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Mirowitz teachers and parents are a team. Together we celebrate a child’s greatness, and together we work through challenging moments. Together we strive to give them an idyllic childhood and also to “teach them to swim.” |
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There’s a text in the Talmud that says that parents must teach their children three things: Torah, a trade and to swim. At Mirowitz, in a sacred parent-teacher partnership, we nourish the soul, we prepare children for success in life and teach them to stay afloat amidst the rocky waters that inevitably will come their way.
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Tonight begins parent teacher conferences. We hope you are embracing this opportunity to connect as your child’s team of adults who will share information about academic progress, and discuss both strengths and challenges.
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But our work goes far beyond the mechanics of the conference…for we know that the job of raising children is holy work. We want for your children what you want for them: that your children thrive in the classroom and on the playground, that they feel both challenged and successful, that they recognize the good in themselves and in each other. |
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The best way to help move every child to her or his potential is together, as a team of loving adults. Thanks in advance for taking the time to partner with us! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. |
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Mirowitz students have a few more VERY important questions for Morah Raquel! Watch episode 6 below! |
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Do YOU have a very important question for Morah Raquel? Let us know. |
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March 25: Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
March 28: Professional Development - NO SCHOOL
April 15-22: Passover Break - NO SCHOOL
April 25-May 11: 8th grade Israel trip
April 28: Yom HaShoah
May 1: Mirowitz Gala (at World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park)
May 4: Yom HaZikaron
May 5: Yom Ha'atzmaut
May 19: Lag B'omer
May 26: 8th Grade Graduation
May 27: Last Day of School
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We have no school Monday...so let's have another playdate:
Family Playdate
11 a.m.
Millenium Park
All Mirowitz Families are invited! PTO will provide a sweet snack.
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Planned with love and joy...
Carly, Lauren, Sarah, Janet, Sherri, Michelle and Jennifer |
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In case you missed it, our new chickens had a formal Jewish naming ceremony Friday. Mirowitz second graders (our chicken guardians) learned about Jewish traditions for choosing a name and the rituals involved at a brit or baby naming...and then organized one for OUR new (feathered) babies. Here's how they were introduced to the school: |
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"We were all excited when this beautiful hen was born in the middle of the night and we found her in the incubator in the morning. Which is why we named her… Lilah! Lilah means night, the time of day she joined us. Lilah, welcome to Mirowitz. |
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"We wished for this chicken to have a good soul and good spirit in the future so we named her…Neshama! Which translation means Spirit or Soul. Neshama, welcome to Mirowitz!"
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"We named this chicken, with the longer neck, who is looking forward to warmer days, better days, brighter days, after the warmest time of the year, so her name from now on should be…Kayitz, which means Summer. Kayitz, welcome to Mirowitz! |
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אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֶאֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, קַיֵּם אֶת-הַאֶפְרוֹחוֹת הָאֵלֶּה לָנוּ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָן בְּיִשְׁרָאֵל לַיְלָה, קַיִץ, וְנָשְׁמָה. יִשְׂמַח כָּל הַקְּהִלָּה הַזּאוֹת בָּהֶן, וְקַיָּם-לָהֶן, ה" אֱלֹהֵינוּ, לִבְרִאיּוּת וּלְחַיִּים טוֹבִים וְאַרוּכִּים.
Our G*d and G*d of our mothers and fathers, please may these baby chicks be ours, and may they–within our Jewish community–be known by the names Lilah (Night), Kayyitz (Summer), and Neshamah (Soul). May our whole community take intentional joy in them, and may our G*d help them to have good health and a good, long life. |
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And...we concluded with the chicken dance! |
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See the Bistro Kids
April menu here.
To reload your child's lunch account, click here.
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We are taking our annual gala off of your computer screen and into the outdoors. Join us for an evening of celebration, and let us “show you” all the ways Mirowitz adds to our St. Louis and our Jewish community.
Honoring
Randee and Dr. Myron Jacobs
Meyer and Marcelle Kranzberg Visionary Award
Dr. Arlene and Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman,
Cheryl, Jon, Gabe and Ari Maayan
Community Service Award
And these faculty and staff:
15 years Betti Blumoff
10 years AJ Moll
5 years Lee’at Koertel
5 years: Fran Milsk
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Please join me by donating new or gently used books that are appropriate for children ages 0-12. Ready Readers is especially in need of board books. Please do not bring religious or holiday themed books, activity books, coloring books or workbooks.
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You can bring them to the bin in the lobby. Thank you for your support.
Leah
7th Grade
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As the war unfolds in Ukraine, our hearts are torn apart. We pray with renewed sincerity for peace and wholeness for all people. We feel more connected than ever watching President Zelensky, a fellow Jew, lead his country through the horrors of a war on democracy.
Our hearts are with our Mirowitz families who have relatives in Ukraine, and who have already suffered losses. Our concern for the Jews in Ukraine, in Russia, and all over the world continues to rise as we are brought back to darker times of war and division.
May God who makes peace in the heavens bring peace upon us, upon all Israel and all the world.
Mirowitz joins the Jewish Federations of North America in the urgent work of rescue and relief. |
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We don't have school on Shabbat this week. Check back next week for Shabbat Sponsors, and consider becoming one by clicking the link below. |
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to 3rd graders Yoav, Nyvene and Davin who read Torah for the first time today, and led the school in Torah study. |
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to Lucas, Jacob and Ayden who read Torah in the Middle School. |
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Someone  ed Mirowitz out loud...others voted...and we were the primary school selected to receive the Platinum Award by the Ladue News!
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And in the same issue of Ladue News was a feature story about our beloved board member Galia Movitz and her dedication to Mirowitz and the community. |
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Thanks for visiting us, Rebecca Bloom, and for sharing with Mirowitz parents how your own day school experience impacted you:
"From the moment I graduated, I was always seeking out a community like Mirowitz. That's why I got involved in NFTY and JSU in high school....Even today, my friends and I get together for Shabbat dinner, and our parents aren't even telling us to do that!"
Rebecca is the Assistant Director of Admissions and Marketing at Bernard. Zell Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago. (The apple does not fall far from the tree!) |
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Thanks Jen Goldenberg, Jeffrey Abraham and Elyse Picker for helping us serve lunch this week.
If you are able, please sign up to volunteer next week by logging onto the Mirowitz App on your computer here. |
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Alice Handelman
Ben Umansky
Deborah Zorensky
The Mirowitz family prays for their speedy and complete recovery. |
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Learn more about Clean Speech St. Louis, a community wide awareness campaign to unite us in the practice of Jewish mindful speech.
Click below to receive a video in your inbox about how to clean up our conversations, one word at a time. |
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Your loving kindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory. Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness.
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