April 4, 2019 - Adar II 28, 5779
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- April 5, 2:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat/Rosh Chodesh
- April 16 - Model Seders
- April 18, 11:40 - Early dismissal
- April 19-26 - No School, Passover Break
- May 1 - 7th & 8th Grades Travel to Israel
- May 2 - Yom HaShoah
- May 3, 2:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat
- May 8, 8:15 - Yom Hazikaron Ceremony
- May 9, 8:15 - Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
- May 14 - Students Return from Israel
- May 19 - Hebrew at Hershey Gardens (See info below)
- May 23, afternoon - Lag B'Omer/Field Day & Race for Education
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A Message from the Director of Development
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Mrs. Samara Sofian, Director of Development
ssofian@silveracademypa.org
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Do you want to enrich the lives of children in our community?
Do you pay at least $1,000 in Pennsylvania state taxes?
Did you know that through the EITC program you can allocate your Pennsylvania state taxes to The Silver Academy and/or The Brenner Family Early Learning Center and receive a 90% tax credit as an individual or business? Those dollars convert to scholarships for children!
If you answered yes to these questions, please contact me at
ssofian@silveracademypa.org
or 717-238-8775 x209 to learn about how you can participate in the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
Thanks to the hard work of many wonderful volunteers, and the dedication of our generous community members, The Silver Academy is well on the way to fully fund our scholarship program through the EITC program. This enables us to provide scholarship funds to every family, and every student, who needs financial assistance to attend The Silver Academy.
If you are already participating in the EITC program, thank you for investment in our students.
If you aren’t yet participating, please consider doing so today!
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D’var Torah for Parashiot Tazria (this week)
and Parashiot Metzora (next week)
by Uriel Pavolotzky's
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to read this week's D'var Torah
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Good Things Happen Every Day at The Silver Academy
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Kindergarten General Studies
Mrs. Kate Carpenter
kcarpenter
@silveracademypa.org
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During the icy long winter months, Kindergarten students wrote their own individual stories about adorable imaginary creatures who live way up in the clouds in a town called Beanieburg. The stories were published in book form and went home to be shared with family members.
Now that it’s spring, it’s time for a new creative writing project. Every student has picked an elf, fairy, or other magical creature and is writing a good story with an opening sentence, interesting details, a big problem, and a happy ending.
Students invented alluring settings such as Enchanted Falls, Fun Forest, and Fairy Garden. These new Kid Writing stories will be published in poster form. Look for them soon on our hallway bulletin board.
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7th and 8th Grade Students Go to the Theater
Mrs. Jessica Wenzelburger
jwenzelburger
@silveracademypa.org
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The seventh and eighth grades attended Open Stage of Harrisburg's matinee presentation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Scottish Rite. Here is what they had to say about the performance:
"It showed how horrible the Holocaust was. They were in hiding, but even then it was still hard and sad."~ Uriel
"It gave life to the people. It made them more than just people from history. They became people you could relate to." ~Elez
"The realism of the actors' reactions during the play made it easier to understand what that time period would have been like." ~Ben
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Thank you
to
all
of our lunch volunteers. Your kindness and dedication in serving our students is greatly appreciated, and the kids love seeing your smiling faces!
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We extend our condolences to the family of Henry Shefet. He is survived by his loving sons, Avi (Dganit) Shefet & Mickey (Vered) Shefet; his four grandchildren, Keren (Greg) Dubin, Danielle Shefet, Edan Shefet and LeeTal Shefet; and his great grandchildren, Shai and Ori.
Hamakom yenachem etchem b'toch shear avlei Tziyon V'Yerushalayim / May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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You won't want to miss tomorrow's Kabbalat Shabbat!
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Opportunity for Silver Academy Students
to Perform at Community Celebration!
- What? Students will participate in the community Yom HaAtzmaut celebration! They will lead Hatikvah and perform "Or Chadash"Yom HaAtzamaut (at the beginning and end of the celebration)
- When? May 8; Arrive at 5:40 pm for 6:00-7:00 celebration
- Where? JCC, Mary Sachs Auditorium
- What to wear? Jeans and a Silver Academy T-shirt (the gray one from last year's Race for Education)
- Register by April 15th - email at silveralerts@silveracademypa.org or call 717-238-8775
- Also...there will be an Israeli-style food reception following the celebration
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Alumni Giving Circle Continues
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Last chance to join this year's Alumni Giving Circle!
The Alumni Giving Circle is having their first virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 26. Silver Academy teachers have submitted grant requests, and Giving Circle members have made generous donations and are ready to discuss how to allocate the funds to help the make the learning experience for our students even better.
Interested in learning more? Click
here
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Please help us get to Israel!
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Our 7th and 8th grade students are excited to be planning their trip to Israel in the spring! As a way to help fund the trip, they currently have two fundraising opportunities:
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- First, the students will deliver personal notes (Chai Notes) from you to the Holy Land. Click on the link below for the note, which you can print and return to the school office with your donation. Thank you!
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- You can also support us by planting trees in Israel through JNF. Part of the money you donate will go to our Israel trip. How do you do this? Just click on the link below to go to the "Plant Your Way to Israel-JNF" website and donate away!!
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Support The Silver Academy!
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Don't Miss This
EASY, Ongoing Fundraising Opportunity!
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Giant Gift Cards
- Purchase these dollar for dollar in the school office, and then spend them the same as cash.
- The Silver Academy earns 5% - that's $50 earned for every $1,000 sold!
- You may also purchase by calling Susan at 717-608-0190
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Challah With a Twist
Offers Weekly Challah Order and Delivery To Students and Teachers
- Order your challah by 8:30 pm Thursday evening at challahwithatwist.com. The fresh baked challah will be given to your child to take home on Friday.
- To pay, please send an envelope with your name on it to the school office, including cash, or a check payable to Challah with a Twist, or use Paypal or Venmo.
Challah With a Twist, (a.k.a. Varda Challah), has been providing home baked challah
to
the Harrisburg community for over 2
4
years.
For any questions, please call or text
Varda Gewirtz
at
717-919-1358
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1st and 2nd graders have fun studying
resistance with cars and ramps!
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