Welcome Back!  Happy New Year!!

I was so excited to see all of the smiling faces jumping out of the cars Monday morning. Although I enjoyed time relaxing with family and friends during winter break, I truly missed our students, parents, and staff.  Coming in Monday morning was like coming home.  I was glad to be back and I hope all of you feel the same.

Listed below are a couple of highlights that will be occurring in the next few months which I hope you will enjoy:

*February 11 is our annual Science Fair.  I do not know of any other K-8 school that requires a submission from each student as early as the primary grades.  Science, an integral part of a Weizmann Day School education, comes alive within our classrooms.  In honor of our namesake, first president of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, a biochemist who developed the acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation process, we strive to foster in each of our students the importance of inquiry, curiosity, and intellect.  If you have not yet witnessed the Science Fair you are in for a treat!

*February 20 is our Community Shabbat Service, this year at Temple Sinai of Glendale.  Both current and alumni families come out each year to celebrate and participate in an engaging, interactive Shabbat experience with the larger community - this year Glendale.  Singing, praying, friendship, and delicious desserts will be abundant. With an early start time (7:00 pm, students should be in place by 6:45 pm) everyone can enjoy the evening.

*March 14 will showcase our Parent Purim Players performing an original play written by a talented Weizmann grandfather, with a delicious holiday meal and silent auction.  March 14 is also Pi Day and Albert Einstein's birthday--(possible spoiler alert?)  More details to follow.  Please save the date!!

*March 18 highlights our 5th-8th grade thespians as they perform Shakespeare's The Tempest, a performance you definitely will not want to miss.  Elizabethan English, ornate costumes, and comedic timing make for a fabulous show.

Much more will be happening.  Stay tuned and welcome back.

Shabbat Shalom,

Lisa