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 NEMJDS SchoolNews
November 7, 2013   4 kislev 5774  
 
== SCHOOL DISMISSES AT 2:30pm FRIDAY ==
In This Issue
- First Grade Stowaway.
- Pancake Breakfast Success.
- Awesome Alum!
- Give Thanks Family Fun Night.
- Thanksgiving/ Chanukah Tzedakah projects.
Upcoming at the Day School...
   

November 8

Veteran's Day (3rd grade)

Early Kabbalat Shabbat begins - 11:00am

Early Friday dismissal begins - 2:30pm

 

November 18

Early dismissal 12:45

Teacher Work Day

 

November 19

End of first trimester

 

November 22

Thanksgiving/Chanukah Kabbalat Shabbat (11am)

Kindergarten - 5th grade

 

November 26

Class Spelling Bees

 

November 27

School Closed

Teacher Work Day

 

November 28 - 29

School Closed

Thanksgiving

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FIRST GRADER CAUGHT AS STOWAWAY TO ISRAEL
N.E. Miles Jewish Day School takes a creative and innovative twist with a First grade project.  Much to the surprise of participants on the Birmingham Jewish Federation's Young Leadership Israel trip, an additional participant has snuck onto their tour.  The NEMJDS First Grade class sent Shimon HaShatuach (a.k.a. Flat Stanley, a paper doll made by the class) in the Kaplan's luggage!  Kindergarten and First Grade students have been following the adventures of Shimon and the Federation Young Leadership Israel trip via Facebook and Skype.  Every day they turn on their SmartBoard and Skype with the trip from their classroom.  So far, the class has joined the trip in Tel Aviv, Akko and Rosh Ha'ayin, Birmingham's sister city.  Working on the computer and SmartBoard, students look at daily changing pictures in Israel, feeding their incredible curiosity about Israeli culture and geography.  The highlight so far for our NEMJDS students?  Being part of the live audience, along with the Federation Young Leadership group, at a mandolin concert performed by 5th and 6th grade Rosh Ha'ayin students.   A special thanks to the Kaplan and Thornton parents for sharing their Israel adventure 'as-it-happens'!
Shimon HaShatuach (Flat Stanley) in Akko, Israel.
 
Kindergarten & First Grade watch a concert live in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel on their SmartBoard.

   

PANCAKE BREAKFAST A HUGE SUCCESS!
An enormous thank you from the Upper School to all the parents, teachers and guests who came out on Tuesday to support their Youth Philanthropy Fundraiser Pancake Breakfast.  A special thank you to Lynn Raviv for organizing the event with the students and parents of the Upper School.  Thank you to Costco and Winn-Dixie on Montevallo Road for their generous food donations.
 
We are so proud of the Upper School's success ....
  • Over 100 people attended the breakfast
  • Over 225 pancakes were served
  • Over 5 egg casseroles were consumed
  • Students raised over $650 net
Watch for news of a Spring Pancake Breakfast fundraiser.  And don't forget to tell your friends about the great food for a great cause!
Mason Berger, Zachary Hagedorn and Sam Dillard get ready for the breakfast.
Beth Smokey, Kyra Berger and Christie Hagedorn prepare the egg casseroles.
Liam Smokey cooks the pancakes.

 
Sixth Grade students: Liam Smokey, Adison Berger, Mason Berger, Reuben Stein and Zachary Hagedorn (missing is Aaron Bard).

 

OUR AWESOME ALUM!

A special thanks to our awesome alum who joined us for our Pancake Breakfast and even came out on Sunday to help cook!
Raquel Wolnek & Kaitlyn Jefferson helped prepare egg casseroles.

Meyer Wolnek & Michelle Wolnek.
Ethan Elgavish and his brother Jacob.
Dima Antselevich and his brothers David & Emil.

   

FAMILY CONVERSATION AND LEARNING
This is a great opportunity to start a family discussion about 'Giving Thanks'
 
Mark your calenders and join your Day School Family for a fun night out - games, prizes, havdallah and a great conversation!
 
  

   

'GIVE THANKS' SCHOOL-WIDE HOLIDAY SERVICE PROJECT
Give ThanksOnce again, our Day School is proud to be participating in two wonderful holiday tzedakah opportunities.
 
1.  Share the Spirit: Family to Family Holiday Service Project.  Through First Teacher's @ Home, the Day School has an opportunity for our students to perform a meaningful mitzvah for families who are less fortunate.  Our school has taken the information from local families which we hope to serve this holiday season.  NEMJDS families are asked to pull a feather off the Thanksgiving Turkey for their family to fill (each feather lists the need/wish for a special person in one of our sponsored families).  Please bring your donations (with your feather taped to the outside of your unwrapped gift) and leave it in the Day School lobby, beside our Thanksgiving Turkey.  Donations are due no later than Friday, December 6th.  We are also collecting non-perishable food items.
 
Adison Berger and Reuben Stein get ready for giving at Thanksgiving/Chanukah!

2.  Israel Defense Force Chanukah Sufganiot Tzedakah Project.
IDF soldiers receive their Chanukah sufganiyot.
For the second year, NEMJDS students are raising funds to help provide sufganiot (jelly donuts) and chanukiot to Israeli soldiers serving during Chanukah.  Our goal is $300.
 
Last year, NEMJDS raised the funds to have sufganiot delivered to the Givati Brigade where Yona Stein (son of Morah Stein) was serving in northern Israel, near Kiryat Shmona.

   

KABBALAT SHABBAT
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Please join us for 
Kabbalat Shabbat, this Friday

at 11:00 am. 

(NOTE THE EARLIER START)

 

Avot:    Jacob Azrin, Brandon Clark

Imahot: Edith Kaplan

 

Kabbalat Shabbat is sponsored by Brook and Justin Kaplan, all the way from Israel, in honor of their daughter Edith's birthday.  Kabbalat Shabbat is also sponsored by Melissa and Melvin Zivitz in honor of their grandson, Brandon Clark.

 

If you would like to sponsor a Kabbalat Shabbat in honor of your child or a special event, click here for the on-line form.

  

 SHABBAT TABLE TALK - Vayetze

Learn about this week's Parsha ..... Click here.

 

   

COMMUNITY NEWS

The LJCC is hosting a Latke Throwdown - a team Latke Making competition along with World Series Dreidel competition and some good old fashioned Southern Fried Chanukah dinner.  Look for details soon about an NEMJDS Team.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 5 - 7pm

 

Camp Judea - a little bit of Israel in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains! A summer filled with friendship, laughter and great memories.  Learn more about camp at Seth & Michelle Wolnek's home:  3232 Highland Dr.  Click here for more details.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 6pm

 

A gift for our children today, tomorrow and forever; 

create a legacy through the
N.E. Miles Jewish Day School Endowment
 
Call Lynn Raviv, Development Director at 879-1068 or
Sally Friedman, Birmingham Jewish Foundation at 803-1519