Abrams Extra November 8, 2019

 

 

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ABRAMS EXTRA

In This Issue
Candle Lighting
Translate the Extra
Budowsphere
Jerusalem Mural Wall
Rabbi Leizerowski
Upcoming Events
Book Fair
Student Government
AHA at Abrams Residence
PTO Corner
Elementary School Classroom Showcase
Middle School Classroom Showcase
Updated Car Pool Rules
Basketball Schedule
Preschool Teacher Assistant Needed
Thanksgiving Feast
Social Media
Lunch Menu
Donation Bricks
Recruitment
Donor Support
Oorah
Security Reminders
Abrams Notes

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November 8, 2019/ 10 Cheshvan

 

Candle Lighting 4:32 p.m./ Lech Lecha

 

 

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Budowsphere

 

 

Dear Parents:
 
Please view my video blog this week:
 

 

Weekly Blog - November 8, 2019
Rabbi Budow with Sharon Abergel and Isabelle Waksman

 

 
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“The flag” is now hanging in the main hallway of Abrams

 

 

L’Shalom,

 

 

 
Rabbi Ira Budow

 

Jerusalem Mural Wall
 
2019 Thanksgiving Prices for Mural
Special November Pricing

 

Help us complete the Jerusalem of Gold Dedication Mural.  We have limited spaces available.
This would be a great gift for a parent to honor their children or for a grandparent to honor their grandchildren.
Special November Pricing
Plaques are 25% off
 
Plaque WAS NOW
Alumni Section $360 $250
Well $1,000 $750
Step $1,000 $750
Kotel $1,800 $1,350
Window Sill $5,000 $3,750
Large Jug $7,200 $5,400
Small Jug $9,000 $6,750

 

 

Rabbi Leizerowski

Upcoming Events
 
November
 
November 7-12
Scholastic Book Fair
November 11
No School 
Parent Conferences
K-8
November 27
Thanksgiving Program
12:30 Dismissal
November 28-29
No School
Thanksgiving Recess

Book Fair
Support the AHA Book Fair

 

Thursday, November 7th, 8:30-4:00 p.m.
Friday, November 8th, 8:30-2:00 p.m.
Monday, November 11th (conferences), 1:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12th, 8:30-4:00 p.m.
 

 

 
This event is entirely parent volunteer based and all proceeds go towards our school library and classroom books!

 

To volunteer- contact Efrat Attoun, efratrose@yahoo.com
Cell: 215-510-4771

 

 

Student Government
Speeches and elections were held this week for student government.  
 
Congratulations to the students who were elected to positions for the 2019-2020 school year.
President- Jordan Mathis
Treasurer- Daveed Zamkov
Secretary- Jackie Gershman
Publicity-Allison Goldfarb
5th Grade Representative- Eliav Sudai
6th Grade Representative- Aviel Zur
7th Grade Representatives– Maya Lulu and Ariel Shavit

Abrams Residence
The 8th grade made its monthly visit to Abrams Residence.   The students played games and cards with the residents. The students and seniors enjoyed food, fun and had wonderful conversations.  A great time was had by all!

 


PTO Corner
Meet the Abrams PTO Chairs!

 

This year, Efrat Attoun and Ruti Stark are Co-Presidents of the Abrams PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization).

 

Monica Matlis is Treasurer, Liora Zirkel is Secretary, Dalya Redel is the Pre-school Chair, Cynthia Panday is the Elementary Chair and Tali Zur is the Middle School Chair.  Our goal is to support our teachers and strengthen our parent community.

 

Say hi when you see us and reach out to get involved!

Click Abrams PTO to join our Facebook group.

 

              
 

 

 

                          

Grades K-4 Classroom Showcase
 
Kindergarten
 
Kindergarten had a fun and busy week! We continued our thematic unit on Fall. In Science, the children made adorable paper bag trees. They worked together and were so proud of the magna tile structures they built! Next week will be very special because the Kindergartners will learn how to be “bucket fillers” as we begin our unit on spreading kindness!

 

Kindergarten
1st Grade
Congratulations to Morah Sonia’s 1st grade on receiving Ariot 2 this week.  It was a real celebration!
1st grade
Mrs. Zuazo’s class began the week with a visit from our therapy dogs and their handlers….. Is there anything better?  1st graders used their letters sounds and their reading skills with confidence as they read their library books to their furry friends. 
They also explored “Air is Everywhere” with a straw and learned that air moves things.
1st graders also found ways to move solid shapes.  They discovered shapes can stack, roll, or slide.  Ask your child what they built this week with solid and plane shapes?

