GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY
This is a very special occasion where every student from Room 1 – Grade 8 has the opportunity to feel unique with their own special guest whether it is a grandparent, cousin or neighbor. Join the students on Wednesday, November 22nd, 8:45 a.m., for this special morning of sharing.
Guests will get a glimpse of what happens in a normal school session. The students, grandparents and special friends will have the chance to do activities with one another. Pre-Kindergarten children will join Kindergartners – Fourth Graders at a Thanksgiving assembly, at 9:30 a.m. So come to this wonderful, festive, and fun morning.
Students in Grades 1 - 4 will be doing a variey of presentations and parents are cordially invited to join the students' grandparents and special friends at this Thanksgiving assembly.
Dismissal for everyone will be at 12:00; there will be no day care.
ENROLLMENT 2007 - 2008
Campus tours for prospective and current SPHDS parents began this Wednesday, November 15th. Families whose children will be 2 years old, by September 1, 2007, and/or have children entering Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to arrange a personal tour of our campus. Please call Rachel at 408 738-3060.
Priority will be given to siblings of current students.
CORRECTION – SUPER SUNDAY RETURNS TO PALO ALTO
After four years, the Jewish Community Federation’s Super Sunday is returning to Palo Alto this Sunday, November 19th. It will be an all day event from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
This campaign will have a dual purpose. The JCF’s regular campaign will help local agencies, including SPHDS, assist people and institutions in our South Bay communities; and there will be a secondary campaign to help Israelis through the Israel Emergency Campaign. When called to contribute please say “yes.”
Super Sunday will be held at Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto…it is centrally located and easy to reach. They still need volunteers - please call the Federaton office and leave a message for either Joy Plummer or Teresa Lanz. The Federation phone number is: 650 919-2100; Joy Plummer's extension is 8022 and Teresa Lanz's extension is 8005, or on Sunday call Kehillah's phone number 650 213-9600. No matter which number is called, just say you would like to volunteer for Super Sunday and someone will return the call, or on Sunday, just drop in and say "I am here to volunteer."
Our own Board President, Sherry Solden and SPHDS Kindergarten parent, Jackie Bocian, are co-chairing the South Bay Super Sunday. Yishar Koach to both of them.
SHABBATON
This past Shabbat the Middle School young women had a fabulous Shabbaton at the Palo Alto home of Rabbi Tuvia and Mrs. Chana Greenberg.
The students selected a Chinese theme and had a lot of fun with it. They had a delicious Shabbat “Chinese” dinner with “Chinese” chicken soup and noodles followed by stir fry, duck sauce chicken, fried rice and sesame noodles and used the correct large spoons and chop sticks during the meal.
Afterwards they had a wonderful workshop on “friendship” which was led by Mrs. Shona Schwartz. The girls really got into it. They discussed what it means to be a friend, a best friend and how to handle different friendship situations.
On Shabbat, in addition to tefillah, they did a skit that one of the students wrote. This was followed with a seudah and free time.
Many thanks to Mindy Cramer for buying the Chinese utensils; to Shona Schwartz for leading the workshop; to Chana Greenberg for preparing delicious food; and to Rabbi Tuvia and Mrs. Chana Greenberg for opening their home for a warm and wonderful Shabbat. A special thank you to Mrs. Greenberg for the fabulous Shabbat meals she prepared.
“CURTAIN’S UP, LIGHT THE LIGHTS…”
On Wednesday, November 29th at 4:30 in the afternoon, in the MPR, the 5th grade class will present a short play, “The Wrong Train”.
Don’t miss this entertaining performance by the future stars of Broadway!!!
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Please note that Parent Teacher conferences for Kindergarten – Grade 8 students will take place on Wednesday, December 13th, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Parents will be receiving their conference schedules shortly.
There will be no classes for Kindergarten – Grade 8 students, that day. Preschool will have classes and day care as usual.
PICTURE MAKE-UP DAY
Make-up pictures will be taken on Thursday, November 30th for students 1) who were absent on picture day 2) didn’t purchase pictures the first time and would like to do so now and 3) who purchased pictures but would like to retake them.
It is important to follow the directions on the order form.
Please bring the unwanted pictures to Rachel, in the office, on Tuesday, November 28th.
PARENT ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS
Don’t Forget to Join the Book Group
The Parents Association new women’s monthly book discussion group will be held on the first Thursday of each month, beginning Thursday, December 7th, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the school library.
“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant will be the first book read.
Please contact DeeAnn Hazani at dhazani@aol.com or call her at 408 736-0611 to sign up.
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