Beth Yeshurun Day School Express
January 27, 20123 Tevet 5772
News

" Mix It Up" Day Brings Excitement, Community, and New-Found Friendships to Beth Yeshurun.

BYDS elementary students experienced a brand new, spirited lunch arrangement today when teachers prepared a "Mix It Up" Day to celebrate making new friends, lunching with different age groupings, and adding music and decorations to enliven their Friday lunch. The new groupings linked the 4th Graders with Kindergarten students; Third Graders with First Graders; and Fifth Graders with Second Graders. Students quickly embraced and were thrilled with the new arrangement. One Fourth Grade student said, "I want to do it again, next time with Second Graders, because I have some friends there I never see." 

The "Mix It Up" concept grew out of the School's official designation as a No Place For Hate school.  First Grade Teacher Amy Krost has captained the BYDS effort to remain compliant with the No Place For Hate rules and regulations-Ms. Krost helped organize the "Mix It Up" Day as a way to foster new friendships, give students an experience of sitting with students other than with their own friends, and helping to inculcate a student community of respect and tolerance.   

 

 

Grand Friends Day


 

 
 

 

Grand Friends invitations are going out this week.  Look for more detailed information next week in your child's backpack.   If your child's grandparent or special friend does not receive an invitation, please contact one of the Grand Friends Day Chairs:

Jennifer Deutsch    jennifer.deutsch@aol.com

Tracy Kapiloff         tracy@kapiloff.net

Andrea Pogach      pogachs@comcast.net

Laurie Rosenberg  laurie.rosenberg@gmail.com


 

 

CALL TO PARENTS

We need a copy of the Thanksgiving Broadway Program that the Elementary Kids did. Please contact, Robyn Burck at rburck@bethyeshurun.org if you have one that you can share.

 

Thank you in advance. 

The Start of Something Big--Taking Flight

Take a look at another great Annual Gala Raffle item.

 

 

Events


January:  

 

Monday, January 30th: School Spelling Bee 8:30AM following services in Freedman-Levit

Monday, January 30th: Bullying Program lead by author Ellen Leventhel 1-1:30 K/1st, 1:45-2:45 2nd/3rd Freedman-Levit, Books Available for purchase.

  

February:

Wednesday, 1st: Free Dress Day

Monday, 6th: BYDS Contracts will be mailed

Tuesday, 7th: 100th Day of School

Wednesday, 8th: Tu B'Shevat

Tuesday, 14th: 5th Grade Field Trip-Uniform Required

Thursday, 16th: Pre-k & Kindergarten Day

Friday, 17th: Kabbalat Shabbat 1:00; Annual Concert of Love-Special Guest Klezmatics (after services)

Wednesday, 22nd: Report Card Day-Free Dress Day

Thursday, 23rd: Celebrate Texas Day- Texas Wear

Friday, 24th: 3rd Grade Rosh Codesh, 8:00 in Freedman-Levit, Break in Stein Hall

Monday, February 27th: Grand Friends Day- ES 8:30am in Freedman Levit, EC 10:30 (CLICK FOR SCHEDULE),
Dress Uniform Required

Tuesday, 28th: Spirit Dress Day

 

BYDS Calendar Updates:

  • 1st Grade Siddur Celebration has been rescheduled from Tuesday, March 13th to Thursday, March 15th.
  • 'Young Authors' Day' has been rescheduled from Wednesday, April 18th to Tuesday, April 17th. 
  •  Maccabi has been rescheduled from Friday, May 11th to Friday, May 4th
      •  Friday, May 4th  ,  Maccabi,  EC 11:30 dismissal, ES 12:00 dismissal, No EDC/ASA
      • Friday, May 11th , will be a regular school day.

