TEAM Spirit March 2, 2012 - Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes

ד''‏T O R A S E M E S A C A D E M Y O F M I A M IMARCH 2, 2012בסTEAM Spiritפרשת תצוהפרשתזכורCANDLELIGHTINGPURIM WEEKSCHEDULEWed. March 7Taanis EstherDismissal 2:30Thurs. March 8Purim No SchoolFri. March 9Shushan PurimSchool Hours 9-2PLEASE NOTE!!!ABSOLUTELYNO DROP OFFSBEFORE 8:45 AMON FRIDAY!!!!!Yosef Alber – T.S.Shlomo Alfassy – T.S.David Bisker – S.S.Moshe Uriel Botton – S.S.Shalom Deutsch – T.S.Nesanel Garfinkel – S.S.Reuven Dovid Lefkowtiz – T.S.Meir Liberman – S.S.Yehuda Segal – T.S.David Sharbani – T.S.Joey Tokayer – S.S.Dovid AlberJacob BenchetritZachary DennisShalom DeutschEzra KirschenbaumTzvi LehrerYehuda LehrfieldEli MizrahiDavid OumanskiAaron SuttonSTAR STUDENTSLeah Baroukh – S.S.Elisheva El-Gad – S.S.Shaindel Farmer – T.S.Shira Feldman – T.S.Cila Ginsparg – T.S.Shira Goldenberg – S.S.Tamar Hyman – S.S.Rachel Kirzner – S.S.Shirel Leonoff – T.S.Devorah Nash – T.S.Hadassah Privalsky – T.S.Naomi Rubinov – T.S.Fraidy Thav – S.S.TEAM PLAYERSRebecca BalgleyLeah BaroukhAvia BennettRacheli BernsteinMiriam BiskerRacheli BreierNaomi BursztynMiriam DreyfussPesha DreyfussEvelyn GillSofia LeonoffNoga LibsonTamar MindickAvital Nightingale

THIS SUNDAY!!!!GIRLS GALOREBRUNCH & MORESunday, March 410:30 am - 12:30 pmToras Emes Social Hall$30.00 one child and one adultEach Additional Guest: $10.00Sponsors are most welcome!Contact Joanna at (305)794-1600or jogdennis@aol.comKIDS FOR KOSHER FOODBANKFor March thespecific requestsare applesauce,matzah meal, jelly,macaroons, cake mix,mayonnaise, potatostarch, oil, ketchup,tomato sauce, and candy/chocolates. Keep inmind that all the food must be either OU, Chaf-K,O-K, or Star-K certified . Please note: for thismonth everything must also be certifiedKosher for Passover, making it suitable forany family for Pesach. Thank you for yourcontinued help. Yasher Koach!ASSEMBLIESOur next monthly assemblies will take placethis Tuesday, March 6 for boys featuring 4Band Tuesday, March 13 for girls featuring 4G.Official uniform must be worn all day on assemblydays (boys on the 6th and girls on the 13th).

OD YOSEF CHAIOur annualMatanosL”Evyonimcampaign for theneedy of EretzYisroel, OdYosef Chai, is inprogress andgoing strong. Please participate in the Mitzvahof this most worthy Tzedakah by sending in yourcash or check, payable to Od Yosef Chai, assoon as possible. Deadline is Taanis Esther,March 7. Let’s set our goal high and try to toplast year’s collection of well over $3,000! TizkuL’Mitzvos.LET’S CELEBRATE!I nformationwas senthome onTuesdayregarding ourPurim CostumeContest, TalentShow andCarnival takingplace onShushan Purim,Friday, March 9, Classes on Friday are from9:00-2:00. BBQ lunch is available to allstudents who return their order forms withpayment by this Monday, March 5.PURIM CARDS &MISHLOACH MANOSWith Purim just around the corner ourbeautiful Purim cards are available from theParents Association, through the school office.Suggested donation is $2.00 per card (includingenvelope) or 10 cards for $18.00. If you can’tcome in to the office, order forms are attached foryour convenience.This year we are, once again, offering theopportunity to show your Hakoras Hatov to thestaff, faculty and board members by participatingin our Mishloach Manos project. All ordersmust be placed by this Sunday night, March4, 2012. Use Login Code JELPE-UOFUU onytcteam.org/purim to place your order.***Check out this year’s Purim“Nooseletter” in the back of thisweek’s newsletter.***

