Parashat Beha'alotecha

 Time is certainly flying by… as in space capsules versus propeller planes!  We are trying to finish up units, teach those last concepts, and get just one more point across!!!    In the midst of this, teachers also are helping their students prepare for Showcase Night – that time of year when we open all our classrooms to display our students’ work.  It’s a time for parents and children to travel through the classes, to show off their own work and admire that of other classes.  It’s also a time (we open the program at 5:30 and close at 7:00) when you, the parents, can take a peek into what your child might just experience next year!

We hope that you already have June 5 circled on your calendar.  The program runs from 5:30 until 7:00p.m. (firm times) .  A few words of explanation – it can definitely take that whole time  to traverse  the hallways, to visit all the rooms and marvel at the various materials.  We discourage strollers as they  sometimes block doorways and because it often is so crowded, those little ones down there can suffer from a lack of air.   Baby carriers have proven to be much better.  Please come a bit early as the parking lot ends to get VERY crowded and there might be a shortage of parking spaces.  This is planned to be an evening for children and their parents.; children must be  accompanied  by an adult during the program.

Not to sing our own praises – but It is a great, not-to-be-missed event.  At Back to School Night, we tell you what we’re going to teach (what your children will learn); at Showcase, we show you what we have taught – what your children have learned!!!  Please make sure to join us.  As a convenience, Sheryl Blaufeld,  our fabulous school cook , is offering to prepare a pizza dinner.  She will need reservations to be ready for you – so if you’re interested, please respond when the form is sent next week.

A wonderful new addition to our program this year is  our 5th graders performance of the lion king IN HEBREW!!!!  This will take place on May 10 at 12:30pm.  Yes, it is during the school day.  All our students will attend and parents and proud bubbies and zaydies, etc. may also attend.  It is free. However, we are soliciting sponsors to help cover all the costs involved in such a production (even a low budget one such as this).  Please see the blurb below. Yes, the play will be videotaped, so if you cannot attend, you may still enjoy!

To formally end the year, we will hold our annual Step Up Ceremony at 10:30 (prompt) on the last day of school, June 18.  That program is one hour long and in it, we will hear beautiful music from our choir and our 5th graders, salute our 5th graders as they leave the Lower School for Middle School, and then assist each grade in moving up from their current grade to the upcoming one. Parents are invited to attend (you might need tissues if you’re that kind of person). It is a joyous end to an amazing school year.  Students return to their classroom to say farewell for the summer, gather their papers, and then be dismissed at noon.  And that will wrap up another year…..  Enjoy!  Shabbat Shalom