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This week’s question:

QUESTION: What topic were Yaakov and Yosef learning before they got separated?

Call 513-202-6172 and leave a message with your answer. Anyone can play. Parents/siblings can help someone find

the answer. 1 person per call, drawing Sunday at 1:00. Hatzlacha!!

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Mazel Tov to the Gonzalez family on the Bar Mitzva of

Mendel! Thank you to Rabbi Tropp for arranging the

beautiful breakfast!

In honor of earning 100

Middos Money points, 5G earned a Read-in. They

pushed their desks to the side of the room, brought

in pillows and blankets, projected a fireplace on the display board, indulged in a classroom treat, and cuddled up to read, write, color, and play games.

Mishmar Raffle Winner: Eliezer Teitelbaum

Lunch of the Week

Meatballs and Spaghetti Our lunch ordering system is being upgraded. Please watch for new instructions next week.

בס"ד

6 Teves 5779 | Friday, 12/14 2018| Shabbos Parshas Vayigash| Candle lighting 4:55pm (20 minutes)

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR 12/18 Asara B’Teves, 12PM dismissal for MS 12/25 Judaic Only Day, 12PM dismissal 12/30 No Sunday school, staff professional development 1/1 No School 1/11 10 AM start (staff professional development) 1/18-27 Winter Break Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Berger on the birth of a grandson to Ezzy and Esther Melcer. Mazel Tov to the Gonzalez family on Mendel’s Bar Mitzvah. Mazel tov to the Baras family on Chaya Mushka’s Bas Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to the Gabay family on Esther’s Bas Mitzvah. Got a Mazel Tov to share? Please email chds@chdsonline.org.

We would like to acknowledge our Middle School students for their hard work this term, as well as for being conscientious about checking their grades in Thinkwave, following up and making improvements where necessary. Great work!!

The Little Things

In the 1990’s, the crime rate in New York City improved in a significant way. What was a

place that was notorious for danger became a city that was much more orderly and safe. It

didn’t happen on its own, and it has lasted until today.

How did this happen? What was the secret? In the book “The Tipping Point: How Little

Things Can Make a Big Difference,” Malcom Gladwell describes what he calls the broken

window theory. The theory is simple: it postulates that a disordered environment is an

invitation for crime to occur. If in a particular neighborhood the environment gives off a

subtle message that no one cares or no one is looking, this would be an invitation for more

frequent and serious criminal activity.

In the 90’s, the city of New York began cleaning up relatively minor items such as broken

windows, graffiti, and the like. They painted over the graffiti covering subway cars,

increased misdemeanor arrests like failing to pay subway fares, and they focused on

policing the smaller details.

They sent the message that someone cared and was watching. As soon as they began

cracking down on these smaller quality-of-life crimes, all forms of crime decreased.

Environment makes a huge difference.

L’havdil, Baruch Hashem, we are not New York. But there is a lesson to be learned. In

school we have used this theory of “less is more” to build a very positive atmosphere

of respect, calm, and focus at CHDS. The attention to detail as we line up for recess and

follow the specific routines, all help in developing a calm environment where children can

thrive. Proper dress code and school cleanliness adds to the respectful feel of a high-

quality school. When boys come into shul in the morning and find a warm, clean, and

honorable place to daven, their behavior is affected. When they walk down the halls and

see belongings in their proper places, coats hanging on specific hooks, and their books

stacked neatly in their lockers, they take more responsibility in keeping the orderliness of

their physical environment as well as their middos and behavior. Think about when you

come into a home that is freshly clean with polished shiny floors — we are automatically

more careful about maintaining that ambiance. We definitely wouldn’t consider having a

game of tackle football in such a living room.

Students understand that when it comes to creating a respectful learning environment,

small details do count. They also realize that even though each one of them is an

individual, their actions make affect everyone in the environment. All of the “pleases and

thank yous” count. Their compassion, empathy, and derech eretz is contagious to the

friends around them. It’s truly remarkable watching the growth of the students and seeing

them reaching for their full potential in this warm, nurturing, and safe environment.

Have a wonderful Shabbos,

Rabbi Shraga Freedman

Kindergarten– Mrs Zadikoff Last Thursday the kindergarten class participated in an informative, hands-on, interactive Native American program. We learned about the papoose, clothing, and village activities. We were able to grind corn, sort seeds, balance 'hot' rocks, carry a basket using a tumpline, and make pictographs.

