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Wonder what qualities are shared by Mirowitz teachers? For one thing, they are all curious, life-long learners who are always chasing knowledge and striving for excellence. Mirowitz teachers are committed to constructivist teaching theory — hands-on learning that leads to new perspectives and profound paradigm shifts. They nurture curiosity, creativity and collaboration, and coach students on their path to leadership.
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Our teachers want for your children what you want for them, and see in them all the greatness that you see in them. |
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Mirowitz teachers are the guardians of your child’s days and will help your children become their best selves.
And on top of all of that...Mirowitz teachers are committed to nurturing a sacred parent-teacher partnership.
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It is this very partnership that is key to every child’s success, and your children deserve no less! That partnership begins with shared goals, respectful communication and mutual pride in your child’s successes. |
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Our teachers can't wait to spend time with you (via Zoom) on Curriculum Night next week. They will give you a glimpse into the daily life of your child, and share with you information that will shape your child's learning this year.
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Please plan to join us for the all-school curriculum night Zoom Monday from 8-9 p.m., and again for your children’s grade level Zooms.
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Thank you for being our partners! As a team, we will shape your child into a leader who feels confident and successful, stimulated and encouraged, safe and valued. A year of meaning, growth, Jewish connections and joy awaits! |
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Shabbat Shalom!
Morah Cheryl
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Monday, August 30: Middle School Curriculum Night @ 7:15 p.m. (via Zoom): Middle School parents spend time with the Middle School teachers and learn what's in store. (Zoom links will be sent to you by Mr. Schmidt.)
Monday, August 30: All School 2021-22 Curriculum Night @ 8 p.m. (on Zoom): Find out what's new at Mirowitz this year.
Wednesday, September 1: Curriculum night for 3rd grade (6:45-7:30 p.m.), 5th grade (7:30-8:15 p.m.) and Kindergarten (8:15-9 p.m.): K, 3rd and 5th-grade parents spend time with the classroom, Judaics and Hebrew teachers and learn what's in store. (Zoom links will be sent to you by your child's classroom teacher.)
Thursday, September 2: Curriculum night for 4th grade (6:45-7:30 p.m.), 2nd grade (7:30-8:15 p.m.) and 1st grade (8:15-9 p.m.): 1st, 2nd and 4th-grade parents spend time with classroom, Judaics and Hebrew teachers and learn what's in store. (Zoom links will be sent to you by your child's classroom teacher.)
Monday, September 6: Labor Day: No School
Tues & Wed, September 7-8: Rosh Hashanah: No School
Wednesday, September 15: Erev Yom Kippur: Noon Dismissal
Thursday, September 16: Yom Kippur: No School
Friday, September 17: Late Start @ 9:30 a.m. (No before care.)
Sunday, September 19: Friendship Circle Challah Braid (for Mirowitz parents) at 7:30 p.m.
Tues & Wed, September 21-22: Sukkot: No School
Thursday, September 23: Simchat Sukkah Family Event (and dedication of our BRAND NEW SUKKAH).
Tuesday, September 28: Shmini Atzeret: No School
Wednesday, September 29: Simchat Torah: No School
Sunday, September 26: Grandparent Circle Kickoff at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 3: STEAM Studio (for children ages 3-5 and a parent)
Tuesday, October 12: School Picture Day
Thursday, October 21: Noon Dismissal for Parent Conferences
Friday, October 22: Parent Conferences: No school
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We know how special it is for grandparents to be involved in their grandchildren's lives. One of the perks of this pandemic is that grandparents can attend grandparent events whether they are in the same zip code or miles away! |
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Make sure your parents know about these upcoming events. Please also ask them if they are receiving Grandparent Circle emails. If they are not, please let Lee'at know how to add them.
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Kabbalat Shabbat: We welcome Shabbat together each Friday at 3:05 p.m. Mirowitz familes, you will receive a text each Friday with the Zoom link. Grandparents and community members are welcome to join us via Facebook Live!
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Need a Lulav for Sukkot? You can order them through school for only $50 per set!
Order here by next Thursday, September 2.
Your Lulav and Etrog will be delivered to you during carpool before Erev Sukkot. Contact Reb Scott with questions.
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You can sign up by logging onto the Mirowitz App on your computer here. Or download the app from the Apple Store here. It is also available at the Google Play store. (If you are using the app for the first time, log in using the email we have on file. Press "Forgot Password" and you will receive an email with a password reset.) |
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We need Sukkah Builders! We'll be meeting on the playground September 12 at 10 a.m. For safety reasons, volunteers must be grown ups and big kids (grades 6 and older) only please! |
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Help us make outdoor learning possible for our students. Twenty people needed every Monday @ 8am and Friday @ 3:30pm. |
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Have an extra hour? One day a week? We can help you find a role that fits into your schedule!
All volunteers must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.
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Save the date for these upcoming PTO events!
PTO Friendship Circle (Challah Braiding Event)
September 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Let's gather under the sukkah and learn some new ways to braid challah! You can either bring your own dough or order from us. (More details coming next week.) We'll have stations set up so you can learn to braid in cool ways! This event is for grown ups only. Masks are required.
Simchat Sukkah...a Family event!
September 23 at 5 p.m.
We have LOTS of Sukkot surprises in store...and PTO will provide delicious boxed dinners for you to take and eat at home. Look for more info coming soon!
PLUS...grade level parent events planned by your Ruach Chair!
We are so thrilled to
build community with each of you!
Alana, Jackie and Lauren
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I wish I had grown up at Mirowitz! It’s true! And I’ve only been here a few days!
