This Week
Kindergarteners are painting beautiful rocks to leave in public places, where people will find them and read their message: "you are loved." It's part of the Abundant Love Project, which aims to help others find encouragement and solace by spreading the message of love.

First graders in Mr. Fein's class presented their design challenges on Thursday. They built and shared prototypes of an invention that is intended to solve a problem. Among their creations: a machine that adds vitamins to cupcakes, a skateboard with footholders and brakes, and a health care robot that scans people for ailments.

Second grade was excited to welcome new student Tyler S. who has joined Ms. Mahoney's class!

Eighth grade English students are studying magazine articles, learning to distinguish between hard news and feature writing, in preparation to create their own magazines. In Judaic Studies they're researching social issues in modern day Israel, getting ready for their big trip to Israel next month. In case you're wondering how much longer until the trip, they are counting down the days on the white board in Ms. Reese's room.

Announcements

Online Re-enrollment
This year for the first time, we will be processing our enrollment contracts online, utilizing Veracross, our school information system. At the end of this month you will be receiving an email notification to begin the re‑enrollment process for the 2016-2017 school year. We respectfully request that you adhere to the re‑enrollment deadline of March 8, 2016.

Communicating with the Wornick Office
When emailing with absences, appointments etc. we would like to request that families use info@wornickjds.com to communicate with staff. This will allow us to respond rapidly, no matter what staff member is in the office for the day. Thank you!

7th Grade Stuffed Animal Sale
Come support the 7th grade Tzedakah project!! We are selling stuffed animals for $3 - $7. The sizes range from small, medium, to large. We are also raffling off one 48-inch pillow pet, and one 36-inch pillow pet. Cost of the raffle tickets is $1.50 each. The winner will be announced on March 3. All the proceeds go to our 7th grade Tzedakah project.

Celebrate Barbara and Joel Gereboff!
Peninsula Sinai Congregation is honoring Barbara and Joel Gereboff, as well as Wornick alumni parents Linda and Bob Kiss at their upcoming L'Chaim Gala on April 10.  The Wornick community is invited to join PSC in celebrating all of their wonderful contributions to our community.  For more information, and to register please visit http://www.peninsulasinai.org/index.php/gala-2016.

Wornick Coat Drive
The Kindergarten classes are sponsoring a school wide coat drive through One Warm Coat from February 1 to March 1. Please read the attached flyer and search your closets!