- May 14 – Kabbalat Shabbat for K-3, 2:15pm - Strear Family Gymnasium
- May 14-17 – Out of Town Shabbaton – Grades 7-12
- May 18 – DCJE Annual Meeting, 7:45am - Discovery Lab
- May 19-20 – Shavuot, No School
- May 21 – Click here to Register for Summer Blast Specialty Camps by May 21 and receive the 10% Referral Discount
- May 26-28 - K-5 Art Show Gallery – Student artwork will be displayed in the hallways
- May 27 – Senior Graduation, 7:00pm - Strear Family Gymnasium
- May 28 - Kabbalat Shabbat for K-5, 2:00 - Strear Family Gymnasium
This summer we are going to be running an amazing camp here at school under the leadership of Josh Lake. Kids between the ages of 4 and 15 will enjoy favorites such as Science Matters, icamp™, Sports Blast, Dodgeball, Digital Photography, Art, Cooking, Knitting, Todd Schayes Basketball Camp and much more! Camp dates are June 7 through August 6, 2010; half-day and full-day programs are available. Registration for Summer Blast Camp is currently open. Click here for more details and registration information.
Senior Graduation
Senior graduation will take place on Thursday, May 27 at 7:00pm in the Strear Family Gymnasium. Attending a Herzl/RMHA graduation is an absolutely amazing experience. I hope you will come see just how powerful a Herzl/RMHA graduation really is. I am very proud of the accomplishments of our soon to be graduates and I look forward to sharing much nachas with them on May 27.
DCJE Annual Meeting
Apple Walk
The 2010 AppleWalk is September 21, 2010. We are asking all students to participate in a T-shirt Design Contest (please click on this link to download t-shirt contest information) and all Parents/Students/Grandparents to send us your favorite Apple Recipe to include in a book to be published over the summer (please click on this link to download apple recipe submission form). DEADLINE FOR ALL SUMBISSIONS IS MONDAY, MAY 24.
Shabbat Shalom,
Avi Halzel
President/CEO
2009-10 Annual Appeal
Be sure to make your donation to the Annual Appeal and make a difference in the future of our school! You have until June 30, 2010 to make your gift. Give online at www.dcje.org, or print out this form and give to the office or contact Krista Boscoe at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 720-449-9552. Thank you for your support!
All-school Directory Ads
We are again offering you a discount for placing an ad in our All-School Directory. Advertise your business and services to our entire parent body. Please click here for more information.
Rose Community Foundation's Live On program
Herzl/RMHA has been offered $7,500 from the Foundation if we can get eighteen (18) new people to join The Legacy Society and fill out the one page donor record form attached here.
Please contact Krista – 720-449-9552,
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to help make this happen.
Simchas, Smiles and Sometimes Sorrows
Life cycle events and many more occasions can be Honored and Remembered in Herzl/RMHA's new giving program, Simchas, Smiles and Sometimes Sorrows. The minimum donation (CHAI $18.00) up to your choice for a maximum donation (the stars). Please click here for more information.
Todah Rabbah to our DCJE PTO for all of the wonderful ways you showed us your appreciation this week. We loved the special treats, the gifts and of course the praise.
Art Show Gallery Week
Student artwork will be displayed throughout the Lower School from May 26 –28th. Please mark these dates on your calendar and come to view the beautiful creations completed in art classes this year. The culmination of the Lower School Art Show Gallery Week will be at the end of the school day on Friday, May 28, with the regular PTO Ice Cream event, after the final Kabbalat Shabbat of the year. Parents should collect their children's art work at this time on Friday, May 28, as well.
Please note that field day activities were re-scheduled for Friday, May 21st. It will be a regular school day with field day activities taking place in the morning. Please remember to send your children to school with hats, water bottles and sunscreen.
Avid4 Adventure
We are still collecting Avid4 Adventure forms and payment in the Lower School Front Office. Parents are invited after school on the day of their child's involvement in the program to observe the activities of the day. The children really enjoy showing their parents all the outdoor activities they have learned, so please join us!
Click here for more Lower School News.
Graduation
This event, a high point of the school year, is coming soon. Don't forget to mark your calendar for May 27 at 7:00 pm to honor the class of 2010.
Thank you
The faculty sincerely thanks families and the PTO for all the expressions of appreciation this week.
Click on the links for important information about the upcoming Shabbaton May 14-16 for students in grades 7-12 and the day at Elitches on June 4 for the whole school. The deadline for forms to be submitted to the Upper School office for Shabaton registration is May 7. Please read and follow the links closely so that your student will be included in these important activities.
Girls Running Club at RMHA
Come be a part of the fun! For 6th – 8th Grade Girls – and moms too (if interested). Please use this link to read more.
Looking Forward to Next Year
As the school year winds down, we are looking ahead to next year. Please contact Chandra Rosenthal,
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, with any ideas for PTO for next year. She would love to hear your ideas for community get-togethers, fund raisers and any feed-back from this year's events. Involved parents help make a school a success!
Friday is your last chance to visit the Scholatic Book Fair in the Lower School Lobby.
