Hebrew Academy of Morris County Weekly Newsletter

October 2, 2013

SAVE THE DATE

Friday, October 4th - Family Shabbat Dinner, 5:30pm
Thursday, October 10th - Wine Tasting, 7pm
Sunday, October 13th - Open House, 10:30am
Tuesday, October 22nd - Secret to Saying No, 9-10:30am
Friday, October 25th - School Picture Day
Wednesday-Friday, November 6th-8th - Book Fair
Wednesday, November 20th - Chanukah Shopping Spree
Friday, November 22nd - Tikkun Olam ThanksGIVEing Event
Friday-Saturday, January 10th-11th - Middle School Shabbaton
Sunday, June 1st - Israel Day Parade

HAMC SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERING

Please place your order for November school lunches. Click HERE to access the MyFoodDays ordering system. Orders and payments for November lunches are due by midnight, Sunday, October 20th.

ROSH CHODESH THIS FRIDAY

Please remember to send your children to school in their Shabbat clothes every Friday, and also on Rosh Chodesh celebration days. This Friday happens to be our first Friday AND our first Rosh Chodesh celebration of the year! Two good reasons to come to school properly dressed. If you are unsure of the dress code requirements, please refer to the HAMC Directory, or Click HERE to access the dress code policy online.

D'VAR TORAH OF THE WEEK

by Rabbi Cohen

Click here to read the weekly D'var Torah.

BOOK FAIR

The Annual HAMC book fair will be held Wednesday, November 6th thru Friday, November 8th. Volunteers needed for set up after school on Tuesday, November 5th, to work the fair each day and clean up after school on Friday, November 8th. More info to follow. Please contact sharialtman@embarqmail.com to volunteer!

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT

Check out our programs for all ages in Dance, Sports, Science, Music, Art and more! All classes will be conveniently located right here on the HAMC campus. Click HERE for more information or contact Barbara Levinson at 973-214-793

REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE IN THE OFFICE ON OCTOBER 3RD!

HAMC LUNCH CREW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need dedicated HAMC parents to cook and serve our delicious, healthy and affordable lunches on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays! Please volunteer for one day or more - contact Kathy Neibart.

TIKKUN OLAM

ThanksGIVEing Event - Friday, November 22nd - free and open to middle school students - During the month of November the HAMC will be collecting travel size toiletries. All donations are asked to be dropped off in the main foyer between November 4th and November 22nd.

RSVP is requested. For more information just click HERE

WINE TASTING BENEFIT

Thursday, October 10th - All proceeds from this event will benefit the Jason K. Jacobs Memorial Early Childhood Scholarship fund at the Hebrew Academy of Morris County. RSVP required, please email ssmitte@hamc.org.For more information click HERE.

HAMC GREEN TEAM

CELL PHONE RECYCLING PROGRAM!!! The Green Team will be paid for every cell phone --any model, even non-working ones! Send your old phones into the office - Contact Joy Sussman at hamcgreen@gmail.com with questions.

8th GRADE ISRAEL TRIP FUND RAISERS

NO Breakfast for Lunch this Friday, October 4th
Annual Chanukah Shopping Spree on Wednesday, November 20th - DONATIONS NEEDED: Please bring new and gently used gift items in to school. All proceeds support the Israel Trip. Click HERE for more information.
Need a night out without the kids? The current 8th grade class is offering babysitting services to fund-raise for their trip next year to Israel. Both boys and girls are available. All proceeds go toward the 8th grade trip to Israel. Please contact Randi Rosenstein at Rar0529@gmail.com or call 973-460-9830 to reserve now!
Purchase NEW Vendor Discount Cards for 2013-2014 - $10 each - available in the main office! Discounts at Randolph Diner, Jerusalem Restaurant, Crisp, Woxx, Bensi, Burrini's and much more!

Thank you for supporting our 8th Grade trip to Israel!

GUEST SPEAKER

Mark your calendars! On Oct 22nd at 9-10:30am in the HAMC auditorium

Laurie Leinwand, MA, Certified Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, Speaker, Author and former HAMC parent will make a presentation entitled

"The Secrets to Saying NO: Learn How to Set Healthy Boundaries".

This presentation is designed to help you reaffirm where you want to dedicate your resources, and how to convey those intentions to others as honestly, comfortably and effectively as possible.

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

We are preparing to submit our boxtops for reimbursement! Please save and send your Boxtops into the office by Friday, October 18th. Please continue to send them in throughout the school year. Easy fundraiser!

HAMC DIRECTORY UPDATE

Please make the following changes to your HAMC Directory:

LEAVELL (ELLMAN) family:

Mazel Tov on their new home at 30 Woodcliff Drive, Madison, NJ 07940.

Please welcome a new HAMC family:
MUHLSTEIN, Scott & Laurie, Zoe (IVA)
phone (973) 360-0154
11 Canterbury Road, Denville, NJ 07834
scott.muhlstein@goldenfortunellc.com
lauriemuhlstein@aol.com

HUDES family has added Halelle to ECC2.

MITZVAH PROJECTS

Please support Gabriella Neibart in her Bat Mitzvah project by donating NEW TOYS for Chanukah for Rachel Coalition. Please leave your donations in the box located in the HAMC lobby or in the Morristown Jewish Center Office.

Please support Olivia Altman in her Bat Mitzvah project to help save wildlife with your donation to the World Wildlife Fund. Click Here to Donate. See Olivia to purchase a bracelet to show your support.

Please support Aaron Golomb in his Bar Mitzvah project by donating items for the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter. You can check the list of preferred donation items posted on the wall and leave your donations in the box located in HAMC lobby.

Your support and encouragement mean so much to our students!

HAPPY NEWS

Congratulations to Reece & Alyson Meredith on the birth of their son Garrett David Meredith. Mazel Tov to big sister Brynn (ECC 2)!

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HAMC Parent Jackie Levitan is collecting food for the Randolph Food Drive. Please place your donations of non-perishable foods in the box in the HAMC lobby now through September 27^th. If you have any questions please contact Jackie Levitan.

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Send articles and pictures for Bekesher (the monthly newsletter) to jgranik@hamc.org.

If you have any questions or comments, please click on the appropriate name below:

Moshe Vaknin, Head of School
Dr. Cheryl Bahar, Dean of General Studies
Ricki Rubin, Director, Early Childhood Center
Jill Granik, Director of Operations
Naomi Bacharach, Director of Marketing & Development
Jonathan Ramsfelder, President, Board of Trustees

Thank you.

Calendar

Thursday, 10/3
**Fire Prevention Program (ECC)
**Soccer Practice, 3:30-4:30

Friday, 10/4

**Rosh Chodesh Celebration - FRIDAY DRESS

**Family Shabbat Dinner, 5:30pm

Sunday, 10/6
**Play Practice, 10-11:30am

Monday, 10/7
**6th Grade TEVA forms due
**Executive Committee Meeting, 7:45pm

Tuesday, 10/8
**Soccer Game vs Red Oak, 4pm

Wednesday, 10/9
**Play Practice, 3-5pm

Thursday, 10/10
**Soccer Game vs Assumption, 4pm
**Wine Tasting, 7pm

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