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ARE YOU SAVVY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA?
Dear VTT Parents,
We are living in an age where social media dominates our communications landscape--even for school-age children! Though many of us can easily search and navigate, few of us have the tools necessary to adequately discern the real from the prejudiced and the safe from the unsafe. Jesse Miller, social media awareness expert, will be holding a workshop for parents on Monday, October 21st at 7:30 p.m. to share some tips and tricks and to arouse us from our ignorance.
This is a must-attend workshop if you want to properly support your children as technology takes a greater hold and plays a bigger role in their lives. Mr. Miller will also be speaking to our intermediate students (4-7) during the day on October 21st.
Open to everyone, but parents of Grades 4-7 students strongly encouraged to attend.
RSVP REQUIRED! info@talmudtorah.com
Shabbat Shalom,
Cathy Lowenstein, M.Ed.
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DOES YOUR CHILD VISIT THE LEARNING COMMONS AFTER SCHOOL?
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: Open until 4:30 p.m.
Friday: Open until 4:00 p.m. (Open until 3:00 on early dismissal Fridays)
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Please pick up your children on time
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Save the Date: VTT Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Vancouver Talmud Torah Association will be held
Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. At King David High School 5718 Willow St., Vancouver Everyone Welcome! Agenda: - Adoption of Minutes from the 2012 AGM
- Presentation and consideration of the Financial statements of the Association
- Appointment of Auditor
- Election of Directors and Officers of the Society
The Following Incumbent Directors are Nominated For a Further Two-Year Term: Brian Chelin
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Udi Daon
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Jessica Jaiven
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The Following Incumbent Directors are Nominated for a One-Year Term: Joel Guralnick
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Sue Hector
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Alan Shuster
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The Following Incumbent Directors are Entering the Second Year of a Two-Year Term: Allan Beron
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Belinda Gutman
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Shawn Lewis
| Shane Brown
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Megan Laskin
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Josh Pekarsky
| Michelle Gerber
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Jonathon Leipsic
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Susan Quig
| Joel Greensite
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Sorel Leinburd
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Bill Schonburn
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The Following Directors are Nominated as Officers for a Two-Year Term: Bill Schonbrun - President
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Jessica Jaiven - Secretary
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The Following Directors are Nominated as Officers for a One-Year Term: Sue Hector - Vice President
| Susan Quig- Treasurer
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The Board Thanks the Following Retiring Directors for Their Years of Service to The School: Paul Pulver
| Stephanie Vellins
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Weekly Torah Portion (Parashat Ha'Shavua) with Rabbi Matthew BellasShabbat Parashat Lekh L'kha Taking Pause to "Smell the Roses"  In this week's parasha, God initiates the covenant with Avram, Sarai (their names have not yet been changed to Abraham and Sarah) and their descendents. God instructs Avram to leave his homeland and to set out on a journey to a land that God would later show him. Without asking even one question, Avram packs up his family, his belongings, rounds up his herds, and sets out for this new home. Upon arrival, God speaks to Avram, telling him to look out upon his new homeland in all four directions, to venture into it and to walk its full length and breadth. Ancient civil law required an individual to perform a physical act in order to take possession of an object (such as taking an item in your hand and lifting it up). Therefore, God is asking Avram to take possession of the land by walking through it. However, there is more to this directive from God than a simple "business transaction." God is teaching Avram, and all of us, a lesson about how we should perceive and interact with what is ours. Avram had already shown that he had a tremendous amount of faith and trust in God. God could have very easily shown Avram the land he was about to inherit and tell him where to go to set up his camp. However, God tells Avram to take pause, to take a moment to be able to survey the landscape of his new home, to look into it, quite literally, from top to bottom and from side to side. Avram is to go and walk around in his new land, to get a feel for what it has to offer. God wants Avram not just to have "paper ownership" of his land, but really to know it, to appreciate it and the gifts that God has provided within it, and to recognize that it is a symbol of his relationship with God. | Read more online . . .
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Purchase copies of the 2012-13 Yearbook from the communications office ($20)
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If we fail to sell all the yearbooks, this initiative will be discontinued for the 2013-14 school year.
Your support of this wonderful keepsake is greatly appreciated!
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Faculty & Staff Profiles Now On Line!
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Though not entirely complete, we are slowly adding a bio of each and every VTT faculty and staff member. Simply go to talmudtorah.com, click on About VTT, scroll down to Our Team, and then scroll to the different faculties or teams.
