PARSHAS SHEMOS 18 Teves 5775 January 9, 2015
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Friday, January 9 Candle Lighting Time: 4:18 pm
Shabbos, January 10 Parshas Shemos Sof Z’man Kriyas Shema: 9:38 AM
Upcoming Events
Sunday, January 11
Chez Crown
Monday, January 12
4G Shiras Devorah 9:00
Friday, Jan. 16-Sunday, Jan. 25 No School—Winter Break
Monday, January 26 School resumes Thursday, January 29th Picture Retake Day-All Grades Sunday, February 1
All school mandatory lice check
Hot Lunches This Week: Mon., Jan. 12 French Toast Tues., Jan. 13 Hamburger
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School is affiliated with the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, a partner in serving our Jewish Wed., Jan. 14 Pizza Community supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation of Chicago. PARSHAS SHEMOS 18 Teves 5775 January 9, 2015
7th Grade News 8th Grade Boys By Mrs. Sarit Abowitz By Rabbi Cohen Seventh grade dance is What a special treat Rabbi Cohen’s 8th grade had this coming along fabulously! past Monday! Rabbi Moshe Schmelczer, the Menahel Erev Shira will be better of Telshe Yeshiva Chicago, came to share some than ever especially with amazing words of inspiration with the bochurim. He Morah Abowitz's encour- told them how special they were to be bochurim aging hugs. We can't learning in Yeshiva and a number of stories about the wait to see what unfolds Chofetz Chaim. He also spoke about the potential next week. every student has and how they are viewed in the eyes of Hashem. The bochurim listened on the edge 4th Grade News of their seats to every word. Yeyasher koach! By Rochel D. Miller, Carmel Schreiber and Rivkah Fink This week in Mrs. Dubo- vick’s 4th grade class we Mrs. Kleinman’s 6-8th Language Arts perfected and performed Q: What does a Shiras Devorah for the 1st- 3rd graders on Friday for dreidel and Lan- our dress rehearsal. On guage Arts have in Monday, we finished our common? And what siyum by playing Shemos does Taboo have in shade-in. We also had our Ivrit #10 test. We started practicing for Erev Shira. We finished Boruch common with Cha- She’amar in Be’ur Tefillah. It nukah? was so fun to sing Birchas Yaakov to the 3rd graders. It brought back such nice mem- A: They are Chanukah-themed Language Arts games ories for us! that Mrs. Kleinman’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes P.S. Thank you to Dena and played over Chanukah! Students had fun reviewing Zoe for making the Shemos shade-in game. their vocabulary words by playing Vocab Dreidel, practicing their language skills by creating Chanukah We are all connected! and Literature Taboo, applying their knowledge of the By Rabbi Schwartz parts of speech by coming up with silly Chanukah Rabbi Schwartz’s third MadLibs, and reviewing different Chanukah stories grade boys have made and their current class a connection with the novels by creating an third grade boys in a Apples to Apples school in Mitzpe Ri- mon, Israel. Over the game. Each class also past few months we had the opportunity to have been connected practice non-fiction with our "family" in Israel. We have received letters reading skills by select- from them and are now sending back our responses. The boys have made their own "identification cards" ing a little known Chanukah tale with a partner and with pictures and information about themselves in then creating a summary or skit to present in front of Hebrew (with the help of Morah Sherman) and Eng- their class. lish letters (with the help of Mrs. Pinsky and Mrs. Nussbaum). We are looking forward to hearing from We can’t wait for more Language Arts/Jewish connec- them soon and hopefully one day meeting in person! tions throughout the year!
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Erev Shira is coming! Bringing out our artistic talent...Navi review in Wednesday, February 4th! Mrs. Reiss's class Ticket sales now open! See attached flier!
