NOAM NEWS
חדשות נועם
May 5, 2016
27 Nisan 5776

Parshat Acharei Mot
Shabbat begins: 
7:40 pm
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
Noam Nachat
Announcements
Support YN
Community Events
 
 
Important Dates


May 5
Yom Hashoah
7:30 pm- 8th Grade Living Museum Program

May 11
Yom Hazikaron

May 12
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Grades K-5: 3:10 pm Dismissal
Middle School: 3:30 pm Dismissal
5:30 pm- Yom Ha'atzmaut Family Dinner

May 26
Lag B'Omer
7:00 pm- Basketball Tournament

May 30
No Sessions
Memorial Day

May 31- June 2
8th Grade Trip

June 5
Salute to Israel Parade

June 8
4th Grade State Fair

June 10
Early Dismissal
Middle School and Buds: 12:00 pm
Grades K-5: 12:20 pm

June 12-13
Shavuot 
No Sessions

June 14
9:00 am- Kindergarten Aleph Graduation
Publishing Party 1A & 1B

June 15
9:00 am- Kindergarten Bet Graduation
8th Grade Last Day of School
Publishing Party 1C & 1D

June 16
9:00 am- Kindergarten Gimmel Graduation

June 17
9:00 am- Kindergarten Daled Graduation

June 19
1:30 pm- 8th Grade Graduation

June 21
Buds Last Day of School

June 22
Last Day of School Grades K-7
Middle School: 12:00 pm Dismissal
Grades K-5: 12:20 pm Dismissal

Save the Date!
July 25- Golf Outing

In the Media
 

The Jewish Link of Bergen County:





Whom to Call?
 

Please contact the Admin Assistant for the department your child is in with any questions.

Early Childhood Office
Marissa Barashi x110

Elementary School Office
Mazi Ehrenfeld x100
Lili Bensadigh x102

Middle School Office
Ruchie Wiesel x113
Ilana Elbaz x119

Business Office
Aliza Frankel x138

Emergency Number
The school office phone is manned from 7:30 am-6:00 pm. If you cannot reach the school and you need to be in touch, please call the emergency number: (201) 914-3228.
 
Yeshivat Noam
70 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652

Phone (201) 261-1919
Fax (201) 261-1949
Business Office Fax (201) 261-1918

 
Upcoming Events
Next Thursday- Yom Ha'atzmaut Family Dinner

Thursday, May 12th at 5:30 pm



Families are invited to an evening of dinner, dancing and student performances

Featuring the Yeshivat Noam Choir, 5th Grade Girls Daaglanut Ceremony, 
and DJ MRM

Catered by Dougie's

$10 per person, $40 family max
Teacher discounts available online

To register online click here. 

To register by check, send a check to the office with your name, the number of adults and children, and mark the envelope "YNPA- Yom Ha'atzmaut Family Celebration."

The deadline to register is Sunday, May 8th. After that the cost will be $15 per person, $50 family max and teacher discounts will no longer be available.
Teams Are Forming Now! Sign Up to Play in the Inaugural 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

Click here to register yourself or a team to play on May 26th.
Noam Nachat
Students Commemorate Yom Hashoah

In partnership with Facing History, Yeshivat Noam Middle School teachers organized and led a meaningful program about "strength" during the Shoah. The students watched a powerful video illustrating  strength and the teachers facilitated a meaningful dialogue about the content of the video. Led by Rabbi Hagler, the students read "The Acceptance" which is a commitment to never forget the atrocities against the Jewish people. Then the students split up by grade and heard from survivors and their families about life in Europe during the war. 

Eva Grunberger Major from Nyirbator, Hungary (great-grandmother of five current Yeshivat Noam students) spoke to the 6th Graders about surviving Auschwitz and showed the students the number imprinted on her arm. She shared with the students her memories and the importance of living a Jewish life.  Fran (Fay) Malkin spoke to the 8th Graders and shared with them the documentary film about her family. Michael Katz, a parent of Noam alumni, spoke to the 7th Graders and Morah Esther Feil spoke with the 5th Graders. We are grateful to the teachers and speakers who brought meaning to this important commemorative day. 



The following is a powerful painting created by Seventh G rader Sarah Cohen illustrating the role of sewing machines and sewing in the Shoah. Read her words describing the story behind it: 

"This painting is a tribute to the many men and women who were able to survive the holocaust utilizing their sewing talents. This painting is inspired by the story of my great Grandmother, Sarah Adlerstein, whom I was named after. I painted a 1936 Singer sewing machine because of her ability to sew. Sarah Adlerstein survived the Holocaust. One example where she used her sewing skills is when she was in a camp with her mother and everyone was given a very thin blanket in the freezing weather.  She and her mother took two blankets, sewed them together, and stuffed them with hay. The challenge was that they didn't have thread or needles, so instead they used the hay as the thread. They both worked together so she and her mother would be warm. After the war my great grandmother and her parents went back to their home in Belgium to see if anything was left of their tailor shop to sell and obtain some money. The family traveled to New York and opened a French tailoring shop. The shop supported the Adlerstein family and also gave employment to another holocaust survivor, named Paul Parker.  He and my great grandmother married; in the picture you can see the couple in front of the tailoring shop."

