October 22nd - Chabad Jewish Center of Suffern

Septem-
IS
October 22, 2013
Volume 1 Issue 2
ALEPH CHAMP HEBREW SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
CHABAD HEBREW SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
A Peek
Shabbat
Dinner Preparation
WE’RE
OFFinto
TO the
A GREAT
START!
Torah Dollars
WelcomeShabbat
to Aleph Dinner
Champ Hebrew
School! isThis
week
the students
preparation
well
underway
all
the classes
have
been
all about
Shabbat.
learned
about the
Holidays
thatlearning
are celebrated
during the
first month of
Torah Dollars are accuAfter learning all about the Kiddush, each class
the Jewish Year, Tishrei. They participated in hands-on lessons, arts and
mulating in large num- artistically painted beautiful glass Kiddush cups with
and educational
bers already. We have crafts,
th and 5th grades also beaded wire
paint.
The 3rd, 4activities.
some students that
This
year,
the children
will around
enjoy learning
almost
at
that
they
wrapped
the from
bottom
ofevery
the teacher
cup. All
have collected close to
the Kiddush
cups
look
stunning.
Looking
to
Each ½ hour
or 45
minutes,
the children
will beforward
rotating classes
90 Torah Dollars!! Re- school.
using them at the Shabbat Dinner.
member homework is where
they will enjoy lessons led by a teacher who specializes in specific
On Tuesday everyone received some of Devooptional but for every
assignment that your topics.
rah’s special challah dough to braid. They will be dischild does he/she will Based
played
given
to the
children
tonew
be system
enjoyed
by the
on theand
student’s
feedback
from
Day 1, this
has worked
receive 10 Torah DolShabbat
very
well andDinner.
the students are excited about the new routine.
lars.
We’re looking forward to greeting you at the
Shabbat dinner.
Questions or Comments? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
HOMEWORK POLICY
Be-
A Peek into the 1st Grade
ginning
next
In 1st graders we are learning a lot. Every day we learn another letter in
the Aleph-bet and decorate a foam puzzle piece with that letter. We also
learn Hebrew words that begin with the letter we’ve learnt that day and we
add it to our Hebrew-word dictionaries. We’ve also learnt all about Shabbat,
class, your child
had a mock-Shabbat dinner meal, decorated Kiddush cups and made challah.
will be given a
Up Schedule
PickPick
Up Schedule
* Please inform us via e-mail if
o Your child is going home with another child
o Your child will be absent that week
Tuesdays
@ 5:45
from
the Classroom
Hallway 119
Tuesdays
@ 5:30
from
Wednesdays
@
5:30
from
classrooms
Wednesdays @ 5:00 dismissed from ClassThursdays
@ 5:30 from the East Enroom 205
trance
–
Cafeteria
Thursdays @ 5:30 from the Classroom 119
Please remember to sign your child out.
TUESDAY CLASS
@ LEDBURY
Save theSCHOOL
Date!
THIS WEEK- Shabbat Dinner on October 25th at 5:30 PM. At the Leo Lydon
building.
Youth Zone– Sunday November 3rd– at
3:30 - Lazer tag and baking for Bikur
Cholim, an organization that supplies
food for people in the hospital.
Hebrew School Carnival– Monday,
January 20
Important Announcements
LAST CHANCE: Don’t forget to
submit your family recipe to help
create a Hebrew School Shabbat
Dinner Recipe Book!
Welcoming Home Ben
TISHREI
BIRTHDAYS
This
past Thursday every-
(Hinda) Aranoff
one Marlee
made
welcome -home
Abby (Ita) Greenspan
signs
and(Herschel)
cards Michaels
to decorate the
Ethan
limo that
Ethanbrought
(Eitan) CaroBen Lipton,
(Yishai)
homeJesse
from
theCodron
hospital after 9
Max
(Moshe)
Drevnig
long months. Even if a student
Talia Dwosh
didn’t
know
him personally
Julia (Bluma) Finklestein
everyone
wasGeller
happy to partake
Abraham
in thisJulia
mitzvah,
good deed.
(Masha) Rosen
Zoe (Channah Perl) Rubin
Daniella Zack
We celebrated at Hebrew
School with cupcakes!
WEDNESDAY CLASS
@ LEDBURY SCHOOL
We will be closed the next 2 Wednesdays
for the Holiday of Sukkot. There is NO
school Sep. 18 & 25.
Hebrew School will resume October 2nd.
Sukkot Party (See next page for details)
In the Chabad Hebrew School
folders that went home, there was
a CD with Shabbat Songs. Students
who practice the songs at home
and get tested on them in school
will get 20 Torah Dollars for each
song they master!
Bring Your child/ren to the party and they
will take home their art they made at Hebrew School this week.
Reminder that pick up is at 5:30 from the
classrooms.
o JK-SK in room 110
o Grade 1 in room 111
o Grade 2 will be brought down to the
front hallway
.
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Don’t forget to check out our website for more pictures at
www.jewishsuffern.com/hebrewschool/photoalbums
Chabad Hebrew School
Connecting Jewish kids with each other while
exploring Jewish traditions and values in a fun
environment. Chabad Youth Zone meets on a
monthly basis to do community service and
for some fun! Each youth zone will include a
fun outing and a pizza dinner.
Save the Date! Sunday November 3rd - Lazar Tag
For more information and to RSVP go to www.JewishSuffern.com/YouthZone
Hebrew Words We’ve Mastered
Every day at the start of Hebrew
School we learn how to speak in
Hebrew. We are learning word
by word. Each day we learn new
words and review the words
we’ve already learnt. We have
already mastered 30 words in
Hebrew.