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No school tomorrow!
Your child's teachers will be working report cards.
Stay healthy and enjoy the long weekend. |
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I proudly wore my favorite Hebrew word today - קהילה (Kehillah). It means community, and it’s one of our school’s core values. It’s also a fitting word during a week when Omicron is keeping some members of our kehillah home.
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But I wasn’t the only one wearing a Hebrew word today. Your children wore their favorite words, too! It was part of our celebration of Eliezer Ben Yehuda’s birthday.
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Every day, your children have 45 minutes of deep and joyful Hebrew learning. Their teachers work to strengthen their competence in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and also to connect them to the ancient words of Torah, to modern day Israel and to Am Yisrael, Jews around the world.
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Knowing Hebrew helps them understand prayer and gives them the ability to pray with intention. It impacts their cultural competence and their personal Jewish identity. It activates their brain, increases their cognitive abilities, and gives them tools to pursue further language learning.
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In 5th grade they will go to Machaneh Ivrit, an overnight Hebrew experience where they are challenged to speak only Hebrew for 36 hours and celebrate all they have learned!
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If only we could invite Eliezer Ben Yehuda to join us so he could see that to his life’s work gave us such a profound gift.
So, what’s your passion, your dream for how to change history? This Shabbat, go around the table and share the Eliezer Ben Yehuda in each of you. Inspire your children to find the passion and dedication within them to make an impact. Helping them make a difference is our passion, every day at Mirowitz.
לבריאות (to your health),
Cheryl
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January 14: Teacher Recording Day - NO SCHOOL
January 15: Financial Aid Applications Due
January 17: MLK Drive Thru Social Action Event -
NO SCHOOL: MLK Day
February 17: Mirowitz Grandparent Date Night
February 18: Professional Development - NO SCHOOL
February 21: Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL
March 17: Purim
March 24: Parent Teacher Conferences - Noon dismissal
March 25: Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
March 28: Professional Development - NO SCHOOL
April 15-22: Passover Break - NO SCHOOL
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Tonight, the Mirowitz 4th/5th grade boys basketball team tips off its season with a home game against Andrews Academy of Lake St. Louis. That will be followed by a Middle School boys game against the same school.
The Middle School boys lost in overtime on Tuesday to Whitfield, 23-20. 8th grader Jacob led the team with 15 points and 6 rebounds. 8th grader AJ O added 4 points. The team is 1-1 on the season.
Our 2nd grade boys team won their first game with a 26-15 win. David led the team in scoring with 8 points, and Josh added 6 points toward the win.
Our 2nd grade girls fell to 1-1 after a 26-14 loss. Their coach, Rabbi Karen Bogard said, "We lost, but played a great game. The kids really hustled."
Our 4th-6th grade girls team tips off their season Tuesday against the St. Louis Blue Knights.
Don't forget: it's time to sign up for Baseball. If you would like to register your child for a Mirowitz baseball team, please send me an email.
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The re-enrollment process will begin after the financial aid committee has completed its work next week. That means:
1. Watch your mail the first week of February for an envelope containing re-enrollment materials.
2. If you are planning on applying for tuition assistance do so NOW! The financial aid deadline for returning students for the 2022-23 school year is January 16th. (See application details above.)
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In order to give returning students and their siblings priority in the process, the deadline for completing your application for financial aid is January 16. Applications received after that date will not be included in the initial tuition assistance distribution, and will be considered along with new families who apply by January 31. (See more about how to apply here.)
To be considered, you must submit a financial statement form online.
The committee recognizes that the FACTS formula may not portray the whole picture of a family's financial situation. There is a text box on the site in which you may write a letter clarifying your family finances. The financial aid committee takes great care to read these notes.
If you have additional questions, read answers to Frequently Asked Questions or contact Mary.
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If you have a pre-schooler, we hope you'll drive thru and invite all of your friends to join you. During the 30 minute (or so) drive-thru, you and your child will participate in activities that feed the hungry, care for the earth and pursue justice.
Free book from PJ Library for the first 75 families to RSVP.
Free, but time slots are limited.
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Thanks to all of the parents of newly vaccinated students who have sent me a copy of their child's Covid-19 vaccination card. If you have not yet done so, you can email it to me here. |
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3rd graders think outside (and inside!) the box about biomes! |
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To Laila and Noah who chanted Torah and led a discussion in the lower school this week. |
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And to Hallel, Noam and Corey who chanted Torah in the middle school this week. |
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Meet Jen Goldenberg
Relationship to Mirowitz: I'm the mom of 2 Mirowitz students: Samantha (5th grade) and Alex (3rd grade)
Volunteer duties: I'll do whatever you ask me to do! I take photos at events (like MLK Day this Monday), coach basketball, serve lunch, drive on field trips, help with Teacher Appreciation Week...and whatever else is needed. I'm always happy to help this school!
Why do you do it? Volunteering gives me a higher purpose and I enjoy being a part of this community hanging out with my the great friends I've made here.
Fun fact:
My mom worked at the J for 20 yrs. I grew up as a "J Rat" (as we called ourselves) ...which meant I couldn't get away with anything naughty because everyone knew my mom. Now I'm trying to do the same thing for my girls. 😆
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We know! Omicron!
But we could really use some lunch volunteers. PLUS...it's a great chance to see your child mid-day.
You can sign up by logging onto the Mirowitz App on your computer here. |
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Deborah Zorensky
Alice Handelman
The Mirowitz family prays for their speedy and complete recovery. |
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Help support the 8th grade Israel Trip by purchasing Cards for a Cause! Five keepsake boxes to choose from, each with 30 beautiful greeting cards. $30 per box!
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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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Your loving kindness, 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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