THE ENTIRE

STUDENT BODY!

TEAM Spirit

T O R A S E M E S A C A D E M Y O F M I A M I

JUNE 13, 2013

STAR STUDENTS

TEAM PLAYERS

פרשת חקת

CANDLE

LIGHTING

7:55 pm

בס''ד

THE

WHOLE

TEAM!

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!

DENA CHERN MEMORIAL

MIDOS FAIR AWARDS

B aruch Hashem, we enjoyed an impressive end

to a most productive and fulfilling year. The

end of year assemblies featured …. The climax of the assemblies on Wednesday

was the bestowing of the Dena Chern Midos

Tovos Awards to five deserving graduating fifth

graders. The award has been established by

family and friends of Mrs. Dena Chern, A”H, Dena

bas Mordechai, to perpetuate her legacy of

concern for transmission of proper Midos to the

next generation. We were honored to have Mr. and

Mrs. Chernomodik in attendance at the

assemblies. The awardees received a beautiful

certificate and a valuable Sefer. Their names will

appear on the special plaque in our multi-purpose

room for generations of Toras Emes students to

see and emulate.

Yasher Koach to:

Naomi Bursztyn

Simcha Leonoff

Arielle Serwatien

Meir Liberman

Yosef Dovid Nemani

The assemblies also featured the conferring of the

coveted “Supermentsch Awards” to a select

group of students, grades 2-5, who consistently

demonstrated kindness to peers, respect for

authority, following of rules and instructions and

responsibility about school and homework. They

are listed below. We are very proud of you!

2B

Zachary Dennis Asher Greenberg

Yisrael Winter

3B

Dovid Alber Asher Goldenberg

Akiva Jeger Dovid Leubitz

Yehuda Pomper

4B

Adam Dennis Shua Jeger

Ailee Shanes

5B

Shalom Deutsch

Akiva Yeshurun

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2G

Shoshana Blima Goldenberg

Ahuva Grossman Abby Heller

Sophie Jacobs Chava Parnes

3G

Adiel Elkayam Denise Mann

4G

Miriam Berkowitz Miriam Bisker

Gabriella Chattah Batel Levi

Esti Schwartz Aliza Zeines

5G

Tehila Alfassy Rebecca Balgley

Leeann Biton Meira Entin

Shaindel Goldenberg Lea Riesel Yocheved Sobol

BOXTOPS

FOR

EDUCATION

W e thank you so

much for your

participation in this easy

and profitable fundraiser for our school.

The collection will continue through next year as

well, so do not throw away any box tops! Yasher

Koach and thank you for the continued incredible

success of this project!

SUMMER

REVIEW

PROGRAM

O ur students

received their

summer review

packets today, which are products of great

effort on the part of our Torah Studies

teachers. The benefit to those students who

participate is great. We cannot over-

emphasize the long-lasting help a thorough

review provides for all participating students.

Please look over the packet and determine

the most productive use of the program for

your child. Please help and encourage your

children.

Yasher Koach to

The Selanikio Family

for sponsoring this learning program

l’zecher nishmas

Shmuel ben Yitzchak z’’l.

PIZZA PEOPLE

O ur pizza and

canteen Fridays

were a huge success,

thanks to the graduat-

ing classes and the

student managers.

Thank you for all your help and responsible man-

agement. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Girls - Canteen & Pizza Heads

Fayge Deutsch, Cila Ginsparg

Lea Riesel, Arielle Serwatien

Boys - Canteen & Pizza Heads

Yosef Alber, Shalom Deutsch

Ariel Hahn, Ezra Kirschenbaum

David Mann, Shalom Marcus

Akiva Yeshurun

FAREWELL & THANK YOU

W ith feelings of tremendous appreciation

for all you have done for our students

and our school, our gratitude and wishes for

success go to:

Miss Shari Wolkenfeld, our first grade

boys’ teacher. Thank you for a great year!

Miss Chana Cohen, Miss Leah Elias,

Mr. Tuvya Friedland, Miss Yocheved

Gittleson, Miss Pnina Luban, Miss

Shoshana Mitrani, Mrs. Susan Schein, Miss

Sarah Schwartz and Miss Racheli Wulwick.

