| 27 April, 2012 | 5 Iyyar, 5772 |
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MJCDS Maggid/Teller
the weekly newsletter of
Madison Jewish Community Day School
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| Shalom! | |
Happy Birthday, Israel! This week Israel turns 64, and today we had a number of exciting visitors in our classrooms: Golda Meir, Theodore Herzl, an Israeli soldier, the Israeli Flag, and other guests all came by to talk with the children.
Todah Rabbah to Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, Larry Cohn, and Maya Pnei-Gil for using their formidable acting skills and historical know-how to help history come alive for the students.
Hope you can join us on Sunday at the Goodman Campus as our students participate in Madison's community wide celebration of Israel's birthday! Details are below.
Shabbat Shalom!
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| Happy Birthday, Israel! |
Blue and White, Sixty four, How can you be independent? How do you show respect?
Those are some of the topics our MJCDS students addressed this week. All of our students practiced for their Sunday, April 29 Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration at the Goodman Campus.(Performance time: approximately 3 pm.)
This week students learned a bit about Israel's history, heard and stood for the siren that is sounded on Yom HaZikaron, learned songs, wrote small pieces in the upper grades, and shared items from Israel.
With Maya's great input our students had many laughs as they played typical Israeli childhood games. We thank her and we thank Romy Arenson who came in and did a special art project with our kindergarten students.
To say that the week went quickly is an understatement! To say that it was joyous though is to state the truth. We also thank all who helped including Rabbi Biatch, Larry Kohn, Geri, and Marla. We also thank Dr. Carimi for coming in to share time with the 3/4 grade students.
His visit was part of our upper grade Madison Mensch program.
We hope to see everyone this Sunday for our school performance!
-Meisha Leibson
 
Above: Students build the old city; Theodore Herzl visits MJCDS!
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| Todah Rabbah! | 
Todah Rabbah--a massive thank you to Alice Schneiderman, Gala chairwoman, and to Rokker Schneiderman for producing a fun and successful night benefitting MJCDS last Sunday!
Special thanks as well to Judy Schreiber for her time, expertise and support.
We are grateful as well to Mitch and Barbara Wand for sponsoring the musical stylings of the Groove Masheen, and to all of our vendors and community supporters who so generously donated auction items (and who even bought a few themselves!).
Finally, thanks to everyone who came--your presence made it a special and fun night for the MJCDS community.
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| Science Snapshots | |
Kindergarteners show off their push/pull inventions. Learning about how objects move, students illustrated the inventions on paper, wrote about them, then used recycled material to create models.
Third and fourth graders wrapped up their unit on sound by creating their own instruments from household objects. Each instrument needed to be able to produce at least three distinct tones. Here, Debbie plays Three Blind Mice on her new flute.
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School Announcements
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Student Performance at Community-Wide Yom Ha-Atzmaut
Celebration, Sunday April 29
MJCDS students will perform at the community-wide Yom HaAtzmaut celebration at the
Goodman Campus, 1:30-4:30. Students should wear blue bottoms such as blue jeans and white tops. Performances begin at 3 pm.
Beginning at 1:30pm there will be activities for all ages, including a family treasure hunt, bounce house and Israeli carnival. Performances begin at 3pm, featuring children from the Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Pre-school, Madison Jewish Community Day School, Chug Ivrit and Yonim. Special musical guest: The Gomers! Israeli food will be available for purchase through Banzo.
MJCDS Science Fair, Tues. May 8, 5:30-6:30 pm
This year's fair will take place on Tuesday night, May 8 from 5:30-6:30. This year, K-2 students will conduct experiments at school, while 3-4 students will conduct experiments at home. Third and fourth grade students will be working with Ms. Goldman to select an experiment and to monitor progress toward sharing their scientific findings with all of us in May!
Students Perform at Sharsheret Dance Festival
Sunday, May 20, 2-4 pm, Middleton Performing Arts Center
Please return the forms distributed in backpacks on Monday, so that we can order the proper t-shirt size for your child.
MJCDS students will perform as part of the Sharsheret Dance Festival this coming May and will also display their artwork alongside works by fellow students from across the area. Please mark your calendars for this special event! There may be a morning rehearsal time this day as well--more information to come.
Save the Dates:
Parents, please make sure these dates are on your calendar--please take special note of the parent program on Thursday, May 26.
*Dor L'Dor Parent Morning, Thursday, May 26: Parents, we hope you can join us from 8 - 10:30 am for tefillot and for a special pre-Shavuot program with your children. Watch your email inbox for more information soon.
*Grandparent and VIP Day, Friday May 27
*SMART night, Thursday May 31
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Community Announcements
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Yom Ha'Atzmaut "Blue and White" Community Celebration
Sunday, April 29, 1:30-4:00pm, Irwin A. and Robert D. Jewish Community Campus
Come and Celebrate Israel Independence Day in style. Activities will include--family treasure hunt, bouncy house, arts and crafts booths, Israeli games, performances by Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool, MJCDS, Chug Ivrit, Yonim, and the well-known band The Gomers will give a special performance. Israeli food will be available for purchase through Banzo and B'Tayavon. See you there!
Women's Rosh Hodesh/New Moon Celebration
April 23, 7pm, Beth Israel Center
Jewish women of all ages and backgrounds are invited to attend a Rosh Hodesh Celebration on April 23 at 7pm at Beth Israel Center.
Israeli Wine Tasting
Sunday, May 6, 7:00pm, UW Hillel, 611 Langdon St.
Celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut with a festive Israeli wine tasting program. Come on a palatable tour of the Israeli wine industry and all the flavors it has to offer. Hear Israeli music played by Uri Vardi, hear speaker Marla Gamoran, founder of Skilled Volunteers for Israel, and finish the night with an Israeli sing along. Co-sponsored by UW Hillel.
Registration Open for Camp Shalom & the Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool
Camp Shalom Shopping Cards
BUY ONE NOW at www.JewishMadison.org
When you purchase the Camp Shalom Shopping Card for $36, you will then be able to receive a 20% discount at many local businesses and restaurants from Sunday, April 22 through Sunday, May 6, 2012. Thank you for supporting the Camp Shalom Scholarship Fund!
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| Upcoming Events |
Sun. April 29: Students perform at Goodman Campus Israel Celebration
Thurs. May 3: PE at YMCA
Tues. May 8: Science Fair Night 5:30 pm
Sunday, May 20: Students perform at Sharsheret Festival 2-4 pm.
Thurs. May 26: Dor L'Dor Parent Program 8-10:30 am
Thurs. May 31: SMART night (Sandwiches, Music and ART!) 5:30 pm
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Let's stay in touch! Keep the lines of communication flowing with your child's teachers by calling school at 608-204-9900 or by emailing them at:
Jodi Harris jodi.harris@madisonjewishdayschool.com
Marla Becker marla@madisonjewishdayschool.com
Geri Goldman geri@madisonjewishdayschool.com Meisha Leibson meisha@madisonjewishdayschool.com Rabbi Ben-Gideon rabbi@madisonjewishdayschool.com |
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