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SCHOOL NEWS
In the spirit of all the building occurring around our school, P4 students assumed the role of construction workers and built and painted their own structures in class.
 Grade 3 studies the art of Gustav Klimt Grade 4 studies colour theory
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NEED TO REACH THE OFFICE TEAM IN A JIFFY?
| Send an email to office@talmudtorah.com to reach Debbie, Lihe, Natalie and Tammy in one fell swoop. Use this email for late notes, absent notes, bus requests, etc.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Light candles at 6:14
Shabbat ends at 7:17
WE WANT YOUR INPUT!
Have you completed the Parent Survey sent by ISM yet? (marie@isminc.com)
Tickets to see Dr. Wendy Mogel are now on sale! Click here to purchase tix
Dr. Mogel is a world renown lecturer and parenting expert. We are privileged to host her in our community.
Thanksgiving--NO SESSIONS
Monday, Oct 14
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial
Wednesday, Oct 16
Winter Uniform Begins (grey vest, sweater or cardigan)
Monday, Oct 21
Social Media Awareness Workshops with Jesse Miller
for Grades 4 & 5 and 6 & 7
Monday, Oct 21
Parent Workshop with Social Media Awareness Expert, Jesse Miller
Everyone welcome!
RSVP required. Email Jennifer to confirm your attendance
Monday, Oct 21, 7:30 p.m.
Provincial Pro-D Day--NO SESSIONS
Friday, Oct 25
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CALENDAR CHANGES
| Please take note of the following calendar changes
VTT's Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, Oct 27th at noon at King David High School.
Individual Student Photo Day will be held on Tuesday, Oct 29, NOT Oct 22. Photo retake day will remain the same: Tues, Nov 19.
Our annual Hanukkah Concert will be held on Thursday, Dec 12, NOT Dec 11. There will be a late start to school (10:10 a.m.) on Friday, Dec 13.
Sports Day is now Maccabia Day and will be held on Friday, June 6. It will be a regular school day. It is NOT an early dismissal day.
Erev Shavuot on Tuesday, June 3 is now a regular school day. It is NOT an early dismissal day.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Beth Israel Chill Hour is Back!
For Grades 4-7, every Friday after school
Click this link to learn more and sign up
Sixth grade student, Eva Dobrovolska, will be exhibiting her canvasses of birds at the Isaac Waldman Library
from Oct 3-18. Enjoy!
The Jewish Independent profiled Eva last week. Read about her journey with birds here.
VTT parent Jazmin Sasky's art exhibit is now on display at the JCC Gallery! Honouring Women will run until Nov 10.
All of the canvasses were inspired by interviews of women in our community.
Read a profile of her work in the Vancouver Courier here.
KDHS Adult Education Series: Promoting Lifelong Learning and Health
Oct 17: What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Dr. Brian Bressler
More info here
Chabad of Richmond presents: The 7 Habits of De-Stressed People--Learn How to Eliminate Worry and Anxiety from Your Life Through Mindful Living and Re-Programming the Brain
with Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf
Saturday, Oct 19, 8 p.m.
$10; Register here
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Lower Mainland Kadima is back for students in Gr 8-10.
Join them at Watermania on Oct 19, 8-10 pm
with special culinary guest, Gil Hovav
Nov 1-3
Sunday, Nov 24, 10:30 a.m., JCC
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KUDOS KORNER
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We have our volunteer laminators!!! Thanks to Sandy Hazan, Merav Galilee and Debbie Jacobson for helping us with this important task! This means much of your children's art work gets preserved!
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SHONOT / ODDS 'N ENDZ
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Grade 6 classes are looking for 2 litre plastic soda or water bottles for a project. We are reaching out to any families who might have/use these at home and are willing to bring them in to Ellen Wiesenthal in room 302. 40 bottles are needed.
 An EpiPen Jr. was dropped off at the front office without a name. The only name written on it is Tal Tor. If this is yours, please contact Natalie. |
Safeway has requested that VTT families do not park in front of the store. Those spots are reserved for shoppers. Please park your car in the spots farthest from the store.
Mrs. Jacobson is looking for a piano keyboard donation for our music program. If your family is no longer using yours, contact Mrs. Jacobson.
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MISSION STATEMENT
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Vancouver Talmud Torah is a traditional Jewish community day school dedicated to excellence in an engaging and respectful learning environment in which Jewish children can become proud, caring, responsible, and dedicated members of the Jewish people and Canadian society.
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