1. Parents of little ones, our Holiday Workshop still has a few more meetings: Sunday, March 2   and    Sunday, April 6 2. Days when the School will not be in session:  March 22 and 23  April 20 3. Report Cards - Again Yes in Grades Aleph thru Hay a second Report Card was mailed home in the last week of February with class and Shabbat Attendance through February 10th.  Hopefully you signed the stub after reading the report and have returned that stub to the school for collection.  If there was any notes requesting any additional attention required, we hope that you are making immediate plans to take care of it.  Its our hope to put more info into your hands earlier so that you can use it to your child’s advantage. 4. Our Purim Service and Costume Event will be Friday, March 21th @ 8PM.   You still have time to prepare that thought evoking costume.  Moses, Noah, the tribe of Maccabees, Dr Spock, Capt. Spock, Sprocket, Cat in the Hat and of course lets not forget about Queen Esther or one of our matriarchs (sorry Brittany Spears this isn’t your year).   Now is a good time to search the web or your own library for a Thing or Two in costume ideas.  5. Parking alert days are coming too: We have a Bat Mitzvah on March 29, so consider this when dropping off and picking up.  On this day we will have a ‘late pick-up’.  We will extend the school day another 15 minutes to keep a time gap between your cars and ‘their cars’.  Please do not park or stand on Church Road, it is not safe for you or the cars that line up behind you.  We are concerned about your safety.  So mark your calender  and consider this when picking up.  If in doubt, drive-on-down the road and wait a few moments or so before returning for pick-up.  Your kids are great, we don’t mind hanging with them while the lot is clearing out for you.  Late Dismissal Dates: Saturday, March 29 and Saturday, May 10 Keep in touch with us on the Web @ www.RTPV.org   Also sign up for our Shamash email group, it will help us to get timely information to you when needed.  And remember we continue to post our school closings on WLNA (1420 AM) /WHUD (100.7 FM) & K104.7 FM radio stations and News12 TV (www.News12.com).  But they don’t always get the postings correct so continue to check your Temple Email. will announce our school closings for snow, ice, locust  and other plagues.	Holiday Workshop The Holiday Workshop which meets every other month is a mommy (or daddy) and me participation class.  These classes run from 9:45 to 11:15. We are always glad to see new faces, so sign up and tell a friend.  Please be sure to register or call.   The Holiday Workshop will meet on the following Sundays: April 6
Saturday pick-up time for Aleph; Bet; Gimmel; and Dalet classes is 12:30 on Saturdays, unless there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah scheduled (see below) in which case it will be moved back to 12:45. Sunday pick-up time for B’raysheet and Kadima will be at 12:15 on Sundays.	Need a Tutor? If you would like help with your Hebrew and need assistance in finding a tutor call Ed Rodman at  (914) 736-1790, or e-mail erodarch@aol.com
Sign up for our Shamash email group, it will help us to get timely information to you when needed. Snow information: WLNA /WHUD & K104.7 radio stations and News12 TV will announce our school closings for snow, ice conditions or tidal wave alerts etc. WLNA   =  1420 AM WHUD =  100.7 FM K104.7 FM     &     http://www.news12.com/

Thanks as always for your support,
Ed Rodman
Chair, Education Committee