Head of School Message
Heather Moore, Head of School
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Dear Parents,
Happy Spring! We are all excited to see the sun shining. As I walk around the school, it is clear that spring is in the air. There are students planting in the school garden, butterflies being released, lessons on Passover (the holiday of spring), and excellent Kindergarten writing pieces about spring!
I am looking forward to our Passover celebrations this week. Our students will be enjoying a virtual seder, an outdoor seder, or a Passover Story Walk. The story of Passover takes on a special meaning this year as we go from a year of struggle and a time of hope.
The SIA annual Scholastic Book Fair has been great success last week. Thank you so much to all our Parents and families for helping the school reach this year’s book sales goal.
Passover break begins Friday, March 26, 2021 – Friday, April 2, 2021.
· Fullcare is closed Friday, March 26 and Monday, March 29, 2021.
· Fullcare is open Tuesday, March 30 – Friday, April 2, 2021
· JCC Schools Day out is open Friday, March 26 – Friday, April 2, 2021
Below you will see some reminders for next week.
Shavuah Tov, wishing you joy and many blessings at Passover and throughout the year! We look forward to seeing everyone when school resumes on Monday, April 5, 2021.
Heather Moore
Head of School
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3/24 - Picture Proofs due in to Office (orders will arrive by April 5)
3/26 - 4/2 Passover Break
3/26 - No School, Fullcare Closed, JCC Holiday Camp Open
3/29 - No School, Fullcare Closed, JCC Holiday Camp Open
3/30 - 4/2 Fullcare Spring Break Session/ JCC Holiday Camp
4/5 - School Resumes
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Preschool Passover Preparations
Lorna Orleans, Early Years Director
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The holiday of Passover will be here at the end of this week and our Preschool friends have been preparing by learning the narrative and making ritual objects. The centerpiece of the Passover Seder is retelling the ancient story (The Maggid) of how the Jewish people were freed from Slavery in Egypt. At the Seder table we collaboratively read the narrative before eating our Seder meal. In preschool we have so many different modes through which to learn the story.
We have wonderful songs that appeal to all of our age groups. There is a song for every event that happens in the narrative! With technology at our fingertips we can show various video clips designed for young children and of course we have fabulous children’s literature written just for this holiday.
Our youngest preschool friends in EY2 are very sensory learners, so puppet props and felt story boards are a great way for teachers to relate the story. They also experienced rolling out dough and seeing and tasting first hand what that flat bread called Matzah is all about. And, what better way to understand freedom than the symbol of the pillow at the seder table. We say that on this night we recline on pillows for we are free people. This is the ritual object focus for the EY2 classes, making pillows of soft felt.
Our EY3 and EY4 learners are preparing for the virtual Model Seder we will have this week between classes. Each group is making a contribution to the slide presentation we are using to tell the story of Passover.
Matzah is a key symbol of Passover and EY3 students are making matzah bags for the three matzah we have at the Seder table and a bag to hold the afikomen (the piece we break off from the middle matzah).
Another symbolic component of the Seder is welcoming the prophet Elijah to our table. His invited presence reminds us of the hope that all people will be one day be free. Our EY4 friends are busy making Elijah cups as their ritual object of the Pesach celebration.
Please Note:
- Our last day of school before the Spring Break vacation is March 25.
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Friday March 26 and Monday March 29 all of Strelitz, including the Fullcare programs for Infants/Toddlers and Preschool, is closed.
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Spring Break for 12 month Fullcare students and those families that pre-selected this option at enrollment: March 30 & 31 /April 1 & 2.
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SIA resumes a regular schedule for all students on April 5.
