Weizmann Day School Hadashot

September 5 / 10 Elul , 5774; Candle lighting at 6:55 pm
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Lisa's Lines
Did you know...
Important Dates
Todah Rabbah
Kehillah - Supporting Our Community
Community News
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Lisa's Lines

Shanah Tovah -

 
What a great first day we had!!  It was wonderful seeing the students' smiling faces returning to school and it was terrific to welcome many new friends.

Our middle school visited the Peace and Justice Academy middle school and enjoyed lunch and friendship together.  Shelly (Jonny's mom), a high school teacher there, greeted our students wishing them well on their first day.
 
All of our students met for a first day assembly and everyone was so excited to be together.  Most were astonished to learn that two or our teaching assistants, Miss Arielle and Moreh Tohmer, are both alumni of Weizmann Day School and that as students here, they each had Mrs. Dinerman and Geveret Eliyahu as teachers.
 
We were fortunate to have Stacie and Debbie, from the PJTC Gift Shop, on hand yesterday to sell kippot.  If you still need to purchase a kippah, feel free to see Bruce in the temple office.

Always a delight to be joined by fellow shofar blowers each morning; the more the merrier!

Shanah Tovah,
Lisa
Did you know...

that the lunch area has a new covering thanks to Sarah (2nd grade) and her parents?

 

that Mrs. Dinerman invites you to join her and other families for a much-needed workday in the garden?  Plan to meet on Sunday, 9/21, 8:30 to 11:00 am.  Everyone is welcome and encouraged to help get the beds ready for student planting in the weeks to follow!  Remember, many hands make for little work!

 

that Homework and Study Club with Ms. Arvey begins next week?  Students may stay after school (ASA charges apply) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to work on their assignments, under teacher supervision. 

 

that Mrs. Dinerman will be offering an adult art class (The Art of Mosaics) on Tuesday mornings, 9:30-11:00 am, 9/16-10/21?  You can register in the office.

 

that Mrs. Dinerman is also offering an After School Adventures drawing class for grades 2-5 on Tuesdays, 9/16-10/14?  Register in the office, please.

 

that you can bring your shofar to school and help blow the notes as they are called, celebrating the coming of a new year?

Important Dates:

September 7: Board Retreat

September 10: MS to Pasadena Playhouse, 12:00 - 3:30 pm

September 11: MS Back to School Night, 7:00 pm, Rooms A & B

September 16-17: MS Community Building Retreat, overnight in Oxnard

September 18: K-5 Back to School Night, 7:00 pm, Knell Chapel

Todah Rabbah
To PTO for the yummy, and very cute, jars of cookies given to the teachers on the first day of school.
Kehillah - Supporting Our Community

Dear Families,


This year, instead of each class having an individual mitzvah project, the whole school will be taking part in the mitzvah of kehillah, "supporting our community".  Each month we will be asking the students to bring an item to donate in order to help meet a certain community need.


Here is our schedule for the year:

September: school supplies to be donated to Foothill Unity for children in need.

October: a new or gently used book to be donated to National Council of Jewish Women.

November: food and hygiene items to be delivered to Los Angeles's Skid Row on Thanksgiving.

December: games and toys to be donated to Foothill Unity for families in need.

January: diapers to be donated to Foothill Unity.

February: a coin drive will be held to purchase trees to be planted in observance of Tu B'Shevat.

March: Mac and Cheese "groggers" to be donated to Ronald McDonald House.

April: Matzah to be donated to Beit Tshuvah rehab facility.

May: fruit to be donated to Friends in Deed  in observance of Shavuot.

June: canned food to be donated to Friends in Deed.

Throughout the year we will be sending reminders and more detailed information to all of our families. Also, each month there will be discussions in the classrooms about why we are collecting those specific items and what it means to follow the mitzvah of kehillah.  The students will be actively involved in packaging and preparing the items for their final destination.  We hope in this way to instill in our students - with a hands-on approach - the value of  kehillah,  so that they continue to grow and become kind, caring, and respectful members of their communities.

 

Thank you for your support and involvement.

 

Sincerely,

Weizmann Faculty and Staff
Community News
The Jewish Federation's Community Leadership Brunch
Sunday, 9/14, 10:30 am
Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia 
Contact the Federation at (626) 445-0810 for details
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Adult Art Class with Mrs. Dinerman
The Fine Art of Mosaic
Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00 am, 9/16-10/21
Weizmann Day School Art Room
$125 including all materials
Register in the school office
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Weizmann Day School provides an outstanding academic education, enriched by Judaic principles and a commitment to service.
Lisa Feldman, Head of School
Lori Snyder, School Administrator
Carrie Allen, Office Manager
Email: office@weizmann.net
Phone: 626-797-0204
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