LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
 On Tuesday evening, November 27, a parlor meeting was held at the home of Kayla Reisman ‘10 for current Krieger Schechter Day School 8th grade students and their families. Head of School Barbie Prince, along with faculty and staff members Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Margie Hoffman, and Foye Minton joined students Avi Zaleon, Becca Weinstein, Ze’ev Beleck, Gabe Baraban, Rubin Waranch, Emily Boling, and Kayla to talk about the benefits of a Cardin education. Parents Liba Goldblum, Linda Eisenberg, and Mordechai Beleck joined the Reisman/Coopers in sharing their experiences.
A special thanks to Eric Reisman and Sheryl Cooper for opening their home for this event, and to Dr. Paul Schneider for his attendance and unending support.
IN THE NEWS
Some Great Press
Ninth-grade student Rubin Waranch recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Jewish Times that was published in the November 16 edition. Rubin wrote of his excitement in learning about our school’s future campus following the announcement of our acquisition rights of property in Owings Mills. To read Rubin’s eloquent message click on http://216.250.166.84/jewishtimes/index.php/jewishtimes/article/cardins_growth/
 Cardin School Wins Good Neighbor Award
The Cardin School was among a select group of public and private schools honored by Jewish Volunteer Services during the 12th Annual Good Neighbor Week. Amy Fink, Director of Student Activities and Academic Support, attended the award reception at the Towson Sheraton North on Wednesday, October 31, where she accepted a plaque honoring Cardin for its generous work in the community.
JUDAICS.COMMUNICATIONS
Hanukkah at Cardin
Hanukkah means “dedication.” This year marks a very special Hanukkah celebration at Cardin as we dedicate our new modular building and celebrate the fact that we are no longer a one-hallway-school. The crowning moment of dedication will take place on the last day of Hanukkah, December 12, when we light all 8 candles and consecrate our new facility with mezuzot. (If you are interested in generously sponsoring one of the mezuzot, please contact Rabbi Seltzer at 410.585.1400.)
Many wonderful traditional and non-traditional events and activities will lead up to the final dedication as Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin kicks off our celebration with a special Hanukkah message. The festive ceremony will also include an original school song, cheer, and spoof written and performed by our students. During the week, some of our students will join in force to create imaginative holiday motifs that will adorn our halls, while others will paint a mural, designed to capture the Hanukkah spirit, for the front entrance-way of the building. We will also feast on latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts), don detective hats when we search for missing dreidels in a one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt, and take part in a special Hanukkah University.
As we remember the miracle of Hanukkah at our daily candle-lighting, we will use the Shamash (helper candle) to ignite the lights that grace our Hanukkia. So, too, will we honor those “helpers” who light our school. We will first extend a long over due honor to our Torah readers, those students who keep the light of Torah spreading throughout our community: Gabe Baraban, Zevi Lowenberg, Daniel Solomon, Jeremy Hiken, Daniel Saltzberg, Kayla Reisman, and Shira Glushakow-Smith. As the days of Hanukkah advance, we will single out other groups of “helpers” with each new candle that is lit.
The miracle of Hanukkah has much to teach us about scarcity and conservation. To that point, Dr. Peter Shulman, the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, will imaginatively delve into the Hanukkah miracle as he presents us with “The Miracles of Hanukkah: Using Judaism’s First (Olive) Oil Crisis to Think About Today’s Energy Challenges.” And, in concert, science instructor Dean Whitfield will put on his chef hat and whip up his best recipe for oil.
Let the Hanukkah joy spread in our halls, our new modular unit, and our hearts.
Rabbi Stuart Seltzer
Dean of Judaic Studies
CLASSES IN ACTION
Rome Day at Cardin - Coming Soon!
Bob Cantor’s ninth grade Western Civilization class will be researching topics, including: gladiators and chariot races, baths and bath rituals, family life, weddings and divorce, housing, and education during the time of the Roman Empire. Students will represent various classes of Rome and wear the appropriate toga that symbolizes their class. Presentations will encourage creativity and extensive research.