 


 

 

Directory Additions - Welcome

 

Rebekah Grzebinski (4th Grade):

Elizabeth and David Grzebinski

5204 Valerie

Bellaire, TX 77401

elizhammer@mac.com

Home: 7138391016

M Cell: 713.899.0916

D Cell: 832.247.2854

 

David Osorio (Kinder):

Alejandra and Hazmel Osorio

5514 Moultrie Ln

Houston, TX 77084

Aleblue57@hotmail.com

Haz31@hotmail.com

Home: 832.896.3810

D Cell: 713.842.0653

 

Yasher Koach
Tfillot

Yasher Koach to all students who lead the Tfillot this past week:

Chazzanim/Chazzaniot: Sam Toubin, Danielle Haas, Daniel Leibman, Janey Daniels, Daniel Leibman, Sophie Sorkin, Noa Strauss

Torah readers:  Makayla Wigder, Danielle Miller, Rebekah Grzebinski

Aliyot: Jake Totz, Jenny Nicolayevsky, Sophie Sorkin

Gabbaim : Daniel Leibman, Janey Daniels

 Kabbalat Shabbat

Yasher Koach to our Kabbalat Shabbat leaders this Friday:

Anna Greenberg, Leor Hadar, Mikayla Kugler, Daniel Leibman, Serena Schwartz

  

 Mensch of the Week

Many of the students presented high values of kindness and entered to the Mensch Box; these students will be announced next week.  

Tzedakah

·         Thanks for the wonderful participation this past week. 100% Tzedakah was collected by 16 out of 16 classes grades K-5!

·         Thanks to Blake Myers and Alex Meltzer for coordinating this weeks' project. 

·         Thanks to Pre-K Mrs. Tootie, Mrs. Elaine, Ms. Maureen, Mrs. Barbara, Ms. Bonnie & Jean!

Pics of the Week



 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Giving Fund Message
 

 

 

To make your contribution today, please click on the Donate Now button at the bottom of this column of participants.
We thank our many families, teachers, staff, and Board members who have participated in this year's Annual Giving Fund--we look forward to completing our contacts in the coming weeks via telephone in order to provide everyone in the community a convenient opportunity in which to join our participant list.  Because of your support, our BYDS mission can remain strong, and we can move further along our continuum of excellence!

Mrs. Ruth Adler

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Axler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bazarsky

Mrs. Janice Bekker

Ms. Katherine Berban

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Berman

Ms. Della Berry

Drs. Edward and Elizabeth Berzin

Mr. and Mrs. Vel Berzin

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Block

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Blum

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Blumenthal

Mrs. Harriet Bormaster

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brams

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brandt

Ms. Helen Brounes

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Brounes

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Burck

Mrs. Mireille Chait

Mrs. Rimma Cherches

Ms. Bobbie Cohen

Mr. Eric Cohen and Dr. Lisa Cohen

Mr. Fil Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cororve

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Costa

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cowan

Dr. and Mrs. Dale Cowan

Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Daniels

Mr. Paul Danziger and Dr. Susan Danziger

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Deutsch

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Diamond

Ms. Sandy Diamond

Drs. Douglas and Tracy Dow

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elieff

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Epstein

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Epstein

Mr. Martin Fein and Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein

Dr. and Mrs. Marc Feldman

Dr. and Mrs. Clive Fields

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fradkin

Mrs. Andria Frankfort

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Frankfort

Mr. and Mrs. Reid Friedman

Mrs. Cecilia Garfinkel

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Getz

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gibbs 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gilbert

