Gan School Calendar

At the Sand Table

August 2010
  • 8/9-20 Home Visits
  • 8/21 5:30pm August Fest – Welcome Back BBQ
  • 8/18 6:30-8:30pm VPK orientation 6-7pm/ Parent Orientation 7-8pm
  • 8/20 9:00am-12:00pm Meet the Teacher
  • 8/23 9:00am First Day of School
September 2010
  • 9/6 School Closed – Labor Day
  • 9/9-10 School Closed – Rosh Hashanah
  • 9/14 7:30-8:30pm Parent “Back to School Night”
  • 9/18 8:00pm Drinks and Desserts – Meet and Mingle
  • 9/23 School Closed – Sukkot
  • 9/25 10:00-11:00am Play and Pray – Breakfast in the Sukkah!
  • 9/30 School Closed – Simchat Torah
October 2010
  • 10/3-9 Fire Prevention week – Visit from Fire Fighters
  • 10/19 7:00-8:30pm Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline Workshop
  • 10/29 School Closed – Professional Development Day
November 2010
  • 11/11 9:30am St. Jude Trike-a-Thon
  • 11/24 12:00-1:00pm Thanksgiving Celebration/Feast – 1:00pm Dismissal
  • 11/25-26 School Closed – Thanksgiving
December 2010
  • 12/3 12:00-1:00pm Channukah Celebration – 1:00pm Dismissal
  • 12/6-10 Parent/Teacher Conferences
  • 12/20-31 School Closed – Winter Break
January 2011
  • 1/11 7:00-8:30pm Talking about Death and Dying with Little Ones
  • 1/14 11:30am Bring Your Hero to Shabbat/Lunch
  • 1/17-18 School Closed for MLK Day/Prof Dev. Day
  • 1/21 12:00-1:00pm Tu B'Shevat Celebration – 1:00pm Dismissal
  • 1/29 7:00pm Gan Fundraiser - TBA
February 2011
  • 2/4 9:15am Breakfast with Bethany
  • 2/21 School Closed – President's Day
March 2011
  • 3/2 Celebrate Dr. Suess Bday
  • 3/7-11 Spring Break – Sarasota County – School Closed
  • 3/18 Purim Celebration at The Gan
  • 3/19 5:00pm Purimpalooza II
April 2011
  • 4/1 School Closed – Professional Development Day
  • 4/12 7:00 – 8:30pm Passover Parent Workshop
  • 4/15 12:00 – 1:00pm Passover Celebration – 1:00pm Dismissal
  • 4/19 School Closed – First Day of Passover
  • 4/25 School Closed – Last Day of Passover
  • 4/26-29 Parent/Teacher Conferences
May 2011
  • 5/7 10:00-11:00am Play and Pray – Happy Birthday Israel!
  • 5/19 School Closed - Shavuot
  • 5/27 9:30am Siyum - End of the Year Program/Graduation ceremony, NO KEF
Ongoing Events (Weekly/Monthly)
  • CompuChild - Every other Thursday 9:30am
  • Breastfeeding Support Group – Fridays 11:15am-1:00pm
  • Temple Tots, Infants – Wednesdays 9:15-10:15am
  • Temple Tots, Toddlers – Fridays 9:15-10:45am
  • Shabbat – Fridays 11:30am
  • Tae Kwon Do – Mondays 1:00pm
  • Gymnastics – Fridays 12:30pm
  • Family Va'ad (PTA) meetings – first Wednesday of each month 9:15am
  • Story time – Wednesdays 12:30pm
  • Havdallah – Mondays 11:30a
Tot Shabbat (all will be followed by Wine/Cheese and “Rhythm and Jews” service)
  • October 1 – with dinner
  • November 5
  • December 3 – with congregational dinner for Channukah
  • Feb. 4
  • March 4
  • April 1 – Shabbat L'Morim (teacher appreciation)
  • May 6 – with dinner

Services at 5:30pm in the chapel led by Rabbi Huntting and Chazzan Abramson

For ages 0 – 5 years old, siblings welcome

Dinners will cost $18 per family.