NEMJDS SchoolNews

February 27, 2014 27 adar I 5774

In This Issue

- Rosh Chodesh Ruach AND Hat Day

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- Something Menschenable

- Sukkah Raising

Upcoming at the Day School...

March 3

Rosh Chodesh Ruach AND

HAT DAY!!

(wear your purple shirts and your craziest hats)

March 3 - 14

MAP Testing

March 6, 2pm

Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart performances

March 11, 7:45am

Chai Mitzvah

March 12, 6:30pm

Coping with Bullying

Parent Education Series

March 14

Purim & Carnival

March 24 - 28

Spring Break

School Closed

Links You Can Use

Our Website

Box Tops Bring Cash

PTA@nemjds.org

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THINGS TO REMEMBER!

This coming MONDAY, MARCH 3rd

Wear your purple NEMJDS Chai Achiever shirts AND ......

YOUR CRAZIEST HATS

crazy hat

Adar is the happiest, most joyous month of the Hebrew calendar. In fact, its motto is "When Adar comes, joy is increased." To welcome the new month of Adar II, the entire school is celebrating 'hat day' on Rosh Chodesh. Wear your coolest, funkiest, craziest hats AND your purple Rosh Chodesh t-shirts. We have a special surprise planned!

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Thursday, March 6

2pm

Join us for a heart-pumping exhibition of hoola hoop and jump rope performances by our lower school and an exciting upper school basketball competition between the Blue Sharks and the Yellow Jackets.

February is Heart Month and students at the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School are learning about heart health through many jump rope and basketball activities in P.E. and in science class. In addition, they have collected donations for the American Heart Association. For every $1000 raised for American Heart Association, our school receives $100 in gift certificates for P.E. equipment.

STUDENT VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Students in the Upper School tefillah class with Mrs. Posner were invited to vision for the future and asked to write personal prayers that could be included in a siddur. Our students showed incredible compassion for their families, communities and the world.

"May it be Your will Hashem, our G-d, and the G-d of our ancestors...........

that world peace will come and that all living beings will live in harmony with each other.
that doctors will find a cure for cancer.
that all animals will have a loving and a caring home..... that all diseases disappear for humans, animals and even trees.
that the world will have no more wars and that it will be a world of peace and prosperity. May it be Your will that everyone and every country will need no weapons and that terrorism will not exist.
that all diseases should be cured.
that all sickness should be healed (including mental illness and birth defects) for every living being."

Yasher koach to Daniel, Adi, Kyra, Ellen, Norman, Zachary, Emma and Lillian (in no specific order).

SOMETHING MENSCHENABLE

NEMJDS is so proud to announce that Asher Smokey, 3rd grade NEMJDS student, will have a feature role in the LJCC production of Jungle Book Kids.

Asher Smokey, Elephant in Jungle Book Kids production.

Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the rest of the gang as they swing their way through mad cap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan. Adapted from the beloved film, this musical includes all of its favorite colorful characters and toe-tapping Disney tunes, such as "The Bare Necessities" and "I Wan'na Be Like You."

Show Times

March 1,6,13 at 7:30 pm

Mach 2 & 9 at 2 pm

Click here to purchase tickets on-line.

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Seth Perlman, NEMJDS alum, has been awarded the 2014 Alabama High School Literary Arts Award, sponsored by the Alabama Writers' Forum and the Alabama State Council for the Arts. Seth will receive the Michael Morris Senior Portfolio Scholarship, which carries with it a cash award. Members of the Indian Springs Writers' Workshop from this fall all submitted either poetry or creative nonfiction to the competition. Seth Perlman was one of only 6 students in the state to receive this recognition for his essays and poems. Mazel Tov to Seth for all of his incredible accomplishments in his senior year at Indian Springs!

TENNIS ANYONE?!

As the weather warms up (hopefully), it's time to start thinking about the joy of outdoor sports.

Join Dale Clark, LJCC Tennis Pro, for tennis lessons. Contact Dale any time to get more information: dclark@bhamjcc.org

Tiny Tot Tennis (ages 4 - 5)

Tuesday/Friday 1 - 1:45pm.

Beginner Children (ages 6 and up)

Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 - 4:30pm.

Intermediate Children (ages 6 and up)

Tuesday/Thursday 4:30 - 5:30pm.

Fee: $14 per class with 1st

class FREE! Pay as you go!

KABBALAT SHABBAT

Please join us for

Kabbalat Shabbat

this Friday at 11:00am.

Avot: Ari Azrad, Nathan Kendrick

Imahot: Hannah Gorelick

Kabbalat Shabbat is sponsored by Kerry and Dan Gorelick, in honor of their first grader - Hannah.

If you would like to sponsor a future Kabbalat Shabbat in honor of your child or a special event, click here for the

on-line form.

SHABBAT TABLE TALK - Pekude

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Knesseth Israel is hosting a weekend of learning, with guest scholar Rav Ysoscher Katz from New York. Click here for details about the weekend.

February 28 - March 2

Rabbi Randall Konigsburg installation weekend at Temple Beth-El. Click here for details.

Saturday, March 1 morning to night!

Theatre LJCC presents Disney's Jungle Book Kids! With a variety of rhythms and swingin' jungle beats, The Jungle Book is a show for grown-ups and kids of all ages.

Call 879-0411 for tickets/more info.

Feb 27, March 1,6,8 - 7:30pm

March 2 & 9 - 2pm

Henry S. Jacob's Camp Family Spring Fling - experience Jacob's Camp first hand with great programs, activities, Shabbat experience, and a warm welcoming community.(1st through 5th grade) Click here for more information and registration forms.

April 25 - 27, 2014

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

Click here for more information