Wednesday, January 14 - Open House (all ages), 10:00am Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King Day, SCHOOL CLOSED Fri - Sat, January 23 - 24 - Shabbaton (Gr. 5-8) Sunday, March 15 - PA Fashion Show Sunday, March 22 - Shomrei Torah Major Gifts Dinner
LUNCH & CHALLAH ORDERS
Lunch orders for February will open on Friday, January 2. Please note the following items and updates:
Veggie nugget orders for November 14 and January 23 were erroneously not charged the $5 per order. If you ordered veggie nuggets on those days, the cost of the order will be added to your February lunch order.
Challah orders for session #2 (February - June) will be available to order on MyFoodDays, in addition to the February lunch orders. Challah will be sent home every Friday that school is in session. You must purchase the entire session, it is not available to order on a weekly basis. As with the February lunch orders, orders can only be placed between January 2 - 20.
Videos from the K-8 Chanukah Program and ECC Chanukah Program are now available online. To view click on the video links below:
K-8 Chanukah Program
ECC Chanukah Program
8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP FUNDRAISERS
Garage Sale - Now Accepting Donations for our garage sale in March!! Please spread the word - this is a great fundraiser for us, but we cannot do it without your donations! Past experience with this sale has taught us what sells and what does not. We need ladies handbags, costume jewelry, children's athletic equipment in good condition (lacrosse sticks, ice skates, baseball gloves etc) DVDs, electronic equipment - NO stuffed animals, golf clubs, VCRS, or tube TVs. Collection bin is located by Moreh Moshe's office. Thanks for your support!!
Banana Bread Fundraiser: Banana bread is available for purchase on MyFoodDays at a cost of $10 for two loaves. Bread will be baked fresh at GRTWA and sent home with your child on Thursdays. Click here for more information.
10-12 inch Flower Arrangement for $25: Available for Shabbat or Holidays. To order, please contact Regina Shtirmer at (973) 610-8292.
Ariel's After School Cooking Classes for K-8:Support the 8th grade Israel trip and have fun in the kitchen, $30.00 per class or $125 for all 5! Learn to make homemade preserves and muffins, real NY style boiled bagels, latkas and applesauce and more! Click here for details. Class size is limited to 12 students per class. To register, please contact Ariel Ellman at ariel.ellman@gmail.com. Please drop checks off at the office and note on the check that it is for 8th Gr Cooking fundraiser.
Vendor Discount Cards (2014-15): $15 each - in the GRTWA main office.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Please continue to submit your box tops to the office. This is a continuous program which helps raise money for the school throughout the year.
GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMY APPAREL
GRTWA sportswear is for sale, and it's ALL NEW for this school year! Click the link below or go to the School Life section of the school website. Click here to order.
In addition, 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.
MAZEL TOV
Mazel tov to Mikaela Kahana on her bat mitzvah this Saturday, December 20, at Adath Shalom!
DIRECTORY UPDATE
Please note, the home number for the Vaknin family has changed. The new home number is 973-933-2206.
COMMON GROUND SPEAKS SAVE THE DATE
Save the date, as Common Ground Speaks presents Dr. Leonard Sax on April 8, 2015. Dr. Sax will be speaking on the topic Boys Adrift and Girls on the Edge: Parenting Boys vs. Parenting Girls in the 21st Century. For more information, click here.
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