What to Expect Next Week

Sunday, June 10 5th/6th Shiurim.

Rabbi Samberg’s Grand Finale of 2011-2012

Tuesday, June 12 Kindergarten Graduations

Morah Ashley’s AM Class – 9:15 Morah Rochel’s AM Class – 11:15

Kindergartners should come 15 minutes before each of their programs. There will be no supervision for them before this.

Kindergartners dismissed after Graduation until August 30.

Wednesday, June 13 Last day in Torah School careers for Sixth Graders. Sixth Grade Girls’ Graduation at 8:00 at KMS,

Mincha at 7:45. 12:00 Dismissal.

Thursday, June 14 Last day of school for 1st - 5th graders.

12:00 Dismissal. Sixth Grade Boys’ Graduation at 8:00 at KMS,

Mincha at 7:45.

Erev Shabbos Parashas BeHa’alo’se’cha June 8, 2012 Licht Bentchen: 8:14 P.M. Volume XVIII, Issue 35

Dear Parents, Today, we had a (last of 2011-2012) 3M (Monthly Middometer Medalist) assembly. This time it was our annual June over-the-speaker-system virtual assembly. Students were primarily singled out for outstanding demonstration of Shemiras HaLashon, being careful with our speech, and some were selected for Middos explored over the course of the year. The following were the selectees:

K 1B Moshe Gayer Akiva Biberfeld Shoshana Hochstadt Benny Bluming Shalom Koretzky Joshua Kotek Dovid Kramer Yehudah Leib Slater Miriam Newman 2G K Esther Cortell Avremel Backman Kayla Eisenberg Baruch Milikowsky Zicey Hollander Sachi Mittelman Meira Levin Eliana Ravin Tova Lipman Sara Scher Tzirel Sussman Yaffa Tanzer 2B 1G Yaakov Cohen Aviva Bracha Azran Aaron Hallivis Gila Azran Samuel Hershenson Rachelle Kugler Zvi Krestt Tzipora Moses Aharon Pollock Shoshana Savir Avishai Tulchinsky Cohen Rina Troy 2B 1G Dovid Gayer Rina Kushnier Gavriel Merkin Rani Lipman Doni Mond Sarah Michaels Avrami Werner Pessie Mittelman 3G 1B Chaya Mushka Fajnland Mendel Beitsh Leah Hirschfeld Yosef Drang Rechel Langer Betzalel Komarow Ruthie Seidemann Eitan Kovacs Paula Ungar Eliyahu Lazar Chayim Merkin

3G 5G Esther Harris Aviva Broth Chasya Idstein Miriam Edelstein Aviva Kramer Malki On Nechama Kugler Johanna Robinson Golde Makovoz Raphaella Tenembaum Shira Tyberg 5B 3B Avi Augenbaum Yanky Beitsh Shalom Bluming Yossi Bluming Baruch Cortell Rafi Hes Eli Kalman Eizenstat Ari Kraiman Aharon Feldman Avi Zev Lattin Yitzchak Friedman Yonason Rappaport Shimon Graff Yaakov Robinson Yonasan Klatzkow 4G Rafi Pines Rivka Rachel Danesh Yehuda Samberg Rochel Leah Tova Goldstein

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Shira Komarow 6G Sarah Slater Chaiky Backman 4B Ariella Cohn Ari Ferneau Tzippy Hes Eyal Fogel Tamara Jaffe Moshe Gottlieb Sara Kayla Kanovsky Hershel Katz Esti Leiman Sholom Kott Talya Miller Yitzchak Tzvi Leiman Rachelli Rappaport Ezra Mond Chana Brocha Reingold Meir Schwartz 6B Shlomo Starkman BenZion Kott Eliyahu Winter Yosef Kugler 5G Moishe Newman Esther Feldman Chaim Singer Tova Leeba Greenspan Aryeh Leib Singer Rena Esther Kerchner Sam Weisman Aviva Miller

Mazel Tov to all our Talmidim for all of their personal and interpersonal growth since September. Todah to Rabbi Feldman’s computer for “certificating”.

