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Dear Families and Friends, Family learning at Scheck Hillel Community School enriches our partnership along this journey we share. Just as we empower our students with skills, knowledge and experiences to build a bright Jewish future, as parents, grandparents and community friends, we carry the responsibility to learn and teach as well.

We look forward to learning and sharing together.

Vanessa Donaher Head of School

Dr. Ezra Levy Rabbinic Head

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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS At Back to School Night, we give parents an opportunity to meet teachers and counselors to learn about goals and expectations. If you have any questions, please contact any of your children’s teachers or the division office.

PKT-PK4 Tuesday, August 27 6:30 PM Kindergarten-Grade 2 Wednesday, August 28 7 PM ESOL Lower School Thursday, September 5 6 PM Grades 3-5 Thursday, September 5 7 PM Grades 6-7 Wednesday, September 4 6:15 PM Grade 8 Wednesday, September 4 6:15 PM Grades 9-12 Thursday, September 12 7 PM

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CURRICULUM PRESENTATIONS Curriculum presentations are led by educational leadership and outline the Scheck Hillel experience through educational philosophy, curriculum, initiatives and benchmarks by grade level. Parents, please attend any and all sessions: your choice! Learn more and RSVP to RSVP@eHillel.org.

PKT-PK4 ECE Curriculum Tours This is an intimate, real-time classroom tour of Scheck Hillel’s ECE experience lifted from the pages of our Curriculum Guide.

Location: Large Conference Room Time: 8:30 AM

Tuesday, January 14

Curriculum Nights Learn about the Scheck Hillel experience by division.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Time: 7 PM

Kindergarten - Grade 2 Wednesday, January 22 Grades 3-5 Wednesday, January 15 Grades 6-8 Tuesday, December 17 Grades 9-12 Tuesday, December 10

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LOOKING AHEAD SESSIONS From PK4 to Kindergarten. From Lower School to Middle School. And from Middle School to High School... As students progress through their school years, every major milestone comes with excitement and curiosity. In these sessions, we discuss what families can expect and the incredible opportunities ahead for our students.

Location: Large Conference Room Please RSVP to a session based on your child’s current grade level at RSVP@eHillel.org.

Grade 8 Looking Ahead to High School Tuesday, October 29 7 PM Monday, November 18 8:15 AM

PK4 Looking Ahead to Lower School Tuesday, December 17 8:15 AM Wednesday, January 8 2 PM Monday, January 13 7 PM

Grade 5 Looking Ahead to Middle School Tuesday, November 19 2 PM Tuesday, December 3 7 PM Wednesday, December 11 8:15 AM 4 2019-2020 Scheck Hillel Community School Family Education Guide

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COMMUNITY Community Events Tailgate Event Location: Scheck Hillel Athletic Complex Time: 5 PM Thursday, September 19

Generations Day M’Dor L’Dor A celebration of generations and community as students and loved ones share holiday traditions Location: Students’ Classrooms Time: TBA PKT: Tu B’Shvat Planting, Thursday, February 6 PK2: Challah Bake, Thursday, December 12 PK3: Hamentashen Bake, Thursday, March 5 PK4: Sukkah Celebration, Wednesday, October 16

Scholastic Book Fair Location: Jordan Alexander Ressler Performing Arts Theatre, Friedman-Uhlar Auditorium Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1

Book Fair Family Movie Night Location: Scheck Hillel Athletic Complex Time: 6:30 PM Wednesday, October 30

HIP/PTA Kosher Food Bank Scavenger Hunt Location: Aventura Winn-Dixie Time: 10 AM Sunday, December 15

Lionpalooza Family Day Location: Scheck Hillel Athletic Complex Time: 11 AM Sunday, January 12

HIP/PTA Chopped Location: Jordan Alexander Ressler Performing Arts Theatre, Friedman-Uhlar Auditorium Time: 4-6 PM Date: TBA

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COMMUNITY Parenting Workshops

HIP/PTA HIP/PTA (Hillel Involved Parents) brings parents and faculty together to enrich our school community and raise funds to enhance programs for the beneďŹ t of our children. Some monthly meetings include guest speakers.

Conscious Discipline: An Introduction Conscious Discipline empowers parents with skills and resources that help families experience the power of safety, connection and problem-solving at home. This session is for Scheck Hillel parents of all children of all ages with a focus on early childhood.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Time: 7 PM Tuesday, September 10

Location: TBA Time: 8:15 AM Tuesday, September 10 Tuesday, November 12 Tuesday, December 10: Building Your Children's Self-Esteem with Dr. Simone Alicia Presented by school counselors of our Ben Lipson Upper School Tuesday, January 14

Conscious Discipline Boot Camp This deeper journey into Conscious Discipline develops skills and rituals that nurture family connections, foster emotional intelligence and build loving relationships. This series follows the introductory session and is for Scheck Hillel parents of children of all ages with a focus on early childhood. Participants must commit to attending all three sessions. Register for this series at RSVP@eHillel.org.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Prerequisite: Conscious Discipline Introduction Spring or Fall 2019 Time: 7 PM Monday, September 23

Tuesday, February 11 Tuesday, March 10 Tuesday, April 14 Tuesday, May 12 Tuesday, June 9

Coee with Counselors PKT-Grade 5

In group sessions, parents and school counselors chat about parenting topics and share helpful resources. It takes a village!

