Shabbat And Yom Tov
Candle Lighting Times
Sat., Oct. 14
Candle Lighting not before 7:22 p.m.
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DELICIOUS LUNCH PROGRAM
With a new school year - comes a new lunch menu…and the reviews are 
There have been very positive reactions from both students and staff to the new lunch program. “So-o-o good,” “really, really yummy,” “tov maod,” “tasty,” “ma’adan” and “I love it,” are some of the comments overheard in the Sukkah this week.
The following is the menu for the rest of October with possible changes next month, check the Chai-Lights for them. Mondays – macaroni and cheese, Tuesdays – pizza, Wednesdays – hot dogs, Thursdays – spaghetti, Fridays – fish sticks and French fries. All meals will include salads, fresh fruit, water or juice.
INCREDIBLE, EDIBLE SUKKAHS
 The 4th graders in Morah Haviva Braun’s class had a finger-licking, creative and delicious time making sukkot out of marshmallow fluff, tea biscuits and green sour sticks. The marshmallow fluff was the glue that connected the tea biscuits to the sukkah sides, and the green sour sticks were the “schach.” What a sweet way to celebrate Succot!
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE/ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Families whose children will be entering Kindergarten in September 2007 are invited, with their children, to an open house/ice cream social on Sunday afternoon, October 29th, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the school.
The afternoon's activities will center on a typical Kindergarten day at SPHDS. The program will include arts and crafts, games with our physical education instructor, as well as a tour of the campus, a visit to our library, and hands on fun in the Benhamou Computer Center led by Chris, our computer teacher.
Parents will have an opportunity to explore SPHDS' unique Kindergarten program with our teachers. Experience a totally integrated curriculum - where science, Hebrew, math, Jewish Studies, music, art and language combine to form an academic developmentally appropriate setting for the education of the next generation of knowledgeable Jews.
To RSVP or for further information, please call our Director of Early Childhood Education, Barbara Goldstein, at 408 738-3060 or email her at: barbara.goldstein@sphds.org.
GRADES 1 - 8 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
After School Activities program for Grades 1 – 8 will begin this Monday, October 16th. Each activity will run between 45 minutes and 1 hour, beginning at 4:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday.
The Chess Club will meet on Mondays and will be overseen by Recreation USA. Students will learn the proper moves of chess pieces as well as advanced strategies for playing the game. Recreation USA has successfully organized programs for both local JCCs.
The Sports Club will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The program, Sports Medley, also will be run by Recreation USA. Each week students will participate in a different sport. Grades 1 – 3 will meet on Tuesdays and Grades 4 – 8 will meet on Thursdays.
On Wednesdays the Drama Club will meet under the guidance of an instructor from the Creative Learning through Arts Program (CLAP). This program is designed for students in Grades 1 – 4. Its emphasis is to build confidence when facing an audience, whether speaking or acting.
Mr. Kulka’s Science Club for Grades 1 – 3 will meet on Thursdays and Grades 4 – 8 will meet monthly, on Sundays. The students will be engaged in exploring some of the mysteries of our scientific world.
Rabbi Tuvia Greenberg will conduct a Gemorah class on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays for students in Grades 5-8.
GAN AVIV’S NEW PROGRAM
This year the Chaverim class (N/6) has embarked on a new journey for students who will be 5 between October ’06 and January ’07; the class is the Young 5’s.
During the school day, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., their class time is filled with a variety of enrichment activities. The curriculum includes Hebrew language, book making, creative dramatics and an introduction to a phonemic awareness program called Zoo Phonics. They study in small groups so the student-teacher ratio is very low.
The curriculum is both challenging and creative and the students are enthusiastically involved in the whole learning process.
Reminders & Announcements
Gan Aviv Preschool Lecture Series To Begin
The first in the series of six independent lectures on early childhood will be held on Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m.
Karen Friedland Brown, MA will be discussing issues revolving around the different temperaments of children. Karen is Coordinator of Parent Education, Parents Place of the Peninsula; parent educator/trainer/consultant and experienced in special education, for 30 years; and co-author of the revised edition of “Parentmaking: A Practical Handbook for Teaching Parents.”
Future lectures will take place on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 11th at 9:00 a.m.; Monday, January 22nd at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday morning, February 25th – time TBD; and Tuesday, May 15 th at 7:30 p.m.
All lectures will be held at school. This series is sponsored by the Gan Aviv Honor Fund which is supported by generous contributions of parents and friends of Gan Aviv
Parent Hebrew Classes
Catch up to your children and join the Parents Association on Thursday mornings, in the school library – room 13, between 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., for an adult Hebrew speaking class. For more information call Holly Mendel, PA president, at 408 245-3144.
Ready for your Java fix!
Each Tuesday morning, from 8:15 – 9:00 a.m., the Parents Association hosts a wonderful coffee and nosh. Join them and get acquainted with other parents, school board members and SPHDS staff; it’s a terrific way of meeting one another.
Many thanks to the Parents’ Association for sponsoring these coffees.
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