SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
11 Sivan 5780



IN THIS ISSUE
  • Final Pick up and Farewell

  • Science Fair 2020 Award Winners

  • Thank You SIA Volunteers!
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CALENDAR
Please note the following events as we culminate the school year:

  • Tuesday, June 30:
Fifth Grade Graduation, 1:00pm

  • Monday, August 24 - First Day of School
Have a Wonderful Summer and Stay Safe
Dear Strelitz Families,

We enjoyed seeing many of your faces today for a final drop off and farewell! Please stay safe over the summer, and we look forward to seeing you back in the fall!


With
SIA's Virtual Science Fair 2020 Award Winners
by Tanya Conley, Primary Years Science Teacher
I am delighted and proud to announce the winners of the SIA Virtual Science Fair 2020.

We have four committed NASA scientists judging our students’ work each spring, and although they weren’t able to meet each fourth and fifth grader in person this year, they read the student's background work, inspected all the elements of student experiments, and viewed each recorded presentation. In addition, the judges then developed a few questions for each child about their work, which I presented to the students to respond in writing.

In addition to the formal judging, many community members viewed our work online and voted for their favorite project: the People’s Choice award.

Congratulations to the winners:

First Place
Nadav Fried
"World of Noise"!

Second Place: (tie)
Ethan Jenkins
"Meteorites and Their Impact on Earth"
&
Noam Haas
"Sunscreen Experiment"!

Third Place: (tie)
Aviv Newman
"The Frequency of Helium on Strings"
&
Ephraim Blair
"Temperature and How it Affects Germination"

The People’s Choice Award
Natali Alofer
"It’s Raining Acid!"

Every single project was remarkable and the judges each had personal favorites! They confessed that it was very difficult to select winners this year. All of the children worked hard, especially given that the last elements of the work were done during online learning. Please congratulate all of these young students when you see them!

If you haven't yet taken a look at the projects, now is your chance!

Come visit our presentations!

Thank you SIA 2019-2020 Parent Volunteers

Thank you to our wonderful Parent Volunteer Organization
for all you do for SIA!

PVO Chairs:
Melissa Kass, Brigitte Gottlieb, Nina Kruger, Tammy Rivera

Teacher Gift Collections:
Sharon Debb

ROOM PARENTS
Infant Room:
Kelli Hoover & Kim Roque

Wobblers:
Marjon Bell

Toddlers:
Rebecca Sheehan & Nicole Gamboa

EY 2 (Blocker/Briscoe)
Laura Allegood

EY 2 (Nossen/Bethea)
Bracha Margolin, Leora Skolnik

EY 3 (Samonte/Harris)
Nina Kruger, Jarek Tobos

EY 3 (Smith/Williams)
Erin Pastoric

EY 3 (Warner/Matchett)
Megan Carroll, Kristy Foleck, Stacey Richman, Tess Mize, Neil Anglen

EY 4 (Gamboa/Ivy)
Rebecca Levitt, Amy Weinstein, Bracha Margolin

EY 4 (Lam/Allen)
Kerri Bradley, Nikki Purvis

EY 4 (Mones/Sacks)
Lindsey Aftel, Kelly Rippard, Elizabeth Waranch

Kindergarten:
Melissa Kass, Orit Seiderman, Shani Grundman, Shea Straub, Elissa Anderson, Dawn Hrelic, Lisa Walker, Utomwen Uduaghan

First Grade:
Orit Seiderman, Jasmine Amitay, Shani Grundman ,

Second Grade:
Utomwen Uduaghan

Third Grade: Melissa Kass

Fourth Grade: Jasmine Amitay

Fifth Grade: Paola Matilsky
Ways to Support SIA
Thank you for supporting our school this year!
IN THE COMMUNITY
Join NAMI Coastal VA on Thursday, June 25th as they host a representative from Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health to speak about challenges parents and children may face during the pandemic, behaviors to look for, and ways to maintain good mental health. The presentation will last approximately an hour, with time for questions.

EVEN APART, WE STAND TOGETHER.

The current COVID-19 pandemic makes our work and our responsibility to take care of one another more urgent and more vital than ever.

The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation, and our constituent agencies and affiliates are dedicated to helping our most vulnerable community members and protecting our vital institutions during these unprecedented times. We are asking for your assistance to enable us to provide that help.

Now more than ever, as a Jewish community, we need to make a difference.


JCC is open to Outdoor Fitness
Outdoor classes, Facebook Live, and Zoom...oh my!
We have so many ways that you can stay fit with the JCC!

The schedule for outdoor fitness can be found here:

Zoom classes can be found here: 

Fitness videos by instructors can be found here:

You can also find some Facebook Lives on the Simon Family JCC Facebook page throughout the week. Join us!