Remember 9/11

Our Sixth Graders offered a very meaningful and powerful presentation in memory of September 11, 2001. We hope you'll watch the video and let us know what you think!

A New School Year!

See more photos on Flickr ~ A New School Year!

We are so thrilled to welcome back all of our students! The first two days went very smoothly and we are looking forward to a wonderful school year.

Shana Tovah!

Happy and Healthy New Year!

Summer Fun at Camp Kef Lee

Camp Kef Lee has gotten off to a great start! Our two groups, Tiny Bubbles and Shining Stars can be heard laughing and singing on their way out to water play, the playground, playtown and the field for sports.

Last week was our first full week and our theme was sports. We continue with sports through our six weeks with soccer, tee ball, basketball, and more. This week is Patriotic Week, and we made flag fans and decorated cupcakes to help us celebrate. We still have Beach Week, Safety and Transportation Week, Nature and Animals Week and we end with Carnival Week.

Stay tuned for more fun and excitement from at Camp Kef Lee!

Stepping Up!

As our Kindergarteners prepare to "step up" to first grade, they took some time to fill us in on their favorite bits and pieces of their Kindergarten experience!

The first vote came regarding the favorite song chosen by students to be heard during their Friday lunch period, and the winner was "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz with "Down by the Bay" by Raffi coming in as a close second! (Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Nancy Delman facilitates this every-Friday treat!)

Their favorite class was a tie between Art and Gym, and second place was Journal Writing and Smart Board Games.

Lastly, our kindergartners' favorite saying of the year was "If you want a friend, be a friend!"



Don't be confused! The older students in these photos are sixth-grade buddies!
We're so proud of our students as they head onward and upward to First Grade!

Recap: The Walk for Dawn

We wrote not too long ago about a very special event that was coming up -- the Dawn Levin Volunteer Appreciation Day and the Walk for Dawn. The event took place on June 2, and the entire school and so many parents came out to support the efforts of Dawn z''l and her family to raise funds to improve the conditions at The Katlego Creche, a nursery school and preschool in the village Rooiboklaagte in northeastern South Africa. Dawn was a huge part of HAMC in every way, and her legacy will live on through this project. The walk on June 2 alone raised more than $3,000!

Here's a short video of the event. To read more about Dawn and The Katlego Creche, check out this post.

A Graduating Class

Congratulations to our very own Class of 2011! We know they will do great things, and we are so excited to watch them continue to impact the world around them!

Thank you to Caroline for the photos!

More photos can be found on our Facebook Page!

Join Us As We Walk for Dawn!

Students at The Katlego Creche nursery school.

Please join us in celebrating our many HAMC volunteers at this year’s Parent Association volunteer appreciation day from 9 a.m. until noon on June 2, 2011.

As you may or may not know, HAMC lost a most extraordinary member of our family and a true friend, this year, when Dawn Levin z”l passed away. Thus, we've renamed the special day to the Dawn Levin Volunteer Appreciation Day. Dawn was likely one of the most tireless, inspiring and engaged volunteers at HAMC, often doing so out of the sight and without the knowledge of so many people in the community. She worked behind the scenes to make various fund raising events go off effortlessly as well enhancing a lot of programs. She was a gem. She is missed and will continue to be missed. In honoring her memory, we ask for your assistance, in honoring a commitment that was very important to Dawn, and to her family.

Dawn and her family have been working to raise funds to improve the conditions of the facilities of The Katlego Creche, a nursery school and a pre-school located in a village called Rooiboklaagte in north eastern South Africa. Once improved, the school can apply to be registered with the local municipality, and, once registered, the school will receive food assistance so that the school can serve a hot nutritious lunch to the kids. As part of this year’s Dawn Levin Volunteer Appreciation Day, the students at HAMC will participate in a Walk for Dawn. One-hundred percent of each pledge made will be placed directly into a fund for The Katlego Creche school. If our school can do a mitzvah for this school, and for Dawn and her family, then we are certainly participating in Tikkun Olam, or Repairing the World.

Please take the time to speak with your children about this special Walk for Dawn, so that each child will know the reason behind the walkathon. This will be a special morning for the whole school to walk as one to honor the life of a wonderful woman and to make a difference in the lives of children who touched her life and whose lives we can touch. Parents and friends are invited to celebrate Dawn and walk with the students!

Rather than pledge for each lap walked (and, especially if the weather is inclement and we have to move indoors and do this event a bit differently), we are asking for a pledge for participation. Please ask your family and your friends to participate, and please pledge generously so that each child will not only participate in the walk, but will feel like he or she has made a difference in another child’s life. The form can be downloaded at http://jewi.sh/dawnlevinwalk.

Please send in your donations/pledge forms as soon as possible. The Parent Association will match up to $500 of all money raised! Please mark your calendars for this important morning. And be sure to RSVP on Facebook!