Early Childhood From the Development Office

Only 11 days left. THANK YOU to all families who have

participated so far. It’s not too late!

Pre-Yeshiva Shabbaton This past Shabbos, 8th grade had an exciting Friday night at Rabbi and Mrs. Freedman’s house. It started with a Shabbos seudah, followed by an oneg with Kollel Rabbis Epstein, Crystal, and Zeffren who gave practical advice on how to succeed in Yeshiva. Some very valuable tips were shared, from “how to be a good roommate” to “nothing good happens in the dorm after 12:00am.” We laughed together as they reminisced about their failures and successes in their yeshiva years. The sleepover carried through the night with games and ping pong tournaments. The excitement of starting yeshiva was felt by all.

After learning about Birchas Kohanim in Chumash, the 6th graders chose creative ways to depict the Pesukim and Rashis that were learned. There were games, clay figures, and posters, all of which were a beautiful way to present an incredible amount of content.

We saw a record breaking 37 boys that were part of this past months BENTCH LIKE A MENTCH PROGRAM!

Sixth Grade Boys - Mr. Nagel The 6th grade boys have been discovering ratios, using 3-Act Math Tasks centered around the mysterious "Nana" who can never seem to get mixtures right. Paint, chocolate milk, nothing she asks for seems to be proportional at first! The 7th grade boys have been using proportions to construct equations and tables that represent linear relationships. The 8th graders have finished rigid transformations, and are now preparing for a mini-project on how to write messages in the sky! Fifth Grade Boys - Rabbi Scherer 5th Grade is “on a roll.” We have finished, reviewed and mastered Parshas Shmos with nearly 90% of the Rashis. Our excitement to start the Makos in Parshas Va'eira is palpable. In Mishanyos, after learning through and reviewing all of the Mishnayos discussing how Bnei Yisroel would declare Rosh Chodesh back in the times of Chazal, we have nearly completed all of Masechta Rosh HaShana. We especially had a lot of fun acting out Mishna Ches were witnesses came, gave their testimony and while some were accepted, some were thrown out as liars in Beis Din. Our Gemara intro is coming to a close and we are preparing to actually start learning Gemara. We are all very excited about this milestone. In Beur Tefila, daily chazara on all of Birchos HaShachar through Ashrei is especially enjoyable, as we play our round robin game on the smartboard. Dinim---well let's just say you can ask us anything on Hilchos Chanuka as we recently took a test and showed our mastery of Hilchos Chanuka.

As we come to the end of the first trimester, many classes are finishing a culminating project or assignment. MS - Language Arts As part of the middle school Language Arts curriculum each trimester students are required to submit an IRP. This stands for Independent Reading Project. Each student is expected to read a novel with a minimum of 200 pages and select from a menu of projects. The student's performance on the project demonstrates their understanding of themes learned and explored throughout the trimester. Some examples include character development, climax, conflict, plot and irony. STEAM - A peak into our 1st trimester with

Art Teacher Mrs. Teri Huidt 1st grade - The first graders learned how to create beautiful pictures using shapes they were already familiar with. They

learned how to put color and design into their work to emphasize how color and design add to their artwork . The students finished this week with creating adorable caterpillars and snakes using our designs and colors theory. 2nd grade: Our second graders have been very busy in both buildings. The girls have been creating a variety of beautiful pictures and have now started on designing our plastic water bottles for our Chihuly chandelier. The boys were so successful with our 2D Castle drawings that they insisted on creating them three dimensionally. They were outstanding.

3rd-6th grades: Several of the grades are completing foil and embossing projects. This is a project that focuses on creating texture. There were many variations and students were very excited to complete them. Additionally students are participating in cut paper collages and creating patterns in a weaving project. 7th & 8th grades: Students studied the artist Georgia Okeeffe, and learned how to blend oil pastels. It was also a study in an up close, and exaggeration of flower styles. These beautiful pictures are adorning our walls in the golf Manor building. Students have just

begun a study in watercolor resist landscape, using a batik style method. 3rd Grade Girls Homemade Play Dough with Mrs. Myers

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