Weizmann Day School Hadashot

February 12 / 3 Adar I, 5776; Candle Lighting at 5:15 pm
In This Issue
Field Trip Fun For Everyone!
Annual Fund Campaign
Learning Hebrew
A Taste of Middle School
Weizmann - The Place To Be!
May They Find Comfort
PTO Makes It Happen
PTO Special Deal
Dynamic Duos
Third Grade Jewish Studies Art
Save the Dates
Todah Rabbah
Important REMINDERS:
Monthly Mitzvah Project
School and Community News
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Weizmann celebrates...
 
Havdalah Under the Stars!
Fourth grade goes to the
Disney Music Hall!   

K & 1 with special visitors!


Third graders begin presenting their Science Fair projects
 in class!   



 
Chinese Brush Painting!


Students take lead and shake things up for school performance.


Hitting the Hebrew books hard in 4th grade!

More maze building with STEAM in 3rd grade!


Kindergarten and 1st grade celebrate Year of the Monkey with silly monkey faces!


 Having fun on the yard!



Learning takes off for the 6th graders,
with their hot air balloons!
More Parashah 
 Reader's Theater with
5th grade and help
from a friend!





Kindergarten Learning!

K & 1 build with STEAM!


PTO's Petty Fundraising

It's another update from Paul Asimow, your petty fundraising czar!

(1)  Have you signed up for
WHY NOT? It's so easy...

(2)  Watch the Weizmann Day School facebook page for flash announcements of specials at
Sometimes amazing deals (like 20% rebates on Old Navy/Gap cards, for example) come up for just one day, and I'll be posting them there. If you also want to be e-mailed about such things, e-mail me at
and I will start a mailing list for Scrip loyalists. For your first order of electronic-delivery gift cards, you'll need to sign up at shopwithscrip.com
(enrollment code:  597D88AL268LL) and e-mail 
me whenever you place an order.

(3)  If you have a secret stash of BoxTops for Education, consider this a reminder to get them out and bring them to the school office!

(4)  If you have things that you would consider consigning to the school for a benefit sale, but they aren't really yard-sale or silent auction items (high-value things, books, etc.), talk to Paul or e-mail
I'm happy to handle the eBay or amazon listing details and turn your basement-fillers into cash for the school...

Thanks for your support,  PAUL
Middle School Wednesday WEEL 

Students hear from Weizmann alum!


Students & staff participate in Tu B'Shevat Seder at Victory Park!
Middle School students 
make great buddies!


 
They study about communities and societies while tackling new DBL projects,
and they learn new research skills on the library WEEL trip.
 
Students & staff learn about Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs

from JPL scientist 
Seth Chazanoff.

Middle schoolers learn about microbiology from alum 
Hannah H.M., shown here with a picture of herself in 
3rd grade at WDS!

  
Students enjoy "Knight" action at the Broad Theater,
and daytime action at Joshua Tree National Park!
 


M.S. students check out the San Gabriel Valley Mission!
They learn in class, and
they visit the Pasadena 
Museum of California Art.
 
Field Trip Fun For Everyone!
      
        
         


   
            
Board Corner
The next Board of Trustees meeting:
Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm, Room 5
Annual Fund Campaign - Countdown!
Numbers count, and so do you!  
We are more than 80% of the way towards reaching our goal 
of raising $100,000 by 100% of our stakeholders!
Are you in the count?
                 
              Updated 
Here is our  ^  Annual Fund Top Ten list:

10) $100,000 - Our Annual Fund Goal
  9) $80,222 - How much we've already raised!
  8) $19,778 - How much we have left to raise!  
  7) $3,450 - The portion of each student's Weizmann education NOT covered by                             tuition
  6) 64% - The percentage of parents who have already participated
  5) 1:1 - The match for all new gifts and increases over last year!
  4) 2 - The number of classes who are already at 100% (5th and 7th grades) 
               Thank you!
  3) 3 -The number of classes who are super close to 100% (3rd, 6th, 8th grades)
  2) 100% - Our school's parent participation goal - in accordance with the mitzvah                       of Tzedakah
  1) 18 - Days left before our deadline    

The 2016 Annual Fund Campaign  - newest percentage totals!
  