Sixth Grade Tikkun Olam
The 6th grade Tikkun Olam class has organized a service-learning project called Kids to Kids for the Denver Children's Home. The Denver Children's Home is an organization for neglected and troubled youth. The home has many counselors and therapists to help the children through their hard times. The children attend school there where they can learn to interact with others. The 6th grade class has decided to help The Denver Children's Home by collecting supplies for the Home so they can help their kids. We have put many boxes out around the city as well as in the Lower and Upper schools. We are collecting hygiene supplies, toys in good shape, art supplies/kits, books and magazines, and packaged socks and underwear. Any of these items will help the Denver Children's home meet their kids needs and help their children grow and succeed. If you have any questions about drop-off locations or what we are collecting contact Sara Kornfeld at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Sixth Grade's Tikkun Olam Project – The Zoo is calling!
- Herzl/RMHA Lower School Lobby
- Herzl/RMHA Upper School Lobby
- HEA, 3600 South Ivanhoe Street, Denver, CO 80237-1196
For more information go to http://www.denverzoo.org/conservation/cellPhone.asp
Thank you for donating your cell phones ~ Herzl/RMHA 6th grade Tikkun Olam class, Spring 2010
Project Angel HeartWe are Gillian Brown and Yael Kornfeld, an 11th grader and 10th grader at RMHA. We are participating in the Tikkun Olam elective, and as our project we chose Project Angel Heart. On April 29, 2010, over 300 participating restaurants will agree to donate 25% of their food sales to Project Angel Heart. Diners simply eat out for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner at participating restaurants. By eating out on Dining Out for Life® day, they support their favorite eateries, enjoy delicious food, and benefit Project Angel Heart, all at once.
To view all the restaurants that are participating in Dining Out for Life, visit http://www.diningoutforlife.com/denver/participating.
Please help this worthy cause!!!
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns:
Gillian Brown - 303-957-6911
Yael Kornfeld - 720-318-7570
A Drop in the Bucket
Anna Gergely is raising money for her Bat Mitzvah project which is called "A Drop in the Bucket." This money will go to provide clean water for citizens of Uganda through the group The Clear Water Initiative. Donations are being collected in a bucket which is located in the vending area of the Upper school. Please contribute! This is a wonderful cause and organization. See Anna for more information or go to their website at http://www.clearwaterinitiative.org. Thank you!
As many of you know, people in Haiti are still in recovery mode, and thousands are still homeless. The rainy season has arrived and the hurricane season is about to begin. The purpose of our project is to raise money for tents in Haiti. The tents will be sufficient homes for families for a few years until they get the opportunity to get their lives back on track. We will be placing boxes in the Upper School Commons and Lower School lobby. We will also be raising money elsewhere in order to achieve our goal. The money will be going to ahomeinhaiti.org.
Your donations are greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Matan Halzel, Evan Sabetay, and Ari Grant
Sports Equipment Drive
Samantha Berenstein, Rebekah Lackner and Talia Halfon are running a sports equipment drive for a sports gift organization. The sports equipment being collected will be sent to third world countries. Students and parents are encouraged to drop off sports equipment in the front office.
Sunday, May 23, 2:00-4:00pm at Herzl/RMHA- Lowinger Commons
Teens and Tweens (6th-12th grade) are invited to come to a B'nai Tzedek Ice Cream Social and special program on "Making Tough Choices" presented by Robin Hanssen. Hang out with friends, get reacquainted with our program, make your fund distribution, or just come if you are interested in learning more about Jewish philanthropy!! Please RSVP to Amelia before May 18: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 303-321-3191 ext 210.
Mizel Musem - Creative Journeys Camp
Refer a friend who registers for a Creative Journeys Summer Camp and get a $50 discount. Please click on this link for more information.
Community Garden Plot at Ekar
Get a Community Garden Plot at Ekar, a new urban communal Jewish farm and garden located next to Denver Academy of Torah, Glassman Education Campus. Just a few garden plots remain! The cost is $72 for the season plus a $25 deposit returned whenever you give up your plot. Registration forms and more information about Ekar can be found at www.ekarfarm.org. If you are not ready for your own plot or already have one at home, please check out the website for further information about work days and other opportunities to get involved!
Bring your Haggadot Yearning to be Free...Call For Objects
The Mizel Museum is seeking community participation in collecting artwork for its new, permanent exhibition, 4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks, slated for opening August 2010. Mizel Museum curator, Georgina Kolber, is searching for privately owned Jewish objects, Jewish artifacts and contemporary Jewish artwork to enhance an exciting new exhibition about Jewish life and culture that will bring cultural awareness to local citizens and visitors. The museum is particularly interested in ritual objects about Torah stories, haggadot or sidurrim of unusual derivation, contemporary Israeli art, objects from Jewish pioneer pieces and unique objects that tell the story of the Diaspora.
Save the Date
Jewish Women in the Art Exhibit and Program, May 16, 2010. Please view the web information here.
Limmud Colorado
Memorial Day Weekend, May 28 - 31, 2010 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO. More details here.
The JCC Maccabi Games® are coming to Denver!
The Games are a unique Olympic style athletic competition for Jewish teens. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to get involved as an athlete, a host family, or as a volunteer August 1-6, 2010. To learn more about the 2010 Denver JCC Maccabi Games® visit http://www.jccdenvermaccabi.org/ or call 303-316-6318.
Ramah in the Rockies
Grand Opening Sunday, June 13th, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm. View more details here.
Federation's Schlep the Slopes set for Sunday, August 8
The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado's Schlep the Slopes Bike Ride returns to the area on Sunday, August 8, 2010. Use this link to read more.
Bnei Akiva
Please click here for latest Bnei Akiva updates