Congregation Brith Shalom
Department of Education
Calendar – 2017-2018
AUGUST
23 Faculty Orientation
27 Grade 5-6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Meeting
30 ADL Responding To Antisemitism (Grades 4-5)
SEPTEMBER
6 ADL Responding to Antisemitism (Grades 6-7)
10 Opening Religious School/CBS Fair
21-22 Rosh Hashanah Youth Services
24 Family Tashlich Ceremony
27 Kehillah High Kickoff
30 Yom Kippur Youth Services
OCTOBER
8 Sukkot Program & Pizza in the Hut
18 Kehillah High Classes Begin
29 Grade 7 Trip to the Holocaust Museum
29 Primary Grades Visit the Library
NOVEMBER
5 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop I
8 City Wide High School Program
DECEMBER
3 Mitzvah Day – NO Regular Classes
10 Grade 7 Trip to Medallion
10 RS Hanukkah Celebration
17 Faculty Planning Day
JANUARY
2-5 Kehillah High Grades 8-9 Trip: Jewish South
7 All Classes resume
10 Kehillah High Resumes
14 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop II
19-20 Kehillah High Grade 10 Shabbaton
20 Kindergarten Kabbalat HaTorah
20 Young Family Havdalah
21 Primary Grades Visit the Library
28 Tu B’shvat Celebration
28 Grades 6-7 Limmud B’Yachad
FEBRUARY
17 Young Family Havdalah
18 Yom Limmud – NO regular classes
21 City Wide High School Program
22 Faculty Development Evening
25 RS Purim Celebration
25 Mishloach Manot Delivery
MARCH
3 Grade 3 Kabbalat HaSiddur
4 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop III
4-6 Kehillah High Grade 12 AIPAC Convention
10 Grades 5-6 On the Bimah
23 Grade 7 Dinner at Cantor Levine’s Home
25 RS Passover Program
APRIL
8 Primary Grades Visit the Library
13 Grades 3-4 Service & Family Dinner
MAY
2 Kehillah High Graduation
6 Promotion Ceremony
11 Grade 7 Promotion & Dinner
12 Grades 5-6 “On the Bimah”
13 Gus Levey Israel Pgm/Closing Day (11:30 dismissal)
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Sept. 20, 24, Oct. 4, 11 Fall Jewish Holidays
November 22, 26 Thanksgiving Break
December 3 Mitzvah Day
Dec. 14– Jan. 7 Winter Break
February 18 Yom Limmud
March 11, 14 & 18 Spring Break
April 1 & 4 Passover
B’NEI MITZVAH
August 19 Fred Kunick
September 9 Rylee Metro
October 21 Mathew Jason
November 11 Maya Friedberg
November 18 Riley Evans
November 25 Brandon Max
December 2 Aspen Rose
January 13 Liam Meyerson
February 10 Maxey Levinton
February 17 Nicolas Kreindel
March 17 Leo Mendel
March 24 Hanna, Rachel & Shira Kraut
April 14 Noah Johnson
April 14 (evening) Emma Kay
May 19 Maya Lieberson
May 26 Max Slater
June 9 Adar Eliezer
School Cancellation – In the event that HISD closes school OR afterschool events due to weather conditions, Religious School and Mosad Shalom will be cancelled for the evening.
Youth Services
Junior Congregation (Grades 3-6) 10:30-11:45 am
Oct. 7, Nov 4, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 3, Mar 3, April 7, May 5
Mini-Minyan (Ages 2-7) – 5:45-6:30 pm (Friday Evenings)
Includes a light Pizza meal.
Sept. 8, Nov. 3, Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13,
May 11