The Charlotte Jewish News - September 2012 - Page 10
The CJP’s Olympic Team
By Elka Bernstein, CJP Director
CJP’s Olympic Team ... mmm
... aren’t the Olympics over?
Though you are reading this arti
cle in the September edition of the
CJN, this article has been written
during the 2012 Olympics. As I
welcomed our full day families
back on July 29 at Meet the
Teacher, I thought about CJP in
relation to the Olympic Rings. The
five rings represent the five conti
nents. They are interlaced to show
the universality of Olympism and
the meeting of the athletes of the
world during the Olympic Games.
At CJP the five rings represent
parent, students, staff, and CJP’s
partners coming together to create
an environment that allows each
child to achieve personal excel
lence.
O The blue ring repre
sents our CJP par
ents. Our parents for
mulate the foundation
for who their children are and will
become. They work hand-in-hand
with the CJP staff to ensure a
strong marriage between home
and school. The parents are our
precious volunteers that staff our
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board. Parent Teacher
Organization and are extra hands
in our classrooms for special
school events.
O The black ring rep
resents our amazing
staff. The CJP has a
passion for children,
preschool education and Judaism.
Our CJP staff has a combined total
of over 350 years experience at the
Charlotte Jewish Preschool. Our
teachers work hard to develop
each child socially, emotionally,
physically, and academically, so
they can reach their potential.
O The red ring repre
sents our children.
They are why we are
here. The beauty of
each child’s heart, spirit, and soul
come pouring out as they sing in
circle time, jump on the play
ground, or work hard at the many
educational centers provided in
the classrooms. We get to witness
as friendships bloom and men-
sches are created. Though we are
here to teach these beautiful chil
dren, we, in fact, are taught by
them each and every day.
O The yellow ring rep
resents thj 5-rrengtl of
the Charlotte Jewish
Preschool’s Partnership.
CJP is a unique preschool that
developed from the partnership of
three Jewish Agencies; Temple
Beth El, Temple Israel, and The
Levine Jewish Community Center.
These three Jewish Agencies work
alongside CJP to ensure a quality
Jewish and secular education. The
rabbis and LJCC staff are with our
children weekly providing various
programming like Shabbat, music,
or gym class, or an impromptu
meeting with the children.
O The green and final
ring represents the
Spirit of the Charlotte
Jewish Preschool. The
spirit of our preschool is a combi
nation of interlocking rings.
Without this “marriage” of par
ents, staff, students and partners,
CJP would be a much different
place. This marriage has been
long lasting with our 25th anniver
sary quickly approaching.
With the High Holy days quick
ly approaching, CJP would like to
wish everyone L’shanah Tovah
Tikatev V’taihatem, may you be
inscribed and sealed for a good
year.
Learn. Grow. Connect, with our
staff and families at the Charlotte
Jewish Preschool. For further
information on how to enroll your
child into our wonderful world of
learning, please contact Alyson
Kalik at 704-944-6776 or aka-
lik@shalomcharlotte.org. ^
Charlotte Jewish
Preschool
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