Beth Yeshurun Day School Express
Ocotober 26, 2012

10 Cheshvan 5773  

Chadashot: What's New at BYDS?

Pre-K Students "Friend" the Elementary School

 

  On Thursday this week, BYDS Pre-K students took a big step up in their educational experience by spending the day with our Second Grade students in the Elementary School. It was a great introduction to Beth Yeshurun Day School, as the students read the book Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan and created a "friendship" yarn web. Each of the students took home part of the web to always remember their day in the BYDS Elementary School.   

 

Pre-K students were also introduced to the new character curriculum being implemented throughout the school. Each month, the day school introduces a new positive trait we want students exemplifying at home and at school. For this month of October, the trait is Kavod (Respect). After reading  the book Heartprints, students discussed what respect means to us. Each 2nd grade student was paired with a preschool student. Each pair received a cut-out heart, wrote positive traits about each other, and signed their names. Teachers ended the morning by handing out a "friendship snack"-it was a great day for the Pre-K students and their Second Grade partners of the day.

 

The Second Grade teacher team is looking forward to more opportunities to pair up their students with the Pre-K students to grow this new school partnership.

 

We thank our Second Grade teacher team of Ms. Chait, Mrs. Most, and Ms. Yudelevich for making this day possible for our rising Kindergarten class!  

 

Moreover, for preparing our Pre-K students in such outstanding ways for future success, we thank our Pre-K teachers Jean Kessler, Maureen Melamed, Linda Meyerson, Barbara Selzer, Bonnie Suchart, and Helena Zach!  

 

  

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BYDS Admissions Open House

Family Open House:

BYDS to Host Admissions Event

Sunday, November 11, 4pm-6pm with Free Pizza!  

 

The BYDS admissions outreach team, including members of our BYDS Parent Ambassadors, is enthusiastically planning for a big Family Open House event for all prospective parents. The admissions event will take on a new welcoming approach this year--the doors will open up on a Sunday afternoon, with pizza, refreshments, and a chance to tour throughout the school facility and meet teachers, parents, and staff.   

We are expressly inviting all of our Early Childhood families who are looking ahead to elementary school for their children!

 

Current BYDS parents--would you like to help us at the Family Open House, and bring your kids, too? For more information, contact Julie Bortnick at 713-666-1884, or email her at jbortnick@bethyeshurun.org.   

 

   

Important Reminder

  

Parents: Please be mindful of staff when dropping off forgotten items. As we do not call into the classrooms so as not to disturb the students learning, the staff are running back and forth delivering items to your children.  It would be helpful to remind your children to check their backpacks the night before. 

Annual Giving

 

 

Dear BYDS Families and Friends,

 

 

 

Many thanks to all of our Annual Giving Participants--see current list below.  

 

Very soon you will be receiving the official invitation for this year's Annual Gala, and we are offering a means to handle both your annual gift and your Gala tickets by way of one of our combo packages. You may pledge online through My Backpack, mail/drop off your gift, or click into this Annual Giving Fund site to see the package support levels for Annual Giving and Gala:

 

Remember that all BYDS Annual Giving participants will receive an auto "BYDS" magnet--see pic below: 

 

  

Click Here to Donate Now and Get a Car Magnet. 

 

 

 

Please contact Marci Gilbert for more information or with questions. 

 

 

Thanks again to our supporters who have already made their annual gift!   

 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Axler

Mr. and Mrs. Janice Bekker

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Eitan Bernstein

Drs. Edward and Elizabeth Berzin

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Block

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Brams

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Marian Braun

Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Daniels

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Deutsch

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elieff

Mr. and Mrs. Vipul Engineer

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Epstein

Dr. and Mrs. Marc Feldman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Feldman

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fradkin

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Frankfort

Mr. Todd Frankfort

Mr. and Mrs. Reid Friedman

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Getz

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gibbs

Drs. Neal and Cathie Gittleman

Dr. Joseph Goetz

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goldberg

Ms. Elaine Gotlieb

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Israel Grinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grinstein

Mr. and Mrs. David Grzebinski

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Hakimi

Mr. Shalom Isaacson

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Kalina

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kapiloff

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Katz

Dr. Stephen Katz and Dr. Jacquie Lappin

Mr. and Mrs. Yair Kol

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Laviage

Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Leibman

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Levin

Mr. Michael Levy and Dr. Naomi Levy

Mr. and Mrs. David Loev

Ms. Gloria McLean

Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Meicler

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mellon

Ms. Susan Mesches

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Miller

Ms. Cindy Moore

Rabbi and Cantor Steve Morgen

Ms. Denise Olitzki

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paine

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pogach

Dr. Giancarlo Romero and Dr. Debora Levine

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rosenzweig

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Roubein

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rubenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Saber

