Thursday, April 22, 2010Erev Shabbos Candle Lighting 7:30 PM

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SEFIRA/KABBOLAS HATORAHTV/VIDEO CONTROL

Our TV/Video/DVD Control Program is now in progress and will run through Thursday, May 20.Those students who complete this entire SefirasHaomer TV Control Program will celebrate at an in-school banquet on Wednesday, June 2nd. The TVControl calendars should be initialed by a parent eachday to indicate an entire day without watching TV,videos or DVD’s!

The calendar should be kept in one of yourchild’s Torah Studies folders or notebooks, to be shownto the teacher upon request. Please continue to helpand encourage your child throughout this mostmeaningful program.

PROJECT DERECH

This week’s theme is “proper Derech Eretz at the table .” Some valuable suggestions for correct tablemanners include:¨Eating and drinking in a dignified manner¨Waiting for the host to begin¨Not disturbing those who are bentching

CHAMES DEDICATION

We are looking forward with great anticipation to the dedication of our High School in memory of ourbeloved Dr. Abe Chames. Please see attached flyer.

READY, SET.......WALK!

Monday, May 3 is the date for our special Lag B’Omer festivities, including a walkathon and aBBQ.Sponsor sheets have been handed out and thestudents are busy collecting pledges. Please encourageyour children to get sponsors to raise funds for Tzedakawhile having fun. BBQ order forms were also distributedand should be brought in to the office by this Monday.

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TEAM PLAYERSEli DananAbby DennisYitzi EisenbergerRaquel ElgaviCila GinspargChaya GlazerHadassa GrossmanEzra Kirschenbaum

Kayla LefkowitzAvi NashEzra PomperNoam SchultzRivka SheinkopfRivka ShemeshRuth ShmueliNechama Wulwick

Yosef Alber T.S.Yael Aminov T.S.Tamar Brody T.S.Sarah Buzaglo S.S.Arielle Chemtov T.S.Daniel Danan T.S.Eli Danan T.S.Fayge Deutsch S.S.

Yitzi Eisenberger S.S.Gita Glazer S.S.Yechiel Goldman S.S.Riki Grossbard T.S.Sora Chana Gruenstein S.S.Baruch Haimov T.S.Josh Hopen S.S.Yehuda Kon T.S.

REMINDER - NO SCHOOLTOMORROW!

There is no school for studentstomorrow, FFFFFrrrrridaidaidaidaidayyyyy, Apr, Apr, Apr, Apr, April 23il 23il 23il 23il 23. It is

the rescheduled (Snow Day!)Teacher Workshop Day.

Leah Lind S.S.Avi Nash T.S.Sara Salame S.S.Benjy Shababo S.S.Michael Shmueli T.S.EfremWasserman A.S.Sapir Zabari S.S.

Please bear in mind that no one can order or purchasefood “on the spot”, all orders must be received inadvance.

All students are to come to school in a hat. Wecan’t wait to see the creative creations that will adornand protect our children from the sun!

As always, parents are invited to participate withus, as well as to help with the walkathon and BBQ invarious capacities. Volunteers are needed in themorning. If you would like to help, please call the schooloffice.

REFUAH SHELAIMA

¨Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana bas Esther Liba¨Bina bas Chaya¨Chana bas Shaindel¨Orly bas Rena¨Bracha Chaya Basya bas Alta Nechama¨Mordechai ben Ora Yehudis¨ Tzvi Hersh ben Chana Baila

MAZEL TOV

To Mrs. Deborah Chames and familyupon the birth of agrandson, born to herdaughter, our alumna,Melissa and Eric Shalolashvilli.

To Rabbi and Mrs. Zev Lesnik and family on the Bar Mitzvah of theirson Mordechai.

AVOID ALL APPOINTMENTS

Please note that our standardized testingweek will take place, IY”H, on Tuesday, May 4through Tuesday, May 11. Please mark your calendarsand make an extra special effort to avoid outsideappointments for your children during school hours duringthose days.

PIZZA

Order forms were sent home last week forthe final pizza cycle, whichbegins next Friday, April 30. Ifyou would like your child(ren)to receive pizza, please fill outthe order form and send it inwith payment on Monday.Remember: If you would like your child to purchasecanteen items with their pizza (chips and seltzer @ .50each) , please send a dollar with each child on Fridays.

THANK YOU

The fifth grade girls would like to thank the followingparents for their help with the Disney trip: Mrs.Chesal & Mrs. Dudovitz (our amazing chaperones), Mr.Bokor, Mr. Breier, Dr. Brody, Rabbi Homnick, &Rabbi Steinberg (our super strong lifters). We couldn’thave done it without you! The parents andadministration would like to thank the girls’ teachers,Mrs. Lefkowitz and Mrs. Palgon (and assistant teacherMiss Wulwick) for ensuring the success of the girls’ trip.

