TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN HANNUKAMMUNITY!
Today we conclude our community Hanukkiyah collaborative art project. Come visit the table in the foyer either at drop off or pick up to add your mark!Our facilities and custodial team was the first to complete their "candle." Check out their amazing creativity!
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LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR MACCABEEDOODAH:
We ask that parents only purchase TWO tickets to the evening show up until Dec 8. After Dec 8, we will open up ticket sales to siblings and others.
Less than 20 tix remain for parent show . . .
CONCERT DVD OFFER
We need to sell 35 DVDs to hire our videographers, Shutterhouse Films. Please consider purchasing a lifetime keepsake of the concert.
We are currently only at 11 sold.Option to receive a digital download to be shared with family and friends!Only $20 Payment will go to Lon Gross of Shutterhouse Films |
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Ms. Smith, our drama specialist, is looking for 4 people to glitter set pieces for the Hanukkah concert on Tuesday, Dec 9 from 8:30-11:30 and Wednesday, Dec 10 from 8:30-11:30. Contact Keri SmithThe PAC needs 2 volunteers to help pack latkes on Tuesday, Dec 16.
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We are pleased to be able to share our students'
divrei Torot (Torah commentaries) with our community. In early November, seventh grade student Alisa Bressler celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at Schara Tzedeck. She studied a portion of Pirke Avot with Rabbi Rosenblatt and Rivka-Leah Kamen. She explored the topic of friendship.
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah means literally becoming a daughter of mitzvot. In other words, a person of responsibility in the 613 areas of mitzvot; honoring parents, tzedakah, fasting on Yom Kippur, to name a few. This new responsibility means that I am taking on the ownership to watch over my own actions and accepting the consequences that come with that.
In preparation for this great responsibility, I studied Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Rosenblatt, and Rivka-Leah Kamen. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much. For those of you who are wondering, Pirkei Avot is Ethics of the Fathers. It is a collection of wise teachings. One of the teachings of Pirke Avot is "Ezehu Chacham? Ha'Lomed mi kol adam." Who is wise? The person who learns from everyone. This was a great opportunity to do exactly that.
The other benefit of Pirke Avot is that it emphasizes the need to constantly study Torah, not just leading up to your Bat Mitzvah. It was a good reminder that this has been the start of the process, not the end.
Pirkei Avot has so many brilliant ideas to teach us. For my Bat Mitzvah, I chose to speak about friendship. Friendship is a topic that all of us discuss a lot. Whether its having class discussions or telling your friends about how nice or mean somebody was to you, this topic comes up a lot.
How would you define a friend?
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WE'VE MADE ORDERING CHALLAH EVEN EASIER!
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The next delivery is Friday, December 12th. Deadline to order is Wednesday, December 10th.
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Special thanks to Carla van Messel for designing
the challah flyer.
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GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN THIS HANUKKAH!
Only 100 left!
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Visit talmudtorah.com/latkes to order kosher and delicious latkes for the festival of lights. They will be distributed FROZEN due to the high volume of orders. Catered by Classic Impressions. 6 for $10 or 12 for $15 Order by Monday, Dec 8th Pickup on Dec 16 at the Hanukkah table (or we will deliver to the parkade for you).
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MUSIC IN THE HALLS--SIGN UP NOW!
Music in the Halls is back once again from
Monday, Dec. 15 to Friday, Dec.19.
Each morning from 8:00 until 8:25, students from grades 4-7 will be performing in the halls at two locations. If your child is interested in either playing an instrument or singing a piece of their choice, please have them sign up on the chart posted outside the learning commons or email teachers Morah Ellen or Morah Etti.
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SCHOOL NEWS
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Dahlia's Story on Shaw TV
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VTT's very own Dahlia Levitt was featured on Shaw TV this week. She will also be featured on Shaw TV Cable 4 during the Timmy's Christmas Telethon this Sunday Dec. 7th from 7-8:30 pm. Click the image above to view.
Our Grade 7 students have worked hard for weeks on their seminal Term I project, Roots and Wings. They are on display throughout the school. Feel free to peruse them or look at them HERE.
Grade 6 students learn the importance of our interdependence and interconnectedness in their social studies class with Mrs. Fisher. It's amazing how a ball of yarn can impart powerful lessons.
This week's faculty Lunch and Learn featured a discussion with world renown Mussar scholar, Alan Morinis. In a mere 30 minutes, Alan distilled the essence of Mussar for those in attendance: that we are each tasked with our own spiritual curriculum which can purify and elevate our souls toward a path of holiness. We also learned that, according to the Mussar tradition, everyone is capable of meaningful change.