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Schuster

Rabbi and Mrs. Jack Segal

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Selzer

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sheena

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sherman

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sondock

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sorkin

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Staller

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Staller

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stern

Rabbi and Mrs. Brian Strauss

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strug

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swartz

Ms. Kelli Sydow

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Talisman

Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wadler

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weinstein

Dr. and Mrs. Etan Weinstock

Mr. Lance Wilbanks

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Yambra

Mr. and Mrs. Segev Zadok

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Zivley

Events

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 30 - School Pictures 1st grade, Three's, 3rd grade

 

Wednesday, October 31 - School Pictures Kindergarten, CDO, Two's, 5th grade

 

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 1 - School Pictures 2nd Grade, Pre-K, 4th grade; First Grade Field Trip

Friday, 2nd - 5th Grade Field Trip, Dress Uniform

Sunday, 4th - Daylight Savings Time Fall Back One Hour

Monday, 5th - Staff Development, NO BYDS

Tuesday, 6th - $ Free Dress, 5th Grade to Beren Academy 9:30am

Wednesday, 7th - EC/ES Dad's Breakfast

Thursday, 8th - Parent Education #2 at 9 am

Sunday, 11th - Prospective Parent  Open House 4pm - 6pm

Tuesday, 20th - Thanksgiving Program: ES 9am, EC 10:30, Dismissal Following Program, No EDC/ASA

Wednesday 21st thru Friday, 23rd - Thanksgiving Holiday, No BYDS

Thursday, 29th - $ Free Dress Day

Friday, 30th - ES 2nd Grade Shabbat Service and Dinner 6 pm

Look what's coming...

    

   

 

 

Reservations can be made online through November 19

 

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Yasher Koach
  • Tfillot

Yasher Koach to all students who led the Tfillot this past two week:

Chazzanim/Chazzaniot: Aidan Feldman, Eliana Haas, Kai Rubenstein,

Torah readers: Abbie Kleban, Cantor Dorf, Gable Sondock

Aliyot: Misha Berry, Brett Bazarsky, Daniel Malev

Gabbaim : Eli Cowan, Josh Kaminsky

  • Kabbalat Shabbat

Yasher Koach to our Kabbalat Shabbat leaders last Friday:

Anna Greenberg, Aaron Stein, Spencer Gibbs, Daniel Leibman, Abby Cowan

*To follow our services schedule and assigned leaders please go to http://byds.org/academics/jewish-community-highlights/judaic-studies

  • Mensch of the Week

We started our character education program which includes a monthly value that will be discussed during the school day and during services. Our October theme is Kavod (Respect) and we emphasize the importance of respecting friends, teachers and parents.

Number of the students presented high values of kindness and entered the Mensch Box (which is located in the Administartion lobby):

  • Peter Berry - 5th - bringing a backpack to a friend who was not with the class when they were leaving a room.
  • Meier Turboff - 1st - moving to another table so his friend would have a seat.
  • Layla Mueller - 2nd - helping a friend with her when she was unsure of the directions.
  • Ari Strauss - 2nd - helping a friend find his class when the student came to school late.
  • Billy Berry - 1st - getting a box of tissues for a friend that was sneezing a lot and without being asked to do it.
  • Willa Berry - 2nd - helping her friend rebandage his hand.
  • Gustav Soloff - 1st - running to gather his friends papers that were blown away by the wind.
  • Levi Finkelman - 1st - moving to another friend so his friend would have a seat.
  • Abby Cowan and Ofir Kadosh - 3rd - picking up trash on playground that didn't belong to her/him.  Great job.
  • Joshua Danziger - 1st - moving to another table so his friend would have a seat.
  • Tzedakah

Thanks for the wonderful participation this past week. 100% Tzedakah was collected by all classes grades K-5!

Thanks to Timothy Yeh and Gabe Sondock for coordinating this weeks' project. We continue to collect coins every week and we are very excited to see such an overwhelming participation. The students will decide be the end of the semester where these monies should go to.

* Thanks to Rabecca Knafo and Avery Rubenstein for collecting tzedakah from the pre-school. Yasher Koach to the pre-school classes who generously gave to our tzedakh fund:

Ms. Hayley & Ms. Elaine 3's, Ms. Monique & Ms. Michelle 3's, Ms. Sharon & Ms. Elyse 3's, Ms. Barbara & Ms. Maureen Pre-K, Ms. Jean &Ms. Bonnie Pre-K, Ms. Helena & Ms. Linda's Pre-K.

  • Kufsat Shabbat

 

Please follow our Kufsat Shabbat schedule (Shabbat box) as it appears on our website at http://byds.org/academics/jewish-community-highlights/judaic-studies

Please summarize your Shabbat experience with your child and return it with the Shabbat box.

In This Issue
Chadashot
Important Reminder
Important Reminder
***AGF Donor List***
Events
Throw a Gala Party
The Market
Pics of the Week
Yasher Koach


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