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 NEMJDS SchoolNews
April 4, 2014   4 nisan 5774  
In This Issue
- Bookworms
- Making a Difference
- Book Signing
Upcoming at the Day School...
   

April 8

Youth Philanthropy Breakfast 6:30 - 8am

 

4th/5th grade trip to Montgomery

 

April 14 - 22

School Closed Passover

 

April 14, 17, 18

E-Days

 

April 28

Yom Hashoah

 

April 30

Rosh Chodesh Ruach Iyar

Wear your purple shirts!

 

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BOOKWORMS FOUND IN NEMJDS
How many books have you read?  N.E. Miles Jewish Day School 2nd grade class know how many books they have read, and it's more than 100 books each!  
The Bernstein B.E.A.R cave
With a classroom equipped with a Bernstein B.E.A. R reading cave (Be Excited About Reading), and highly determined students, 2nd graders have succeeded in becoming avid and passionate readers!  A special thank you to Ms. Bernstein for her creativity and the 2nd grade parents for all of their support in celebrating this monumental challenge.
Celebrating reading success:
Upper Row - Leah Gordon, Mia Duvdevani, Marley Nadler, Sophie Rzeszut
Lower Row - Ava Fleisig, Danielle Feingold, Sage Kazinec

   

MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Sophie Rzeszut

Second grader, Sophie Rzeszut, is hard at work for a cause she really believes in - The March of Dimes annual fundraising walk, "March for Babies." Funds raised will help the March of Dimes support research into preemie birth, educational efforts, and support programs for parents who suddenly find themselves with a child in the NICU. You can join Team Sophie by clicking here.  Please consider supporting Sophie and her family team this year at the walk on April 26th, 9am at UAB's mini-park.  

Or check out Team Sophie page at:   www.rze.me/teamsophie
 
To honor the final year for Team Sophie in Birmingham, you can purchase a special t-shirts.  
Order deadline is today!  Click here
 to place your order. 

   

BOOK SIGNING OPPORTUNITY

 

On April 29th, local Homewood neighbor, Lori Nichols will be speaking to our students about writing and illustrating picture books. 

 

Her debut picture book Maple is now in stores nationwide. The story is about a little girl called Maple, whose parents planted a tree in her honor when she was "still a whisper." Each page turn shows the child growing, playing, and seeking refuge under her leafy companion.  One day, Maple is surprised to realize that there's a sapling growing next to her tree, and she soon discovers that a sibling of her very own is on the way too!  

 

Parents have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of the book for their children for $14.00.  Click here to print the order form.  The deadline to order a special signed book is April 11th. Please return your order form with a check made out to NEMJDS.

(NEMJDS does not benefit in any way from the sale of this book) 

   

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

 

 

 

Avot:     Arthur Lyublinsky, JJ Stein, Asher Sigman

Imahot:  Sophia Sigman

 

 

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 - Metzora

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

 

 COMMUNITY EVENTS

IKF Karate for girls and boys with Alexa Hymowitz, 1st degree blackbelt.  Foster self-discipline, encourage physical activity, boost self esteem.  Join your friends at Chabad every Sunday morning, 9 - 10am for karate instruction.  Click here for more details.

Spend the day with the J!!  Enjoy Spring group fitness launch, Camp Zone and a Bark Mitzvah/blessing for your pets.  Don't miss the Kids Suzuki concert at 2pm and take a peak at the student artwork display, honoring the memory of the Holocaust and the poem, The Last Butterfly.
Sunday, April 6 8 - 3:30pm

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