Dear Parents,

Please join our PTA meeting on Tuesday, January 10th at 7:30pm at The Hebrew Academy.

We welcome all parents who would like to join us in planning some upcoming fun and exciting projects this school year.  We are hoping for some really great ideas you can share.  In this upcoming meeting we will be discussing Rosh Chodesh treats for the kids, school-wide family dinner, etc. 

Join us in helping make this school year a wonderful experience for all of us!

Mrs. Rose Baum
Parent Association President

Mazal Tov to our new Parent's Association President, Mrs, Rose Baum. Rose is a Toddler and Pre K parent in our school and we wish her lots of mazal in her new position! We hope many parents will help support her in her work!

Mazal Tov Rose

Dear Parents:

For all those who placed photo orders:

Your school photo orders will be sent home today. Please remove them from your child's/children's bags before they get crushed.

Mrs. Shatkin
PTA President

Come One !!! Come All !!!
Big kids and small,
To the PTA Dinner.
We'll all have a ball !!!

The school year is off to a marvelous start!
Now it is time to come do YOUR part!

Bring the whole family and show your support!
The food will be great and the speeches will be short :-)

Food and Fun..... Raffles and more.....
Save Shabbos Leftovers for Monday, and join us for.......

The Second Annual PTA Family Dinner Extravaganza

This Sunday, November 14^th 5:00 PM at The Hebrew Academy

PLEASE R.S.V.P.

Please let us know asap the family name and how many adults and children will be attending. Call the office at 845 634 0951 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Parents,

It’s hard to believe that Kislev has already arrived!  Chanukah is rapidly approaching!!!

It is time to show our appreciation for all of the hard work and dedication our children’s teachers show our children each and every day of the school-year. As in years past, we are collecting $18 per child to provide each teacher with a gift of Chanukah Gelt.

Please send in the attached form and your check made out to The Hebrew Academy by Monday,
November 29th.

Thank You for your support of our wonderful teachers!

PLEASE SUBMIT TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE BY MONDAY NOVEMBER 29th.

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all the Hebrew Academy families who ordered and sold coupon books for our KidsStuff Coupon Book fundraiser. With your help we have raised over $350 dollars! These funds are already being used to purchase Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Chanukah treats for our students!

More funding is ALWAYS needed. Any families who wish to donate money towards Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Chanukah treats in honor of their child's Kislev birthday are welcome to do so. Please contact Dr. Debbie Shatkin at (845) 362-6938 for details.

Early Childhood Center News

This Wednesday morning the parents of our Early Childhood Center students enjoyed a "Getting to Know You" breakfast sponsored by the PTA. We hope that the morning you spent together will forge new friendships (and carpool opportunities!) for the future.

REMINDER

School photo orders are being submitted this weekend. Any parent who still wants to order photos or photo gifts may email Dr. Shatkin with last minute orders at any time BEFORE Monday morning 11/8. 100% of the proceeds of your photo orders are being used for PTA activities.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Sunday November 14th
Join us for the Second Annual PTA Family Dinner!!!

Bring the kids and enjoy dinner and entertainment sponsored by the PTA. Formal invitations and details will be sent home with your child(ren) on Monday.

Debbie & Chav
PTA Presidents

The Hebrew Academy Chabad Early Childhood Center:

Cordially invites all Preschool Parents to an informal "Getting to Know You" Breakfast!!

Wednesday, November 3^rd 9:30am (after drop-off) in the school library.

Come and meet the other parents in your child's class and enjoy a leisurely breakfast!

Sponsored by the PTA

Volunteers are needed to assist with our 2^nd Annual PTA Dinner which will be held on Sunday evening, November 14, 2010. Please call the school office at (845) 634-0951 if you can help.

Dear Parents,

Thank You to all of the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to attend out first PTA meeting last week! Your involvement is greatly appreciated!

Even if you were unable to join us, your assistance is always welcome:

Class Parents:

Class Parents are needed for the following grades:

• Toddler
• Pre K
• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 5th Grade
• 7th Grade

Class Parents are asked to assist in the event that phone calls need to be made, to help out with class projects or special school events.

