TDSA Weekly Spotlight Newslettter 05.27.2016

CELEBRATING TORAH DAY SCHOOL30 OF YEARS ATLANTA CELEBRATING 30 YEARS Friday, May 27, 2016 • Parshas Behar • 34th Day of the Omer • Candle Lighting: 7:13pm/8:22pm

Calendar • Monday, 5/30: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day • Monday, 6/6: 8th Grade Graduation, 7:30pm • Wednesday, 6/8: Kindergarten Graduation (Last Day of School for Kindergarten), 9:30am • Thursday, 6/9: Last Day of School, NOON DISMISSAL • Wednesday, 8/24: First Day of School

The Administration, Faculty and Graduating Class of Torah Day School of Atlanta Cordially Invite You to Attend Our

Eighth Grade Graduation Monday, June 6, 2016 29 Iyar 5776 7:30 P.M. Congregation Beth Jacob Heritage Hall 1855 LaVista Road Atlanta, Georgia 30329

Thanks To YOU Charidy Was A HUGE Success!

Mazel Tov! • Mr. Stuie and Mrs. Rhoda Gleicher and Mr. Toby Wexler and family on the engagement of their daughter, TDSA alumna Miriam Hadassah to Eitan Piliavin of Los Angeles, CA, and to grandmother Mrs. Helen Gerson.

• Dr. Benjamin Flusberg and Ms. Keren Fisher on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Nina Flusberg.

• Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Leah Hiller on the birth of a grandson, born to TDSA alumna Hudy and Yitzi Leffel in Brooklyn, NY, and to greatgrandfather, Mr. Ben Hiller.

• Rabbi David and Mrs. Julie Silverman on the birth of a grandson born to Mr. Chaim and TDSA alumna Mrs. Shoshi Tropp.

Please let us know about your simchos; our TDSA family likes to share in your nachas with you! A great way to celebrate your simcha is by sponsoring a TDSA Day of Learning for $180. Please contact Ms. Shawndrika Lewis at dlewis@ torahday.org.

In 24 hours the members of our TDSA family near and far came together to raise $127,514!!! Besides the monetary gift, the campaign was a chance to honor and/or memorialize our loved ones. Through phone calls, emails and social media, donors, parents, past students and grandparents were able to connect and support our beloved school.

What was special about this campaign was how touched teachers and staff of TDSA were from the outpouring of support from past and current students and families. Thank you!

MATCHERS Eric & Malka Adelman, Levi & Aliza Afrah, Anonymous, Dr. Jason & Kimberley Berendt, Drs. Daniel & Kim Cohen, Dr. Aaron & Devorah Feldman, Rabbi Ilan D. & Miriam Feldman, Sara Robbins, Scott Italiaander, Shimon & Anna Kaminetzky, Mark & Karen Kaplan, Dr. Allen & Judy Lipis, Malcolm & Betty Minsk, Rabbi Doniel & Esther Pransky, Brian & Suzanne Spaner, Art & Robin Saul, Rabbi Yoel & Chavie Spotts, Jordan & Erica Tritt, Dr. Michael & Yael Wolf

BONUS ROUND MATCHERS Dee Bloch, Les & Linda Czuper, Rabbi Menachem & Dena Deutsch, Jack & Arlene Doloboff, Eric & Nicole Fier, Garfin & Mitchell Families, Deena Koniver, Neil & Marcy Kalnitz, Jeff & Laurie Kunkes, Leonard & Elaine Lawrence, Marc & Bev Lewyn, Mendy & Ita, Mark & Amanda Meyberg, Jon & Ilene Miller, Dr. David & Rachel Rabin, David & Evi Reznick, Doug & Robyn Ross, Dr. Nison and Helene Shleifer, Rabbi Doron and Rebekah Silverman, Reuven Michoel and Trudy Robbins, Joy Russo/ Shapiro Capital Management, Dr. Josh and Michelle Winer Each week’s Spotlight may be sponsored with a donation of $18 to TDSA PTA. Please email Mrs. Levin at dlevin@torahday.org by Wednesday to arrange sponsorship.

8th Grade Boys Make a BBQ Lunch for 1st Grade Boys It's Electric! Ist Grade Boys Learn About Electricity

Full STEAM Ahead Dr. Feingold Elementary Science It was a light bulb moment as first graders learned about electricity and did experiments with batteries and light bulbs.

They proved that electricity can go through metal but cannot go through things that are not made of metal.

Second grade learned about parasites, such as tape worms, pinworms, leeches, lice and fleas. They now know why it is so important to wash your hands after you use the bathroom and why you should always wash your hands before you eat.

Lag B'Omer BBQ Rabbi Horowitz 1st & 8th Grade Boys Limudei Kodesh In his dual roles as rebbe to very different grades, Rabbi Horowitz seeks ways for each group to mentor and share with the other. This week, first grade boys prepared a mini-concert of traditional Lag B’Omer songs, such as Omar Rebbe Akiva, which they sang for the older boys. The eighth graders, in turn, treated their younger chavrusas to a barbeque lunch, which they grilled on site especially for them—and a yummy time was had by all

Fourth grade learned all about whales and whaling and their importance to the American economy in the 18th and 19th centuries. Four of the ten largest American cities in 1790 (Providence, Newport, Salem and Marblehead) owed their importance and wealth to the whaling industry.

Third grade finished a five-lesson unit on the human body. We reviewed the function of each organ and how it works.

