2017-18 Family Education Series Guide

FAMILY EDUCATION GUIDE

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Dear Families and friends, Family learning at Scheck Hillel Community School enriches our partnership along this journey we share. Just as we empower our students with skills, knowledge and experiences to build a bright Jewish future, as parents, grandparents and community friends, we carry the responsibility to teach and learn as well.

Enjoy this outline of our 2017-2018 Family Learning Series. We look forward to learning and sharing together.

Dr. Ezra Levy Head of School

Vanessa Donaher Associate Head of School

2017-2018 Scheck Hillel Community School Family Learning Program eHillel.org

COFFEE WITH COUNSELORS In group sessions, parents and school counselors chat about parenting topics and share helpful resources. It takes a village!

Sessions are hosted in family homes.

Host addresses are provided upon your RSVP to 305.931.2831 x100.

PKT-Grade 5 Finding Calm in a Crazy World Thursday, December 7, 2017 10:00 AM Location: Home of Lauren and David Koplowitz Anxiety: Helping Your Child Go from “What If” to “What is” Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:00 AM Location: Home of Jade and Barry Lustig Mommy, Let Me Fail: Why Overprotection Does Not Work Thursday, April 26, 2018 10:00 AM Location: Home of Betina and Jack Strimber

Grades 6-12 Drug and Alcohol Prevention Host: HIP/PTA Guest Presenter: Don Maines, Substance Abuse Research & Program Manager, Broward County Sheriff's Office Tuesday, November 14, 2017 8:15 AM during HIP/PTA Meeting Location: Anna and Abe Dennis Beit Midrash 13 Reasons Why: How to Talk to Your Child About the TV Show & More Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10:00 AM Location: Home of Laura and Mauricio Sion

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MY TEACHER, MY FRIEND This is an evening series led by Scheck Hillel Judaic studies faculty surrounding the Jewish holidays, applying biblical, Talmudic and philosophical teachings to today's modern times.

All learners, ages 13+, are encouraged to attend.

Sessions are hosted in family homes.

Host addresses are provided upon your RSVP to 305.931.2831 x100. #SorryNotSorry: Why Pretend We Won't Do It Again After Yom Kippur?

Rabbi Shlomo Sprung Monday, September 18, 2017 7:00 PM Location: Home of Denise and David Shapiro Luluvlemon: A Kabbalistic Approach to Finding Your Balance and Aligning Your Energies During Sukkot Rabbi Elie Ganz Monday, October 9, 2017 7:00 PM Location: Home of Shana and Jacob Russo Chanukah: Why Do We Celebrate Oil Lasting for 8 Days?

Dr. Hana Barouk Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:00 PM Location: Home of Natalie and David Wolf, Co-Hosted with Amy and Bruce Gelb Purim: The Power of a Hidden Miracle Yaakov Boyd Monday, February 26, 2018 7:00 PM Location: Home of Dana and Josh Schrager

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COMMUNITY Through these interactive activities, families share meaningful experiences, create memories, and transmit tradition m’dor l’dor, from generation to generation.

We can’t wait for you to be a part of it!

Location: Jordan Alexander Ressler Performing Arts Theatre, Friedman-Uhlar Auditorium (Unless otherwise noted) Shabbat B’Yachad

Shattering Misconceptions

M'Dor L'Dor

ECE Friday, February 9, 2018 Friday, May 18, 2018 8:00 AM

Presented By: Rabbi Shlomo Sprung

Mother-Daughter

How do we raise strong Jewish families today? Explore the modern definition of Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor, with Rabbi Shlomo Sprung, and apply the prism of our tradition to the role of women as agents of Jewish family-building. Light lunch is served.

Monday, October 30, 2017 8:00 AM

Location:

Grade 4

Grades K-2 Friday, January 12, 2018 Friday, April 27, 2018 8:00 AM Grades 3-5 Friday, April 13, 2018 8:00 AM

Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:15 AM Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:15 AM Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:15 AM Tuesday, November 28, 2017 11:15 AM Monday, December 11, 2017 11:15 AM Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11:15 AM Wednesday, March 28, 2018 11:15 AM Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:15 AM

Grade 4 Grade 5

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 8:00 AM Father-Son Monday, November 27, 2017 8:00 AM

Grade 5

Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:00 AM Father-Daughter

Grade 4

Monday, February 12, 2018 8:00 AM

Grade 5

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 8:00 AM Mother-Son

Grades 4

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:00 AM

Grades 5

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:00 AM

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 11:15 AM

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COMMUNITY

Website Training Coffees

HIP/PTA

Our HIP/PTA (Hillel Involved Parents) brings parents and faculty together to enrich our school community and raise funds to enhance programs for the benefit of our children.