Attention 10th-12th graders & post-sem girls: Erev Shira needs girls to help with hair and make-up the night of Erev Shira! Please email Mrs. Litwack at [email protected] to volunteer! Sponsor-a-day Thank you to the great-grandchildren of HaRav Yehu- da Leib ben Yosef (otherwise known as Rabbi Zayde) for sponsoring Tuesday’s learning on the occasion of his yahrtzeit. To sponsor a day of learning, please contact Sam Medow at 847-982-9191x613 or email [email protected]. Picture Retake Day Picture Retake day will be held on Thursday, January 29th. Retake day is for students that were absent on the original retake day, or for students who were not pleased with the original picture. Please make sure to "Chaveira" song in Mrs. Reiss's class send the original pictures back to school with your child in order to have a picture retaken. Lost and Found Please check the Lost & Found bin located in the bench near the east entrance. There are several unla- beled items such as coats , sweatshirt, gloves, hats, etc....Labeled items are located at the front office in a blue bin. Belsh (zip up), Nechama Carlsen (sweatshirt), Cohen (ACHDS zip up), Rine (winter jacket), Kahn Rose (ACHDS sweatshirt), Kost (ACHDS sweatshirt), Vadnai (shorts)
Thank you! Thank you to our Chez Crown event chairpeople, Yoel and Yehudit Goldberg, Mark and Penina Hartman, Elan and Rebecca Magence, Benjie and Sara Porush, for going above and beyond in coordinating this year’s event. Look forward to seeing you there! Six Flags Read to Succeed Attention K-6th graders: Have you been filling out your reading log?? Every- one who reads for 6 hours and submits their reading log before February 20th will receive 1 free ticket to Great America! PARSHAS SHEMOS 18 Teves 5775 January 9, 2015
Safety Kid Student Education SAFETY KID® STUDENT EDUCATION This week, Arie Crown introduced the Safer Schools' Student Education Pro- gram, Safety Kid®. Our volunteer “Safety Kid Facilitators,” who trained with Mrs. Rachel Zimmerman and Ms. Jessica Schaffer of Jewish Child & Fami- ly Services, presented to Nursery through 5th grade on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The highly acclaimed Safety Kid® program was created by Mrs. Debbie Fox, LCSW in Los Angeles and was embraced by teachers and students alike. We thank Mrs. Mindi Zissman, Mrs. Chani Isenberg and Mr. Hillel Efron, our Arie Crown Safety Moms and Dad, in addi on to volunteers trained by JCFS and Safety Moms from other schools, for devo ng me and effort to this project. Please discuss with your children some of the topics and terminology that they learned, and familiar‐ ize yourself with this important program. Comments or ques ons may be directed to Jessica Schaffer, Safer Schools Program , at 847- 745-5450, or directly to Rabbi Samber.
iPads in the Classrooms When Mrs. Kirsch rolls the iPad cart into the classroom many students cheer. What do the students do with the iPads? * First graders have used RazKids and Pocket Phonics in reading. The first grade boys have written monster stories using the app “My Story.” * Third and fourth graders have written stories using “Write About.” This app has 3 different levels of prompts (narrative, expository, persuasive) and dozens of pictures. * Mrs. Wagner’s sixth graders used the app “Trading Cards” for charac- terization. In the fall they created a Google presentation on Chrome- books. * Mrs. Nussbaum’s class is learning how to use the graphic organizer in “Popplet” to plan their next writing assignment. The students are having so much fun they don’t even realize they are learning!
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$TAR BUCK$ MISHNAYOS PROGRAM The Star Bucks Mishnayos program began this week. Boys grades 5‐8 learn and review mishnayos on their own. The boys are then tested on their own me. Boys can earn a $tar Buck for each Perek they complete. Addi onally any boy who completes the quota for his grade will par ci‐ pate in a grand trip at the end of the school year. This week we had 55 boys reques ng to be tested on 110 perakim of mishnayos!! Mazel Tov to the following boys who took part this week:
Grade 5 Dov Landsman Zachary Fagan Avidan Garfinkel Amir Gutnicki Roie Arnet Avi Zissman Asher Lopin Eli Gertz Na ali Zimmerman Ziggy Gelman Avi Worch Chaim Brand Ari Gertz Gav Goldberg Ari Ben Porat Asher Pressburger Gavi Ashkanazy Duvi Schwimmer Gavi Stein Na ali Borenstein Cobi Berkowitz Bentzy Osgood Yehuda Levi Shai Salkin Eli Dubovick Ephraim Karp Roovy Zundell Dovid Holman Yitzy Schwimmer Donny Friedman Yehuda Goldwag Meir Cohen Avi Korneyev Dov Applebaum Gavi Campbell Noam Dallal Ariel Strick Boaz Greenfield Moshe Fedida Grade 8 Yonaton Greenberg Yaakov Bechhofer Sammy Hunt Yoni Arnet Dani Stein Levi Wolf Sammy Turk Donny Miretzky Grade 6 Noah Ripstein Shmuel Aberman Yaakov Aronson Yaakov Aberman Yitzchok Loiterman Grade 7 Na ali Amster Eli Bi on
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The Arie Crown Family would like to extend a Mazel Tov to: Snacks2go offers serving size snacks at affordable prices! We Births carry a full line of Herr’s, Wise and Jays chips, plus much more! Mr. and Mrs. Shaul Minkus on the birth of their grandson All Herr’s and Wise are only 3/$1! Jays are $.43 cents per bag! born to Aryeh and Chavie (class of ‘00) Rokach Stella Doro fudge cookies only $3/pkg. Great snacks, great Rabbi and Mrs. Elisha Prero on the birth of their grandson, prices! Email [email protected] for a full product born to Eliyahu (class of ‘94) and Adina Prero listing or call 773-965-3204!
