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Dear Parents, The all-important third angle of our educational tri- angle was completed this week, and will be again next week, when our partners in chinuch (education) of our students – the parents – joined us at Back to School Night. The informational evening served to put a face to the name of your child’s teachers and to share and discuss the goals for your child’s educa- tional growth for the year. The call for action was sounded repeatedly through the evening; we want our parent partners to be involved beyond the signing of tests and homework. Research shows that when children see their parents involved in their school, it promotes a sense of belonging and community, as well as creating a role model for Jewish leadership for the children to follow. I can’t tell you how grati- fying it was to see a whole group of preschool par- ents in our hallways this Thursday morning as they waited to drop off their children. It was the power of rabim (many) and what we really want for our parent body; comradery and a sense of community. So please, keep up the connection and join us through- out the year as we maximize the potential of YOUR school and help make it another great year in your child’s life. It’s time for Shabbat! Last year a wildly successful Shabbat program in South Africa made headlines across the Jewish world. This year it is coming to America, nationally, and to Cherry Hill, locally. This event will take place in seven weeks, on October 24-25, Shabbat Parshat Noach. The Shabbat of Parashat Lech Lecha, 2013, was historic for the South Africa Jewry. Under the banner of “The Shabbos Project,” thousands upon thousands of Jews throughout the country kept Shabbat for the very first time. South African Jews of all ages and stages, from all walks of life and backgrounds, across all levels of mitzvah observance and involvement, joined together to keep Shabbat. Inspiring stories poured in from across the community about how moved people were by the experience of keeping Shabbat for the first time. Stories have come in of people who barely make it to shul on Yom Kippur, yet kept this Shabbat properly. They describe how it has impacted their lives in a powerful and positive way, and how the experience opened their eyes to the joy, beauty, and light of the mitzvah. The Cherry Hill community is embracing this project through a variety of venues and we look forward to having our community’s Torah day school students help serve as ambassadors for the VIP day of the The Politz Press Parsha : Ki Tavo Candle Lighting Time: 6:55 September 12, 2014 How you can help our school, at no extra cost to you! ●Please send Box Tops for Education to the school office. ●Every family in the school has a $3000 scrip obligation. Stop by the school office to purchase before your next trip to Shop Rite! ●If you have a Target charge card, please make sure to cred- it it to Politz. ●Have Politz send your next Mazal Tov or condolence card for you for a $10 donation to the scholarship fund! ●Help our School earn sup plies and equipment just by shopping at Bottom Dollar Foods. Bring your bottom dol- lar membership card to the school office to register it. Dates to Remember Sept. 16th Back to School Night MS & Preschool 7:00pm Sept. 24-26 No School Rosh Hashanah October 3 No School Erev Yom Kippur To View The Politz Press Online, visit www.politz.org week – Shabbat. Please read the attached flyer for further details of events that will launch the effort and stay tuned for more upcoming information. Talk about new age! Prudently using a few minutes of spare time at the end of art class, Mrs. Moskowitz was reading the fourth grade class an ethical dilem- ma from a book authored by Judge Judy. The ques- tion posed was: What you would do if you are in a doctor’s office and you see a page in a magazine that you really want. Would you ask the receptionist permission to take the page out, get the name and edition of the magazine and order it yourself, just rip it out or sneak out the whole magazine under your jacket? Yoni Panitch raised his hand and solved this thorny ethical dilemma by offering, “It’s simple – just take out your phone and take a picture of the page!” To quote Arnold Fine A”H, (who just passed away this week) the Jewish Press columnist who authored the popular I Remember When series– “Go figure! It’s a new generation”. Shabbat Shalom Rabbi Avraham Glustein, Head of School Mrs. Marilyn Roth, General Studies Director Chaim Shalom Baratz-Grade 1 Chaim Harris-Grade 1 Chava Richler-Grade 1 MONDAY MEAT DAY UPDATE! All students, including nursery, can bring a meat lunch to school on Mondays only. REQUEST FROM THE ART ROOM! If you have any of the following items you would be willing to donate, we would love to have them in the art room. men's ties...blender...toaster oven...wood....dry cleaner bags..sewing supplies..clean stockings Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Dr. brenda bender For her help coordinating our nut aware policy To Mrs. Sharyn Rauer on her grandson, Aryeh Levenbrown, becoming a Bar-Mitzvah. To Mr. David Farber for donating a brand new basketball hoop. for our outdoor court.