Location: Anna and Abe Dennis Beit Midrash Tuesday, September 12, 2017 8:15 AM Tuesday, October 10, 2017 8:15 AM Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Drug and Alcohol Prevention 8:15 AM Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:15 AM Tuesday, January 9, 2018 8:15 AM Tuesday, February 13, 2018 8:15 AM Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8:15 AM Tuesday, April 10, 2018 8:15 AM Tuesday, May 8, 2018 8:15 AM Book Fair Family Night ECE-Grade 5 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 6:00 PM

Join parent volunteers and faculty for a hands-on tour of eHillel.org: Scheck Hillel’s website and digital community portal. Learn how to keep resources like class pages and resource boards at your fingertips, how to sync your calendar and how to receive notifications of homework and news with ease. Can’t stop by? Please visit eHillel.org/loginsupport.

Location: Athletic Complex Conference Room Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:00 AM Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:00 AM Thursday, August 24, 2017 8:00 AM Friday, August 25, 2017 8:00 AM Monday, August 28, 2017 8:00 AM Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:00 AM Wednesday, August 30, 2017 8:00 AM Thursday, August 31, 2017 8:00 AM Friday, September 1, 2017 8:00 AM Wednesday, September 6, 2017 8:00 AM

Holocaust Education Grades 4-5 Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash “I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance."

- Elie Wiesel, z”l Join us with your children, to hear a Holocaust survivor’s personal account, a unique opportunity to honor and preserve testimony for future generations.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:30 PM

Shabbos Project Challah Bake Location: Jordan Alexander Ressler Performing Arts Theatre, Friedman-Uhlar Auditorium

Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00 PM

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 8:00 AM Wednesday, September 27, 2017 8:00 AM

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COLLEGE COUNSELING WORKSHOPS

Seniors & Parents College Counseling Night & Financial Aid Seminar Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:00 PM

College counseling workshops and individual student sessions guide families through the process of exploring, applying to and enrolling in the university that best fits each student. This is a journey, and we are with you along the way.

Juniors & Parents Countdown to College & Financial Aid Seminar Tuesday, September 19, 2017 7:00 PM

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash

Grades 9-10: Students & Parents College Planning Kickoff Wednesday, November 8, 2017 7:00 PM

PARENTING WORKSHOP

The Teen Whisperer Grades 6-12 Guest Presenter: Josh Shipp Join us for an evening with Josh Shipp, a renown youth expert, brought to us by Scheck Hillel’s School Counseling Department and HIP/PTA. He will cover crucial topics impacting today’s teens and provide strategies parents can apply at home. Students will have the opportunity to learn from Mr. Shipp during the school day. This is a great way to make sure your tweens, teens and you are on the same page. We’re all in this together.

Location: Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash Monday, January 29, 2018 7:00 PM

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LOOKING AHEAD: PREPARING FOR TRANSITIONS From PK4 to Kindergarten. From Lower School to Middle School. And from Middle School to High School... As students progress through their school years, every major milestone comes with excitement and curiosity. In these sessions, we discuss what families can expect and the incredible opportunities ahead for our students.

Location: Large Conference Room Please attend sessions that apply to your child's current grade. Sessions require RSVPs to admissions@eHillel.org as the location has limited seating.

Current PK4 Parents Tuesday, November 28, 2017 8:15 AM Monday, December 4, 2017 8:15 AM Tuesday, December 5, 2017 2:30 PM Monday, December 11, 2017 2:30 PM Current Grade 5 Parents Monday, November 13, 2017 7:00 PM Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:15 AM Monday, November 20, 2017 8:15 AM Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:30 PM Current Grade 8 Parents Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:00 PM Monday, October 30, 2017 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 31, 2017 8:15 AM Monday, November 6, 2017 8:15 AM

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Juda and Maria Diener Lower School Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School Ben Lipson Upper School

From early childhood through Grade 12, Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity, values and a commitment to the State of Israel, through a college preparatory curriculum and meaningful co-curricular experiences, guided by Orthodox teachings and set within a nurturing, diverse community. Scheck Hillel is one of the world’s largest Jewish community day schools and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

19000 NE 25 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33180 eHillel.org