Drs. Neal and Cathie Gittleman

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Gold

Mr. and Mrs. David Gold

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goldberg

Ms. Lynley Golden

Mrs. Barbara Goldfield

Ms. Jackelyn Goodman

Mr. and Mrs. Dylan Gotesky

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Gottschalk

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Greenberg

Mrs. Dora Lee Grinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Guttman

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Guy

Dr. Eric Haas

Mr. and Mrs. George Haas

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hadar

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Hakimi

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hirsch

Mr. Lonny Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobson

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jochnau

Mr. and Mrs. Sami Kadosh

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Kalina

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kalmin

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Kaminsky

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kapiloff

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kaplan

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kaplan

Dr. and Mrs. Ben Kase

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Micah Kessler

Ms. Carol Kleban

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kleban

Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Knafo

Mr. and Mrs. Yair Kol

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kramer

Ms. Amy Krost

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krost

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lack

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lavine

Ms. Michelle Lefkowitz

Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Leibman

Mr. Richard Leibman 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lepow

Mrs. Sherry Leva

Mr. and Mrs. Doron Levin

Mr. Michael Levy and Dr. Naomi Levy

Mr. and Mrs. David Loev

Mr. and Mrs. David Malev

Ms. Sandra McKee

Dr. and Mrs. Evan Melamed

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Melamed

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mellon

Mr. and Mrs. Gil Melman

Mrs. Chris Meltzer

Mr. Ian Meltzer

Ms. Susan Mesches

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Michelman

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Miller

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Minkowitz

Rabbi and Cantor Steve Morgen

Mrs. Hilary Most

Mr. and Mrs. Gage Mueller

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Musher

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Musher

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Myers

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nates

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Nathan

Ms. Denise Olitzki

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paine

Ms. Chalise Pamplin

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Phillips

Ms. Susan Piller

Ms. Carolyn Plessner

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pogach

Hazzan and Mrs. David Propis

Mr. and Mrs. Cary Radoff

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Raizner

Mrs. Marina Reifler

Mr. and Mrs. Dani Roisman

Dr. Giancarlo Romero and Dr. Debora Levine

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rosen

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rosenberg

Mrs. Mindy Rosenthal 

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Rosenthal

Mr and Mrs Allen Rosenzweig

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rosenzweig

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Roubein

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rozen

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rubenstein

Ms. Julie Rubenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rubenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rudin

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Saber

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sack

Mrs. Nancy Sadick

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Samardzija

Ms. Alexis Saperstein

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Schlanger

Mr. Peter and Dr. Julie Schneider

Mr. and Mrs. Bill L. Schwartz

Dr. David Schwartz and Ms. Rachel Kosoy

Rabbi and Mrs. Jack Segal

Mrs. Angie Segall

Dr. and Mrs. David Selchen

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Selzer

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Selzer

Mrs. Rene Shapiro

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sheldon

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sherman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Shidler

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Silver

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Silverman

Mrs. Paula Singer

Dr. and Mrs. Josh Skorupski

Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Slawin

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sokoloff

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sondock

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sondock

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sondock

Ms. Eve Sonik

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sorkin

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Sorkin

Mrs. Arlene Staller

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Staller 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stein

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stein

Ms. Cindi Steinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stern

Rabbi and Mrs. Brian Strauss

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strug

Ms. Bonnie Suchart

Dr. and Mrs. Erik Sulman

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Swartz

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swartz

Ms. Kelli Sydow

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Talisman

Mrs. Lindsay Tavor

Mrs. Cindy Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Testa

Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Totz

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Trachtenberg

Ms. Faina Tsibulskaya

Ms. Monique Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wadler

Ms. Jessica Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Katz

Mrs. Karen Weinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weininger

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weinstein

Dr. and Mrs. Etan Weinstock

Mrs. Melanee Weiser

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Whitman

Dr. and Mrs. Matt Wigder

Ms. Monica Woolf

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Yambra

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Yosowitz

Ms. Alexandra Yudelevich

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Zach

Mr. and Mrs. Segev Zadok

Mr. and Mrs. Zvi Zeevi

Mr. and Mrs. Elan Zehavi

 

In This Issue
Mix It Up
Grand Friends Day
Call to Parents
Annual Gala Takes Flight
Events
BYDS Annual Gala
Directory Changes
Yasher Koach
Pics of the Week
Annual Giving Message
Community Clicks 

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Grandparents' Day

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 BYDS JACKETS

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