Bar/Bas Mitzvah Free step-by-step guide on how to work with an architect. This Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nussbaum on the Bas Mitzvah of their free report reveals 6 phases in the architectural process. daughter, Zoe Learn what services architects can provide. Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Safirstein on the Bas Mitzvah of their Request your copy of our guide today! daughter, Rena. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Mr. Av- YMK Architecture Design Studio [email protected]. raham and Morah Tziporah Safirstein 773-310-2939 Mr. Ben Friedman and Mrs. Tammy Bergman on the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter, Chana Come join AMIT as we host Mara Strom, author and creator of Engagements/Weddings the popular blog Kosher on a Budget Mr. and Mrs. Elly Bachrach and Mr. and Dr. Joel Scher on (www.kosheronabudget.com) as she presents a special semi- the engagement of their children, Avigayil (class of ‘07) and nar titled “The 10 Commandments of Saving Money” on Mon- Ari (class of ’07). Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Rabbi and day January 12th at 7:30pm at Or Torah 3800 Dempster, Skok- Mrs. Shabsai Wolf ie. $14 if you pre register, $18 at the door. RSVP to: [email protected]. Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Lazovsky on the engagement of their son, Benzy to Chana Solomon Snif times: This Shabbat: 2:45-4:00 @ Skokie, WRP and Lin- colnwood; Skokie snif will be part of the taste of Moshava
Community Announcements Shabbaton @ Skokie Valley! Bnei Akiva Minyanim: Or Torah Bnei Akiva minyan at Skokie: 9:15 - Lishka -3740 W. Dempster; BHJCC is offering Winter Break mini Vacation Days! 10am - West Rogers Park: 9:15 - Congregation K.I.N.S. - 2800 W. 2pm on January 20 - 23rd. $25 per child and $20 for North Shore. Upcoming events! Jan. 11th-18th: Bnei Akiva sibs. Swimming, Sports, Art, and Games. Contact Wendy World Veidah in Israel; Jan. 24th. 3:30-4:15 @ the lishka: First Singer at [email protected] for more information or register zach shabbat activity of the year! Jan. 24th: Special peulah for online atwww.gojcc.org/vacationdays 5th grade as part of the Hillel Torah Shabbaton in WRP. Jan Rabbi Avishai David, Rosh Yeshivat Torat Shraga, and Rav, 25th: Special Chevraya Alef event. More details to follow. Jan. Beit Midrash Torani Leumi, Beit Shemesh, will speak on 30th-Feb. 2nd: Shvatim weekend in Cleveland for all Chevraya “Fundamentalism in the Middle East and Its Affect on the Bet! Feb. 3rd 6:30-8:00 pm: Community Tu Bishevat seder. Religious Community” at Kesser Maariv’s Melave Malka on Feb. 8th:Tam (9th grade) event. Feb. 22: Chodesh Irgun open- Motzoei Shabbat, January 17th at 7:30 PM, 4341 W. Golf, ing event for Chevraya Alef. Feb. 28th: Bnei Akiva bowl-a-thon Skokie. For further information and/or reservations, please call 847-679-9800 or email [email protected]
YU Torah MItzion Kollel Presents Irving Weiss A"H Youth Learning Division programming. For 2nd-4th grade boys and Asher Essay Contest girls Parsha and Pizza every Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45pm, at Attention ATT students in Grades 3-12! Two more weeks to Congregation Or Torah (3800 Dempster, Skokie). For 5th-7th participate in the ATT’s Asher Essay Contest. Deadline for grade boys, Mishna to the Max every Wednesday, 7:45pm- essay submission is Monday, January 26, 2015, by 5:00pm. 8:30pm at Cong. KINS, 2800 W. North Shore. For more infor- The contest established through the generosity of Helen mation please contact the Kollel office at 773-973-6557 or and Norman Asher, provides students the opportunity to [email protected] demonstrate their creativity, ability to research Jewish top- "Special Needs in the Jewish Community: Helping Each Oth- ics, and to improve writing skills. Winners receive recogni- er Grow and Learn". Panel discussion, Q&A, followed by tion and prizes at the ATT’s Awards Presentation and Annu- comprehensive Resource Fair covering all areas of special al Meeting. For more information, visit www.att.org or needs. Sponsored by The Torah Learning Center of North- call 773-973-2828. brook and Keshet. Sunday, Feb. 8,1pm, 2548 Jasper Court,
Northbrook. For more info on attending or securing a table for your business or organization call Ali at 847-272-7255, Motzei Shabbas Lecture for Women and Girls email [email protected] or go Torah Umesorah and ATT invite women and girls of our to www.torahlearningcenter.com. community to hear Rebbetzin Rena Tarshish (Mesores
