Hebrew Academy of Morris County Weekly Newsletter

March 12, 2014

SAVE THE DATE

Friday, March 14 - Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 16 - Megillah Reading, 10:00 - 11:00am
Sunday, March 23 - HAMC Garage Sale, 8:30am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, April 2 - Science Fair
Sunday, June 1 - Israel Day Parade

KOSHER FOOD

Please remember that food products with a K or KD do not bear an approved kosher symbol and may not be served at HAMC. Check that the items in your children's mishloach manot for Purim have approved symbols. If in doubt, check with the office.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

IMPORTANT LUNCH UPDATES

7th & 8th Grade Lunch on March 19: As part of the Hannah Senesh and Carmel visit, pizza will be served for lunch for the 7th and 8th grade. All 7th and 8th grade students that paid for lunch on Wednesday will receive a refund.
No Breakfast for Lunch on April 11: Please note, there is no Breakfast for Lunch on April 11, despite appearing on the myFoodDays order form. Everyone who paid for Aprill 11 will receive a refund.

APRIL LUNCH ORDERS

MyFoodDays for April is now open, and closes at midnight on Thursday, March 20. Remember, if you don't get an emailed receipt, your payment did not go through! Orders not placed AND paid for by closing time will be canceled without notice!

PLEASE CLAIM YOUR LOST & FOUND ITEMS

Our Lost & Found bin is overflowing with many unclaimed items. Your assistance in helping to clear out these items is greatly appreciated. Please come and claim any lost items at the Lost & Found bin, located in the back of the gym. Any items that remain unclaimed by Thursday, April 10, will be donated to charity.

D'VAR TORAH OF THE WEEK

By Rabbi Cohen

Click here to read the D'var Torah.

MATZAH DONATIONS &

K-8 SEDER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Passover is just around the corner! If you have extra matzah you'd like to donate, please drop off your matzah by Friday, April 4.

We are also in need of volunteers for the K-8 seder being held on Tuesday, April 8. To volunteer, please contact Ellen Ezra at ellengayler@yahoo.com.

HAMC GARAGE SALE/FUNDRAISER

HAMC is having a garage sale on Sunday, March 23, 8:30am - 3:00pm. New and lightly used items will be on sale, with all proceeds going to the 8th grade trip to Israel!

Donated items are still being accepted, such as clothing, tools, toys, sports equipment, accessories, furniture and appliances. To donate items for the sale, please contact Gregg Russo at (973) 886-9333 or greggrusso@gmail.com.

Click here for details on the garage sale.

ORAL CARE PRODUCTS RECYCLING & FUNDRAISING

HAMC has joined Terracycle and the Colgate Oral Care Brigade to recycle oral care waste products into useful new products. In addition, all recycled products help raise money for the school!

Drop off any used products/waste into our Terracycle collection box found in the lobby. Items that can be recycled include empty toothpaste tubes and caps, floss containers, toothbrushes, and outer packaging from toothbrushes and toothpastes (any brand). Click here for more details.

MEGILLAH READING

We are having a full Megillah reading on Sunday, March 16 from 10:00 - 11:00am in the HAMC gym. Everyone is invited to join us, we hope to see you there!

HAMC STUDENTS MAKE US PROUD

HAMC students make us proud, and we want to show them off! When your child completes a mitzvah, does a good deed, or accomplishes something important, please let us know. We want to highlight them.

Email ssmitte@hamc.org with your child's name, grade, and a sentence on what they did to have them featured on our HAMC Pride Bulletin Board.

8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP FUNDRAISERS

No Breakfast for Lunch on Friday, March 14
eBay Fundraiser: Got Junk? Our eighth graders would like to help you get rid of it! They'll take anything, ranging from old cell phones to toys and sell it on eBay. For more information, please contact Sam Russo at srusso224@gmail.com.
Babysitting Services: contact Randi Rosenstein at Rar0529@gmail.com or call 973-560-9830 to reserve now!
Vendor Discount Cards (2013-14): $10 each - in the HAMC main office!

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

MITZVAH PROJECTS

Daniel Shtirmer is holding an arts and crafts donation drive to benefit the Goryeb Children's Hospital. There are two boxes by the front door for 1st-8th graders to donate arts and crafts supplies. Please note your child's grade with a Sharpie on a sticker for all donated items, because the class that brings in the most items will be treated to an ice cream social by the Shtirmer family.

Ben Pincus is raising money for Friends of The IDF Spirit Program which provides combat soldiers with FIDF recreation facilities in Israel. Purchase an FIDF bracelet for $2.00 or make a donation online at www.fidf.org. Please include a note with your online donation that it's in support of Ben's project. Thank you!

HAMC GREEN TEAM

Help support Green Team programs! Send your old cell phones to the HAMC main office. Contact Joy Sussman at hamcgreen@gmail.com.

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

Please continue to send in your Boxtops throughout the school year. Easy fundraiser!

MAZEL TOV

Mazel tov to Morah Rachel Meiner (3rd grade teacher) and her family on the birth of a baby boy on Monday!
Mazel tov to the Fisher family (Lilah, Ima Ve Ani), Rebecca, David, Aiden, Emme and Lilah, on the birth of a baby boy on Friday!

CAMP KINDER RING

A free KRJR camp experience (a 3-night program) at Camp Kinder Ring is available for your child!!

The dates of the program are Aug 1 - 4. There is only one certificate available, so please email Samantha Smitte at ssmitte@hamc.org if your child is available those dates and would like to attend. Please note, as there is only one certificate available, it will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HAMC is a member of Common Ground Speaks. Please consider attending the next event in the series on Tuesday, April 8, "A Symposium on Social Media: The A B C's, D's and E's of Our Cyber World." Click here for more information and to RSVP.

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