 

 

1st Grade

 

 
2nd Grade
Second grade began to discuss things we are thankful for.  We wrote them down on a colored leaf and will add them to our Thanksgiving display. We have leaves available for others who would like to join us!
2nd grade

 

3rd Grade
 
3rd grade is starting a unit on communities. We have begun discussing physical characteristics of a community. We have learned about landforms, natural disasters, and natural resources.

 

4th Grade
This week 4th grade started learning about graphs.  We learned how to make a single bar graph and a double bar graph.  We also will be learning about line graphs, circle graphs, and more.  We also continued reading Shiloh, learned about verbs, and had a Social Studies test!

 

Grades 5-8 Classroom Showcase
 
5th Grade English
 
5th grade using their study skills by making flash cards for their next test. They are helping each other study.


5th Grade
 
 
6th, 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies
It’s nearing the end of the marking period, so that means it’s binder check time! 8th graders already handed theirs in; 6th and 7th graders will turn them in next week. Binder checks allow me to check how note taking is going, make sure classwork is being done and train students to be more organized. Overall, our students do very well!
Science Update

 

Thursday morning Abrams students in grades k-6 were able to participate in a traveling National theater for children performance called “The Conservation Caper”. This program is provided by PECO.   The students were encouraged to be energy superheroes just like Nikki Neutron. We were all encouraged to:
Open your eyes to be energy wise! 

 

Energy show sponsored by PECO
6th Grade Math Update
We are winding up our 1st marking period! Earlier this week we concluded a chapter on decimals with a test.  We are now on to a taste of statistics.  We will be dabbling with mean, median, and mode.  Not to mention creating bar graphs, line graphs, and frequency tables.  It should be a fun chapter!

 

6th Grade Jewish History
 

 

Morah Raya Benhaim’s 6th grade Jewish History class remembered the life of Yitzhak Rabin in a special program.  Each student researched a different part of his life and how it impacted Israel.  It was a moving presentation that highlighted Rabin’s important contributions to Israeli history.

 

 

The 6th grade class remembers Yitzhak Rabin

 

 
7th Grade Hebrew Language
 
Mrs. Borrus and her 7th grade Hebrew language class had fun while acting out a scene from from their text book about a group of students visiting Israel.
 
7th Grade Hebrew Language
7th Grade skit

 

Updated Car Pool Rules
Please note the updated car pool rules. When the parents, staff, and administration work together we can ensure a safe dismissal at the end of each day at Abrams.
  • All students will remain inside until they are called by the teacher responsible for car-line. No exceptions!
  • First-come-first-serve:  Students will be called in order of the placement of the cars in line, in an orderly fashion.
  • Parents please do not get out of the car during car-line.  The staff will assist you once you reach the front of the line.
  • Parents must not drive around other cars in car-line; please stay in line until your child or children are called.
  • If parents would like to enter the building to collect their children or speak to teachers, please park beyond the car pool line area
  • If there is a specific reason you have to have your children expedited early, please email Rabbi O ahead of time so arrangements can be made in advance.
With our eye towards safety, we want to ensure that the Abrams car pool line is a safe environment.
 

 

Contact Rabbi Ottensoser with any questions or concerns, RabbiO@abramsonline.org 

 

Basketball Schedule

 

 

 

AHA Basketball Schedule
2019-2020

 

 

 

Good Luck Abrams!

 

 

 

Click below to see the basketball schedules for the girls and boys teams.

 

 

PreSchool Teacher Assistant Needed

 

 

 
Abrams needs an assistant for the Preschool.
 
If you or someone you know would be interested in this position, please contact Mrs. Kornsgold.

Thanksgiving Feast
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Thanksgiving Feast Sponsors Needed
 
The time for the Abrams annual Thanksgiving Feast is approaching and Abrams needs sponsors for this delicious and highly anticipated family event. Details coming soon!
If you would like to donate towards this program, please contact Rabbi Budow.

Social Media

 

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

 

Lunch Menu
Tuesday:

 

Macaroni and Cheese
French toast

 

Bagel
French Fries
Carrots/Celery
 
Wednesday:
Vegetable Burgers
Bagel
French Fries

 

Lettuce/Tomato/Onion

 

 

Thursday:

 

Cheese Burekas
Rice with vegetables
Bagel
French Fries
Cold Vegetable

 

Friday:
Pizza
Egg salad
Bagels
French Fries

 

Bricks in the Link


Buy a Brick on the Link Wall and
Support AHA

 

 

Support Abrams by purchasing a commemorative brick on the wall in the Link for a $100 donation. The bricks are made of colored Plexiglas and visibly located on the wall outside the gym.
Buy a brick to commemorate a special occasion- it is a wonderful and lasting gift to celebrate a Bar or Bat Mitzvah,  birthday, anniversary, graduation, or to recognize the memory of a loved one or friend.
Your donation will be acknowledged to the recipient, and Abrams will benefit from your donation.

