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Rina Liebeskind
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Religious School News and Calendar
From The Desk Of The Education Director ...
(July/August, 2010)
By Rina Liebeskind, Director of Education
Shalom Religious School parents!
Summer vacation is almost over and at Or Chadash we have been
working hard to prepare for the upcoming year. A Religious
School Information Packet was mailed to all of our students at the
end of July. If you did not receive your child’s packet, please call
me at the office right away and we’ll get one out to you.
Over the summer, one of the things I worked on with the help
of the Religious School Education Committee was to map out the
school year to help in planning both family and staff involvement.
We had some very productive ideas that we hope to share with you
throughout the year. Here are just a few examples of the ideas we
hope to put into action:
* Establish a core group of Room Parents, set up a meeting and training
sessions to better utilize the parents’ various skills and talents.
* Create a short communication survey to find out the best way to reach
everyone.
* Invite all parents who drop off students on Sundays, to park their cars and join
us for the first 10 minutes of Sunday school.
* Develop a Religious School Teachers’ Wish List. Teachers will prepare a
wish list of items needed in the class. Parents will be asked to check and see if
there is an item they may be able to donate to their child’s class.
* A small group of teachers got together over the summer to work on making
our Religious school concept of Tzedakah (Charity) more meaningful to our
students and parents. The task force will share their ideas with the rest of the
staff during orientation and with the Religious School at our first gathering of
the year towards the end of August.
There will be a Friday Night Family Shabbat Service to kick off the year with our
incoming Sixth Graders to help lead the service on August 13th at 6:30 p.m. at
Handmaker. We hope to see all of our Religious School families join us there.
Another fun family event is the Havdalah Hoe-Down, scheduled for Saturday,
August 21st with an Israeli Bar-B-Q dinner. (Call the office for details).
Rina Liebeskind
Director of Education |
Upcoming School Activities
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS FOR IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES:
Thursday, August 26th
First day of Hebrew School for 3rd-7th grades
Sunday, August 29th
First day of Religious School for K-7th
grades
Sunday, September 12th
Tashlich Picnic at Mehl Park
Sunday, September 19th
Sukkah Build at Or Chadash
Friday, September 24th
Sukkot Shabbat Service under the Sukkah
Sunday, September 26th
LP-2nd Grade Intro Brunch under the Sukkah
Thursday, September 30th
6th & 7th Grade Family Kick-Off
Friday, October 1st
Simchat Torah Celebration Shabbat Service
and 1st Grade Consecration
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Revised Religious School Parent Handbook 2010-11 ... now available on-line by clicking here.
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Full Calendar of School activities for 2010-11 school year click here
In PDF format.
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SCHOOL NEWS: BACK TO SCHOOL
Get ready for another great year at Or
Chadash Religious School!
School starts for 3rd through 7th graders
on Thursday, August 26th and we will
welcome all grades, Kindergarten through
7th grade, on Sunday, August 29th. We will
start the school year with a short “Meet and
Greet” on the first days. Please join us to
meet your child’s new teachers, meet new
friends and visit your child’s classrooms.
There will be no Religious School on
Sunday, September 5th as we will be closed
for Labor Day.
Rina Liebeskind
Director of Education
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POTLUCK FOR
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FAMILIES: LITTLE PISHERS TO 7TH GRADE
This is an opportunity for families to get to
know the staff and one another while
enjoying a light meal.
Families with children in Little Pishers
through second grade are invited to join us
for breakfast on Sunday, September 26th,
9:45 to 10:15 a.m.
Then, on Thursday, October 8th, 5:45
to 6:15 p.m., we invite families with third
through seventh grade students to join us
for Potluck dinner.
Rina Liebeskind
Director of Education
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TASHLICH FOR FAMILIES
THROW AWAY YOUR MISTAKES
WITH OR CHADASH
We invite our families to join us at the
Mehl Park on River Road (just West of
Pontatoc) on September 12th from noon to
1:00 p.m. Bring in your picnic blankets and
have lunch with us as we welcome the
Jewish New Year with the ceremony of
Tashlich. Traditionally, Tashlich is performed
between Rosh HaShanah and Yom
Kippur to get rid of our “mistakes” as we
recite Tashlich prayers (throw away in Hebrew).
Emptying our pockets is another
way to symbolize our wish to begin the
Jewish New Year with a “clean slate” and
be forgiven by God.
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SUKKOT SHABBAT SERVICE
AND POTLUCK
6:30 p.m., Friday, September 24th
Or Chadash Sukkah
Come enjoy a service under our Sukkah
with friends and family for a congregational
Potluck dinner and Sukkot Shabbat
Service.
We hope to see all of our parents
joining us and taking advantage of these
events that help strengthen the connections
to Judaism and our congregation.
Religious School/Youth News
We wish everyone at
Or Chadash a
Happy and Healthy New Year.
Rina Liebeskind
Director of Education
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BRING YOUR FAMILY
TO THE SUKKAH BUILD
Bring your family to Or
Chadash and help build our
Sukkah on Sunday, September
19th from noon to 2:00 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to
teach your children the meaning
of Sukkot. Pizza lunch will be
provided for all volunteers.
If you would like to help,
please call Rina Liebeskind,
Director of Education at 512-
8500, ext. 14.
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“We Need YOU!”
The members of the Or Chadash Religious
School Education Committee need YOU!
We know you are busy; you’re hesitant to
take on even one more thing. We are too!
However, we all are committed to see that
Or Chadash provides its families and children
with an outstanding educational experience.
And, we need YOU to make that
happen.
We need YOU to join the Education
Committee! Here is what you need to know:
1. The time commitment is not very big.
We meet approximately once a
month from August through May
during the evening for no more than
90 minutes.
We each take on one or two small
tasks during the year such as
recruiting room parents, working at
open house, helping with teacher
appreciation, etc.
2. We make a difference!
We discuss and give input to the
Board of Directors on everything
from curriculum to policies and
budget.
We directly support Rina and our
teachers and aides so they can give
students their best.
Please join us Monday, May 17th at 7:00
p.m. for an introductory Education Committee
Meeting. We will wrap up the school
year and discuss the upcoming fall session.
For further information or to attend a meeting,
just contact Rina Liebeskind, 512-8500
ext. 14 or education@orchadash-tucson.org by clicking here.
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PROJECT ISAIAH
HAS BEGUN
All Religious School students were given a paper bag for Project Isaiah. We ask that you help Or Chadash as we support the Community Food Bank hunger project by returning non-perishable foods to the office.Thank you in advance for your help!
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VOLUNTEER!
Religious School is still looking for parent volunteers to help monitor and secure the Or Chadash property during Religious School. If you would like to volunteer, please contact David Weintraub at DavidB.Weintraub@gmail.com by clicking here, or Rina Liebeskind, 512-8500. Also, look for a sign-up sheet in the office to help on specific dates.
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participating merchants, Or Chadash receives a percentage of your purchase – at
no cost to you! For a complete list of merchants, and to register your debit or credit
cards online, visit www.eScrip.com or click here. |
e-SCRIP: HELP OUR SCHOOL ... ...
You can help donate to our Religious and Hebrew School by shopping at Safeway with your club cards. Look for a yellow school bus over participating products in Safeway stores. Ten percent of your purchase price can support our school until September 9th when using your club card. Be sure our school has either your receipt or club card number by October 13th in order to receive your donation.
Visit www.BackToSchools.eScrip.com by clicking here for more information or call the office, 512-8500. |
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