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VOLUME #34, ISSUE 37 - 6 TAMMUZ - JUNE 18TH, 2010

Mr. Farshad & Mrs. Sharona Shafa & family on Ariel becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

First Day of school for the

2010-2011 school year is

Monday, August 30th.

There is a mandatory

Middle School Parent meeting

on Tuesday night, 8/24/10. Attendance is required in or-

der to receive a blue card.

NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Emek Graduates 2010

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We were recently honored with a visit by Rabbi Moshe Heine-mann, one of the major poskim (a person who makes halachic decisions) in the United States. He travelled from Baltimore to recertify the East valley eruv and to address the valley commu-nity rabbis.

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Ms. Melissa Greenwood

6th Grade English/History Teacher

(and Fellow Writer)

Dear Melissa:

You can’t imagine what a kick we got out of receiving and reading each and every one of the letters that your great kids wrote us about their experiences studying (and examining, and acting out) “Hubert Invents the Wheel.” Please let them know that we authors get a little lonely sometimes, and hearing from a bunch of people who not only read our book, but enjoyed it, and even learned something from it, makes all the writing and the waiting and the rejection that go along with the author business worthwhile.

Your students are bright, dedicated, and perceptive, and they should all be made President of the United States. Or if that proves to be inconvenient, they should at least be the presidents of major universities all over the world. That said, we especially loved the letters from Miriam Bornstein, Kelly Jacob, Jonathan Bitton, Ilan Kapenstein, Adam Green, and the remarkably brave Jonathon Kiaei, who is certain to have a rewarding career in physical comedy.

Almost everyone asked about a sequel, and we’re thrilled to announce the publication this fall of “Marvin Invents Music,” the next installment in our “inventor” series.

“Marvin” is due out in October, and if you can’t find it ion Amazon or in a local store, contact our publisher, Blooming Tree Press, in Austin, Texas (www.bloomingtreepress.com) and say that you must, must, must have it!

We wish we could thank you personally, but we live three thousand miles away. So we’re sending you a picture of us, with all your letters, instead!

Best,

Claire & Monte Montgomery

The Authors of “Hubert Invents the Wheel” respond to the Letters from our Sixth Grade Emek Students

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General Announcements Page Dear Parents, All of the elementary students should have received a summer packet or assign-ment from their teachers to complete at home and turn in the first day of school. Students entering 6th grade and in the remaining middle school grades will re-ceive their summer assignments via email. All students will be required to read a novel and complete a pertinent assignment. These assignments will be graded by the 6th, 7th and 8th grade English teachers at the start of the school year. The assignments will be posted on our website during the course of the sum-mer. Please encourage your child to review basic math skills and the material covered this year over the course of the summer. Some simple review will help support your child’s success in the Fall. Teachers administer math assessment tests at the start of the year to determine areas of strength and weakness, even in the elementary classes. Torah skills/Hebrew reading review is also encouraged throughout vacation.

We want to thank our entire staff for working so hard to improve student learn-ing this year, and for their dedication. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and invigorating summer vacation. We look forward to an inspirational and successful 2010-2011 school year. Thank you for your continued confidence in us, and for entrusting us with your children’s education. Warm regards, the Administration

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Gabriela Beroukhim

Hannah Black

Mishy Blinder

Sara Miriam Davidow

Yael Malka Farzan

Ariella Fried

Rachel Basha Friedman

Talia Gabbai

Michal Gavriel

Eden Hadad

Esther Hakimi

Elanit Helischauer

Leora Golda Linson

Rina Kamravapour

Leah Kashanian

Limor Kopel

Esther Levy

Sarah Libraty

Kayla Mamelak

Sharon Mashal

Shula Nutkiewicz

Hannah Robin

Haviva Rome

Sharon Saeidian

Sarah Ghazaleh Shamtoob

Miriam Silver

Tahlia Silverman

Shoshi Stone

Mazal Tito

Seth Brody

Yossef Ezekiel

Zachary Finder

Zachary J. Fink

Adam Fischer

Ze’ev Forrest

Emry Yakir Hadad

Eli Harel

Daniel Hekmat

Joshua Israel

Eliot Koshki

David Markush

Daniel Mashal

Henry McLees

Damian Rodriquez

Jacob Rooks

David Schrage

Aaron Schwartz

Joey Sheetrit

Gady Shemesh

Avner Silver

Binyamin Silver

Benjamin Statman

Daniel Strum

Tom Tzeela

Natan Wythe

Mazel Tov to our Former Emek Graduates who are Currently Graduating from the local Yeshiva High Schools

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All Library Books are due back now!

Please make sure you find and return all of your school library books. We do not charge late or overdue fees. If

the book has been lost or damaged, you will need to pay the replacement cost of the book before school

ends. Thank you for supporting the Finder Family Library.

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Rent-a-Mensch - Handyman

Call Rick Green

818-335-2505

jobs at a reasonable, hourly rate.

Tutoring By Emek’s Hebrew Resource Teacher Want to give your child a head start for the

coming year? Need reinforcemeint in Reading, Chumash, Conversational Hebrew, etc…

Call Ruth Dimant (818) 517-4902

Available for all Judaic Studies

Bat Mitzvahs, Private Parties & More 818-488-4418

lizzysha@sbcglobal.net www.lizzysinger.com

Yoman for 2010-2011 School Year

We are seeking sponsors for the Yoman student planner for the coming school year. If we obtain

sponsors, we will distribute them free of charge to grades 5-8. Sponsors are given dedication space in the planner. Please call Rabbi Wachsman for details.

SUMMER TUTOR

CREDENTIALED TEACHER WITH EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS.

GRADES K TO 8 - MATH, READING, PHONICS, COMPREHENSION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND

LANGUAGE.

6 WEEK SESSION - once a week $210, twice a week $380, hourly $40

MRS. T. MEDBURY 818-990-8365, tmedbury@emek.org

We're getting ready for fourth grade! All of the girls in class now work independently on long division. The students learned a special mnemonic to remember the steps of long division: Daddy (Divide), Mommy (Multiply), Sister (Subtract), Brother (Bring Down), Relative (Remainder), Cousin (Check). We've also finished reading the last chapter of Trumpet of the Swan, a novel by E.B. White. This story beautifully wraps up our year-long theme of Native Americans, respect for nature, and animal biology.

Mazel Tov to Leehy H. and Koral F. for winning the Fourth Grade Shoresh Bee.

3G Class News

4G Class News

DAVENING HELPERS 3B The entire 3rd grade boys would like to publicly thank Joseph Seidel, Eli Solomon, Danny Jackson and Liorel Bitton for the countless hours they spent setting up the classroom each and every morning in preparation for the morning teffilot. Yasher Koach!

Shavuot Ladder Game Winners:

Congratulations to Zevi Gersten (1st place),

Eli Solomon (2nd place) and Netanel Bibi (3rd place) on

reaching the top three spots in 3B-1 class annual Shavuot

Ladder Game.

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Rudnick’s 17037 Ventura blvd. Encino, CA 91316

818-788-9170

In business since 1946. Boys and young mens’ store. Catering to all Bar Mitzvah and formal affairs.

10% off on all suits, shirts, ties, & sports shirts. Free alterations. Rudnick’s will donate 5% of each sale back to Emek. This offer is good through September 2010. Not good on sale items. Please bring this coupon with you.

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