BAS 5772 School Calendar 2011-2012

Unless otherwise noted in this calendar:
Grades K-6 have class on Sundays from 9-11:30am.
Grades 2-6 also have class on Wednesdays from 4-6pm.
Grades 7-12 have class on Mondays from 6-8pm.

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Please contact the school office with any questions:
eddirector [at] betamshalom [dot] org (Abby Reiken), Education Director, 914-946-8851 x103
jennifer [at] betamshalom [dot] org (Jennifer Troup), School Secretary, 914-946-8851 x105

		SEPTEMBER
Sat	10,17,24	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash-families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	11	First day of school for grades K-6 from 9-11:30am--Parents invited from 9-10:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for pre-B'nai Mitzvah Group 1 & their parents from 9:50-11:30am
Mon	12	First Day of School--Kitah Zayin (7th Grade) and Dor HaHemshech (8th-12th Grade) from 6-8pm with Kick-off BBQ
Fri	16	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service & Dinner
Sun	18	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am
Sun	25	Chaverim Program Kick-off during school hours Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am Help set up High Holy Day chairs in the tent at 11:30am--pizza provided Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm
Wed	28	No School--Erev Rosh Hashanah
Thu, Fri	29,30	Rosh Hashanah Children's activities from 10:30am-12:30pm
		OCTOBER
Sat	1,15,22,29	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	2	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am
Sat	8	Yom Kippur Children's activities from 10:30am-12:30pm Children honored during Neilah Candle Ceremony
Sun, Mon	9,10	No School--Columbus Day Recess
Wed	12	No School--Erev Sukkot
Fri	14	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service
Fri-Sun	14-16	Grades 8-11 TEL Fall Retreat
Sat	15	Sukkot Children's Choir in main service with Cantor Schiller
Sun	16	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am
Wed	19	No School--Erev Shemini Atzeret
Thu	20	Simchat Torah Celebration in the evening--family-friendly service
Sun	23	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am
Sun	30	SNOW DAY--these events were cancelled. 3rd Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1:30pm
		NOVEMBER
Fri	4	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service Congregational Shabbat Dinner at 7pm--RSVP by 10/31
Sat	5,12,19	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sat	5	Midnight Run--as a family collect donations needed for people who are hungry in NYC
Sun	6	Book Fair Visits Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Sat	12	Family Havdallah for all ages from 4:30-5:30pm
Sun	13	1st Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am Harvest Luncheon for Families
Sun	20	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm Parents--come learn about Camp Ramah Nyack with Asst. Camp Director Ami Hersh from 11:30-noon--activities and babysitting for children
Wed-Sun	23-27	No School--Thanksgiving Recess
Wed	30	Learn about Camp JRF (the incredible Reconstructionist overnight camp) with Camp Director Rabbi Isaac Saposnik from 6-6:30pm in the Beit Midrash.
		DECEMBER
Fri	2	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service
Sat	3,10,17	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sat	3	6th graders honored in Junior Congregation
Sun	4	Kindergarteners & Parents Program from 9-11:30am PTA Parent Coffee--Join us for our Morning Tefillah in the Sanctuary at 9am and stay for a Parent Coffee with PTA Co-Chairs, School Board members, and members of the Steering Committee to learn about the new renovation project: “Rooms with a View: Taking Bet Am to a Whole New Level.” This project will help us address our growing need for more classroom space. Kitah Vav decoupage Chanukah art project with BAS Craft Show artist Rachel Heisler from 10:30-11:30am. BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Sun	11	No School--BAS Craft Show 9:30-10:30am 3rd-6th graders are invited for a Craft Show Tour to meet the artists and talk to them about their work. Each participant will earn a Peulot Point. RSVP to jennifer [at] betamshalom [dot] org
Fri	16	Kindergarten & 1st Grade Families Service and Dinner at 6:15pm
Sat	17	Family Havdallah for all ages from 4:15-5:15pm