You Say You Want a Revolution
As an introduction to the study of the French Revolution, students in Bob Cantor’s 10th grade Modern Western Civilization class explored the concept of revolution by bringing in music that best represents revolutionary ideas. Each student wrote a short paper that defined revolution and explained how their music connected to the definition. Their ideas were further illustrated through the presentation of a musical selection that each student presented to the class representing their individual “revolutionary” concepts.
Show and Tell Day at Cardin
Regression can sometimes be educational, as demonstrated by students in Bob Cantor’s AP and Standard Psychology classes. Each student brought to class an artifact from their early childhood, which they then presented to the class and discussed the connection to Piaget’s theories and attachment issues.
 Vive la France!
Students in Madame Rowen’s French Culture class turned into journalists as they reported on the influence of French-speaking cultures on cities in Canada and the United States. As part of their research, each student was charged with the task of presenting a project, unique to their chosen city. The cities researched included Montreal, Quebec, New-Orleans, and Baton Rouge. Projects included the presentation and consumption of delectable Kosher French pastries, a lively PowerPoint presentation, and other imaginative and visibly descriptive demonstrations that focused on the assignment.
 Money, Money, Money
“Grandma sent you a check for your birthday, but how can you spend a piece of paper?” That was the question that introduced Mrs. Schein’s Applied Math class to their unit on banking. Students discussed the structure of the banking system and learned how to make deposits, write checks, and reconcile checking accounts. To conclude the unit, students shopped from each other’s “stores.” After the consumers wrote checks to pay for their purchases, store owners tallied their receipts and made deposits at the Bank, staffed by college counselor Hallie Schein.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
And the Tony goes to…
…The Cardin School’s production of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. The cast and crew of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize winning drama are still basking in the accolades of success that greeted them following two-and-a-half months of intense rehearsals and three remarkable performances. Under the direction of Leslie Smith Rosen, Director of Integrated Studies and Humanities, this year’s show offered students who might not otherwise participate in a musical production, an opportunity to perform in a dramatic play. We would like to thank Morah Rosen for her undying attention and commitment to our annual production. We would also like to thank our student actors and set designers for the dedication and fortitude shown in preparing for this play while keeping up with their studies. Thanks should also be extended to science instructor Dean Whitfield, Michael and Adva Goldberg (parents of Segev ’10), and Janice Miller (mother of Avi ’10), who assisted with set design, construction, and make-up in order to ensure a most professional production.
Click here to see more photos from The Skin of our Teeth.
 
 Cardin Spirit Week
Students, faculty, and administration went all out to demonstrate their school spirit during the week of November 12 as they took part in Cardin Spirit Week. This annual event offered opportunities for individuals to come to school dressed up as their favorite “food mascot,” sports team member, and faculty member or student. Participants got creative as they celebrated their favorite decade of apparel on decade day. And, on class color day, a rainbow of students painted our hallway and dressed in their class colors, while faculty and staff bonded together outfitted in denim and black.
  
ALUMNI UPDATE
 Maya Diamont-Cohen (’07) has passed her Hebrew test as part of her IDF (Israel Defense Force) training to become a teacher-soldier.
 Arielle Miller (’07) is about to complete the first part of the Young Judea program, where she has been taking classes in Jerusalem and living in the Young Judaea Youth Hostel. At the end of November, she will move to Hadera, a town on the Mediterranean coastal side of Israel, where she will spend her next three months in the Ben Yakir Ethiopian Aliyah Village. Arielle will spend her days in the village eating meals with the members of the community, working with the children in school, and planning activities with the residents.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
American Foreign Service High School Essay Contest
The American Foreign Service Association invites high school students to submit an essay of between 750- 1000 words on the 'Challenges Facing the American Foreign Service' in the 21st Century. The writer of the winning essay will be awarded $2500 with an additional $500 to their school. All details can be found by logging onto http://www.afsa.org/essaycontest/.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Celebrate the Festival of Lights While Also Supporting Israel
Visit the JNF Store at www.jnf.org for your Hanukkah gift . Items including hand-dipped rainbow candles, mezuzah cases, greeting cards, and more are now on sale.
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