On this past Monday, March 17, as a school community, we fulfilled all four mitzvot of Purim!  We started our celebration with the ever-popular carnival, then enjoyed delicious hamantashen (Purim cookies) with our lunch, listened to the 4th graders do an amazing job chanting the Megilla, traded Mishloah Manot with our classmates, and everyone worked on myriad mitzvah projects. New to this year's carnival, and likely one of the most popular activities, was King Ahasuerus' Haunted Castle. Kol HaKavod to the 8th grade Student Council.

Even before the official start of the festivities, there were high-fives and giggles abound as everyone entered the yard with creative, clever, and beautiful costumes.  Most noticeable among the angels and princesses and pirates and kings were the staff duos of ketchup & mustard, Thing 1 & Thing 2, peanut butter & jelly, and Simon & Garfunkel.  As part of the morning greeting, the famous musical duo serenaded the crowd with The Sounds of Weizmann a remastered version of their popular hit, The Sound of Silence.  For your enjoyment, the lyrics are listed below.

The Sounds of Weizmann

Time to go to Language Arts,

Hebrew and your Science class!

We told you this is called the Quiet Zone!

Don't you stop and eat the fennel now!

Because your teachers are raising their right hands

And not their left.

Just listen to the sounds of Weizmann!

And at your lunchtime you will see

Some peacocks raising their big tails

Just you listen and you hear them crow

Eat your lunch and maybe you will grow

To be as big and strong as the middle school;

They're really cool.

Just listen to the sounds of Weizmann!

Naturally, amazingly fun and educational programs like this do not just happen!  It takes a village...to put on a Weizmann Day School Purim celebration.  Thanks so much to all of the staff and parents who worked hard and coordinated efforts to benefit our students.