Gottesman RTW Academy Weekly Newsletter

September 17, 2014

SAVE THE DATE

Wednesday, September 17 - ECC-8 Back to School Night, 7:00pm

Sunday, September 21 - Great Shofar Blowout, 9:00am

Monday, October 13 - Spaghetti in the Sukkah, 6:00pm

Monday-Thursday, October 27-30 - 6th Grade TEVA Trip

Friday, October 31 - Picture Day

ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO HAMC

Until further notice, please continue to make all checks payable to HAMC. Do not make checks payable to Gottesman RTW Academy, as we will be unable to process them at this time.

WEEKLY D'VAR TORAH

by Rabbi Cohen

Click here to read the weekly D'var Torah.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Back to School night for ECC through 8th grade will be held on Wednesday, September 17. Parents of 8th graders should arrive at 6:30pm for a meeting, all other parents are to meet at 7:00pm.

Click here to see attached agenda for full details.

BROWN PAPER BAGS NEEDED

Brown paper bags are needed for our weekly challah distribution. If you have any you would like to donate, please drop them off at the office.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Without your help, our programs cannot run. Please contact the following people today to offer your help!

Monday and Wednesday lunches: Kathy Neibart at 973-292-1933 or kneibart@optonline.net.
Tuesday and Thursday lunches: Adeena Hudes at 862-397-3609 or adeena.hudes@gmail.com.
Friday challah distribution: Jay Sweifach at 973-343-6689 or waugg@aol.com
Rosh Chodesh and Holiday Programs: Stacey Rubinfeld at 917-526-3148 or stacey@rubifam.com or Fawn Zwickel at 973-216-1563 or fawninc@yahoo.com

If we don't have volunteers, we cannot offer the programs. We would hate to see your children not school have lunches, etc.

REGISTER FOR AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT

Hope your children enjoyed the enrichment class demos this week and picked out the class/es they are interested in!

This Friday, September 19th: Chess class begins (grades 3-8) 2-3 pm

PlaySmart University (age 3.5-6) FREE TRIAL Color Wars (grade 1-4) FREE TRIAL CLICK on schedule for class descriptions & prices.

Click here to access the schedule and program information.

Questions? enrichment@grtwacademy.org

KIDSTUFF COUPON BOOKS/FUNDRAISER

Kidstuff Coupon Books are still available for purchase. Using just a few coupons will save you more than the $25 cost of the book. Book proceeds benefit the Parent Association. To purchase, please enclose your payment in the completed money collection envelope and return it to the front desk no later than Friday, September 19th. If you do not wish to participate in this fundraiser, please return the book to the front desk by September 19th.

GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMY APPAREL

New Gottesman RTW Academy apparel from Lands End is available to purchase online, via phone and at Sears. Students are welcome to continue to wear their HAMC apparel.

Click here for details on apparel and how to order.

GREAT SHOFAR BLOWOUT

Join 1,500 people blowing Shofar to break the Guinness World Record
for Largest Shofar Ensemble. Sunday morning, September 21, 901 Route 10 in Whippany, NJ. For more information, click here.

COMMON GROUNDS

Join us at the next Common Grounds session, October 28 at 6:30pm. The next session features guest speaker Gregory A. Dale, PhD, from Duke University, entitled The Fulfilling Ride: A Parent's Guide To Helping Athletes Have a Successful Sport Experience. Click here for more information.

8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP FUNDRAISERS