Your help to our students is greatly

appreciated. Hatzlocha Rabba in the future!

CHECK YOUR MAIL

P rogress reports (and summer

reading lists) will be sent home

next week. Achievement test results

will be mailed as soon as they are

received, in the next few weeks.

MAZEL TOV

TO OUR 5B

GRADUATES

O n Monday, June

10 we celebrated the graduation of our fifth

grade boys in the Toras Emes Ballroom. Parents,

grandparents, relatives and friends joined the

graduates and administration in recognizing this

milestone occasion. The graduates were

congratulated and given sage advice, by Rabbi

Baumann, Dr. Lerer and Rabbi Grossman. The

evening was exciting and bittersweet as we bid

farewell to our graduating students and wished them

hatzlocha in their future endeavors.

THANK YOU

W e would like to take this opportunity to

thank the chaperones who joined the fifth

grade classes on their graduation trips to Magic

Kingdom and Epcot. Yasher Koach to:

Mrs. Biton Mr. Deutsch

Mrs. Bursztyn Mr. Harkavy

Mrs. Sobol Mr. Nemani

We couldn’t have done it without you!

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

S upplies Lists for 2013-14 will be

posted on our website shortly.

REFUAH SHELAIMA

Sara Leah bas Rus

Moshe Zvi ben Rachel Leah

Mazal bas Batya

Aharon Dovid ben Chaya

Yosef ben Rus

Yosef ben Farcha

Yitzchok Reuven ben Malka

Penina bas Miriam

Avraham ben Michal Tova

Ora bas Magdalena

Gabriel Yonasan Rachamim ben Ora

Chulya Tehila bas Etel

Yehudit Mina bas Masoudi

Yehoshua Mendel ben Sima

Masha bas Chaya Doba

Shmuel ben Sara

Bentzion Baruch ben Shulamis Freyda

MAZEL TOV

T o Rabbi and Mrs. Raphael

Marlowe and family on the

upcoming Bar Mitzvah of their son

Moshe.

TZEISCHEM L’SHALOM

T o the Bisker, Libson, Nadel, Pam,

Serwatien and Staouber families who are

relocating to Baltimore, Israel, Denver,

Cincinnati, Houston and Brazil respectively.

Hatzlocha Rabba! We’ll miss you all!

Erev Shabbos Parashas Chukas 5773

Dear Parents,

Summer reading lists aren’t only for kids. As we take time to reflect upon the past

year and marvel at the growth and accomplishments of our children, appreciating the

bracha they bring into our lives, we know we cannot rest on our laurels. The summer

months are a perfect time for parents to snatch a few extra minutes each day and

spend time with a book – a productive, practical, meaningful book.

There are many valuable books on parenting, be it from a Torah or secular source.

Every book has something to offer yet no one book has everything. I am once again

sharing a list of recommended books and encourage you to pick one up, go through it

and choose one or two ideas to incorporate into your life on an ongoing basis. It

sounds like a very small step – but all successful endeavors are made up of small

steps.

Every new milestone in a child’s life brings new challenges and new opportunities. To

make sure your child flourishes at each stage that comes along, be prepared with a

proven approach to successfully handle the situation. Your child will be glad you did.

Best wishes for a rejuvenating summer and meaningful reading!

Have a wonderful Shabbos,

Rabbi Kalman Baumann

-Please turn over for list-

SUGGESTED READING LIST - JUNE 2013

TORAH SOURCES

CHINUCH IN TURBULENT TIMES –Rabbi Dov Brezak/Artscroll 2002

UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM – Rabbi Reuven Elkins / Targum/Feldheim 1997

