A special thank you to our ever talented and creative parent, Dina Sacks, for helping us celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the birthday (new year) for trees. The trees on the left were hand glued by our Kindergarten students. For the large tree on the right, students wrote positive and affirming environmental messages on paper leaves and then hung them from the branches.
Many members of VTT's Glee Club performed at Wednesday evening's JNF event hosting former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman. Many thanks to Melody Gibson, Advah Soudak and Art Zhang for coaching and supporting them.
| Click on the thumbnail below for a sneak peek of their performance.
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Just a reminder that classrooms open at 8:15 a.m. At 8:25, a final warning bell is rung to ensure everyone is at their desks. Formal learning commences at 8:30 a.m.
Students arriving in the parkade from 8:27 onwards will be marked "late."
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LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE PURIM GIFT BASKET FUNDRAISER
We need volunteers for the following tasks related to the Mishloach Manot Fundraiser.
(1) Pack-a-thon at KDHS
Thurs, Feb 26, 2015
Duties: Packing up the mishloach manot boxes
8am-12pm: 4 Volunteers
12pm-3pm: 4 volunteers
(2) Point person for those picking up packages: Friday, February 27, 2015
Duties: Staying in KDHS library to help out
1 volunteer 8-11:30
1 volunteer 11:30-2:30
(3) Drivers to deliver Mishloach Manot packages. Thursday March 5, 2015 by sunset
Duties: Volunteers will be given a list of geographically coordinated homes to drop off the boxes.
20 volunteers, eligible for 4 hours
Contact person is Tanya Markovich tanya.markovich@gmail.com. Please email her directly with your availability and contact information.
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KEEP THOSE CHALLAH ORDERS COMING . . .
Submit your order by 11 a.m. on Thursday for a fresh, delicious and kosher challah delivered to VTT every Friday from Sabra Bakery. $6 |
VTT READS: SEND US YOUR SELFIES!
Let's keep the momentum going! Encourage your children to enter the many contests and incentives to get them reading all the titles! Winning books announced at a school-wide assembly on Friday, March 27th.
Caught your child in the act of reading one of the recommended titles? Send a selfie of them reading to vttreads@talmudtorah.com |
DID YOU KNOW OUR STUDENTS' WON JNF'S TREE CARD CAMPAIGN CONTEST? |
Magic happens when students work together!
The piece above represents the work of JNF and Jewish communities.
Each student in the class created a mandala of their own which was added to a tree and background to become a collaborative work. With the guidance of Dina Sacks, the students were given the opportunity to express themselves individually and also to work as a community. This gave them a voice and sense of inclusion in the ongoing task of building the Jewish land--a symbol of our unity as a people!
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SCHOOL NEWS
Thank you VTT community! Our Grade 6 Chesed Club collected over 800 pairs of shoes from all of you to benefit Ruben's Shoes, an organization working to distribute shoes to disadvantaged students in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A decent pair of shoes will allow them to go to school which will inevitably create more opportunities and hope for the future for these students. VTT--you really "shoed us what you've got!"
We are very grateful to Ella & Marat Dreyshner of ikosherbake.com for spending two days at Talmud Torah making no bake granola with all our students in honour of Tu B'Shevat. The granola incorporated some of the seven species fruit and was, of course, nut-free! Kindergarten students listen intently as questions related to Tu B'Shevat are read aloud at their Seder. Special thanks to Morah Ellen for leading the ritual fruit celebration in gratitude for trees that nourish and sustain us.
We love hosting VTT alumni! Thank you, Noah Bogdonov, for visiting with our Grade 7 students on Thursday and telling them about his experience participating in the March of the Living program. He is currently spending a gap year in Israel. Noah is home from to celebrate his brother, Ben's, Bar Mitzvah this weekend. Mazal tov!
Grade 2 students proudly presented their collection of socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste to Marnie Greenwald, a volunteer with JFSA. Two students hold their Certificate of Appreciation in the background.