Please join us for a Hilula dinner in honor of the Baba Sali, Rochel Seminary, Yerushalayim) speak on Building a Protec- Rabbi Yisrael Abichatzeira zt”l. Featuring exclusive guest tive Edge in Today’s Society this Motzei Shabbos, January 10, speaker Rabbi Daniel J. Raccah, as well as live music by 2015, at 8:30 pm at Congregation Shaarei Tzedek, 2832 Isaac Bitton of Raya Mehemna fame. Sunday, January 25, West Touhy, Chicago. For more information, please call 847 2015, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:15 pm) at Lubavitch Chabad -674-0800. Admission is free. of Skokie, 4059 Dempster. Limited seating, advance reserva- tion required online at www.SkokieChabad.org.
Complete and return this sheet to STUDENT READING LOG your teacher by:
(first name and last initial) Student Name : ______(Teacher/coordinator to fill in due date) School: ______
Grade: ______Teacher: ______
Welcome to the Six Flags® Read to Succeed Six Hour Reading Club! To participate, you need to read for fun for a total of six hours or 360 minutes. You can read books, magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Reading for homework or a class assignment does not count. This log will help you keep track of all your reading. List what you read and the time you spend reading. (Use the back if necessary.) Have a parent or teacher initial this log every time you read. When you reach the goal, have your parent/guardian initial the form. Then, return it to your teacher by the date listed below in order to qualify for a free ticket to a Six Flags® theme park. Your ticket will be given to you by your teacher/coordinator.
Parent/Teacher Date What I Read Time Initials
Total Amount of Time Read (Must be at least 6 hours or 360 minutes) Please use the back of this page or additional sheets, if needed.
I certify that student named above has completed six hours of recreational reading.
I am also aware that the one free admission ticket that my child will receive is valid only at participating Six Flags® theme parks on select dates during the 2013 season. Dates will be included on the tickets. I also understand that late entries will not be accepted, and tickets are NOT valid for anyone over age 13, are not for resale and cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or damaged.
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Parent or Guardian Initials
SIX FLAGS: TM & © 2012 Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. Yhui
Beautiful and Edible Tu B’Shvat Centerpieces for sale now! All proceeds go to Tzedakah- to farmers in Eretz Yisroel who are observing the Shmita laws. Please fill out the attached form and leave it in the Arie Crown front office by noon, Thursday, January 15th. Orders will be delivered to students at Arie Crown on Tuesday, February 3rd , Erev Tu B’Shvat. Order Form
גימטריא טו = Tu B’shvat Centerpiece ($15 each) 15 ____ (total number of centerpieces) x $15 $_____ Additional Donation amount $_____ Total Payment Enclosed $_____ Please place Cash or Check- made out to Arie Crown Hebrew Day School- in an envelope marked “Tu B’Shvat Centerpieces”. Family Name: ______Name of oldest student: ______Homeroom Teacher: ______Grade ______Classroom Number______
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Girls Grades 3-8 Present
2015 “Don’t Wait for Tomorrow” Where: North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd.; Skokie, IL
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2015; 7:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM For Women and Girls Only * * * * * * * * * * * * Name: ______Address: ______City, State, Zip: ______Phone: ______Sponsorships
Patron of the Arts - $400.00 Donor - $120.00 Entitled to 6 box tickets Entitled to 3 tickets
Benefactor - $320.00 Sponsor - $75.00 Entitled to 6 tickets Entitled to 2 tickets
Pillar - $225.00 Gift - $35.00 Entitled to 5 tickets Entitled to 1 ticket Builder - $170.00 Please note: Additional seats in the Entitled to 4 tickets sponsorship section cost $35 per seat
_____ General Admission - $25.00 (main floor/balcony) ______General Admission - $20.00 (balcony only)
Total # of tickets: ______Total Amount $:______
NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR For more information or reservations, please call the school office at 847-982-9191. Affiliated with the Associated Talmud Torahs; A partner in serving our community, supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation Winter/Spring HOT LUNCH ONLINE ORDERING Lunch dates: February 2, 2015 – May 27, 2015 Order Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2015 @ 11:59 PM
Welcome to our Winter/Spring Hot Lunch Sign-Up, the last sign-up this year. The winter/spring session will begin on February 2 and continue through the end of May. The online sign up is for K-8th grades only. Pre-nursery and nursery will be eligible to order Wednesday pizza lunch through sign up sheet only. Please contact the early childhood office if you need a copy of that form. Please note that hot lunch will be served on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. There will be no regular hot lunch on Thursdays or Fridays. Please use the following link to access the online program: http://ariecrownhebrewdayschool.h1.hotlunchonline.net There will be no extra lunches for students who have not signed up online. Drinks are not included in the hot lunch program. Separate drink tickets may be purchased from the school office. Remember to sign up for each food item on the first day it is offered. By doing this, your child will receive that food item every time it is offered in the session. Please remember to select quantity of servings for each meal item as well. Only credit or debit card payments are accepted. PLEASE NOTE: • This will be the ONLY sign-up for the second half of the school year • This session’s ordering can be found in the February calendar month • Make up lunches due to schools cancellations are not guaranteed • Once an order has been placed, you will receive a confirmation email with your order. Print this out and use it to check your child’s lunch daily. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your order did NOT go through.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Specials 1. Macaroni & Cheese & salad 1. Schnitzel Sandwich & Salad Pizza w/ Salad 1. Student Council (Tel Aviv Pizza) Breaded white chicken on French bread (Main Pizza) Deli lunch (Zelda’s Kosher Gourmet) Dates: 2/23, 3/16, 4/13, 5/4 Choice of Pastrami, Dates: 2/3, 3/3, 4/14, 5/12 turkey, or salami Total: $10.00 Total: $15.20 Dates: 2. Bagel w/cream cheese or sandwich w/ chips & 2. Chicken nuggets w/rice tuna & cucumbers 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, water bottle (Great Chicago) Dates: 2/19 & 3/19 (Emma’s) 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, Dates: 2/10, 3/10, 4/21, 5/19 Total: $10.00 Dates: 2/2, 3/2, 3/23, 4/20, 5/11 Total: $15.00 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, (In ordering system, be sure to Total: $14.25 3. Turkey Sub w/ tomato & pickle 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 click on choice of meat 3. French Toast w/ syrup & (Great Chicago) wanted!!!) Dates: 2/17, 3/17, 4/28, 5/26 Total: $27.30 2. Yom Ha’atzmaut baby carrots Total: $15.00 Lunch (Tel Aviv Pizza) 4. ¼-lb. Hamburger w/ Bun and (Great Chicago) Dates: 2/9, 3/9, 3/30, salad (Great Chicago) Schnitzel w/rice 4/27, 5/18 Dates: 2/24, 3/24, 5/5 & Israeli pickle Total: $11.25 Date: 4/23 Total: $12.50 Total: $3.95
All orders are final. The program administrator is not ACHDS and therefore hot lunch orders will function exactly like every other online purchase. Please double-check your order before submitting. Questions about hot lunch? Contact the Hot Lunch Committee at [email protected]. For technical website questions: 1-866- 529-2064 -or- [email protected] **Parents of 7th & 8th graders: In April, the 7th and 8th graders will miss lunches because of the Springfield and Washington trips. Unfortunately, at this point we don't have an option to opt out of those specific days. All lunches must be ordered on a semester basis. Therefore, we are offering the following solution: For 7th graders, a sibling can get their lunch that day. For 8th grade - for the Monday/Tuesday lunches (April 27-28 - girls will miss those) and Tuesday lunch (April 28 - boys will miss that) a sibling can get the lunch. Siblings should approach the hot lunch table to ask for those lunches. For the pizza lunch missed (boys & girls) on April 29th, the pizza will be served to students on Friday, May 8th.