Sessions are hosted in family homes led by school counselors of our Juda and Maria Diener Lower School. Host addresses are provided upon your RSVP to 305.931.2831 x165.

Time: 10 AM

Monday, October 28 Monday, November 4

The Myth of Perfect Parenting

Building Your Children's Self-Esteem (For Parents PKT-Grade 12)

Wednesday, December 4 Home of Renee and Oren Kattan

Dr. Simone Alicia Presented by School Counselors of our Ben Lipson Upper School

Conscious Discipline for the Older Child Tuesday, February 4

Location: Kunin Library Media Center

Home of Adi and Shemer Goldberg

Up to Date Parenting

Time: 8 AM During HIP/PTA Meeting

Tuesday, May 5

Tuesday, December 10

Home of Fernanda and Michael Newman

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COMMUNITY

Adult Education

Shattering Misconceptions

Evening Learning with Rabbi Shlomo Sprung

Lunch & Learn for women With Rabbi Shlomo Sprung

For women and men

Let the Torah be your compass.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Time: 8 PM

Wednesday, September 11 Wednesday, November 6

How do we raise strong Jewish families today? Explore the modern deďŹ nition of Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor, with Rabbi Shlomo Sprung, and apply the prism of our tradition to the role of women as agents of Jewish family-building. Light lunch is served.

Hosted by HIP/PTA

Wednesday, December 11 Wednesday, January 8 Wednesday, February 12 Wednesday, March 11 Wednesday, May 13

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Time: 11:15 AM

Taharat Mishpacha for Alumni Newly engaged alumni are encouraged to schedule private sessions to learn with Rabbi Shlomo Sprung in this most exciting chapter of creating your family's Jewish home.

Please write to sprung@eHillel.org to schedule time.

Wednesday, August 28 Wednesday, September 25 Wednesday, November 20 Wednesday, December 18 Wednesday, January 29 Wednesday, February 26 Wednesday, April 29 Wednesday, May 27

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INTERACTIVE PARENT-STUDENT ACTIVITIES Through these interactive activities, families share meaningful experiences, create memories, and transmit tradition m’dor l’dor, from generation to generation. We can’t wait for you to be a part of it!

Location: Jordan Alexander Ressler Performing Arts Theatre, Friedman-Uhlar Auditorium (Unless otherwise noted)

Shabbat B’Yachad

M’Dor L’Dor

Time: 8 AM

Time: 8 AM

ECE (PKT-PK4) Friday, January 24

Father-Son Grade 4 Tuesday, January 28

Kindergarten

Grade 5 Wednesday, January 29

Friday, November 22 Friday, March 13

Mother-Daughter

Grade 1-Grade 2

Grade 4 Wednesday, January 8 Grade 5 Thursday, January 9

Friday, November 15 Friday, March 27 Grades 3-4 Friday, November 8 Friday, March 20

Holocaust Education Grades 4-5 “I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance."

- Elie Wiesel, z”l Join us with your children to hear a Holocaust survivor’s personal account: a unique opportunity to honor and preserve testimony for future generations.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Time: 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 3

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COLLEGE COUNSELING WORKSHOPS

College counseling workshops and individual student sessions guide families through the process of exploring, applying to and enrolling in the university and Israel gap year program that best ďŹ ts each student. This is a journey, and we are with you along the way.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash

Counseling Night & Financial Aid Seminar Grade 12 Students & Parents Wednesday, August 28 7 PM

Countdown to College Grade 11 Students & Parents Wednesday, October 2 7 PM

College Planning Kicko Grade 9-10 Students & Parents Thursday, November 14 7 PM

Association of Independent Miami Schools College Fair Grade 9-10 Students & Parents Location: Hilton Miami Downtown Sunday, October 13 12-3 PM 9 2019-2020 Scheck Hillel Community School Family Education Guide

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Juda and Maria Diener Lower School Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School Ben Lipson Upper School

From early childhood through Grade 12, Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity, values and a commitment to the State of Israel, through a college preparatory curriculum and meaningful co-curricular experiences, guided by Orthodox teachings and set within a nurturing, diverse community. Scheck Hillel is one of the world’s largest Jewish community day schools and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

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