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Congregation Beth Elohim Religious School


2009-2010 School Calendar


September, 2009

Sunday, September 27 - Erev Yom Kippur - There is school
    * Grade 5 will be selling soup from the school vegetable garden in
      t he community court.  $10.00 a quart.  All proceeds will go to
       benefit Project Bread to help feed the hungry.

    * Grade six will be selling honey cakes for the new year.  $5.00 for
       a cake will go to benefit Project Bread to help feed the hungry.


Monday, September 29  - No School: Yom Kippur


October, 2009

Saturday, October 3
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton 10:00

Sunday, October 4 - There is school
    * Sukkah Hop

Sunday, October 11 - No School:  Columbus Day

Monday, October 12 - No School: Columbus Day

Sunday, October 18
    * Holidays Together 11:00-12:15
    * Klezmer Band 11:00

Saturday, October 24
    * Junior Congregation

Sunday, October 25
    * Making Shabbat Your Own:  A class for school parents on the
      topic of Shabbat with Rabbi Mintz from 9:30-10:45


November, 2009

November 1
     * Curriculum Morning for grades K,1,2 
        Parents meet with the class teacher for a description of
        curriculum; 10:00-10:50 (early session),
        12:20-1:00 (late session)

     * Camp Fair 9:45-12:00
Come and meet representatives
        from Camps Kingswood, Tevya, Micah, Tel  Noar, Avoda,
        Pembroke, Young Judaea, Eisner and Jori.  Find out more
        about camp and get ready to sign your kids up.  Remember
        our new camper grant of $1000 for each new camper!

Monday, November 2
    * Midrasha Seminar -
Barbara Ribakove Gordon, the leader
       of North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry will speak
       to our high school students and adults on the Ethiopian
       Jewish community, their story and efforts to help them.
       6:30-8:30

sunday, November 8
    * Curriculum morning for grades 3-6 10:10-10:50, 12:20-1:00
       Parents meet with the class teacher for a description of
       curriculum
    * Holidays Together- 11:00-12:15

Saturday, November 14
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton 10:00

Sunday, November 15
    * Klezmer Band 11:00-12:15

Saturday, November 21
    * Second grade Havdallah pajama party 6:30-8:00 at CBE.

Sunday, November 22
    * Kindergarten Family Education Program 10:30-11:30
       followed by a trip to Fire Your Desire for kindergartners
       and parents

Tuesday, November 24  - No Kesher program

Wednesday, November 25- Sunday, November 29
    No school: Thanksgiving recess


December, 2009

Friday, December 4
    * Second grade dinner and presentation.  6:00-7:30

Saturday, December 5
    * Fifth Grade Havdallah overnight; 6:30-Sunday morning at 8:00

Sunday, December 6
    * Sixth grade Family Education program with Rabbi Lewis Mintz and
       Heidi Lovitz.  For all 6th graders and their families.  11:00-1:00
    * Klezmer- 11:00
    * No school for fifth graders after the overnight

Sunday, December 13
    * Seventh grade curriculum morning 9:50-10:50, 12:00-1:00
    * Holidays Together 11:00-12:15

Saturday, December 19
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton 10:00

Sunday, December 20
    * Making Shabbat Your Own with Rabbi Lewis Mintz  9:30-10:45
    * Grade 2 to Fire Your Desire 11:45

December 24-January 3 
    No School: Winter break


January, 2010

Sunday, January 3 - No school

Saturday, January 9
    * Junior Congregation 10:00

Sunday, January 10
    * Klezmer band rehearsal 11:00
    * Seventh Grade Family Education program with Rabbi Mintz 
      11:00-1:00

Monday, January 11
    * Midrasha seminar evening

Tuesday, January 12
    * Grade 4 service 5:30-6:15  Parents invited

Wednesday, January 13
    * Grade 4 service 5:30-6:15  Parents invited

Sunday, January 17
    * Martin Luther King annual Read-a-thon for charity 
      10:00-11:00 grades 3-7

Friday, January 22
     * Share-a-Shabbat for grades 2-5

Saturday, January 23
    * Holidays Together 10:00
    * Junior Congregation 10:00

Sunday, January 24
    * Holidays Together 11:00-12:15
    * Making Shabbat Your Own with Rabbi Mintz 9:30-10:50

Sunday, January 29
    * Seventh grade Shabbaton

Saturday, January 30
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton 10:00
    * Tu B'Shevat


Feburary, 2010

Sunday, February 7
    * Klezmer band rehearsal 11:00
    * Electives

Sunday, February 14-Sunday, February 21
    No School: February Break

Saturday, February 27
    * Erev Purim- Purim services at CBE
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton Program 10:00

Sunday, February 28
    * Holidays Together 11:00-12:15
    * Purim day

March, 2010

Saturday, March 6
    * Purim Shpiel show 1, Congregational party

Sunday, March 7
    * Purim Shpiel 10:00
    * Purim Carnival follows the Purim Shpiel

Saturday, March 13
    * Junior Congregation 10:00

Sunday, March 14
    * Third grade Matzah baking program

Saturday, March 20
    * Sixth grade service 10:00

Sunday, March 21
    * Holidays Together 10:00
    * Sixth grade nature program

Saturday, March  27
    * Junior Congregation 10:00
    * K'tonton  10:00

Sunday, March 28
    * Seventh grade discussion about Midrasha

Monday, March 29 - No school: Passover

Tuesday, March 30 - No school: Passover

Wednesday, March 31 - No school: Passover


April, 2010

Saturday, April 3
    * Junior Congregation 10:00

Monday, April 5 - No school: Passover

Tuesday, April 6 - No school:  Passover

Wednesday, April 7 - There is school

Friday, April 9
    * Kindergarten dinner and presentation 6:00

Saturday, April 10
    * K'tonton 10:00
    * Jr. Congregation 10:00

Sunday, April 11
    * Grade 1 Family Education
       Challah baking workshop for parents 10:15-11:30
       Students in class from 10:15-11:30; 11:45- Parents and
       children to Fire Your Desire to paint challah plates
    * Klezmer band practice 11:00

Sunday, April 18-Sunday, April 25 
    April Vacation- No School

Friday, April 30
    * Third grade dinner and service


May, 2010

Sunday, May 2
    * Mitzvah Day
    * Walk for Hunger grades 6,7
    * Holidays Together 11:00-12:15

Saturday, May 8
    * Junior Congregation  10:00
    * K'tonton 10:00

Sunday, May 9

Monday, May 10 - Last day of Midrasha

Friday, May 14
    * First grade dinner and presentation

Sunday, May 16 - Last day of school


About Our School

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Curriculum

  • Grades K-7
  • Bar and Bat Mitzvah Program
  • Grades 8 and Above
  • Hebrew/Music/Electives
  • Family Education/Class Shabbat

Special Programs

  • Student Council/DEFI
  • Field Trips
  • Community Service
  • Madrichim
  • Youth Activities
  • Am Hasefer/Book Fair
  • Kesher

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