Shavua Tov and Chag Pesach Sameach,
Lorna Orleans
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Friends in this EY2 class are making puppet props of Pharaoh and Moses just like their teacher used. en |
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Above: Rolling the matzah dough out nice and flat just has if it had baked in the sun! |
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Above left: Playing a Passover domino game with pictures of ritual objects helps these EY3 friends learn about objects like the Elijah cups below that EY4 made. |
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Above right: Using a felt board to tell the story of Passover is a great visual for EY2 learners. |
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These EY4 friends re-enacted leaving Egypt with their dough on their bakes to bake in the sun. Their re-enactment will be part of our virtual Seder. nly" or "only 7 remaining!" |
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Left: When Passover arrives we know spring is here. EY4 students in Morah Jacquie's and Morah Diana's class got a big spring surprise when the chrysalis that lay dormant for months in their butterfly habitat suddenly burst open and a swallowtail butterfly emerged!
Above right: Another way to tell the story with a Passover Story Walk in our hallway.
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SIA will be participating in the
The Pantry Box Project
April 5 - April 16.
SIA classes will be collecting treats and decorating boxes (for the treats) for delivery to hospital frontline workers on April 16.
Here are the most requested items that we will be collecting starting April 5: Any food that is microwaveable in a cup: rice, Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, Cereal, Mini milk boxes shelf stable, Nabs, Trail Mix, Chips, Popcorn, Hot chocolate, K cups, Granola or any kind of bar, Chocolate, Cookies, Danishes, Crackers, Rice Krispy treats.
Please do not send items in before the break due to Passover. All items must be store bought. No homemade items please.
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SIA Lunch Program
Order lunches IN ADVANCE with Orgsonline.com!
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If you order school lunches for your child(ren), do not wait to order or you may forget. All months can be done in advance. Print the lunch choices so you and your child know when to bring a bagged lunch or just snacks and always supply a clean, reusable water bottle from home.
If your child is absent, you must cancel the lunch before 9:30 a.m. the day of or earlier. If the lunch is made, you are charged. Every time you order or make changes, make sure you get a confirmation that the order is complete. Incomplete or pending orders are not consider an order and your child will not be on the lunch list.
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SAVE THE DATE: September 14, 2021
SIA's 33rd Annual Golf Tournament.
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Are you passionate about golf? Are you passionate about making an impact for SIA? Is volunteering your jam? Are you interested in meeting other parents and community leaders?
If you said yes to any of the above then please join our new Golf Committee!
Our Golf Tournament is our school's biggest fundraiser of the year! Last year we raised $127,000 for our school and our tournament saw over 100 golfers!
This year we need your help to make our 33rd Annual tournament the biggest tournament ever! For more details, please contact Carly Glikman at CGlikman@strelitzacademy.org
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Is your child missing a jacket or coat?
Please send a description to Linda Bridges, and she will be happy to see if the missing item is in our Lost and Found Box!
Please write your child's name in all items.
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If you have not registered your child in SIA's 12 month program and would like to register your child for camp this summer, please click here to register. To check if you have registered for camp 2021, please refer to your tuition statement.
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Harris Teeter will automatically give a percentage to SIA everytime you show and use your VIC Card!
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Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Strelitz International Academy whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
March Babies!!
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Students
Owen Schachner 3/2
Quinn Wentworth 3/3
Ozzie Wilcoxon 3/4
Elizabeth Kimball 3/4
Willow Baker 3/4
Rowen Reyes 3/7
Talia Revivo 3/7
Briella Brown 3/9
Daniella Weinstein 3/10
Raina Jones 3/11
Kacie Kenyon 3/14
Isla Cornelius 3/16
Ruby Mitzner 3/16
Ayla Richman 3/16
Yael Haas 3/19
Gabrielle Tyson 3/25
Sarah Scaliatine 3/26
Ella Trompeter 3/27
Benjamin Silverstein 3/27
Abigail Walker 3/29
Henry Genova 3/30
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Faculty and Staff
Desyre Lawrence 3/3
Marnie Waldman 3/17
Adam Leiderman 3/26
Mirta Rivera 3/26
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Updated Class Cupcake Order Form Below |
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Ice Pops or Cupcakes can be ordered for Class birthday treats!
For Cupcakes, please use the form below and drop off at Cardo Campus Cafe or email to: lunch@ujft.org
NO OUTSIDE TREATS MAY BE BROUGHT IN FOR BIRTHDAYS AT SCHOOL.
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