Thursday, February 22, 2018 ~ ז' אדר תשע״ח Friday Candle-lighting: 5:21 PM ~ שבת פרשת תצוה

YESHIVA HAR TORAH 29th ANNUAL DINNER!!!

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

Hand hygiene at home, school and within our communities plays an essential role in helping us reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Children are taught to wash their hands at a young age, however, studies have shown that reinforcement of hand washing by parents often decreases when children reach school age. Since students spend many hours of their day at school, we view teaching about healthy habits as a joint effort. YHT is teaming up with pediatric clinicians at Cohen Children's Medical Center in an exciting new quality improvement initiative. Under the supervision and direction of our own pediatrician parent, Dr. Roya Samuels, pediatric residents visited our school last week to observe current hand washing practice among our students. Based on the data collected the residents will be using teaching modules to help improve student compliance to this important healthy habit and making recommendations to the faculty regarding changes that we can make in school. We look forward to partnering with you, our parents, to help reinforce this health practice at home as well. Look out for more information about the #YHTSCRUBCLUB #YHTcleancommunity initiative over the coming weeks!

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN YHT?

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S YHT FACEBOOK POSTS!

Thank you Malka! Kindergarten Robotics! Rosh Chodesh Adar in YHT! Rabbi Dov Fried's class truly celebrates Rosh Chodesh Adar! 1st graders learn about solids! Rabbi Yitzy Haber visits YHT! 3Z travels around the world! Check out this Yachad video featuring YHT students! Soccer team naming contest! Morah Sagit's class germinated beans on Tu BiShvat! Names Not Numbers begin! Playoffs Start Tonight!

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S INSTAGRAM POSTS!

3K learns to be an "Upstander"! Rebbetzin Bilitzky, wife of our founding dean, on one of her weekly visits! Grogger Construction! Thank you Dr. Kimmy for teaching us how to take care of our teeth!

CONTEST!!

YHT has new varsity soccer teams, coached by Rabbi Rosenfeld and YHT alum Melissa Goldstein! The new teams need names. Submit your suggested names to  facebook@hartorah.org  by this coming Monday night. The school will narrow the suggestions down and then the team members will vote. The person who first suggested a team name that is eventually adopted will receive a bag with some YHT swag in it, courtesy of the PTA.

Rami Wachstock's Bar Mitzvah Chessed Project!

Shira Rouhani's Bat Mitzvah Chessed Project!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, DATES AND REMINDERS

BONE MARROW DRIVE THIS SUNDAY! HELP SAVE A LIFE!

COLD WEATHER ALERT! The cold weather is here! The children play outside unless it is raining, snowing or below 28 degrees. Please send your children with appropriate outerwear for the colder weather. And always remember to label all clothing with your child's name. TABLE TALK:  CLICK  HERE  FOR THIS WEEK'S TABLE TALK !  WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?  CLICK  HERE  FOR THE  FEBRUARY LUNCH MENU  YHT SPORTS SCHEDULES:  Click  HERE  for the Complete YHT Sports Schedule Click  HERE  for the  Hat Trix  Game Schedule Click  HERE for the  Bulldogs Game Schedule  Click  HERE for the  Hornets Game Schedule  Click  HERE for the  Junior Bees Game Schedule  Click  HERE for the  Queen Bees Game Schedule  IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:  ~FEBRUARY~ February 23: Regular Busing Resumes February 27: Pre-Purim Costume February 28: Ta'anit Esther Grades 6-8: 1:45PM Dismissal with No Busing Grades K-5: 3:45PM Dismissal with Friday Busing ~MARCH~ March 1: Purim! - No Sessions March 6: Math Olympiads Grade 5-6 March 7: Math Olympiads Grade 7-8 March 11: Daylight Saving Time Begins March 28: Grades K-8 3:45pm Dismissal with Friday Busing March 29-April 6: Pesach Break - No Sessions

PTA CORNER

WE NEED YOUR SIZE!

Although the Celebrate Israel Parade is not until June, we need to order the t-shirts shortly. This is NOT an RSVP for the parade, but completing this form  will greatly assist us in anticipating the number of each shirt size to order for students and families.  If your children and/or family are planning on marching in the parade, please click on the link above to indicate what sizes/quantities of t-shirts you think you will need. We will do our best to accommodate the requests. (Please include all family members WHO ARE MARCHING , including those in grades 4-8).

NEXT BOX TOPS DEADLINE IS ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY!

The idea is pretty straightforward: You find, cut out and send in box tops, we submit them, and our school benefits. Your box top submissions do make a difference - in previous years we have raised over $1,000 a year and we aim to surpass that goal this year!  The next submission deadline is March 2nd - just 1 week away!  Please send in any and all box tops you have ASAP , and we'll take care of the rest.  In addition, it's contest time over at BoxTops4Education's website.  Enter daily through February 28th to give YHT the chance to win 5,000 bonus box tops !! If you'd like a daily reminder, notify Phil Landsberg to be added to his list. Click here to enter. For any and all questions regarding box top eligibility, email the Landsbergs at yhtbt4e@gmail.com .

PARNAS HAYOM

THIS YEAR'S LEARNING IS SPONSORED BY  ROMINA AND ODED WEISS  IN MEMORY OF HER FATHER  נתן קאפל בן ראובן ע"ה  GRANDFATHER OF ADDI ('11), YIGAL ('12), TAMAR (8-1) AND YARDEN (4N)

BARUCH DAYAN HAEMET

We regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Moshe Wein, ע"ה, beloved father of YHT Alumni Parent, Mrs. Adina Itzkowitz, and grandfather of YHT graduates David ('12), Batsheva ('15) and Leora ('15). Shiva will be observed until Sunday morning, February 25th, at  1041    55 th Street, Brooklyn ,  NY 11219. The family requests that Shiva visits not take place between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm and not beyond 10:00 pm.  Minyanim are as follows: Shacharit: 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 5:20 pm May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

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