We’re Comin’ and Goin’ All Over the Place

The past few weeks and next week have consisted and will consist of many year-end events, including a

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bunch of major trips, a few minor excursions, and a variety of other off-campus adventures, providing fun, learning, and new perspectives. We extend HaKaras HaTov to all who helped with the planning and who came along to make it all happen. Included in this group are those who have driven, chaperoned, picked-up stuff, lent us vehicles, etc. to facilitate all the goings-on.

Graduations Galore

Mazel Tov to all of Tuesday’s Kindergarten graduates and their families:

KB Yitzchak Arzouan Shalom Koretzky Avremel Backman Dovid Kramer Mordechai Beitsh Menashe Leigh Moshe Gayer Pinny Leiman Pinny Hirschfeld Daniel Levin Elchonon Kasierer Baruch Milikowsky Binyomin Kerchner Sachi Mittelman Eliezer Kerchner Tuvia Werner

KG Rikka Bluming Miriam Newman Neima Edinger Eliana Ravin Devorah Leah Fajnland Sara Scher Miriam Friedman Shoshana Schore Daniella Garfield Kayla Schwechter Elka Green Shira Slater Shoshana Hochstadt Rivka Starkman Miriam Hutman Miriam Sussman Sara Idstein Tova Tanzer Shoshana Lichtenstein Yaffa Tanzer Batsheva Melamed Tehila Walter Shira Miller Faiga Bracha Winter Chani Namrow

Coming up on Wednesday and Thursday evening our 6th Grade Graduations (girls are on Wednesday, boys on Thursday) both at 8:00 P.M. at Kemp Mill Synagogue. Mazel Tov to the

following 6th Graders (who will be sorely missed) and their families: Rachamim Akeeva Danesh Chaiky Backman Sholom Katz Chaya Biberfeld Avi Kavanagh Mushka Bluming BenZion Kott Ariella Cohn Yosef Kugler Nessia Ferneau Sammy Merzel Adena Hawk Aharon Yaakov Myers Tzippy Hes Moishe Newman Tamara Jaffe Chaim Singer Sara Kayla Kanovsky

Aryeh Leib Slater Rochel Kramer Paysach Gedaliah Slater Nava Krestt Noach Shmuel Solomson Esti Leiman Sam Weisman Rena Milgraum Yitzchak Meir Winter Talya Miller Avigail Orlofsky Rachelli Rappaport Chana Brocha Reingold Rachel Rutstein Esther Schwartz Shoshana Sukol

All are invited and encouraged to join us on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate this milestone.

Graduates should arrive at 7:45 with their caps, gowns, and tassels in hand (which were given to them today). The boys should be wearing blue or black pants, a white Shabbos shirt, a tie, and Shabbos shoes. Girls’ attire should include a blue or black skirt, dress, or jumper, a white blouse, and Shabbos shoes.

Mincha at 7:45. Maariv immediately after program.

We also congratulate all who have reached any of the various milestones along the education / life cycle trail: Being Born (quite important), Having a Bris, Nursery Graduation, Bar/Bas Mitzvah, High School Graduation, College Graduation, Grad/Law/Medical School completion, Getting a Driver's License, Marriage, losing your first tooth, dunking your first basket, hitting your first home run, singing your first choir solo, etc. While on this topic, we also wish a heartfelt Mazel Tov to: All of the high school graduates who comprised the 12th Torah School Kindergarten. Anyone who is becoming a Bar/Bas Mitzvah this summer and whose Simcha is not yet on our radar screen. The many Torah School graduates who have received or will receive special recognition at the YGW High School graduations. For fear of excluding someone, we will just mention Yaakov Rosen who will be the YGW Boys’ School’s Valedictorian. Nava Krestt, her parents, Rabbi Yoni and Mrs. Rivki Krestt, and her entire family, upon her becoming a Bas Mitzvah.

Miss Esti Augenbaum and the entire Augenbaum and Zwany families, upon her forthcoming marriage to Moshe Zwany (TSGW Alumnus – 2001). Alex and Leah Kott and the entire Kott family, upon the forthcoming marriage of their son, Daniel to Dede. