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 NEMJDS SchoolNews
March 23, 2014   21 adar II 5774  
In This Issue
- Purim Carnival video
- Chess Team success
- Environmental Trip
- Cookie Dough Sale
- Spring Break
- Box Top competition
Upcoming at the Day School...
   

March 24 - 28

Spring Break 

School Closed

  

March 17 - April 11

Parent-Teacher Conferences

 

 April 1

Rosh Chodesh Ruach Nisan

(wear your purple shirts)

 

April 8

Youth Philanthropy Breakfast 6:30 - 8am

 

4th/5th grade trip to Montgomery

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LOOK OUT ... THE KIDS WERE IN CHARGE!
Kyra Berger, Clara Lapidus and Susan Biedinger enjoy Purim!
Purim had a twist this year .... the kids were in charge!  Our very confident and competent Upper School students planned and led an incredibly fun Purim carnival for the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School students and the LJCC ECLC Ilanot class. Students and staff arrived in creative costumes, celebrated a rockin' musical tefillah and participated in a carnival that included: fishing in the Red Sea, Dance around Persia, Haman's Jail, Mordechai's bowling, Beauty contest face painting, Haman sponge throw and making home-made hamentashen and shalach manot bags.  

Click here to watch our
2014 Purim Carnival video!

   

NOT PAWNS IN THIS GAME!

 
 
Our N.E. Miles Jewish Day School Chess Team headed to the Alabama Scholastic State Chess Championship games under the guidance of Dr. Brooks of The Knight School.  More than 700 games were played in individual and team competitions.  The N.E. Miles Jewish Day School chess team played hard and smart.  We are incredibly proud to announce that the NEMJDS Chess Team tied for second in the State in Elementary School Division! 
 
Mazel tov to our team members:
  • Mason Berger (6th grade, leader and first board)
  • Aaron Bard (6th grade)
  • Lyle Barrocas (3rd grade)
  • Omer Duvdevani (3rd grade)

NEMJDS competitive Chess team:
Mason Berger, Lyle Barrocas,

Omer Duvdevani and Aaron Bard




The Knight School competitive chess team

   

ENVIRONMENT WITH A JEWISH TWIST

Jewish education through experiential learning at Camp Rama Darom.  NEMJDS 5th and 6th grade students had the opportunity to study with the TEVA group and learn about the ecology and food sustainability.  Students hiked, sang and studied together for three days, creating a strong sense of community and commitment to tikun olam (repairing the world). A special thank you to the chaperons:  Melina Goldfarb, Hilton Berger and Annette Troxell.

 

Click the picture below to check out an awesome slide show with music by our own students!

 
5th & 6th grade girls on the NEMJDS environmental trip.

   

COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER ....
Announcing our annual NEMJDS PTA
COOKIE DOUGH SALE
Pre-portioned frozen cookie dough available in:


*Chocolate chip pecan
*Chocolate chip
*M&M
*Triple chocolate chip
*Cranberry oatmeal & white chocolate chips
*Oatmeal raisin
*Strawberry shortcake
*Snickerdoodle
 (All cookie dough is kosher dairy) 
  
Funds help the PTA to support many different activities at the Day School including monthly Rosh Chodesh Ruach celebrations, Red Ribbon Week, Teacher Appreciation Week and many more.

 

Please contact your favorite NEMJDS student or our PTA to place your order (PTA@nemjds.org).

Order deadline is April 2, 2014.
(cookie dough delivery estimate: week of April 28)
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TIME FOR A BREAK!
Stay safe and have a fantastic break.  
We look forward to your return on Monday, March 31st.

   

EXCITING COMPETITION!
Icee Box Top competition
Each class was invited to fill up as many box top Icee pages as possible to compete for the coveted Class Icee Party.   
The competition was very serious among the Lower School.  We heard rumors of 700+ box tops collected in one of the classes.  The winner will be announced the first week in April.  Thank you to everyone who participated!  

 

Click here for the NEMJDS Box Top collection form.

   

KABBALAT SHABBAT
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Please join us for our next 
Kabbalat Shabbat
on Friday April 4th at 11:25am.

 

 

 

Avot:    David Antselevich and Emil Antselevich

 

 

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 - Shemini

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

 

 COMMUNITY EVENTS

Name Bubbles for Camp - purchase personalized labels for camp clothing and gear while you help support the LJCC pre-school.  During checkout, enter:  LJCC14 and click 'submit' to activate the code.

Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood's Women's Seder - celebrate and learn about the role of women in our history through a special seder for women of all faiths (ladies over 13 only).Cost is $25 pp. RSVP required: www.ourtemple.org
and click Sisterhood.
Sunday, April 6, 4:30 - 7:30pm

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