TORAS CHAIM/TORAS EMESTEA & CAKE SALE

Please save the date of Wednesday, May 12 forour annual Toras Chaim/TorasEmes Tea. Plan to come andbring all your friends from thecommunity for an amazing,inspirational evening. You arealso sure to enjoy our delightful,delicious and delectable Shavuos cake sale. Details tofollow.

CALENDAR NOTES

Monday, May 3- LagB’Omer Activities & BBQRegular school hours

Tues. May 4-Tues., May 11-Standardized Testing Week

Tuesday, May 4 - Arrowsmith Open House - 7:30 PM

Wednesday, May 12 - Annual Bake Sale

Tuesday, May 18 - Thursday, May 20 - ShavuosNo Classes

Sunday, May 30 - Annual Chinese Auction

Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day - Classes 9:00-12:00 No Lunch

‘Erev’ Erev Shabbos Parashas Acharei Mos - Kedoshim 5770

Dear Parents,

For those of us who were in attendance at Wednesday night’s event on Internet Safety, we came away inspired,with renewed determination to do what we can to protect ourselves and our children, and perhaps at a bitoverwhelmed at the ever increasing ways the internet can reach our children.

What became clear is that this challenge hss become ever present and is ever changing. Protections that worked afew years ago may not be sufficient anymore. More than any one specific solution or piece of equipment, is theneed for our attitude to be that it is the parents’ responsibility to ensure their child(ren)’s safety on the internet,and for there to be an ongoing flow of information and chizuk between us to keep up with the new and increasingchallenges.

The one proposal, which was a suggestion for an immediate step that anyone can take, is to enroll in themonitoring program called WebChaver. This one step in a broader approach, entails having a trusted person,such as a spouse, Rebbe or parent being able to view a list of websites visited in the past week. This shouldserve as enough of a deterrent for almost any sincere, Torah Jew, to be strong enough, even at a weak moment, toresist going onto a site that one would be ashamed to have the other person know about. The ‘shame’ factor, orrather the absence of the ‘shame’ factor, has been identified as one of the primary reasons why the internet posessuch a Nisayon, a trial, for otherwise fine, upstanding individuals and responsible, well-disciplined children.By restoring the ‘shame’ factor through monitoring, we can go along way to minimize this critical danger ofinternet activity.

We were gratified to see so many of our parents at the event, but we feel the message needs to be heard by allparents. A DVD of the presentations will be available shortly (for school, not individual viewing) and we willIY’H schedule another opportunity to enable all our parents to receive the guidance and inspiration that wasgenerated. Stay tuned for further information.

Please see the reverse side of this letter for detailed information for signing onto WebChaver.

May your Shabbos connect you to higher sites and sights,

Rabbi Kalman BaumannPrincipal

Rabbi Kalman BaumannPrincipal

Rabbi Noam GrossmanAssistant Principal

Dr. Deborah LererSecular Studies Principal

Mrs. Naomi BloomEarly Childhood Director

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INTERNET SAFETY PROGRAM

MONITORING WEB SITE VISITS WITH COVENANT EYES/WEB CHAVER

One important tool in the arsenal of controlling inappropriate internet use is the monitoring of sites visited. When a person is aware his internet activity will be seen and scrutinized by someone else, it could be just the restraint needed to help him or her avoid pursuing an inappropriate site. WEB CHAVER is a service that utilizes the highly vaunted COVENANT EYES MONITORING Program, that keeps track of all sites visited. Each user designates an `Accountability Partner’ or Shomer as we would call it, who receives a weekly e-mail, listing all sites visited, how often and at what times. In addition, each site is scored for its appropriateness. Our Yeshiva strongly urges you to sign up. Although a monitoring program is only one component of an effective protection plan, this first step can provide meaningful protection for you and your children from unwanted activity on the internet. A FEW SIMPLE STEPS TO JOIN: Go to www.WebChaver.org and click on the maroon colored “Sign Up Now” starburst towards the upper left side of the page. Fill in your information including the group affiliation. Click on the YTC/TEAM group. Make sure to designate an accountability partner – usually a spouse or parent. The monthly payment of $3.95 (less than half of the regular Covenant Eyes subscription) can be paid by credit card or through a Pay Pal account. All your computers and portable devices can be included under one account. Each designated user requires a separate account. All children are usually included in one account. The group administrator will only have information as to who signed up and is active. He will have no access to information about which websites, how often or when they were visited. All questions can be answered by contacting info@webchaver.org