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The Charlotte Jewish News -January 2004 - Page 15 The Barbara and Jerry Levin Jewish Middle School Presents Its Future Nobel Science Award Winners Having Fun and Learning Science By Matt Laxer This year, we have a wonderful science curriculum. It is complete ly hands-on. We are learning how the body works by doing very fun things. One of the things we did was to take a very long plastic cylinder, which was a model of the small intestine (the longest intes tine in the human body). We placed an oily tennis ball in one mucus that protects our stomach? Thank you, Mrs. deGroot, -for making science fun. digest. Morah Donna made it clear that science is important in many ways. That’s why we use “hands- on” experiments that keep us on the edge of our seats for the results. Thanks, Morah Donna. O Kaitlin Laxer and Debby Farher examine the results after the heating procedure. Matt Laxer testing for sugar and starch. end and squeezed it through the plastic; this represented food being digested. Another fun thing we did was put egg whites in a tube that contained artificial stom ach acids and watched how the egg whites changed overnight. Not only are we having fun, but we are also learning a lot. Did you know that the gastric juice in our stomach, which digests our food, would also start digesting us from the inside, if not for a kind of Bracha Weiss, Rachel Spangenthal, and Rebecca Raffler complete the experiment Awaiting Experiment Results is Exciting By Sharon Eshet During Science this year, we have done a ton of experiments. We have tested for starch and sugar. We have even seen food Charlotte Jewish Day School is investigating the possibility of providing a self-contained special needs classroom, with some mainstreaming. If you have a child who might benefit from this program, please contact Mariashi Groner at 704-366-4558. Charlotte Jewish Day School www.cjdschooI.org Jewish Preschool on Sardis Receives Grant Five years ago, the Duke Endowment’s Model Child Care Initiative partnered with the Thompson Early Childhood Outreach Program. Together, their goal was to help address the need for higher quality early childhood education in North Carolina. This initiative has recently ' received support froin Mecklenburg County Smart Start, allowing more children to benefit from their services. The Jewish Preschool on Sardis is pleased to have been chosen as one of the recipients of this wonderful pro gram. As a recipient. JPOS is committed to two years of support from the organization; and it could not be more enthusiastic about participating in the program. With the help of this organiza tion, JPOS is afforded a great many opportunities to grow as a school and to continue to educate their teachers. Throughout the next two years, informal visits will be scheduled so Smart Start can become acquainted with the programs at JPOS. Upon deter mining the level of service needed per program, plans of action are put into place to enrich curricu lum, introduce mentor opportuni ties and provide the ability for JPOS teachers to self-assess strengths and weaknesses within their classrooms. This is another opportunity of JPOS constantly striving to achieve excellence in early child hood education — of going beyond the ordinary to the extraordinary. 0 The Jewish Preschool on Sardis is registering now for 2004-2005 classes for ages one through transitional kindergarten. The Jewish Preschool on Sardis ... where each child^s unique style of living, learning, and developing is valued and nurtured. yo Good to the Core personal pilates training Anne Sinsheimer Certified Pilates Instructor 1723 Beverly Drive Charlotte. NC 28207 704.965.5254 Flexible Scheduling & Reasonable Rates! So Sweet The 2004 Charlotte Jewish Preschool Annual Silent Auction will be so sweet this year, literally, because it’s all desserts. The auc tion, to be held February 28 at the Westin Hotel uptown, will be a dessert extravaganza featuring dessert stations, luscious cakes, specialty coffees, and much more. Right now we are busy collect ing donations for the event. We have already gotten a variety of fantastic items from restaurants, shops, professionals, artists, cooks and many other generous support ers. We’d like to say thanks to the businesses and individuals who have already sent in donations. If you haven’t yet made a dona tion, we’d like to remind you that this is a great way to advertise your business or services while supporting one of the top preschools in town. We keep hear ing stories of how people have gone back again and again to places they were introduced to at last year’s auction. All donations are tax deductible and help spread the word. If you have something you’d Presdiool like to donate, but don't know how, call Meryl Hunte at 704-364- 4134 or Janie Kimball at 704-844- 9152. You can also pickup a dona tion form on the bulletin board outside the preschool office at the Jewish Community Center. If you are looking for a fantas tic preschool and/or daycare expe rience for your child, come visit the Charlotte Jewish Preschool at our annual Open House, January 9. It’s a great school featuring excellent teachers, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5- day programs, before care, after care and easy transfer to after-pre- school activities at the Jewish Community Center. For more info contact Director Denise Abadi at 704-944-6777. $ MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Ths Acura high-performance family. Your week's definitely looting up, The all-new TSX. The sporty RSX. The exotic NSX. The adventurous MDX. The exciting CL The powerful TL And the luxurious ftL. 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