It's looking like spring in the halls of VTT! Between the gorgeous Tu B'Shevat display and the huge paper flowers designed and created by Grade 6 students (inspired by Georgia O'Keefe), spring feels imminent!
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PURCHASE ON AMAZON & EARN $$$ FOR 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
4:59 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 6:08 p.m.
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BC Family Day--No Sessions
Monday, Feb 9 Little Mermaid Rehearsal
Monday, Feb 9, 10-3 p.m. Community Pro-D Day--No Sessions
Tuesday, Feb 10 Little Mermaid Rehearsal
Tuesday, Feb 10, 10-3 p.m. Grade 7 Tornadoes Basketball Game
Wednesday, Feb 11, 3:30 p.m. Deadline to order PAC Friday Shabbat challah
Thursday, Feb 12, 11 am talmudtorah.com/challahWe need to reach 50 challahs each week for the program to run . . .Grade 6 Shabbaton
with Richmond Jewish Day School and Edmonton Talmud Torah
Fri, Feb 13 - Sun, Feb 15
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH YACHAD, VTT's social responsibility initiative?
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LEARNING COMMONS NEWS
Learning Commons Monitor of the Month: Ali Fadida
Top Readers: Naomi Infeld, Zak Greensite, Allison Roubini, Molly Robens, and Hannah Norden
Top Classes:
1st Place - K2
2nd Place - 1A
3rd Place - K3
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A-Z Reading Challenge Winner: Jasha Bichin |
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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| Thank you to Shannon Ezekiel and Marni Tritt for coordinating the SHOE ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT shoe drive for Rubens Shoes. Not only did they do much of the behind the scenes organizing, they also provided snacks for all the volunteers. Todah Rabah. We would also like to thank Eva Kaplan and Tami Amit for helping out during our no bake granola sessions for Tu B'Shevat.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Check out the new clubs at the JCC: for students in Grades 3-7
Make Learning Hebrew your 2015 Resolution!
Mini Ulpan Aleph with Rahel Halabe at the JCC
5 Sundays, beginning Feb 8, 9:30-2:30 Click here for more infoAlex! Live in Concert!for BC Family Day Monday, Feb 9, 10:30 a.m. JCC JCC, Jewish Federation and Temple Sholom will be hosting a special guest speaker, Noam Geshony--a Modern Israeli HeroTuesday, Feb 10 at 7:30 pm From Apache helicopter pilot to paralympic gold medalist!Don't forget your Purim packages!Have you ordered your Purim Mishloach Manot through the Vancouver Jewish Day Schools Purim Project?Feb 12 is the deadline! All day school benefit from this important fundraiser . . . Against the Grain: Orthodox Feminism in IsraelFree lecture! Monday, Feb 23, 7 p.m. at Temple Sholom Click here to registerYou won't want to miss Beth Israel's Purim extravaganza: kid-friendly Megillah reading, food truck, prizes, and live comedy by Joel Chasnoff--direct from NYC
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SHONOT/ODDS 'N ENDS
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| Camp Miriam is offering FREE TUTORING to all VTT students at the JCC's libary every Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30-6:00. All of the tutors are UBC or SFU students with a diverse range of backgrounds from biophysics, economics, engineering, microbiology & immunology to English literature to sociology and we are capable of helping with math, science, English and socials studies for any grade levels.
Read the latest article on VTT parent, Jazmin Sasky: Vanncouver Artist, Jazmin Sasky Paints Women's Stories With A Compassionate Brush
What does it take to make a home? That is the question local artist (and VTT parent) Jazmin Sasky asked single mothers. The result is the heartfelt "Home is Love" exhibit, a window into tales of hardship, hope, love and inspiration. The artwork will support the YWCA Cause we Care House, a new housing community with 21 long-term units for low-income single mothers and their children. VTT is invited to the opening reception!
Thursday, Feb 12, 6-9pm
WestSide Grand Gallery,
1928 W Broadway
This week's article of interest:
The Auschwitz survivor who adopted the camp chief's grandson
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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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