   Board of Trustees - 100 %         
   Teachers & Staff - 58 %              
   Kindergarten - 50 %                    
   1st Grade -  40 %                         
   2nd Grade - 38 %                        
   3rd Grade - 78 %
   4th Grade - 60 %
   5th Grade - 100 %
   6th Grade - 88 %
   7th Grade - 100 %
   8th Grade - 75 %

Our current overall family participation is - 64 %!
We are getting closer...please help us reach 100 %!
                                          
  
                                                 DID YOU KNOW
that billions of dollars of corporate donations go unclaimed every year?
Please check with your employer to see if they will match your donation!
Learning Hebrew...
block by block and puppet by puppet!
      
A Taste of Middle School...
...for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade parents!
Come see middle school in action on Friday, 2/19, 8:30 am!
Please RSVP by calling or emailing the office.
Weizmann - - The Place To Be!!

HaMakom Y'nahem Etkhem
We mourn the passing of Barry Segal, longtime Weizmann supporter and grandfather of former Weizmann student, Zachary.

We mourn the passing of Esther Arvey, mother of beloved Weizmann teacher Ms. Arvey.  (At the same time, we thank former Weizmann teacher Barbara Felsinger for filling in with the 2nd grade class during Ms. Arvey's 2-week absence.)

We mourn the passing of Dick Allen, father-in-law of Ms. Carrie and grandfather of Coach Erik.

May their memories be for a blessing! 
PTO Makes It Happen...
     
Casually enjoying the company of friends,
              
in an amazing, close-knit community!
A Special PTO Deal
IT'S A RAFFLE - COMING SOON!
Four (4) Disneyland one-day park-hopper tickets
will be raffled on March 20th.
Tickets will go on sale in early March.
Dynamic Duos...
          
     
         
Third Grade Jewish Studies Art!
And now, the finished product!
Save the Dates
Coming Soon:
Community Shabbat, TBI Highland Park - 2/26, 6:30 pm
Dr. Seuss program - Thursday, 3/3, 9:30-10:30 am
Megillah reading, 3/24 - 8:30 am
Scenes from Shakespeare's "Much Ado" - Wednesday - 4/13
(in honor of William Shakespeare's birthday, and in place of the 2/24
middle school play listed on the school's community calendar.)

For those who like to plan ahead:
First Day of 2016-17 School Year - Tuesday, 8/30
Todah Rabbah
Steve (Jace's dad) for getting extra cords for the potters' wheels.

Ben (Izzy's dad) from the staff, for the yummy cheesecake.

Amaya (Andrew's mom), Rebeccah (Dashiell E.'s mom), Heather (Stephen's mom), and Maite (Pablo's mom) for creating, organizing, coordinating, and hosting such a wonderful community-building, fun parent party event.

PTO for the sweet treats from the party.

Dorine (Alec's mom) for accompanying middle school on their field trip.

Adriana (Sebastian's mom) for being the K/1 mystery reader.
Important REMINDERS:
February 11 - Report Cards Sent Home

February 12-15 - President's Weekend - School Closed

February 16 - Due date for Tuition Assistance packets

February 18 - 100th Day Spirit Celebration

February 19 - Middle School Open House - 8:30 am

February 23 - Elementary School Open House - 9:30 am

February 23 - Board Meeting - 7:30 pm - room 5

February 26 - Community Shabbat @ TBI Highland Park - 6:30 pm 
Monthly Mitzvah Project - - Mac-n-Cheese
It's a new month and it's a fun project - - we are collecting boxes of Mac-n-Cheese!
They will serve a dual purpose:
First as graggers for Purim and next as a food donation to Foothill Unity!
Watch for the deposit box at drop-off!
School and Community News
Use the long weekend to make your shirt
and proudly wear it next Thursday!

Check out the fun and exciting ASA Activities!
Revised ASA Calendar (below)

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Please plan on joining us as we honor Abigail's mom, Jen!
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
Web: http://www.weizmann.net