@Wornick for Friday, May 17, 2013

Todah and Mazel Tov Thank you to all of this week's donors. Family participation is now at 96%. Let's reach 100% again this year - Please donate today! Wornick News Dr. Gereboff’s Head Notes - Technology Impact on Learning The featured article on the front page of the Sunday New York Times a couple of years ago was entitled “In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores: An Arizona School District Embraces Technology, to Uncertain Effect.”... Board Buzz When I developed our revamped strategic plan a couple of years ago, one of the key pillars was a focus on academic excellence... Wornick To-Do List Gift Card Orders We're placing our last gift card order for the year. This is an easy gift-giving idea, and a great way to shop at your favorite stores and earn money for our school. Please complete and return the order form to the office by Tuesday May 21st for delivery the following week. Calendar Reminders Please note that Friday May 24th is no longer a minimum day, as originally scheduled. Chai Excellence Fund We are SO close to reaching 100% parent participation in the Chai Excellence Fund! If you haven't made a tax-deductible donation to Chai Excellence, please make yours today! For every class that reaches 100% participation the school will receive $1,000 from a very generous donor. To make a gift online visit http://www.wornickjds.org/donate-online. For any information about fundraising at Wornick contact Lindsay Kopecky at lkopecky@wornickjds.org or (650) 378-2621. Box Tops for Education Please bring in any General Mills box tops that your family has collected. We will be counting and sending them in soon. Box tops can be dropped off with Barbara Jacobs in the Gesher room or in the main office. Last year we collected 2,579 box tops, which translated into a check to our school for $257.90! 2013-14 School Calendar Click here to see the "At A Glance" calendar which shows the school vacations and holiday closings for the 2013-14 school year. There have been some changes recently. Celebrating Simchas with "People of the Book" Celebrate a simcha of a Wornick child by supporting the Library and recognizing the child! Birthdays, births, Bar and Bat Mitzvot, graduations — anything! Click here for the flyer with more information, and download the order form here. Questions? Contact Robin Will at library@wornickjds.org or (650) 378-2617. Community News Justice Garden Project at PJCC - May to Aug Walk with Friendship Circle at OFJCC - 5/19 Parenting Workshop at Parents Place - 5/21 Kosher grass-fed beef from KOL Foods - order by 5/27 PSC Welcomes Author Larry Tye - 5/29 Summer Camps Camp Tawonga - 6/16 to 8/13 PJCC Camp Keff - 6/17 to 8/16 Destination Science Camp at Wornick - 6/17 to 7/19 Camp Gan Israel at Chabad - 6/25 to 7/20 Keshet LGBTQ Family Camp at Tawonga - 8/22 to 8/25

Seen @Wornick this week: Our 5th through 8th graders participated in Color Wars on Tuesday, the six teams competed against each other in Capture the Flag, Kickball and Taboo and ended the morning with a barbeque, 7th graders departed for outdoor education at the Olympic Park Institute. Thank you to everybody who's joined our Facebook page. If you haven't done so already, please visit us and click the "Like" button to stay informed on your Facebook news feed.