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3 Adar I, 5779 / Feb 8, 2019
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Community Newsletter of the Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District Candle-Lighting: 404 Partridge Street Albany NY 12208 (518) 453-9363/3434 www.maimonidesschool.org 5:00 Shabbos Ends: produced by Rabbi Mendel Rubin & students in the TNT (Torah ‘n Technology) Program 6:02 Maimonides is accredited by the NYS Board of Regents & is a beneficiary of UJF-NENY
YOSEF COSTA YARTZEIT Next week on Wednesday, Adar 8 will be the first yartzeit of Yosef Costa, obm. A Kiddush this Shabbos at Shomray Torah will remember him, in his style: Hamotzee, fish & meat, the whole 9 yards. Those who’d like to participate in sponsorship to speak to Michoel Caras.
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WELCOME MR. DAN CONLEY
3D STUFFED FISH IN 1ST GRADE
Our middle and high school students (and faculty) are happy to welcome a new ELA English Language Arts teacher and thankfully they are off to a good start together!
Mrs. Mattice’s first graders read a story about fish, learned the short vowel sound in fish, dish, wish… and made stuffed fish to connect with what they are learning about 3D vs 2D shapes. They will be writing an imaginative short fiction on where they “caught” their fish. Also connects nicely with the Hebrew month of Adar—Mazal Dagim (fish)!
This week’s newsletter is sponsored in appreciation of Maimonides School’s amazing hospitality for opening up your doors and hearts to our group of Toronto school students forced off the highway during the snowstorm last week. You turned a detour into an unforgettable memory for us!
SPECIAL GUEST AT MINYAN
THIRD & FINAL CHIDON TEST On Wednesday this week grades 4-8 took the 3rd and final Yahadus curriculum test for the year, and when finished enjoyed refreshing freeze-pops. For those of our students going to the Chidon Weekend there will be one more test administered there. We are proud of all MORE FISH FOR ADAR that they learned, such a rich variety and broad Adar’s “sign” is fish, 2nd graders’ (top) fish art, spectrum of Jewish law and knowledge! But creating beautiful fish with a scaly textured Chidon isn’t over yet—students continue to effect thanks to a rubberized material placed study at home (and a little at school, too) for underneath while coloring. Kindergarten’s fish the tests at the Chidon event (should they (above) had a Parsha connection because of the qualify) as well as an exciting local Mini(careful & patient!) in & out paper weave they Chidon event right here at Maimonides where used to create the scaly effect for each one. all our students can participate.
Newly elected Assemblyman Dan Rosenthal attended Minyan for Rosh Chodesh at our school and Rabbi Rubin presented him with a Parsha Terumah “Keresh” Mishkan beam made by our students in our Makerspace.
TU BISHVAT SPROUTS The beans planted on Tu Bishvat are sprouting right up in Morah Devorah’s classroom. The students are caring for them and observing their growth every day at school. Some of the plants have grown enough that they were sent home for kids to take care on their own.