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The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2017 - Page 16 Reflections on My Child’s Year at JPS By Olga Klibanov It’s hard to believe that in only a few months Leah will be gradu ating from presehool. As I refleet on her last three years at the Jew ish Presehool on Sardis, I am amazed at how mueh she’s grown. From the first time we walked into JPS for a morning of Mommy and Me, we knew this was the right plaee for Leah. She was a 14-month-old toddler at the time, shy and full of stranger anxiety. Yet, from the moment we walked into the Mommy and Me elass- room, she toddled towards the fun toys, partieipated in eirele time, and daneed with the plush Torah. To me, that day, and every day thereafter, JPS felt like home. When it was time to enroll Leah in a presehool, I seheduled a tour of the sehool with Dedee Goldsmith, the Direetor. I don’t remember mueh of what was ex plained to me that day. One mem ory, however, stands out. Upon entering the four-year-old elass- room, Dedee notieed a ehild building a stmeture out of bloeks, stating that it was similar to where his father works. Immediately, Dedee urged the teaehers to take a photo of that moment and email it to the boy’s parents. That individ ualized approaeh to the ehildren is what impressed me the most that day. And it wasn’t for “show.” There were several times in the last few years that Leah’s separa tion anxiety resulted in tears at drop off. On those few oeeasions, Dedee always sensed my anxiety, as I left my ehild behind. But whereas I would be elose to tears for the entire drive to work, Leah’s tears never lasted more than a moment. And as soon as I got to work. I’d open an email Olga and Leah from Dedee with a pie- ture of Leah’s smiling faee, engaged in some thing fun at sehool. When Leah turned 18 months, she offi- eially started at JPS, in the toddler elassroom, with Ms. Ellen and Ms. Galia. Right away, big ehanges eould be seen in my little girl. She seemed to beeome more mature, verbal, and independent every single day. As she progressed through the 2 s with Ms. Jen and Ms. Jen nifer, the teaehers worked tirelessly with her to transform her into a kind, gentle, and more soeially-aware toddler. The year of the 3s with Ms. Wanda and Ms. Kate instilled a great amount of knowledge in Leah, and she would always tell me something new that she learned at sehool eaeh day. From making the dinosaur diorama, to learning the Pledge of Allegianee, Thank You Legacy Donors The following individuals/families are in the Book of Life Society and have granted us permission to share with you that Temple Beth El has been included as a beneficiary of their legacy gift. TEMPLE BETH EL CreoteSK , COMMUNITY a oi^Jewisn PARTNER iLc^ClC^ A FCJC program Ananymaus* (7] BeIIe Andrews Judy and Stan August Gail and John Baron Sharri and Peter Benjamin Benjamin and Elizabeth Benson Adam Bernstein and Tamar Seigel Andrew and Elka Bernstein Bobbi and Don Bernstein Mark (DBM) and Louise (DBM) Bernstein Susan P. Bessey Lee and Jeff Bierer Jill Blumenthal Lee and Alan Blumenthal Gary and Susan Bogarad Marian (DBM) and Walter Brawer Barry H Brodsky Sera and Marvin Callif Susan E Cernyak-Spatz Bruce Bishop Cheen and Begina Rosenberg Judith and Richard Coates Jena Coen David Cohen Denise and Bob Cooper Andrea and George Cronson Marcyand Ered Dumas Barry and Mary Ellen Ezarsky Larry Farberand Sherri McGirt Henry (DBM) and Margaret (DBM) Eederlin Dorlisa and Peter Flur Y'honatan E. Gimbel Rick Glaser and Ellen Reich Nancy Glass Allen (DBM) Gordon Alan and Merle Gottheim Lay (DBM) and Dan (DBM) Green Karen Greenblatt Bill and Gloria Grifenhagen Deidre and Clay Grubb Ted and M.E. Hessberg Vicki Hopkins Christy and Andy Horwitz Jonathan M Howard Donald Land Susan Sachs Jacobs David Jacobson Alyson Kalik Morton and Mary Kaplan Andrew and Susan Karp Barbara and Alan Katz Joan Kirschner Robert P and Moira Duinn