Weizmann Day School Hadashot

March 11 / 1 Adar II, 5776; Candle Lighting at 5:39 pm
In This Issue
Learning is fun...
Board Corner
Annual Fund Campaign - UPDATE!
Middle School WEEL
PTO Family Program
PTO Special Deal
PTO Needs You!
Education is great for everyone!
Save the Dates
It Happened in Hebrew!
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!


Mrs. Feldman joins the 
Dr. Seuss celebration!


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!
4th grade having fun...

even if it is in Hebrew!
More Parashah 
 Reader's Theater with
5th grade and help
from a friend!





Kindergarten Learning!

K & 1 build with STEAM!


Enjoying life 
Weizmann style!



PTO's Petty Fundraising

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

Let's all try to take advantage of near-instant free-shipping electronic-delivery gift cards at shopwithscrip.com!  

For example, going to IHOP tonight? Buy a gift card and the school gets 8%, just like that! Same deal at Applebee's, Chili's, P.F. Chang's, Outback, Domino's, TGI Friday's, Buca, CPK, Dave & Buster's (13%!), Yard House, etc. 

For your first order of you'll need to sign up at shopwithscrip.com (enrollment code 597D88AL268LL). E-mail (asimow@gps.caltech.edu) or text (626-354-1712) me whenever you place an order for instant fulfillment!

Thanks for your support,  PAUL
Middle School Wednesday WEEL 

Students listen to guest speakers...
 


and they work on DBL projects
 in M.S.
They also 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!
Learning is fun, Dr. Seuss style!
Kindergarten and 1st grade expanded their Dr. Seuss 
Lorax learning with a Dr. Seuss classroom
cookie-making activity.
      
     
            
Board Corner
The next board meeting is
Tuesday, March 15, 7:00 pm.
Annual Fund Campaign - UPDATE!
We are only 5
 donations away from
meeting our goal of 100% participation!

Parents - 89 %
Teachers & Staff - 100%  
    Board of Trustees - 100 %    


We are almost there...please help us reach 100 %!
                                        
 
Middle School WEEL...
and alumni find common ground!
The last two week's WEEL programs centered around the business
 of entertainment with visits to a local studio,
 Mike Mathis Productions, and a guest speaker who taught about the finer elements of film editing and screen writing.

Alumni Sheldon D. (2012) and Eitan G. (2013) 
just completed appearances in a recent production at LACHSA.
 
PTO Family Program
PTO is sponsoring a multi-family hike at Monrovia Canyon Park. 
It's a beautiful, shady, and relatively short hike 
to a 30-foot waterfall.
It's suitable for most young kids though there are 
some narrow and steep ledges at times. 
Please bring water, snacks, and proper shoes.
Parking currently costs $7.00.
Please try to arrive at 10 am. 
We will leave promptly at 10:15 am.

Rain cancels!!

Meet here Sunday, March 20th at 10 am:
Monrovia Canyon Park Nature Center
1200 N Canyon Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016
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.
PTO Needs You!
Volunteers are needed to help with
set up, operation, and clean up
of this year's Purim Carnival
on Thursday, March 24.
A sign up sheet is in the office, please add your name if you can help!
New prizes are also needed; all sizes and types of donations welcome.
Please see Lori Serna if you have any questions!
Education is great for everyone!
Mrs. Feldman recently attended the Hartman Institute's 
session on learning about Israel for educators.

Dashiell E. just learned how challenging Mrs. Feldman's work, 
as Head of School, really is.

Mrs. Feldman, Mrs. Snyder, Ms. Freedenthal, and Ms. Dinerman
together attended a BJE workshop on 
Understanding and Leveraging School Culture.
Save the Dates
Coming Soon:
Megillah Chanting by 4th grade, 3/24 - 8:30 am - Knell Chapel
Purim Carnival, 3/24 - 11:00 am - Social Hall
Scenes from Shakespeare's "Much Ado" - Wednesday - 4/13
It Happened in Hebrew!
        
The kindergarten class practices using their groggers,
      

while the 3rd graders learn about trees in Israel,
     
       
and the 4th graders use iPads to sharpen their Hebrew skills.
      
Todah Rabbah
Barry Oretzky, amazing artist and friend of Jerry B. (Mason and Elliot's grandpa) for a wonderful art presentation to grades 4 - 8.

Greta (Nathan's mom) and Laura (Quinn's mom) for driving middle school on their WEEL trip to Mike Mathis Productions.

Brian P. (Maxx's dad) for hosting the middle school students on their WEEL trip to your production studio.

Jack S. (Michael's dad) for providing middle school with the unique opportunity to learn about screenwriting and film editing.
Important REMINDERS:
March 14 - Pi Day

March 15 - 5th grade with Beth Hillel 5th grade - Riley's Farm - 8:30 am-3:30 pm  
March 15 - Board Meeting - 7:00 pm - Room 5

March 17 - LA County Science Fair - Set Up - 1:15-3:30 pm

March 18 - LA County Science Fair - Judging - Leave @ 8:15 am - (Parents pick up students from Pasadena Convention Center - 3:30 pm - See Mrs. Rotter for details.)

March 24 - Megillah Chanting by 4th grade - 8:30 am - Knell Chapel
March 24 - Purim Carnival - 11:00 am-12:15 pm - Social Hall

March 31 - Federation's Women Who Make a Difference Program - 9:15 am
Monthly Mitzvah Project - - We Need 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 groggers for Purim and next as a food donation to Foothill Unity!
Watch for the deposit box at drop-off!
School and Community News
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Sign ups are still being accepted for the cooking class.


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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