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SHOP AT AMAZON.CA AND SUPPORT TALMUD TORAH!
Did you know you can shop talmudtorah.com/amazon for all your online shopping needs? VTT receives a percentage of all sales (up to 8.5%), at no extra cost to you! Don't forget to pass the link along to all your friends and relatives!
We have earned $25 in commissions so far. Every purchase helps!
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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, Moran 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 Shabbat candles
3:57 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 5:09 p.m.
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Photo Retakes are IN!
Please submit your orders by Friday, Dec 12 (or order online)
Deadline to re-enroll for preschool & kindergarten for 2015-16 for current families
Monday, Dec 8Deadline to order latkes
Monday, Dec 8
talmudtorah.com/latkesKindergarten & Grade 6 immunization clinicTuesday, Dec 9
Spring Musical Auditions (The Little Mermaid)
Mon, Tues, Wed, Dec 8, 9, 10 at 11:25 a.m. Wed, Dec 10, 3:20 p.m. VTT PAC Hanukkah Sale
Wed, Dec 10 - Wed, Dec 17 at morning pick-up and drop-off in the foyer Deadline to order challah for Friday, Dec 12
Wednesday, Dec 10 talmudtorah.com/challahNo Jewcy Cuisine today
Monday, Dec 15
First Hanukkah Candle
Tuesday, Dec 16 Pick up Latkes Orders
Tuesday, Dec 16 No Jewcy Cuisine today
Wednesday, Dec 17 Hanukkah Concert
Wednesday, Dec 17 Grandparent Show: 10 am Parent Show: 7 pm at Beth Israel ballroom All tix $5: Purchase hereLate start due to Hanukkah Concert (10 a.m.) for K-Gr 7
Thursday, Dec 18 (Normal start time for preschool) Latkes Cafe for Hanukkah
Thursday, Dec 18 Yachad Assembly
Friday, Dec 19, 2:30 p.m. Last Day of School Before Winter Break
Friday, Dec 19 Report Cards Issued (online)
Friday, Dec 19 School Resumes After Winter Break
Monday, Jan 5
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH YACHAD, VTT's social responsibility initiative?
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DOES YOUR CHILD VISIT THE LEARNING COMMONS AFTER SCHOOL?
Hours of Operation:
Mondays - Thursdays:
Open until 4:30 p.m.
Fridays: CLOSED
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Please pick up your children on time
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Mazal Tov to Sharlotte Friedman for winning the A-Z authors contest. Her win comes with a gift certificate to KidsBooks.
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| You'd think she was a VTT employee! VTT parent Dina Sacks has been tirelessly working to decorate our school for Hanukkah. Her creativity is boundless and her artistry is entirely original. She is on site day and night to inject Hanukkah spirit into our school.
Todah Rabah, Dina!
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Hanukkah Olive Press Workshop at the Richmond Public LibrarySunday, Dec 7, 2-3 p.m. FREE! Beth Israel's Annual Pre-Hanukkah BashBuild Vancouver's largest LEGO Hanukkiyah Sunday, Dec 7, 11 am - 1 pm ONE DAY ONLY! JCC membership sale!Sunday, Dec 14 Ellie Slavin JCC Chanukah PartySunday, Dec 14, 10:30-1 pm Menorah Lighting in RichmondTuesday, Dec 16, 6:45 Camp Gan Israel Winter CampDec 22-24 Dec 29-31, Jan 2 JCC Camp Shalom Winter CampDec 22-24 Dec 29-31, Jan 2 RBL Basketball Camp for Boys at the JCCDec 29-Jan 2
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SHONOT/ODDS 'N ENDS
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Are you looking for a sweet holiday gift idea? VTT second grade student Madi Barnett is selling copies of her beautiful book, "How to Make Popsicles." (And exquisitely illustrated by VTT parent Jazmin Sasky.)
The hardcover book is selling for $15 with $5 of EVERY book sold will go to the Vancouver Sun Children's Fund's "Adopt-A-School" program which helps fund food programs.
Copies available now in Jennifer's office!
Just in time for Hanukkah! Read about the history of olive oil in the informative and humorous feature from Mashu Mashu online magazine - 'Olive Oil - The Nectar Of Gods, Celebrities & Mere Mortals' by Laura Goldstein.
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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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 Vancouver Talmud Torah gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. |
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