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GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
May 11, 2016
This Week at GRTWA
  • Thursday, May 12  - School Yom Ha'atzmaut Program, Golf 3:30 pm, PJ Library Take a Trip to Israel 5:00 pm
  • Friday, May 13 - DRESS DOWN DAY, Flag Football 2:00 pm, Chess 2:00 pm
  • Sunday, May 15  - Community Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration 11:00 am
  • Monday, May 16 - Play Practice 3:30 pm
  • Tuesday, May 17  - Parent/Child Art Experience (JK) 1:30 pm
  • Wednesday, May 18 - Trenton Trip (Gr. 3&4), PJ Library Shabbat in Bloom 10:00 am, Play Practice 3:30 pm, Little Kickers 3:30 pm
Mark Your Calendar
  • Sunday, May 22 - Spring Musical 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm
  • Friday - Monday, May 27-30 - Memorial Day Break, SCHOOL CLOSED (Infant Room open Friday May 27)
  • Mon-Thurs, May 23-26 - Terra Nova Testing Week (Gr. 2-8)
  • Thursday, June 2 - Mighty Mitzvah Day
  • Friday, June 3 - 1st Grade Siddur Program, 9:00 am
  • Wednesday, June 8 - ECC Field Day
  • Thursday, June 9 - K-8 Field Day, Annual Meeting 7:00 pm
  • Friday, June 10 - 2nd Grade Chumash Program 9:00 am, Community Shabbat Dinner 6:00 pm
  • Thursday, June 16 - ECC Year-End Program, 10:00 am
  • Friday, June 17 - Kindergarten Step Up Program, 9:00 am
  • Monday, June 20 - 8th Grade Graduation 7:00 pm
  • Tuesday, June 21 - Last Day of School
School-Wide Yom Ha'atzmaut - May 12
Our school-wide Yom Ha'atzmaut program will be held Thursday, May 12. PLEASE NOTE, REGULAR LUNCH WILL BE SERVED THAT DAY. If your child brings lunch from home, please make sure they have a lunch with them. If lunch was ordered on MyFoodDays, they will receive school lunch.  Snacks and treats will be provided, however no special lunch will be provided for the program.

We will have Israeli Army obstacles courses, delicious Israeli foods, sing-a-longs, and more! Please make sure your child wears sneakers that day to participate in all of the fun activities! Click here for more information.
Community Yom Ha'atzmaut - May 15
Join us on Sunday, May 15 at 11:00 am for our free community Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration, fun for the whole family! We will have a DJ, face painting, soccer clinic, fun inflatables, plus unique vendors with food and more!

Food Donations Needed
As part of Mighty Mitzvah Day, students will be participating in Federation of Greater MetroWest's Stuff the Bus program, collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for the Interfaith Food Pantry, Morristown. Help us collect food and drop off at the school. Some items needed include 100% fruit juice, pasta, peanut butter, Parmalat, hearty soup varieties, Rice-A-Roni, baby food, and more.  Click here for a full list of food donations that are needed.

Please drop off your donations by May 31.
June Lunch Ordering Open
Lunch ordering for June is now open on MyFoodDays, and ends at midnight on May 25. Please make sure you receive an emailed receipt. If you do not receive an email confirmation, that means your order did not go through and will be cancelled, no exceptions. Please place your lunch order early to avoid any potential issues.
Mighty Mitzvah Day June 2
On Thursday, June 2nd every student will participate in a Tikkun Olam project as part of our school-wide Mighty Mitzvah Day. The students will be able to prepare and provide meals and toiletries for the homeless. We are asking each family to contribute a suggested donation of $5.00 - $10.00 which will help us purchase supplies for brown bag meals as well as toiletries. Feel free to personally purchase and donate travel sized toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, dental floss, deodorant, lotion, shaving cream.

We will also be participating in Federation's Stuff the Bus, collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for the area food pantries. Please send these into school. Items needed are canned soups, canned vegetables, canned fruits, pasta, cereal, Parmalat and dry milk, Rice-A-Roni, Mac and Cheese, dried beans, 2lb bags of white/brown rice, canned beans, pasta and peanut butter.

Summer Theatre Workshop 
This two week theater program is open to current 4th-8th graders (5th-9th grade in September) and will run from 9:30 until 5pm, Monday through Friday, culminating with a performances on Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August 26. New this year is a Junior Program open to current Junior Kindergarten through 3rd graders and will be held during the second week of camp, August 22-26!

The cost for the program will be $600 for the two week period and $325 for the Junior Program, both of which include a t-shirt and daily snacks. 
Since space is limited, we encourage enrollment as soon as possible. Click here for enrollment form and more information.
 
8th Grade Fundraisers
Fundraising for next year's 8th grade Israel trip is coming soon. Stay tuned for more information.
Box Tops
Please submit your box tops to the office. This is a continuous program which helps raise money for the school throughout the year.
Young Women's Mission to Israel
The Federation of Greater Metrowest is having a Young Women's Mission to Israel July 4 - 12. A unique Israel experience only Federation can provide,highlights include (itinerary in formation); bond with wonderful women from our community, participate in hands-on activities, usher in Shabbat at the Western Wall, meet Israeli women who are making a difference, and visit our Partnership2Gether communities.

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