MAKE ME DON’T BREAK ME – Rabbi Moshe Gans / Artscroll 1994

SUCCESS – Rabbi Moshe Gans / Artscroll 1996

LIVING & PARENTING – Rabbi Yakov Horowitz / Artscroll

TO KINDLE A SOUL – Lawrence (Rabbi Leib) Kelemen / Leviathan Press 2001

BEING & BECOMING – Dr. Jacob Mermelstein / Artscroll 2000

MY CHILD, MY DISCIPLE – Rabbi Noach Orlowek / Feldheim 1993

RAISING ROSES AMONG THE THORNS – Rabbi Noach Orlowek / Feldheim 2002

BALANCED PARENTING – Rabbi Raphael and Dr. David Pelcovitz / Shaar Press

2005

THE PARENTING PATH – Dr. David Pelcovitz / Ventures Press

UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN – Rabbi Shemuel Pinchasi / Feldheim 2010

TORAH POWERHOUSE – Rabbi Aharon Pollak / Feldheim 1996

WITH HEARTS FULL OF LOVE – Rabbi Mattisyahu Salomon / Artscroll 2009

GROWING WITH MY CHILDREN – Sarah Shapiro / CIS 1990

POSITIVE PARENTING – Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski / Artscroll 1996

IT’S NOT AS TOUGH AT HOME AS YOU THINK - Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski /

Shaar Press 1999

PARTNERS WITH HASHEM – Dr. Meir Wikler / Artscroll 2000

PARTNERS WITH HASHEM2 – Dr. Meir Wikler / Artscroll 2006

PARTNERS IN PARENTING – Dr. Meir Wikler / Artscroll 2011

TIMELESS PARENTING – Rabbi Nisson Wolpin / Artscroll

HAPPINESS IS HOMEMADE – Rachel Arbus / Artscroll 2006 **Highly

Recommended**

SECULAR SOURCES

LIBERATED PARENTS/LIBERATED CHILDREN – YOUR GUIDE TO A HAPPIER

FAMILY – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish / Avon 1974

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN, HOW TO LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK – Faber

& Mazlish / Avon 1980

SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY – Faber & Mazlish / Avon 1987

HOW CHILDREN FAIL – John Holt / Pitman 1964

THE OPTIMISTIC CHILD – Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. / Harper 1995

PLAYFUL PARENTING – Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. / Random House 2001

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD – Ross Greene, Ph.D. / HarperCollins 2010

Suggestions, additions are welcome

Dear Parents,

As the last day of our 2012-2013 academic year is upon us I am, as an educator and child

advocate, compelled to review the past year. Clearly, both roles are intertwined and very

connected but, I believe, there is a subtle difference between the two that plays a significant part

in the blossoming of your children at Toras Emes. Our school provides a foundation in education

that equips our students with the skills necessary for success in their ensuing educational

endeavors. We emphasize reading and its integral components, math and critical thinking, an

appreciation for the world around us, its history and its colorful landscape. We whet the curiosity

of the children with scientific experiments and opportunities for hands-on experiences. We

acquaint all of our students with the formal writing process so that, by grade three, they can

produce a well-constructed, informative composition, be it narrative or expository. Opportunities

for enrichment, remediation, use of technology, research, and physical education abound at

Toras Emes, and we are proud of our efforts.

What remains in what children need beyond the skills embedded in education. They need

encouragement, support and attention. They need an “ear” to hear about the highlights of their

day or their frustrations. They need guidance when discussing friendships that may be

disappointing or hopes that did not materialize. All children love the precious moments of reading

with an adult, as a reader or listener, both for the personal attention as well as for the reading

itself. Even looking at your child’s homework says, “I am invested in you and interested in what

you do.”

I do my best to connect with your children so that they feel loved and respected. However, I have

expectations, whether they are memorizing poems or the Presidents, making eye contact when

we speak, or maintaining a neat classroom so that they take pride in their environment. We will

continue to provide your children with the academic skills that they need. Partner with us as you

shower your children with love and attention, reasonable expectations, personal time together,

and an environment at home that is secure and propitious for learning and reading.

Wishing you all a wonderful and safe summer.

Looking forward to seeing you on August 26, 2013, IY’H.

Sincerely,

Dr. Deborah Lerer Secular Studies Principal

Dr. Deborah Lerer

DENA CHERN MEMORIAL MIDOS FAIR