September 2010
TEMPLE SINAI RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
PINAT HA-TALMID
(The Student’s Corner)
The 2010 summer vacation is almost a thing of the past. I hope that you and your children had a great vacation and are ready to begin a new school year.
For us it will begin on Sunday, September 12.
To make sure that all is ready to roll, please note important dates on our website: Calendar at a Glance.
Registration Forms:
If you have not registered your children for our Religious School, please do before or on first day of school (Sept. 12). Please enter our website (www.tsinai.org); click on the Registration Forms (located on the home page under Religious school—highlighted in blue); click on the appropriate forms and print them. Please note that allstudents must have the following three forms: Registration, Tuition, Permission and Agreement. Other forms need to be complete only if applicable. Please call our office (381-6890) if you have questions or need assistance in finding the forms on our website.
School Information:
All information about our school is posted on our website. If you are yet to do so, please open our website (www.tsinai.org) >> LERNING >> GRADE K-7. Please let us know
HebrewSchool:
This year we will welcome our Fourth and Third Grade students to our Hebrew school. Please remember that our mid-week classes begin at 4:15-5:45 (session 1 on Wed.; and session 2 on Mon.)
Snack is available prior to the beginning of class. The cost for each snack item is 50¢.
Unless otherwise noted by parents, students are allowed to purchase no more than two items.
Sason:
At the end of this school year, Susan Krasner has decided (for genuine personal reasons) to resign her position as our Sason music director and music teacher. Finding an appropriate replacement for Susan could be a very hard task to achieve. Extreme luck, however, was on our side: Mrs. Leah Sherman has expressed interest in taking Sason “under her wing” and continue the wonderful work Susan has done during the last four years.
Mrs. Sherman is originally from Williamsville, NY (Suburb of Buffalo). She graduated from Fredonia School of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and is about to finish her Master’s Degree in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music.
In 2004 (to present) Mrs. Sherman was hired by Churchville-Chili to be their Fifth-Eighth grade Vocal and General Music teacher: She teaches Fifth grade chorus made up of about 130 students; Sixth grade chorus made up of about 110 students; and auditioned chorus made up of Fifth and Sixth grade chorus members that meets once a week after school called “Surround Sound.” With her choruses, Mrs. Sherman likes to focus on music from other cultures, singing in various languages (i.e., Swahili, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese, German, etc.). Mrs. Sherman believes that music is a great way to expose students to other cultures and languages.
In addition to her work with the school choruses, Mrs. Sherman is a singer and plays guitar, piano, African drums, and percussion.
Our 2010-2011 Teaching Staff:
Roseann Kraus (Sinai Sprouts)
Ellyn Kleinberg (Kindergarten)
Rona Litt (First Grade)
Pamela Komorowski (Second Grade; Third Grade mid-week)
Lori Harter (Third Grade, Sunday)
Shekoofeh Sussman (Fourth Grade, Sunday)
Deniz Schildkraut (Fourth Grade, mid-week)
Bruce Rosen (Fifth Grade)
Sandi Ben-Dov (Sixth Grade, Session 1)
Sharyan Yerger (Sixth Grade, Session 2)
Pauline Rosenberg (Seventh Grade; Kesher)
Shani Fox (Music-tent.)
Rachel Mutter-Leonard (Librarian; Madrichim-in-Training)
Susan Krasner (Kesher)
Leah Sherman (Sason)
High Holy Days Services for Our Families (first day only):
Services for 0-K children and parents/grandparents (10:00 – 11:15): In Dance Studio
Services for K-3rd Grade students and families (10:00 – 12:00): In room 11 (downstairs)
Services for 4th-6th Grade students and families (10:00 – 12:00): In Theater
Services for RATSY/SWACY (10:00 – 12:00): In Senior Lounge
September Schedule of Events:
Wed., Sept. 1: Sason (5:00 – 6:30)
Tue., Sept 7: Madrichim & Teachers Meeting (6:00 – 8:00)
Wed., Sept. 8: Erev Rosh Hashanah (8:00, at JCC)
Thu., Sept. 9: Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 (10:00, at JCC)
Tashlich and Oneg at Rabbi and Jan Katz’s home (4:00)
Fri., Sept. 10: Rosh Hashanah, Day 2 (10:30), at Temple
Back to School Family Service (6:00); Sason & Sinai Brass participate
Sun., Sept. 12: Religious School (9:00 - 11:00 / 11:30 - 1:30)
Sprouts (9:00 - 11:00 / 11:30 –1:30)
Parents meeting--all grades (9:15 - 10:00 / 11:45 - 12:30)
Room Parents Meeting (10:00-11:00 / 12:30-1:30)
Mon., Sept. 13: Religious School (4:15 - 5:45)
Kesher, Brown Bag Dinner (6:30 - 8:30)
Wed., Sept. 15: Religious School (4:15 - 5:45)
Bogrim (5:45 - 7:00)
Fri., Sept. 17: Kol Nidrei (8:00, at JCC)
Sat., Sept. 18: Yom Kippur (10:00 at JCC)
Sun., Sept. 19: Seventh Grade Torah Project Program (w/parents).
Sinai Brass (2:00 - 3:30)
Sason (5:00 - 6:30)
Wed., Sept. 22: Erev Sukkot, service and dinner (5:30/6:00)
Thu., Sept. 23: Sukkot (10:30)
Sun., Sept. 26: Kindergarten Consecration Program (w/parents)
Sprouts
Wed., Sept. 29: Shmini Atzert (Eve of Simchat Torah)--6:00
Kindergarten group-picture in Sanctuary (5:30)
Consecration for Kindergarten and all other new students (who joined after
last year’s Simchat Torah)--6:00
Thu., Sept. 30: Simchat Torah (10:30)