REFUAHSHELAIMARachel bas BasyaNatalie bas VickyYehuda Pinchas ben OsnaYaacov Chai ben Margalit(HaRav Yosef)Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana bas Esther LibaR' Yosef Shalom ben Chaya Musha(Rav Elyashav, Shlita)Ariella Sarah bas Elisheva MalkaLeah Golda bas Esther FrimmetDevorah Chana bas Tova GittelR’ Chaim Yisroel ben Chana Tziril (Rav Belsky)Yitzchok Tuvia ben RickelAharon Yehudah Leib ben Gittel FaigaYitzchak Isaac ben Treina RivkaMeir Baruch ben Esther FaygaMAZEL TOVTo Rabbi and Mrs.Noam Grossmanand family on thebirth of a daughter.To Rabbi and Mrs. HeshyRiesel and family on themarriage of their daughter, ouralumna, Rifky to SammySacks.2012-13 REGISTRATIONRegistration packets have been mailed!!Please read it carefully as there arechanges from previous years.STAY TUNED FOR…..OUR CHINESE AUCTIONPARSHA WITH THEPRINCIPALRabbi Baumann’s weekly ParashasHaShavua class takes place everyThursday, 8:45-9:30 am, in themain office.All are welcome to attend.Next class March 15.Our Annual Chinese Auction is scheduledfor Sunday, May 6. Please line up yourbabysitters now for this amazing evening thatyou won’t want to miss!

5B CELEBRATES HASCHALAS GEMARA!This Thursday, the fifth grade boys celebrated a monumental milestone of HaschalasGemara!! After spending the first half of the year learning Mishnayos, the boys have spentthe last few weeks going through an introduction to Gemara. On Thursday, the program beganwith Rabbi Baumann inspiring the boys by explaining to them the opportunity they have tolearn Gemara and its significance. Afterwards, each boy gave a short presentation to the classexplaining why he was excited to begin learning Gemara and why it was meaningful to him.After the boys heard a few words from Rabbi Grossman, they began learning the Gemara onPerek Eilu Metzios. The program ended with some delicious snacks and drinks. Special thanksto Mrs. Miriam Cohen for our Eilu Metzios cake!!

Erev Shabbos Parashas Tetzaveh, Parashas Zachor 5772Dear Parents,The holiday of Purim has so much to offer to our children. The focus usually centerson costumes, candy and commotion. While these should certainly be available inabundance, there is so much more to the day that can leave our children with a lotmore than crumpled costumes, cramped stomachs and feelings of envy forsomeone else’s costume and an unsatisfied desire for more and better candy.Purim is all about Ahavas Yisroel! The Jewish people united behind Esther HaMalkain fasting and Tefila, and Achdus has been central to the Purim celebration eversince. The mitzvos of the day reflect our coming together; we send Mishloach Manosto each other, take care of those down on their luck with Matanos L’Evyonim, gathertogether at the Seudas Purim, and even Krias Megilla is preferably in shul in a largegathering, to publicize the miracle.How can we maximize this lesson for our young children? Make them a part of eachMitzva. Go with them to deliver Shalach Manos to a lonely neighbor, visit an elderlyperson or even go to a nursing home or hospital with the children. Just seeing ourbeautiful children, especially in costume, brings such Simcha to people – you don’tneed to be an “expert” in Bikur Cholim or in entertaining strangers. And what alesson you leave your children with!Help them understand how Matanos L’Evyonim is central to their enjoyment of Purim– the more people they can help be happy on Purim – the greater joy each one of ushas, because `Kol Yisrael Areivin Zeh Bazeh’- All Jews are connected andresponsible for each other.Before the adult participants at the Purim Seuda enter another realm(!), include thechildren in sharing something they know about Purim, sing and dance with them,ask them questions about Purim (that you know they can answer) and let themshine.-continued-