REMINDERS:

Please send in your annual PTA dues.

Please send in all Kidstuff Coupon book orders and payment or return un-purchased books to the school office.

Thank you,

Mrs. Debbie Shatkin
Mrs. Chav Landau
PTA Presidents

Show your support and join us for our first PTA meeting of the 2010-2011 school year!

The Hebrew Academy PTA strives to provide our students with fun and enriching activities to enhance their learning experience throughout the year.

Rosh Chodesh treats, Holiday gifts and parties, school pictures, chesed, fundraising, special programs and family functions....

Your involvement makes a tremendous difference for all of our children!

Please join us and lend a hand!

Wednesday, October 6th at 8 PM At the Shatkin residence. Please contact the office for the location.

All students whose parents are in attendance for the meeting will be excused from homework!

Debbie Shatkin and Chav Landau
PTA Presidents

Dear Parents,

The Hebrew Academy PTA is please to announce that the School Lunch Program will resume after the Chagim,
on Monday October 4^th 2010.

Lunches will be served Monday through Thursday. Dairy meals are served on Mondays and Thursdays; Meat meals are served on Tuesdays; Bagels with cream cheese and/or tuna fish are served every Wednesday. All meals include beverages (milk or juice) and salads or vegetable side dishes. Meals are Cholov Yisroel, Pas Yisroel, Lubavitch Shchita. All menu items are peanut and tree nut free.

The 8th-grade-run Friday Pizza Day will again be resumed separately from the lunch program.

Any parent wishing to enroll their child(ren) in the lunch program must submit enrollment forms to the school office no later than Tuesday, September 21^st in order to secure meals for their child(ren). All payments for the trial should be sent in to the school office in an envelope marked "School Lunch."

Two payment options will be offered as follows:

• Full-Year commitment: from October 4^th through June 23^rd, at a cost of $400 per child.
• Half-Year commitment: from October 4^th through February 10^th AND February 14^th through June 23^rd, in 2 payments of $200 per child.

Menus will be sent home with all children enrolled in the lunch program. Please be advised that the menu may be subject to minor changes at the discretion of the caterer.

Wishing all The Hebrew Academy Families a Shana Tova!

PLEASE NOTE: The free/subsidized government lunch program is still being processed. We hope to have it in place in November depending on how quickly the State of New York processes our acceptance. For those parents that qualify for the government subsidy the portion of your payment that is being subsidized will be refunded to you when the school is accepted.

PLEASE RETURN TO SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21^st, 2010.

Please enroll my child(ren):

__________________________________________________

in the 2010-2011 School Lunch Program.

Enclosed please find $_______ ($400 per child) for the entire school year.

$_______ ($200 per child) for the first half of the school year.

All parents are invited to attend PTA's very last PTA meeting of the year! Please make every effort to attend.

Please note:
All students whose parent/s attend the meeting are excused from homework on that night.

For more information please contact the office at 845-634-0951.

All parents are invited to attend PTA's very last PTA meeting of the year! Please make every effort to attend.

The meeting will be held on Monday evening, June 14, 2010, at 7:45 pm at the home of Mrs. Shatkin. For more information, please contact the office at 845-634-0951

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

The school lunch trial was a tremendous success! We hope the children enjoyed their hot lunches. Please take the time to review the lunch questionnaire that was sent home yesterday with your child/ren. Your input will help us to plan a menu for the month of February when the lunch program resumes after winter break. Parent volunteers are needed to serve lunch Monday through Thursday from 11:20 AM - 12:45 PM. Please contact the office at 845-634-0951 to schedule a day next month to assist with the lunch program. Once a week...once a month....any help you can offer makes a tremendous difference!

Parents are needed to help serve lunch for our lunch program this Thursday, January 7, 2010, from 11:20 am - 1 pm. If you can help, please contact the office at 845-634-0951.

Thank you.