| September 28, 2012 |
11 Tishrei, 5773
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MJCDS Maggid
the weekly newsletter of
Madison Jewish Community Day School
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| Shalom! | |
This week, students journeyed to the Wisconsin Science Festival where they held live bugs and hunted for fossils in rocks from Israel. Back at school, older students prepared for Sukkot, which starts this Sunday evening, by learning how to make a sukkah and also how NOT to make a sukkah.
The Torah teaches us that we are meant to be particularly happy on Sukkot--"v'hayita ach sameah"! We're excited to welcome Shabbat and to shake our lulavim together next week!
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameah!
Rabbi Rebecca
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| Photos of our Week | | Here are some photos from our school trip to the Wisconsin Science Festival
which is being held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
While we were there, we ran our friend Laura Heisler, WID Director of Programming, who was a very busy person that day! She took time out to teach us that the floors of the building are made from stone from Machtesh Ramon in Israel and she showed us how each tile is contains at least one fossil. MJCDS students had fun hunting for the fossils inside these stones from Eretz Yisrael!
Older students especially liked the 3-D simulation, while younger students drove a robot and learned to 'invent' the squirt gun using household materials. The biggest hit among all age groups was the entomology stations as you can see from the last two pictures below! (Click here for more photos.) | | K-1 students work together to launch a mini football using air pressure |
 | | Shiloh looks into a microscope |
 | | 3-D goggles! |
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| Sukkot Fun | 
Check out these Sukkah designs
Click here to see a gallery of creative approaches to building a sukkah. Not all of them are meant for outdoor use, like the Lego version pictured here. :) The link does include, however, a picture of a BIG outdoor lego sukkah and a video of a winning designs from Sukkah City built in New York's Union Square. Enjoy and Chag Sameah!
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Announcements
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Coffee and Curriculum Night
Coffee and Curriculum night will now be held on Monday October 15 at 5:30 pm. Come hear more about what your children have begun to learn during the first weeks of school and what the coming semesters hold in store!
Hebrew Speaking Playgroup Forming
Do you have a young child? Would you like to expose your child to the Hebrew language? Or are you fluent in Hebrew and want to find other Hebrew-speakers with young children? Join us! This group is for parents with children ages 0-5. Native Hebrew speakers, as well as those who are new to Hebrew, are welcome. If we have enough interest we will hire a teacher or coordinator. Days and times to be decided by the group. If you are interested, please contact Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman at rabbi@shamayim.org or 257-2944. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Madison, Beth Israel Center, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Temple Beth El, and Madison Jewish Community Day School.
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| Support our School |
 Target's Take Charge of Education ProgramTarget will donate 1% of your Target REDcard purchases to MJCDS
If you have a Target REDcard, choose MJCDS as your designated school and Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target to MJCDS. It's that simple! Visit www.target.com/tcoe and use our school identification number 152938. This is a national program, so grandparents and friends who live in other states can help, too!
The site offers savings of 50% or more on gift cards to restaurants, salons, spas and more. Use our school's coupon code to save $7 off your first order. Our code is: 7MJCDS. Enter the code at top of shopping cart. Coupon code is valid once per customer and expires on 10/31/2012 and does not cover shipping charges (if any). Thanks to Dara Kobylarz for enrolling us in this program!
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| Community Announcements |
Tzedakah Sunday Open House
Sunday, October 14, 11 am-3 pm, Jewish Federation of Madison, 6434 Enterprise Ln.
New this year, Jewish Federation of Madison invites you to come deliver your Annual Tzedakah Campaign pledge in person. We will be hosting an open house at our offices with activities for all ages. The money raised during the Annual Tzedakah Campaign helps build our local community and helps those who are facing hardship here, in Israel and around the world. Contact Dori Falk at dfalk@jewishmadison.org or 608-278-1808
Adult Hebrew Classes
Tuesday, Oct. 16, Jewish Federation of Madison, 6434 Enterprise Ln.
Learn Hebrew with Yehonatan, our community Israeli Shaliach! Classes will meet on the last two Tuesdays of October as a starting point. The schedule may change to meet the needs of registered students. 6:00pm - Advanced, 7:15pm - Beginners. To register please email Yehonatan at Israel@jewishmadison.org or call 608-278-1808.
K'tantanim
Yonim's Israeli Dance class for dancers ages 3-5 will meet six times from 3:30 to 4:00 on selected Sundays: Nov. 4, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 3, Mar. 3, April 7. The K'tantanim dancers will have the opportunity to perform with Yonim on Sunday, May 5. Cost is $5 per session or $25 for the series. For more information or to RSVP contact Dana Prager via email atyonim@jewishmadison.org.
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| Upcoming Events |
Friday, Sept. 28: Kabbalat Shabbat, 1:25 pm
Mon., Oct 1-Tues. Oct. 2: NO SCHOOL--Sukkot
Wed., Oct 3: School Resumes; Field trip to Kathy's Sukkah
Thurs. Oct 4: Grades 3-5 Visit UW Space Place
Friday, Oct 5: Swimming at the YMCA
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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:
Marla Becker marla@madisonjewishdayschool.com
Geri Goldman geri@madisonjewishdayschool.com Clara Lazimy clara@madisonjewishdayschool.com Rabbi Ben-Gideon rabbi@madisonjewishdayschool.com |
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