The colors are bright and happy. But there’s just something in the air. The students know that what they are learning is important and that their teachers care about them. Their lessons all have a purpose.
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I can tell that this school wants its students to be smart, but also to be self confident. My role is to help those kids love Israel even more than they already do. It’s such an honor to have the opportunity to do that!
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In Israel, you are Jewish because you are Israeli. You don’t need to DO anything to be Jewish. But here, it’s different. You need to feel a connection and to be part of a community.
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I hope that for Mirowitz students, I can help them understand that Judaism also means connecting to Israel, each person in their own way. I’m excited to share my favorite songs and games, to talk about cities and kibbutzim, to connect them to special places like the Kinneret and the Kotel. I’m excited to share my own family’s story of leaving Russia as refuseniks, and to explain the diversity of the Israeli people.
Mostly, I want the kids to be proud to be Jewish and to understand that Israel belongs to them. I’ve already started to get to know your kids who have welcomed me enthusiastically. I hope I will get to meet you soon, too.
Shabbat Shalom,
Shelly Udovik
ShinShinit
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Parents…join me for a monthly discussion about "No Drama Discipline," a book that explores the link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior.
We’ll get together 9/20, 9/27, and 10/4 at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby. If you cannot attend in person, we will set up a computer so you can join via Zoom. (If you plan to be in person, please wear a mask and bring proof of vaccination.)
We'll start with the first 2 chapters on September 20.
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Together, we'll will discuss:
- strategies that help identify a discipline philosophy.
- facts on child brain development.
- the way to calmly and lovingly connect with a child while still setting clear and consistent limits.
- tips for helping your child achieve insight and empathy.
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Send me an email if you have questions. I look forward to growing with all of you!
Alana Jacobs, MA, PLPC
School-Based Therapist
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Help Celebrate Our Staff
While Supporting The 8th Grade Israel Trip
To send a cookie gram email Chef A.J. He will then prepare and deliver your message with 3 chocolate chip cookies to the Staff member of your choice.
The cost is $5 and all proceeds benefit the 8th grade trip to Israel. Payments are through Venmo @Robin-Moll or PayPal robinlmoll80@gmail.com
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In Honor of
Naomi Sherman
Happy Birthday, Naomi! We are so excited to celebrate you this weekend!
Love, Mom, Dad, Garrett, Quade, Mia, Grandma, and Grandpa
In Honor of
Redford Connolly
Happy 8th Birthday, Reford!
Love, The Connollys
In Honor of
Maya Newman
What a beautiful job reading Torah! We are so proud of the thoughtful and kind person you are!
Love, Lee’at, Mike, and Aviv
In Honor of
Morah Brittany
Welcome to Mirowitz! Thanks for an awesome start to 1st grade!
Love, Cameron Siegler
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In Honor of
Olivia & Penelope
In honor of Olivia and Penelope on their first week of school. May you have a joyful year filled with meaningful learning and fun! We love you!
Love, Mom & Dad
In Honor of
Josh Cohen
Happy 12th Birthday!
Love, Mom, Dad, & Zach
In Honor of
Everyone’s first full week of school!
Love, The Bogard Family
In honor of Morah Sagit
I missed you over the summer!
Shabbat Shalom!
Love, Cameron Siegler
In Honor of
Eliana Wax
becoming a Bat Mitzvah and her upcoming birthday
Love, Grammy & Grandpa
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This is our third year
at this wonderful school! My family grew up on a Kibbutz and everyone knew all of the children. That same feeling is at Mirowitz, and we just love it!
Noa Hazzan
Mirowitz Mom
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I realized tonight that my son has probably come close to surpassing my very limited Hebrew skills on the 2nd week of school when he asked me to label our honey in Hebrew.  
Lauren Garfield
Mirowitz Mom |
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After just one week, I already can't imagine my children starting school anyplace else. It is meant to be and a perfect fit for our family!
Raquel
Leverson
Mirowitz Mom
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Mirowitz alumni often say that one of their most defining childhood moments happened when they chanted Torah at Mirowitz.
Kol Hakavod to Maya and Orli (5th grade)
who chanted torah and led a discussion for the whole lower school this week. |
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and to Leah, Isaac and Ari
who chanted torah in Middle School. |
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You may order challah for your family for $8 per loaf, and it will be sent home with your child on Fridays.
Please also consider a Shabbat Sponsorship (in honor of your child, a class, a teacher, etc.). Sponsorships will be announced each Friday at Kabbalat Shabbat.
If you would like to purchase Challah to come home next Friday, you must place that order by Tuesday at noon.
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to Corey W. who will become a Bat Mitzvah this weekend.
(Photo is a throw back to when he read Torah in 5th grade.)
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To the Kaar Family on the passing of Courtney's mom and Liliella's grandmother
Janet "Jan" Jacob
Her funeral will be Sunday, August 29
@ 1 p.m.
at Berger Memorial
You can join via livestream here.
Shiva
Monday, August 30
Tuesday, August 231
6-8 at Kol Rinah
May the Karr Family be remembered among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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Please order all September meals online by August 26. Sufficient funds must be maintained in your account. You may reload your account here. |
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Marsha Grazman
Alice Handelman
Emma Lapp
Carol Rubin
The Mirowitz family prays for their speedy and complete recovery. |
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Your lovingkindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory. Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness.
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Join PJ Our Way for a virtual event with Evan Wolkenstein, author of "Turtle Boy."
Sunday, August 29
4:30 pm
This is a free event geared towards kids ages 8-14. Reading the book is not required.
To register, email Jen Baer. Please include your name, kid’s name and email.
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