This artwork was created on Fridays in Sarah's exploratory art class in the Yeshivat Noam art studio.



Our Yom Hashoah programming continues tonight as we look forward to greeting the 8th Graders and their parents for the "Living Museum" at 7:30 pm.
Buds Artists Create Mothers Day Gifts

 
First Graders Share Memories from Pesach

Working in small groups and one on one, First Grade teachers assisted students in their creative writing journals as they shared a memory from Pesach.


Fourth Grade Visits the Meadowlands Environmental Center

Fourth Grade students spent the day learning about the habitat of the Meadowlands at the Meadowlands Environmental Center, run by Ramapo College. This experience provided them with increased education, awareness and enjoyment of the Meadowlands District's unique and vital urban ecosystem.

 

Seventh Graders Research Respiratory Diseases

Seventh Grade scientists in Mrs. Miriam Shteingart's science class teamed up to research respiratory diseases as part of their study of the human body.

 
Announcements
Mark Your Calendar! Dates for Next Year

First Day of School: Tuesday, September 6, 2016
 
Winter Break: January 19, 2017-January 29, 2017
Health Forms for Next Year

The health forms for next year have been updated on the school website and are ready for the 2016-2017 school year.
Financial Aid Forms Due Tomorrow

This is a reminder from the Business Office that any family requesting  financial aid must submit their financial aid application  online by tomorrow, Friday, May 6th.
The website will be closed at the end of that day. 
The website is WWW.YESHIVAAID.COM

If you have any questions please contact Sheryl Levine, Director of Finance at [email protected] or 201-261-1919 x125.
Tuition Contracts Due Tomorrow

This is a reminder from the Business Office that Tuition Contracts are due back in the Business Office by  this Friday May 6th .

To avoid the $250 late fee, if you have not returned the Tuition Contract to date, please send it to the Business Office by Friday.

If you are requesting financial aid and have submitted a complete application online you do not need to send anything else in at this time.

If you have any questions please contact Sheryl Levine, Director of Finance at [email protected] or 201-261-1919 x125.
Mazal Tov

Mazal tov to Rena and Josh Steinberg and Hannah (1B) on the birth of a baby boy.
Announcing the Opening of Nitzanei Noam Nursery School
 
Sign Up Now for Buds and Kindergarten Extended Hours




















Click here to sign up for Pre-Care.
Click here to sign up for Aftercare
Host Our Shlichot for Shabbat

Help us welcome our Bnei Akiva Shlichot, Moriya and Reut. If you would like to host them for a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal, please contact Shoshana Dresdner at [email protected] to make arrangements.
Parnes Hayom

Monday, May 2 / 24 Nisan was sponsored by Leora and Jonathan Kukin in memory of
Jack Nussbaum a''h, great grandfather of Eva (2A), Lily (KC) and Jack Hirsch in commemoration of his yahrtzeit. May his neshama have an aliyah.

Parnes Hayom is an opportunity to dedicate a day, week or month of Torah study at Yeshivat Noam. Sponsorships may be in honor of a special individual or occasion, in memory of a dear friend or loved one, a birth, annniversary, birthday, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, graduation, wedding, or yahrtzeit. Parnes Hayom is also a meaningful way to pray for a refuah sheleimah, or mark any other significant milestone.

For future sponsorship opportunities please contact Amy Vogel, Director of Development at [email protected] or (201) 261-1919 x126 or click here to submit your sponsorship.
Dr. Yitzchak Belizon, z"l "Shamati Torah L'shma Program"

Kol HaKavod to all our Elementary School students participating in our Dr. Yitzchak Belizon, z"l - "Shamati - Torah L'shma Program." It has been an exciting month and a half where over 400 hours of learning Torah has been logged by our students outside of their regular school learning. If you have not had a chance yet to log your child's learning, click on the link:  Shamati Torah L'Shma Form

Reminders
Support YN When You Shop Online

Yeshivat Noam Shopping Website
Shop online at Amazon, SnapFish, WalMart, Barnes & Noble, Office Depot, Best Buy and Judaica World through the new Yeshivat Noam shopping website. Every dollar purchased will result in a commission earned by the school. 

The more you, your parents, your extended family and friends or your small business use this shopping website, the more Yeshivat Noam will earn. Spread the word! It does not cost you anything Its anonymous. It only takes you seconds to raise money for Yeshivat Noam anytime, anywhere. Its easy! 

Simply start your on-line shopping session by clicking here.

Stop and Shop A+ Program 
In order for Yeshivat Noam to earn money through the A+ shopping program in Stop and Shop, you must register your card every year.
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