The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2012 - Page 14
Lucky Numbers
By Dedee Goldsmith, director,
Jewish Preschool on Sardis
256. 96. 26. These numbers re
fleet 1) the eombined years of ex-
perienee that our staff have in the
field of early ehildhood, 2) the
total number of years our teaehers
have at IPS and 3) the number of
years The Jewish Presehool on
Sardis has been in existenee. A lot
of heart and soul is poured into
our sehool eaeh and every year.
At this time when many refleet
upon the year and eontemplate
what he or she is thankful for, I
wish to share my thanks publiely
for the JPS team. While the eol-
leetive number of years with ehild
eare experienee is striking, it is
truly the small things eaeh teaeher
brings that makes JPS unique and
speeial.
I am thankful for Ms. Betty’s
ability to join JPS during the
sehool year and to jump in with
both feet, ready to help out and
learn all that JPS is about.
I am thankful for Ms. Beverly’s
ongoing love for JPS. As the
teaeher with most seniority here,
her wisdom and her love of the
sehool as well as the ehildren that
fill it, is unsurpassed. It is truly
speeial to think of all the families
that she has touehed over the
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Ms. Cathy with Sophie.
years.
I am thankful for Ms. Cathy’s
ability to allow ehildren to be ehil
dren. Her heart sings when she
sees a ehild develop a new skill,
make new strides or eultivate a
new friendship.
I am thankful for Ms. Eileen’s
eheerful nature and her kinder
garten baekground. It is exeiting
to see the ehildren in extended day
leave with smiles on their faees
and projeets that refleet their days.
I am thankful for Ms. Eliza
beth’s fast love for JPS. In her first
year, I ean see her roots growing
here while helping the ehildren to
grow wings.
I am thankful for Ms. Ellen’s
kind spirit and ability to take on
any task. She is a fearless provider
and is always will to do whatever
task that may benefit the ehildren
in her room.
I am thankful for Ms. Jayme’s
ereative nature and passion for Ju-
daiea. Both pieees eombined keep
our program strong and growing.
She epitomizes the term profes
sional.
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Ms. Jaymie with Jonah.
I am thankful for Ms. Jennifer
H.’s direet and fun persona. She
knows the ehildren in her elass so
well and is talented at helping
them reaeh the next level.
I am thankful for Ms. Jennifer
O.’s eontagious laughter. Her love
and appreeiation for eaeh ehild’s
personality, and the humor to
manage it all is infeetious.
I am thankful for Ms. Kate’s
playful spirit and passion for na
ture. Playfulness is mueh needed
when reereating stories in eharae-
ter and role playing with the elass.
Her love of nature not only in
spires the ehildren but also the
staff.
I am thankful for Morah Sara’s
Judaie knowledge and her sponta
neous presenee. She reminds me
to know the past, appreeiate the
present and plan for the future.
I am thankful for Ms. Sarah’s
sweet disposition and ehild eare
business sense. Her balanee of ed-
ueation and fun is the perfeet eom-
bination as witnessed and felt by
eaeh ehild as she greets them for
extended day.
Ms. Beverly with Michael, Cole,
Sarah, and Julianna.
I am thankful for Ms. Terri’s
passion for early ehildhood best
praetiees and implementing those
praetiees daily.
I am thankful for Ms. Wanda’s
giant heart and gentle nature. Her
passion for what she does is so
genuine and so on target with
what eaeh ehild needs.
I am thankful for Lisa’s
drive. Her organization, insight
and drive is motivational and
supportive in ways I eannot
measure.
I am thankful for Leah’s get
it done attitude. It is wonderful
to work alongside of someone
I you ean bounee ideas off of,
I talk over important matters
“ with and enjoy fresh perspee-
tives with in a respeetful and
enthusiastie manner.
It’s a time to offer thanks and
pause in appreeiation for all we
have. Thank you Jewish Presehool
on Sardis for ehallenging me, for
filling me with love eaeh and
every day and for the opportunity
to grow year after year. Wishing
eaeh of you a thank-filled Thanks
giving holiday. In gratitude,
Dedee. ^
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