evaluation and to determine eligibility for Summer Review Program Awards. Don t forget to order your gift cards We currently carry gift cards to Amazon, Kosher Central, Kosher Kingdom, Publix, Starbucks, Sara's Tent, South Florida Kosher Market, Walmart, Winn Dixie, and Whole Foods. All current purchases will be applied to your 2014-2015 SCRIP obligation. You can order gift cards online at ww.ytcteam.org/scrip. The SCRIP Program was initiated to help raise money for the Yeshiva without costing you a cent.. We have teamed up with the stores mentioned above and they have agreed to donate a percentage of revenue from every purchase back to our Yeshiva. HOT LUNCH PROGRAM ur Hot O Lunch Program began this week. Please remember to post your menus in a prominent place at home, and mark the days you ordered lunch for your children. Please note: It is not possible to rely on the school to provide lunch for your child(ren) on the days that you did not order from the Hot Lunch Program but forgot to send lunch from home. We cannot sell lunches on the spot, as lunch orders are placed with the caterer at least one week in advance - and we do not order extra meals. If you have not already placed an order for this cycle, you will have that opportunity for the next lunch cycle, which begins on December 3. Please remember that Mondays and Wednesdays are meat days, so children who bring their own lunch may bring meat lunches only on those days. Remember to send pareve snacks on those days as well. Remember: Spending Cards Result In Profit!
Page 6 PLEASE PACK PLASTICWARE W hen you pack lunch meals or snacks which require the use of a fork or spoon, please include the necessary utensils (preferably disposable) in your child s lunch box. The offices will not be able to supply these items to the children. Thank you for your cooperation. NO GLASS BOTTLES A ll drinks sent in to school must be in unbreakable, plastic or cardboard containers only. Glass bottles will not be permitted at any time. PIZZA & CANTEEN O rder forms were sent home for the first cycle of our pizza project, which will take place every Friday. The first cycle began today, and will run through the end of October. Flavored seltzers and water bottles will be available for sale each Friday, as well as chips. All canteen items are $.50 each. Please return the order forms with payment if you would like to order pizza, and in addition, send money to school with your child(ren) if you would like them to purchase seltzer/water/chips. SCHOOL UNIFORMS O ur uniform policy is designed to enhance the learning environment while maintaining comfort for the children. Please review the uniform policy to make sure you are in compliance. Colors for tops: girls and boys white, light blue, and hunter green only. Remember that non- TEAM/KES logos and lace trimmings on shirts are not acceptable. Girls in grades 3, 4, & 5 must wear sleeves that cover their elbows. Socks must be worn at all times and must reach above the ankle for girls in grades 1 and 2. Girls in grades 3,4 & 5 must wear knee socks every day. Crocs are not allowed in school. Your cooperation is most appreciated.
Page 7 FLYER POLICY T oras Emes accepts approved business advertisements for distribution to our families. To have your flyer distributed, please send us a print-ready original or e-mail a copy of the flyer by Wednesday at noon on the first and third weeks of the month. The flyers will be stapled together as a supplement to the weekly newsletter. The fee is $40 per week and payment must be received in advance, checks payable to Toras Emes. Flyers announcing appropriate community events will continue to be distributed free of charge as in the past, provided the 400 copies are received by Wednesday noon, for that week. PLEASE NOTE PHONE NUMBERS: Please note our phone numbers: Girls KES Office: 305-947-6000 Fax Number: 305-947-0052 Boys KES Office:305-948-3338 Fax Boys Bldg. 305-948-0752 ECE Line: 305-947-4007 RMS Line: 305-947-7779 WEBSITE: www.ytcteam.org E-MAIL ADDRESS: KES@ytcteam.org Please inform the office immediately of any changes in home address, e-mail address, home phone or cell phone numbers.
Erev Shabbos Parashas Ki Seitzei 5774 Dear Parents, The excitement of watching our Talmidim and Talmidos returning to school, to their friends and to learning is to experience great joy and hope. The potential of what each individual and the totality of our 475 elementary and early childhood students can accomplish this year is limitless. No matter what stresses and difficulties you endure to enable your children to receive a quality Torah and secular education, and these days all parents of Yeshiva students are heroes, it is all worth it when you realize your children are being plugged into eternity and into a world of higher values and greater humanity. This summer, we experienced anew, the fragility of life, the wanton hatred that surrounds and targets the world-wide and local Jewish community, and the general debasing of the value of human life. Our children are growing up in a world quite unlike any of us experienced. Sadly, the more technology connects individuals and creates a virtual global community, the greater the distance grows and the bonds fray between people, countries and cultures. But for us, the priceless legacy of Torah Judaism is the greatest gift we give to our children. While we experience the inevitable bumps in the road as our children acclimate to new teachers, classmates and expectations, we the parents need to keep our eye on the big picture. The timeless values of honesty, compassion and responsibility coupled with respect and love for being a Torah Jew is ultimately what our day to day work is all about. An athlete in training considers a scraped knee and sore shoulder part of a day s work, part of the process of reaching for greater performance and greater accomplishment. We need to help our children see a less than perfect test score, or even a redirection from a teacher as part of the learning process. The parents and teachers job is to focus on developing our children s resilience and ongoing motivation to do what may sometimes be hard or less than fun. By helping a child appreciate small gains and incremental successes, we will be doing them a great favor. contined
Page 2 Our children stand to gain the most from a healthy school-home relationship. The key to any relationship is communication. We invite you all to join with us this coming Tuesday evening for our Back-to-School Expo, where we will share with the parents what we do in each individual class and the school as a whole. Come meet your child(ren) s teachers, hear and see their hopes, dreams and plans for your children this coming year, and come get a sense of what the Toras Emes experience is all about. May this and every Shabbos be filled with the sounds of eager children excitedly and happily relating what they learned and experienced in the past week. Have a wonderful Shabbos, Rabbi Kalman Baumann