Kein Lorrieand Barry Kemons and Family Anita Strauss-LaRowe and Bruce LaRowe David A Lash Jack (DBM) and Carole Lash Gladys (DBM) Lavitan Janet and David Lefkowitz Harry Lerner Ross C. Levin Donna (DBM) and Norman Levin and Family Gary and Janie Levinson Holly and Ha Levinson Jack and Alison Levinson Sam and Linda Levy Laura and Marc Lewin Robert and Inta Lidz Andrew and Gwendolyn Lindner Marshall and Faylinda Lindner Jill and Marc Lipson Don and Ellice Liss Ron and Frances Liss Annie and Harrison Lord Linda McLendon Peggy McManus Elise Menaker Janie and Gene Meyers Staci and Darren Mond Elsa and Martin Multer Paula Sigal Musler Bruce and Candace Naliboff Edwin and Jill Newman Larry and Carole Nicho son Michael and Judith Norman Richard J Dsborne Harriet and Mark Berlin Lee and Diggie Pesakoff Milton and Gene Ruth Poler Larry and Dale Polsky Melissa and Steve Raphael Mitchell and Tonda Rifkin Estelle and Murray (DBM) Rosen Neil (DBM) and Caren Sacks Neil (DBM) and Caro Sandler Mike (DBM) and Sara Schreibman Philip and Renee Schreibman Howard and Andrea Seidler Amy Jill Seitlin Daisy Shapiro-Rieke/Julie Irma Shapiro Allen Sherman and Suzy Savod Raenea Siege Marc and Mattye Silverman Anne and Mike Sinsheimer Harry and Laurie Sparks Sophie (DBM) Spolender Emery and Jacqueline Szabo Beverly M. Tirsun Patty Torcellini Amy and Mark Vitner Janice and Ronald Weiner Susan and Robert Weiss Violet Winton Sandra and Robert H. Wolf Kim and Sue Worrel Michael and Nancy Yaffe Boh and AnneYudel Herman and Barbara Ziegler Samuel and Emily Zimmern William and Angela Zimmern 'Donors who wish to remain anonymous OBM Of Blessed Memory '■ A FCJC FOUNDATION/orffce CHARLOTTE JEWISH COMMUNITY 704.973.4544 charlottejewishfoundation.org A supporting organization of Foundation For Fhe Carollnas LIFEcS: LEGACy. Assuring JEWISH TOMORROWS Learning to write. Leah soaked up every ounee of in formation being taught to her at sehool. Her eonfidenee level grew signifieantly that year, but there was still some work to be done. This last year of 4s presehool with Ms. Beverly and Ms. Eliza beth has been an amazing time of growth and development for Leah, to prepare her for Kindergarten and what lies ahead. Reeognizing eonfidenee as an area for im provement, Leah’s teaehers have worked with her eaeh day to make her more eomfortable speaking in front of a group and making her opinions heard, if she has some thing on her mind. At home, she shows off her letter- and number writing skills, teaehes me the names of the 50 U.S. states, and tells amusing stories about her friends at sehool. The story of the JPS experienee wouldn’t be eomplete without dis- eussing the ineredible experienee that the ehildren get in their Ju- daiea elasses with Morah Jayme. Not only do the ehildren learn about the different Jewish holi days, but a true sense of Jewish pride and identity is instilled in them. Leah’s exeitement about Ju daism and the happiness she feels when she talks about Shabbat and the holidays is infeetious. She ran domly starts singing Jewish songs in publie, and teaehes store elerks how to eount to 10 in Hebrew. Her love for Judaism has resulted in us making our own new traditions at home, from lighting Shabbat ean- dles on Friday nights, to making ehallah together, to eelebrating the Jewish holidays in our own spe- eial ways. I’m filled with exeitement and pride of how far Leah has eome. The little toddler that used to eling tightly to my hand at every step is now slowly but surely letting go, in preparation of new and exeiting adventures that lie ahead. I’m so thankful and grateful to the teaeh ers and staff at JPS for providing the most nurturing, loving, and happy environment for my ehild and setting her up for nothing but sueeess in her future endeavors. ^ ♦ jps ThaJawishl Th* Jawish Praschoal on Sardis ★ * ★ ★ ♦ 5-Star Preschool Early Childhood Development & Jewish Discovery
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