Science club dropped Mentos into bottle of soda. Using a plastic tube attachment, the soda fizzed up 12 feet high or more. They learned that the effect is caused by carbon dioxide becoming a gas on the rough surface of the Mentos. To prove it, we dropped various items into cups of soda to observe the reactions.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Mrs. Bolnick 3rd Grade Boys & Girls General Studies At the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in Midtown this week, we learned how the Fed conducts monetary policy, how its actions affect our lives, its important roles in bank supervision and regulation, and the many ways the Fed provides payments system services to help our economy run smoothly. Display cases, videos and interactive kiosks showed the story of the Federal Reserve and the monetary system in the United States, including displays about the history of money and the barter system, from items used for exchange in ancient times to today’s printed money. The highlight was viewing the cash processing activities, where millions of dollars are counted, sorted, or shredded daily. The students also got a glimpse (from afar) into the bank's automated vault to watch the “cash buses” that move bags of money in and out. We each got our own bag of shredded money as we left (and now we wonder how good we are at putting puzzles together!)

Chinese Auction Fun!

Chinese Auction Mrs. Hiller 7th Grade Girls Limudei Kodesh Gefilta the Goldfish and Schnitzel the Hamster found new homes, as did dozens of toys, games, books, picture frames, super-soakers, photo albums, puzzles, and even kugels, Chinese dinners and other treasures at the Chinese Auction held this week. The seventh grade girls spent many days enthusiastically soliciting prizes, advertising, selling tickets and finally setting up the display tables and hosting the event. This annual tzedakah project, spearheaded by Mrs. Hiller, raised substantial funds for Yad L’Yad, Yad Eliezer, Yad L’Achim and Lev Achim. Thanks go to our many prize donors and to Mrs. Hiller and the girls for a very successful program.

Lag B'Omer Field Day TDSA’s Lag B’Omer festivities opened with a few serious moments of reflection on the significance of the chag and brief talks from Rabbi Einzig in the morning and Rabbi Horowitz in the afternoon. Then the fun began on a gorgeous early-summer day. Teams designated by bandanas in red, green, blue and yellow competed in indoor and outdoor games including basketball shots, brief half-court basketball games, scooter races, soccer shots, kick ball, sack race relays, half-court volleyball using beach balls, soccer games, relay races, and tug-of-war. All teams were rewarded for their energetic and sportsmanlike participation with refreshing treats. At the end of each session points were tallied and the winners announced, but you know that every child was a winner on a day like this! Kudos to Coach Earl Moore for coordinating a fabulous field day, and to TDSA’s faculty for supervising and being great cheerleaders for all the children.

Being A Good Friend Rabbi Freundlich 6th Grade Limudei Kodesh During the days of Sefiras Haomer, we are very careful how we treat our fellow man, and interpersonal relationships are on our students’ minds. Interestingly, this theme meshed well with our Gemara discussion relating to the Halachic imperative to be sensitive to animals and to minimize their pain, for example, the requirement to help unload heavy cargo from the back of a donkey. The Gemara considers a person who is confronted with two conflicting situations, one of helping a friend unload weight from his animal versus helping an individual with whom he does not get along to load packages on his animal. Halacha directs us to help to load rather than unload in order to encourage building better relationships and demonstrate warm feelings to others from whom we are feeling estranged. Loving our fellow Jew takes precedence and is the foundation of Torah.

Teacher Appreciation The donuts and coffee tasted so good!

Target gift cards brought smiles- you knew that they would.

But the best of week were the fruit, notes and flowers We could nosh, gaze and re-read for hours and hours.

Their beauty and kind words truly brightened our days.

Thank you TDSA children, parents, and especially, PTA! With love and gratitude, Faculty and Staff of TDSA

Sunday Morning Learning Mazal tov to the 30 participants in this year's Sunday morning learning program for a wonderful year of learning, and to their very dedicated rebbeyim! Every week the boys meet for a vibrant davening, delicious bagel breakfast, learning, and recess. This year, the third-fifth grade division, led by Rabbi Akiva Gross, completed Mishnayos Pesachim. Rabbi Michoel Alterman’s sixth-eighth grade division completed the 7th perek of Masechta Brachos, Mishnayos Masechta Tamid, and Mishnayos Masechta Bikkurim. They will be celebrating the end of the year together with a trip to Kosher Day at Monday's Braves game.

Please join us for the 2016 Annual Meeting Tuesday, June 14th at 7:30pm in the TDSA Gym AGENDA Vote and Install the Slate of The Officers and Board of Trustees 2016-2017 Executive Board: President: Allen Lipis Vice - President: Rabbi Eli Kerzner Treasurer: Jordan Tritt Secretary: Devorah Feldman Parliamentarian: Sara Robbins Term Expiring in June, 2017 Levi Afrah, Kim Cohen, Devorah Feldman, Karen Kaplan Betty Minsk, Robin Saul, Rabbi Menachem Deutsch (President's appointment) Term Expiring in June, 2018 Eric Adelman, Dr. Yaacov Berendt, Brian Spaner Term Expiring in June, 2019 Michelle Winer, Les Czuper Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi Ilan Feldman This slate includes 16 people.

Two additional presidential appointees may be added.

By-Laws - Proposed Amendments (1) Section III, D1: No fewer than nine (9) and no more than twenty-two (22) Members (2) Section III, E5: All trustees must give at visionary level or above and raise at visionary level ($1200) or above, not including SSO. (3) Section III, G: The guiding principles for such recommendations...will be each (potential) new Trustee's willingness and capacity to further both TDSA's mission and its currently approved strategic plan and other planning documents, raise money for the school, and be an ambassador for the school.

(4) Section V, C: Contract renewal will occur between November 1st and February 1st of the final year of the existing contract.

(5) Section V, F: If the Board votes to terminate the Head of School or not renew his contract, his authority transfers to the Executive Committee on the date of the Board's vote, and continues until a new Head of School is in position.

(6) Section VII, 9: Eliminate Resource Development Committee and include its function in the description of the Development Committee

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Flash Back Photo!

In celebration of our 30th year, enjoy this blast from the past!