Sun	18	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 1 from 9:50-11:30am School-wide Chanukah Program Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm
Tues	20	Chanukah--1st Night
Sun-Wed	25-28	No School--Winter Break
		JANUARY
Sun,Mon	1,2	No School--Winter Break
Fri	6	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service
Sat	7,21,28	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	8	3rd Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Sun,Mon	15,16	No School--MLK Jr Weekend
Fri	20	Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Sat	21	Kindergarten honored in Junior Congregation
Sun	22	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm
Fri	27	Grades 8-12 Family Service & Dinner at 6:15pm
Sat	28	Family Havdallah for all ages from 4:45-5:45pm
Sun	29	4th Grade WAHS Zimriya at JCC Harrison from 9:15-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am
		FEBRUARY
Fri	3	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service
Sat	4,11	Junior Congregation meets from 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sat	4	2nd graders honored in Junior Congregation
Sun	5	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm
Wed	8	Tu B'Shevat (New Year of the Trees)
Sat	11	1st graders honored in Junior Congregation Family Havdallah for all ages from 5-6pm
Sun	12	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Sun-Sun	19-26	No School--February Vacation
		MARCH
Sat	3,10,17, 24,31	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	4	Purim Fest for families Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from NOON-1pm
Wed	7	No School--Purim Megillah Reading in the evening from 6:30-7:30pm in the Simcha Room. 5th & 6th graders will read Megillah.
Sun	11	5th Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Fri	16	2nd & 3rd Grade Family Service & Dinner at 6:15pm
Sat	17	Family Havdallah for all ages from 6:45-7:45pm
Sun	18	6th Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Fri	23	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service
Sat	24	4th graders honored at Junior Congregation
Sun	25	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am Youth Event for grades 5&6 from 11:30am-1pm
Fri	30	Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Fri-Sun	30-1	No'ar Hadash Teen Retreat for grades 8-12 in NYC
Sat	31	5th graders honored at Junior Congregation
		APRIL
Sun	1	2nd Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Sun-Sun	8-15	No School--Pesach
Sat	14	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong. Pesach Children's Choir in main service with Cantor Schiller
Thu	19	Yom Hashoah--Holocaust Remembrance Day
Fri	20	4th-6th grades Cooking Program from 4-6pm, Family Service & Dinner at 6:15pm
Sat	21,28	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	22	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am BAS Youth Ensemble with Daniel Ori from 11:30am-12:30pm
Wed	25	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) Programs--during school and in the evening with BAS community
Fri	27	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Fri-Sun	27-29	Grades 8-11 TEL Spring Retreat
Sat	28	3rd graders honored in Junior Congregation
Sun	29	Hebrew School Open House from 9-11:30am 4th Graders & Parents Program from 9-11:30am Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am
		MAY
Fri-Sun	4-6	BAS 5th & 6th graders are invited to a weekend retreat at Camp JRF with 5th & 6th graders from many other Reconstructionist congregations!
Sat	12,19	Junior Congregation meets 11am-noon in the Beit Midrash--families welcome to join main service at 9:45am and after Jr. Cong.
Sun	6	Rabbi's Mitzvah Class for Group 2 from 9:50-11:30am Shorashim program for babies to pre-K and parents from 10:30-11:30am
Wed	9	School-wide Lag B'Omer Program
Thu	10	Lag B'Omer
Wed	16	Youth Ensemble final rehearsal and pizza dinner 6-7pm
Fri	18	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service Kitah Zayin Gesher Program, Family Service & Dinner
Sun	20	Last Day of Hebrew School
Mon	21	Dor Hahemshech Graduation & BBQ from 6-8pm
Sat	26	Erev Shavuot
		JUNE
Sun	3	Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC
Fri	15	Early Bedtimers' Shabbat Service and Dinner
Sun	24	Shorashim Picnic for babies to pre-K and parents from 11am-1pm

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