 

Please contact the office if you would like to purchase a brick.
 
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Recruitment
 
“New Family Recruitment”
Open houses in people’s homes is an effective way to meet with families who are potentially interested in enrolling their children at Abrams. Rabbi Budow and a small group of faculty members are happy to travel to meet informally with your friends and neighbors to discuss the advantages and opportunities that Abrams offers to Jewish children.
If you would like to volunteer to host one of these gatherings, please contact Rabbi Budow.

 

Support AHA Donor Businesess
Abrams is greatly appreciative of all of the benefactors who donate generously to the school through participation in EITC, LLC, grants, cash donations, etc. Many of these donors are business owners, and Abrams encourages the AHA community to support the businesses of these people whose largess supports the school.
Some of these generous people are:
Expert Home Care
McCaffrey’s Food Market
Team Toyota
Swartz & Culleton
Rothenberg Law Firm
Flager & Associates
Princeton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Marcus & Auerbach

 

Marlowe, Zwillenberg & Ghaderi
Your Eyes Center

Espresso Cafe

Center For SmartLipo & Plastic Surgery
* This is not a complete list- we will add businesses throughout the year!
Thank you very much to all of our supporters!

Oorah
Abrams thanks Oorah, a nonprofit organization located in Lakewood, NJ for all of its financial support to our students.
Oorah sponsors numerous programs that all share the common goal of opening doors for Jewish children and families. The mission is to reach out to Jewish families everywhere with opportunities to make their Judaic heritage more personal, relevant and meaningful.
Abrams received $100,000 in scholarship aid for qualified families this year from Oorah and is extremely grateful for the generosity of this organization.

 

Safety and Security Reminders

 

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Reminder- AHA Security Procedures:

  • All parents should use the front door to enter the school with key cards and not the back doors. Parent swipe cards only work at front door.
  • Please do not ask students to open any doors– parents must report to the front office and check-in before entering the school.
  • No student or other person should use the lunchroom doors other than for dismissal or emergency purposes.

These rules are for our children’s safety.

Thank you for your cooperation! 

 

 

 

Abrams Notes
 

Birthday Celebrations at School
When sending birthday treats into school to celebrate that special day for your child, please consider sending in a healthy treat, such as frozen fruit bars, rice cakes, fruit salad or cups, sugar free pudding snacks, yogurt cake or pie, cheese sticks, light popcorn or air popped popcorn (when age appropriate), pretzels, carrots/celery (when age appropriate).

Please do not send anything with nuts due to allergies. 
In order to maintain a consistent kashrut policy and to avoid confusion, ALL orders for birthday cakes/cupcakes MUST be ordered from Cramer’s Bakery, 16 E. Afton Avenue, Yardley. Cramer’s will deliver the order to the school at a discounted price.
Please call Kim Pierce at 215-321-5707 to place your cake/ cupcake order.

 

Celebrate Your Simcha at Abrams

 

Abrams Hebrew Academy is a perfect choice to host your family or social affair, business meeting or athletic event.  Whether you’re looking for an inviting space to celebrate a special occasion; a meeting area with state-of-the art technology; a fun, safe environment for a child’s birthday; or a gym or athletic field for a sporting event, Abrams can accommodate your needs and your budget.  For more information on room rentals at Abrams Hebrew Academy, call (215) 493-1800 or e-mail info@abramsonline.org.

Check Your Child’s Assignments with Homework Now

Parents- all homework will be posted on-line by all teachers grades K-8 by Sunday evening each week.
Instructions for use of homeworknow.com:
Click on homeworknow.com
Click on Parent and Student
Click on find school
Click on Pennsylvania
Click on Abrams Hebrew Academy
Click on your child’s teacher
View homework assignments
Car Pool Rules:
All Parents who Car Pool:
 
Please note that the car pool line is for grades N and K only. All other students are to be dropped off in the front of the building.
 
Parents who use the back for drop off should follow the directions of the teachers in the parking lot. They are there to assist students and maintain a safe environment.  
 
Under no circumstances are parents to park their cars in the middle of the line and leave them unattended to walk students into the building.  

** We ask that parents refrain from cellphone use in the parking areas while dropping off and picking up their children.

 

Abrams Dress Code:
 
Cell Phone Rules:

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