| October 19, 2012 |
3 Heshvan, 5773
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MJCDS Maggid
the weekly newsletter of
Madison Jewish Community Day School
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| Shalom! | |
Today, in honor of it being the week of Parashat Noah, when we read about Noah and the flood, it is raining outside and we held Dress as an Animal Day. Among the animals on our ark: a spider, a cheetah, a panda, a cat, a Beatle (the British kind), a penguin, a bunny, a parrot and an unspecified wild animal.
Excerpts from student Divrei Torah on this week's Torah portion are below, in which our fourth and fifth graders imagine how modern worldwide catastrophes can be avoided. You can also read about how our third graders are learning to be very convincing writers.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Rebecca
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| Torah for Your Table: "One single person can make a big difference!" | |
This week's Torah for your Table comes courtesy of MJCDS fourth and fifth graders, who are working on their skills for writing Divrei Torah, their own interpretative comments on Torah.
In the context of the story of Noah and the flood, these students discussed scenarios of global disaster in modern times on the scale of what is described in Parashat Noah and how these catastrophes could be avoided. Here are excerpts from drafts of their Divrei Torah.
--Clara Lazimy
"Many people think the parashiot don't matter. I mean, really think about it, it happened a while ago, right? But they do matter. Take Parashat Noah for example: God destroyed the world and promised not to do it again, but people may do it....A bad economy might lead to war. How to avoid it? Give Tzedaka!" (Anna)
"The Great Depression didn't just happen in the USA, it happened all over the world....And people lost all their money, their possessions, their jobs. It can affect thousands of people." (Vered)
"There are just so many problems in the world. Now get up, get moving, and save the world you live in." (Zoe)
"A forest fire could kill people and the anger of their friends and relatives could spread all around the world. People could get so mad that they might start a war." (Ilana)
"One single person can make a big difference. If Noah did not exist, the world would have ended." (Lena)
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Announcements
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Fall Conference Sign Up
Fall conferences will be held during the afternoon and early evening on Tuesday, November 13 and Tuesday, November 20. This year, to facilitate scheduling, we are asking you to reply to a "doodle" scheduling poll. Click the link below and indicate which of the three time slots are possible for you. You will be asked to mark each time slot as with either "YES," "NO," or "(YES) if need be". One parent may reply on behalf of each family--both need not do so. Here's the link: http://www.doodle.com/btqg4yc7q7m8tzh5
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| Convince! Explore! Describe! (Grade 3) |
  "May we have a Lego Day at school?" one of the third graders asked with excitement. What a fantastic idea! In order to experience this enjoyment, the third graders wrote eight sentence persuasive paragraphs that explained why Lego Day would be a great idea. Of course, the K/1 class jumped on board all the fun. The kindergarteners illustrated pictures and the first graders wrote three sentences, which revealed why they wanted Lego Day.
"May we go to the art store on the corner and interview the people there?" requested another third grader. We walked to the Fine Art store and the children asked questions and recorded the answers in their journals. Then, we headed to the coffee shop and wrote eight sentence paragraphs about the newly discovered information.
-Marla Becker
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| Community Announcements |
Wisconsin Book Festival The Jewish Federation of Madison is a proud sponsor of the Wisconsin Book Festival this year. There are many authors who are Jewish, and others who explore Jewish issues within their writing. All of the events are free. The full schedule with times and dates and additional details can be found on the website www.wisconsinbookfestival.org.
Community Tot Shabbat
9:30am Saturday, Oct. 27 The first "travelling" community tot Shabbat this year will be at Congregation Shaarei Shamayim. This service is best for children ages 0-5. This is a great way to meet other Jewish families and see how different congregations celebrate Shabbat with their youngest members.
K'tantanim Yonim's Israeli Dance class for dancers ages 3-5 will meet six times from 3:30 to 4:00 on selected Sundays. The next two meetings will take place November 4 and December 2. The K'tantanim dancers will have the opportunity to perform with Yonim on Sunday, May 5. Cost is $5 per session or $25 for the series. Send questions or RSVP to Dana Prager via email atyonim@jewishmadison.org .
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| Upcoming Events |
Fri., Oct 19: Swimming at the YMCA, Kabbalat Shabbat 1:25 pm
Mon., Oct 22: Planetarium at Memorial High School Field Trip K-2
Board Meeting, 7:15 pm
Fri., Oct 26: Swimming at the YMCA, Kabbalat Shabbat 1:25 pm
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Target's Take Charge of Education Program
Have you registered for the Target Take Charge of Education program yet? If you have a Target REDcard, choose MJCDS as your designated school and Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target to our school. It's that simple!
Visit www.target.com/tcoe and use our school identification number 152938. This is a national program, so grandparents and friends who live in other states can help, too!
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Let's stay in touch! Keep the lines of communication flowing with your child's teachers by calling school at 608-204-9900 or by emailing them at:
Marla Becker marla@madisonjewishdayschool.com
Geri Goldman geri@madisonjewishdayschool.com Clara Lazimy clara@madisonjewishdayschool.com Rabbi Ben-Gideon rabbi@madisonjewishdayschool.com |
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