2.If you take your children to shul to hear the Megilla, in accordance with the ShulchanAruch that tells us (Orach Chaim Siman 689:6) “it is a good Minhag to bring youngboys and girls (age 6 and up) to shul for the Megilla reading” (because of PirsumeiNisa – publicizing the miracle) emphasize to them that their role is not only to bangby Haman’s name, but equally important to not bang or otherwise disturb at othertimes. This too is a lesson in Kol Yisrael Areivin…May your Simchas Purim be genuine and all inclusive, and may the lessons and joypermeate the entire year.Have a Memorable Shabbos and an Unforgettably Great Purim,Rabbi Kalman BaumannPrincipal

TAURUS A’MESSTEAM SPIRITS PURIM 5772NOOSELETTE RJUST IN FUN….JUST IN FUN….JUST IN FUN……PUBLISHED ONLY ONCE A YEAR, BARUCH HASHEM!With Purim upon us, and in the Spirit of only charging parents what their childrenactually need, the financial wizards at Tore-Us A-Mess Ached-Me havedevised a new fee structure for students. In addition to the basic tuition, there willnow be modest, reasonable charges for the many perks afforded our students:Backpacks may be brought at a charge of $.50 per day. Wheelie bags areacceptable again (we’re such nice guys) for a charge of $1.00 per day. If a lunchbag or box is separate, that’s $.25 per day. The first water bottle remains free. The2 nd is $. 25, 3 rd is $.75. (4 or more – please see lavatory charges.) If the scanner atsecurity determines there is a liquid other than water in the water bottles, fees aredoubled. Carrying in personal items, such as a chocolate bar, is welcome at nocharge.Every student is entitled to one desk and chair included in the price of tuition.Seating in the front row is available for an extra $45 per week. The seats closest tothe exit will be an extra $55. Surcharges for chairs in the library, computer room,enrichment room, resource room and detention room are posted in the respectivelocations.Entry into and breathing from the air in our playgrounds remain free of charge.Use of school equipment, such as balls, bats, playground equipment, basketballhoop, grass etc. will require a $5 non-refundable deposit per recess. Thoseunwilling or unable to pay will remain in the gated breathing area until recess isover. The fee for re-entry into the building has been waived for the entire week inwhich Purim comes out.-CONTINUED-

2.Use of classroom hooks for sweaters and jackets remains free for sweaters conforming tothe school’s uniform policy. All other clothing items will be charged $.25 an hour. (Newmetered hooks are being installed to keep track of those charges.)Carpool drop-off charges have been dropped in favor of one way tolls at pick-up time.Each carpool driver will need to swipe their card for each child being picked up at thefollowing rates: Under 50 pounds - $.25. 50 – 75 pounds - $.50. Over 75 pounds - $1.00.Combining children is not permitted to calculate the weight totals. Fees are quadrupled forthose coming late for pickup. Sunpass may be a payment option in the future.Bathroom charges are as follows: Full paying students – 3 freebies a day; Step-up forStudents students – 2 freebies a day, all others – 1 freebie a day. All additional times – inthe interests of enriching our children’s knowledge of history and economics while weimprove our economics and make sure we don’t become history, we will be installingvintage turnstiles in the lavatories. They will only accept buffalo head nickels.Water fountains – filtered water – 2 cents for every five seconds the spout is spouting.Unfiltered water – free.Messages left in the office for students will be graciously delivered, at $.17 per word.Carpool messages will require you to have your credit card handy for the operators to takeyour message. To actually have the message delivered to your child will require anadditional fee.If you are reading this on a hardcopy – make sure to drop in a nickel in the nearestTUAMAM (Tore-Us A-Mess Ached-Me) Pushka to cover the cost of the paper and ink!If you are reading this on-line, see the technology handbook for the list of fines for thosehaving unfettered internet access.If you’re getting upset – you forgot this is a Purim joke!ENJOY YOUR FIGHT!! KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP!!We wish you all a simcha-filled Purim (at no charge!)