Parents Network News

Welcome to the start of a new school-year. The Parents Network at Netivot has been busy planning activities for the year that we hope will enhance your experience at Netivot. Some of those programs are described here.

First and foremost, we invite all parents to become volunteers for the Parents Network. Everything we do directly benefits either the students or the teachers or both, whether it is the Welcome Back event, Yom Ha’atzmaut carnival, Chanukah party, Teacher-Appreciation luncheon, After-School programs, weekly hot lunches, or collecting for teacher presents. You can volunteer for a specific activity or become one of our regular contributors. Just reply to this email to offer your help.

The Parents Network holds periodic meetings, which we will announce on the website school calendar. This meetings are usually in the morning after drop-off, but if there are enough requests, we we may offer some in the evening.

Here’s some of what we’ve been working on during the summer:

Weekly Lunches/Rosh Chodesh Pizza Lunches

The Parents Network at Netivot has arranged for hot lunches again this year. Some details are the same as last year: meat meals will be served on Tuesday and dairy meals on Thursdays. Thursday’s meals will be catered once again by Jerusalem Pizza. In what we hope will be a major improvement, Tuesday’s meals will be catered by The Orchid in Metuchen. As you may recall, we had a trial-run with them last year on the last two weeks of school and noticed a vast improvement in the quality of the food and service.

In another departure from last year, the length of commitment to one menu choice has changed. Last year, we had two order periods: one from September until Winter Break and one from Winter Break until the end of school. This year we will have three opportunities to order lunch: Fall (until Thanksgiving), Winter (until Purim) and Spring.

Our menu selections for the Fall semester are:

Meat:

  • Breaded Chicken Cutlet (baked, not fried) cut in strips and served with rice
  • Spaghetti and Meatballs
  • Vegetarian Bean Chili with herbs and tomatoes

Dairy:

  • Baked Ziti
  • Falafel (Tehina on the side)
  • Vegetarian Sushi
  • Soft Bean Taco with cheese

All dairy meals are served with sliced peaches in juice (no corn syrup).

Our first meal will be on Tuesday, September 7. All orders must be completed by the first day of school, September 1. It is important to understand that no order is considered completed until payment is received.

Rosh Chodesh Pizza

The Parents Network will serve pizza ten days this school year, nine days for Rosh Chodesh and one day for Yom Ha’atzmaut. Slices may be ordered in half-slice increments.

After-School Programs

Our after-school programs will begin in October after the chaggim. We hope to offer music classes, Israeli dance, yoga, science, circus skills and fencing. Stay-tuned for further updates.

Online School Calendar

We have decided to forgo publishing a printed wall calendar for Netivot and focus our efforts on creating a sophisticated and usable online calendar. The online calendar can be found on our website by clicking the calendar icon on the front page or by using the drop-down menu “News & Events”, and you always have the option of printing it on paper and hanging it on the wall.

The calendar has been graciously sponsored by Family Martial Arts, Jerusalem Pizza, Riki Kreitman DMD, Studio @ 808 Fitness Club and 816 Sports. If you or someone you know would like to advertise on our calendar, please send us email.

Apple Picking with the Parents Network

Sunday, October 3, 10 AM – 12 PM at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick.

Reconnect with old friends and make some new ones while having fun picking apples. Lunch will be provided by the Parents Network. Watch for our announcement in September.

Once again, welcome back,

Harry Chefitz, for the

Parents Network