PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
 

Dear VTT Community,

Re-enrollment packages for the 2011-12 school year have been sent by post to all families. Once again, I would like to repeat my message from previous newsletters that VTT understands that paying full tuition may present difficulties for some of our families. Our mission is to deliver a high quality secular and Judaic education regardless of one's ability to pay. Our Tuition Assistance Committee (TAC) is there for those families who are in need. Applications are treated discreetly and confidentially by the committee--all of whose members remain anonymous to the school. Should your family be in a position to receive support, I urge you to submit an application to TAC. Details of the criteria for TAC and how to apply are in the application package or can be downloaded from our website here. 

Vancouver Talmud Torah values each and every family attending our school-and would be remiss to lose anyone due to financial hardship.

Shabbat Shalom,

Cathy Lowenstein, Principal 

SEX TALK? NO SWEAT!  

A WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS (K-7) 

VANCOUVER TALMUD TORAH IS PLEASED TO PRESENT A PARENT INFORMATION EVENING WITH

SALEEMA NOON, Sexual Health Educator

Monday, Feb 7, 6:00 p.m.

FREE, but RSVP mandatory: info@talmudtorah.com

Not all parents are comfortable talking to their children about sex, but all parents can learn to be comfortable. During this open and informational session, parents will come to terms with sexual health, and understand how it fits into the lives of their children at this stage of life.

Attendees will discover how to easily overcome embarrassment when talking about sexual health, learn words and concepts that are easy to use, and leave well equipped to clearly answer the questions children ask. The workshop is light hearted, but delivers straight and current facts on how parents and children can work together to promote good sexual decisions for a lifetime.

http://saleemanoon.com/workshops/elementary.html

DONATIONS FOR JANUARY 2011  

Vancouver Talmud Torah is grateful for all the donations made to its many funds.

Below are the contributions made for January 2011

Building Fund

Patti Aknin: Condolences - Cathy Lowenstein, Michelle and Martin Gerber and family

Debbie Broadley, Natalie Chark, Tammy Kalvari and Lihe Katz: Thank you - David Bogoch

Tamara Howarth: Get Well - David Bogoch

Carla van Messel and Ari Shiff and family: Mazel tov - Audrey Moss

Jessica Philips: Get Well - Preschool 3 (2) and their families

Rina Pinsky: Mazel tov - Elana Epstein and family

Jazmin Sasky: Condolences - Richie Helper and family

Ellen Wiesenthal:  Condolences - Richie Helper and family, Elana Epstein and David Bogdonov

Lorne and Sylvia Cristall Tikkun Olam Chair

Lorne Cristall: Get Well - Martin and Esther Glotman, Marni and Gerald Tritt and family, Sari Zack Weintraub, Carole Chark and family

Ellen Wiesenthal: Condolences - Debbie Litvack, Shayna and Jillian Marks

General Fund

Isserow Family: Condolences - Cyril and Gillian Abrahams

Donations

Rochelle Moss

Craig Werstiuk and Alexa Perlmutter

Library Fund

Jazmin Sasky: Condolences - Rachel and Michelle Gerber, Etti Kaplan, Staff and Faculty of VTT (VTT Social Fund)

Edan Steen: Happy Birthday - Rachel and Michelle Gerber

Ellen Wiesenthal: Condolences - Rachel and Michelle Gerber, Yifat Yogev Shoval, Etti Kaplan

MVP Fund

Rabbi Mordechai Feuerstein and family: Condolences - Janice St. Helene

Lihe Katz and family: Condolences - Janice St. Helene

Adele Lewin, Paul Brewer & family: Thank you - Audrey & Sean Moss

Performing Arts Fund

Sam and Karol Epstein: Anniversary - Lisa, Alan, Matthew, Jordan and Noah Boroditsky

Strathcona Fund:

Donation: Mark Liedemann and Diane Friedman & family

VTT Family Fund

Jazmin Sasky: Condolences - VTT Grade K4

Ellen Wiesenthal: Condolences - VTT Grade K4

Jessica and Julian Forman: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Alix and Steven Helper: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Jill and Leonard Katz:  Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Marni and Jeremiah Katz: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Cathy Paperny and Ron Ritch: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Debbie Rosenbaum & Gilad Kimel: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Joelly Segal and Jory Simkin: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

Natalie and Sam Wiseman: Thank you - Tamara Howarth

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (5 more required!!!) 

We need at least 6-8 able bodied men and women who can help us strike the set (take it down) after the last performance on March 23rd. The more volunteers, the quicker the work should be. The set is uncomplicated and we need to get it out

of the JCC's Norman Rothstein Theatre THAT NIGHT! With 6-8 people we should be done by 11 ish.

If you can help out, please contact Joe Ritchie, Drama Specialist, at jritchie@talmudtorah.com. 

 

During their trip to Seattle for a weekend Shabbaton, VTT's grade 6 students planted trees as part of the Tikkun Olam portion of the program. The students were joined by their peers from Portland, Richmond, Seattle and Edmonton.

Grade 4 students surround Morah Smadar of Jerusalem's Lookstein Institute before her return to Israel. Morah Smadar has been videoconferencing with the students since the first term to teach Prophets with Morah Etti and Morah Yifat, and this was their first chance to meet her in person. 

IT'S A GIRL for VTT's Security Guard Nathan Ketler and his wife Natanya. MAZAL TOV! Some parents have started a collection envelope in the office to buy our school's latest addition a small gift. Everyone is welcome to contribute! 

Preschool is already getting ready for Purim. This P4 student has fun painting his silhouette. 

Don't forget! Yearbook order forms have been distributed to the youngest member of every family. This Annual promises to be sleek and professional, while being the work of our grade 6 & 7 students. Deadline to submit your order: Friday, Feb 18. $20