January 8, 2015

Tevet 17, 5775

NEWSFLASH!

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for our 70th Anniversary Concert starring William Close & The Earth Harp Collective! You will not want to miss this unique experience which, in William Close's own words, "combines music, architecture, and sculpture to create new musical experiences."

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March 15, 2015

The Forum Auditorium

Good Things Happen Every Week

at The Silver Academy

Rachel Zilbering

Assistant Principal

Welcome back to school, Silver Academy students! I hope that everyone had a restful winter break and is recharged for the second half of the school year. Of course many of us (myself included) make New Year's resolutions. On January 19th, we are going to make keeping a generalized resolution easy by having a "Mitzvah Day". On Mitzvah Day, students and their friends (it's also bring a friend to school day) will have the opportunity to take part in a number of different service projects and activities.

There is still time to be involved and to bring a friend, contact Jackie Rubin, jrubin@silveracademypa.org, for a permission slip. Since many parents will not be working that day, I encourage you to embark on your own day of service or stop by to see what we're doing here.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" So one day at a time, we will try to follow these important words.

Happy New Year to all!

D'var Torah

Nachum Chasan, Head of School

nchasan@silveracademypa.org

זכור את יום השבת לקדשו

CANDLE LIGHTING - 4:39 PM

HAVDALAH - 5:42 PM

SHABBAT PARSHAT SHEMOT- EXODUS 1:1 - 6:1

סיכום - Summary

This weeks Torah portion begins the second book of the Bible. It begins with a listing of names (שמות) of the sons of Israel that came down to Egypt.
Joseph and his brothers had lived peacefully in Egypt.
A new Pharaoh arose and said: "The Israelites are too numerous, they have too much power in our kingdom!"
Pharaoh orders all Israelite male children be drowned.
Amram and Jochebed, had a baby son and they hid him in a basket at the edge of the Nile River.
There he was found by Pharaoh's daughter, who called him Moses (the one drawn out of water).
Moses grows up in Pharaoh's palace.
Moses kills an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating an Israelite slave. Moses escaped from Pharaoh to the land of Midian. There he tended the flocks of Jethro.
G-d speaks to Moses out of a burning bush (סנה) and tells him that he and his brother Aaron will liberate the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

HEBREW WORDS OF THE WEEK

שמות -- Shemot -- Names

סנה -- Senah -- Bush

SHABBAT SHALOM שבת שלום -

Nachum Chasan

Head of School

Inside the Classroom

3rd Grade General Studies

Ms. Bonni Teplitz-Roseman

It is hard to believe that we have completed one half of our school year! The past months were filled with learning many new skills in reading, writing, and math. One of the favorite activities of Third Grade was their Biography Book Report. Each child chose a famous person to learn about. They read a biography about their person and wrote a book report about the person's life and accomplishments. Finally, they gave an oral report to the class and guests, including dressing as their person and using props. This year we learned about George Washington, Jane Goodall, Orville Wright, Helen Keller, and Anne Frank.

Art Class

Mrs. Debra Rietmulder

5th Gr, Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life,
created using tissue paper and tempera paint

1st - 4th Grades, Expanding Star of David

3rd and 4th Grades, Op Art Flowers

2nd Grade, One Point Perspective of Landscape

1st Grade, Turtles created with water color resist technique, using crayon and water colors

3rd and 4th Grades, Turkeys - Fan/Accordion Folding (simplest form of origami)

to Alana Reid on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah that will take place at Kesher Israel Synagogue this Shabbat.

Mazel Tov also to Elan Gordon and Karine Kowenski, married on December 13, in Houston Texas. Elan is a 1998 graduate of The Silver Academy.

Scott Rubin attended the wedding of his Silver Academy friend, Elan...then and now!

7th-8th Grade Trip to Israel

This spring our 7th and 8th grade classes will travel to Israel! (They are so excited!) Please consider helping us fund our trip by participating in one or more of these fundraisers.

Buy a Chai notefor $18 and we will hand deliver your prayers to the Western Wall in Israel. Click here to download your Chai note

Super Bowl Sub Sale - Italian and Turkey
Orders due Jan. 25 - Pick up Jan. 29 - $8.00 Click here to download order form

Online Donation Fund - Please consider donating to help defray the cost of $4,000 per student. Click Here to Donate

School Notes and Reminders

Silver Academy Family Fun Night

"Night at the JCC" Havdallah Pajama Party

Saturday, January 10, 6:30 - 9:00 pm in the Mary Sachs

Movie for all ages, Trivia, Giveaways, Refreshments

"Guess the Name of the Movie We Will Show" Prize Drawing

Pajama Attire Suggested

Sleeping Bags Welcome

Donate your hair if you have 8" to spare!

Donate your hair to create wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment!

2014 Donors

Hair Cutting Ceremony, January 19, 2015,

at 10:15 (during Bring a Friend to School Day)
Student, Parents, and others are welcome to participate and donate their 8" of hair!
Nicole Spitz, from Outlooks for Hair on Linglestown Rd., will be cutting donors' hair
Participating through Pantene Beautiful Lengths Charity Campaign

Click Here to Learn More About the Program

Hair Requirements for Donors

How to Prepare Your Hair for the Cut

Save these dates!
Picture Day ...January 27 Silver Academy Open House ... Thurs, Feb 19, 5:30-7:00 pm Free babysitting and dinner for students!**

Girls and Boys Basketball Schedules

Check the schedule and plan to come and support our basketball teams!

Click Here for Schedules

70 Years of Memories

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Community News

Kesher Israel Congregation looks forward to welcoming back Pella - a highly-acclaimed NYC a cappela group - for a musical Shabbaton enhancing Shabos Shirah / the Shabbos of Song (January 30-31)

KI thanks our good friend Bobby Snyder who chose to make his 72nd birthday by sponsoring this year's exciting musical Shabbaton!

Click Here for More Details