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April 9, 2010 פרשת שמיני Volume 9, Issue 23 |
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Two Ways to Read the Messenger! |
There are two ways to read and enjoy the Messenger. You can either scroll down and read it in this email or you can click here for a printable version, including flyers.
The Messenger will fully resume next week. Please email your articles, images, and simcha information to Yehudit by Wednesday, April 14th. |
Special Stamp Projects
By Mrs. Judy Melzer, Associate Principal |
 Ms. Annette Lebor, one of our providers at MDS, has engaged the children in two outstanding projects. The first project, which has been spearheaded by sixth grader David Dweck, is a recycling program with special activities on Earth Day, April 22nd. David, under the supervision of Ms. Lebor, has distributed material teaching the three R's - reduce, reuse, recycle - created by the NY Department of Education to the faculty to share with their students. This material contains lesson plans, posters, and exercises to teach the importance of "going green." The project will coincide with Science Fair and with fourth grade presentations of earth-related reports. As part of this process, Ms. Lebor has published a student stamp with the Earth Day theme. Second grader Jordana Broome's beautiful rendition of recycling and saving our earth is currently available as U.S. postage. This stamp is now available for purchase in the school office.
In addition, we have published five stamps for Yom HaShoah which portray "A Way of Life Cut Short..." These stamps reflect the beauty of pre-war European Jewry. These stamps are also available for purchase now in the school office. We would like to encourage parents to purchase these stamps and use them on correspondence sent around the time of Yom HaShoah, which will be commemorated at MDS on April 12th with our eighth grade girls play. Thank you, Ms. Lebor, for your creativity and inspiration. |
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Upcoming Events
By Messenger Staff |
- April 11 Yom HaShoah
- April 12 Grade 8G Yom HaShoah Play, 2 pm
- April 12 Yom HaShoah stamps available for purchase in the school office
- April 13 Lice Check
- April 14-15 Rosh Chodesh
- April 15 Rosh Chodesh Speaker for Parents: Mr. Rene Slotkin on Yom HaShoah
- April 19 Yom HaZikaron
- April 20 Yom HaAtzmaut
- April 22 Earth Day: Grades 5-6
- April 25 6B Trip to Living Torah Museum
- April 26 ECD Baby Chicks Hatching Begins
- April 27 Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, 7:30 pm
- April 29 National History Day State Competition
- May 2 Lag BaOmer
- May 3 ECD Lag BaOmer Celebration
- May 7 7B Bar Mitzvah Breakfast Celebration
- May 12 Yom Yerushalayim
- May 12-13 Grade 7 Boston trip
- June 1 Grade 7 Parents: Orientation evening to prepare for eighth grade
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Ongoing Programs and New Chessed Projects
By Messenger Staff |
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Parents Tehillim group meets each morning at 8:15 am in the library
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Please label your childrens' clothing and other items. We have a large lost and found for misplaced items.
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Thank you for keeping our school nut-free. | |
April Menu
Prepared by Aleta Gelb, Director of Food Services
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MDS Flyers: Grade 8G Yom HaShoah Play, April 12, 2 pm
Grade 8 Parents Invited
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MDS Flyers: Purchase MDS Stamps
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MDS Flyers: Rosh Chodesh Lecture Series for Women, April 15, 8:30 am
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MDS Flyers: Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, April 27, 7:30 pm | |
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MDS Flyers: Yom HaAtzmaut, April 20th |
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MDS Flyers: 7th Grade Boys Bar Mitzvah Celebration, May 7st |
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 Save the date!
7th Grade Boys Bar Mitzvah Celebration
Friday, May 7th
Invitation to follow.
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Parents Council Flyers: Parents Visit the Esplanade! |
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MDS Flyers: MDS Summer Camp |
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MDS Flyers: MDS Summer Science Camp |
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MDS Flyers: MDS Summer Science Camp |
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Shabbat Shalom!
Picture taken by Alyse Malc Candle lighting 7:10 pm | |
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We are delighted to let you know about a brand new weekly chessed project, 
