Bikkurim Pre Shavuos Parade

One of the highlights of our preparation for Shavuos in Torah Academy Nursery School is our annual Bikkurim Parade, where the children from play school to pre-aleph bring baskets of fruit and veg to give to Yad Aharon , an organisation which feeds close to 600 families on a weekly basis. The Representatives of Yah Aharon explained to the children how happy the poor people will be to receive fruits and veg for Shavuos.

Thank you to all our wonderful parents for the great support, our children are learning the great importance of Tzedokah at a very young age.

Wishing you all a wonderful Shavuos.

Kabbalas Hatorah B'simcha U'bpnimius!!!

Yad Aharon's beautiful letter about our breakfast...

Dearest Chana Rivka and Organisers,

When my daughter Yael joined the Torah Academy where she matriculated, we knew that she would be attending a “School with a Heart” and the phenomenally successful “Mothers’ Day Breakfast” hosted by the Nursery School this morning, was a further confirmation of my sentiment. Thank you for personally inviting me, not only in my personal capacity of Mother to 4 beautiful children, but also as a representative of the Yad Aharon & Michael Tzedokah Food Fund, in recognition of my privileged role as Mother to what has become my “extended family”!

I must tell you that the last time I recall attending a gathering with such a “Party” atmosphere was as a child and I’m sure that I speak for all 300 attendees when I say that I felt thoroughly spoilt!!! Shelley Geffen truly distinguished herself with the wonderful Buffet breakfast which catered for every taste, and the décor was simply delightful! However, what moved me the most was to see women of my age celebrating their own Mothers and I admit that it did momentarily bring on feelings of loss and nostalgia at not being able to do the same for my late Mom (z”l). However, the congenial atmosphere soon brought me back to the present and I thank you for booking me a seat at your table. It was also heart warming to see some of my clients enjoying some sense of “normality”, albeit for just the morning. The speakers gave the audience a perfect balance of words of Torah by Rebbetzin Stern and a fun and “oh-so-true” demonstration of a Mother’s multi-faceted role. The fact that Roz Basserabie’s genius succeeded in making us laugh at ourselves was most therapeutic and it resulted in a fantastic feeling of “achdus” amongst all who attended the event.

If this was “our first Mothers’ Day Breakfast”, I deduce that this will become an annual initiative and, if so, please book my place for next year!!! I trust that this was a successful and rewarding Fundraiser for your School and may Hashem bless your fabulous Principals, Staff, Pupils and Parents with Brocha, Hatzlocha and the Torah’s richest Blessings.

Fondest love,


Alice Friedman
Managing Director
Yad Aharon & Michael Tzedokah Food Fund.

Mazaltov!

Mazaltov to Kerry and Craig Gerber on the birth of their new baby boy, brother to Davida in Morah Tanya's class and Asher in Morah Chana Rivka's class.

Mother's Day Breakfast

What a wonderful morning we all enjoyed. Thank you for coming and supporting our Nursery School! Isn't it wonderful to see what three hundred women strong, can accomplish! From the delicious food to the inspiring words of the Devar Torah to the humorous dynamic guest speaker and lovely decor we can truly say our morning was a great success. A special THANK YOU to our wonderful PTA committee who worked tirelessly to put the breakfast together so ably. May this be the start of many more great events in the future. Stay tuned to see how your child's class and classroom will PG benefit from the funds raised at this event.

THANK YOU to parents and friends for you positive feedback. Here are just a few comments....
"The breakfast was absolutely beautiful."
"Thank you for a lovely morning, B"H, it was a great success."
"You can be very proud of your event, everyone was so warm and welcoming, and it was done so professionally."
"What a wonderful way to spend mother's day, from the speaker to the food, everything was great."

Welcome back from Morah Mish and Morah Dini

Welcome back to all our parents and children, we hope you enjoyed lots of nachas over Pesach. There is so much in store for the 2nd term.
-The children are all counting Sefiras Haomer every day and their number concepts are being expanded age appropriately.
-Through song (minus the guitar), stories and crafts: Sefirah, Lag Ba'omer and Shavuos are being explored.
-As the vibes of 2010 surround us all, the teachers have decided to utilize this opportunity to research with the children the various countries that will be visiting South Africa. Each class has chosen a country to explore. From the language to the food to the customs to the dress to the flag to the produce and especially the uniquely Jewish attributes of the country e.g. shuls, chabad houses, school etc... The children are very excited so don't be surprised if your children become more than bilingual.
-SAVE THE DATE!!!!!
As part of our extreme makeover on Sunday- May 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 at the New Sydenham Shul Hall, The Torah Academy Nursery School will be hosting a Mothers Day Breakfast fund raiser! Bring your mother, daughter, aunt, grandma and any other special women in your life to an inspirational, fun, elegant breakfast. R150 per person. RSVP at the Nursery School 0116407595 or to Renee Lurie on 0823454538.
Raffle tickets are also for sale for R10 a ticket, and on the day there will be an additional raffle for R25 to win a diamond.
Please help by taking on to get a table of people to come!

GOOD SHABBOS,
Morah Mish and Morah Dini

Matzah Bakery

The children from Morah Rachels class and up went to visit the Matzah Bakery, learned all about how Matzah is made and even got to make Matzah.

Yud Aleph Nissan

In honour of Yud Aleph Nissan we had a special guest speaker for the children, Chanie Shemtov, who told stories of the Rebbe and taught the children a song. The children also had a delicious pasta lunch and treats.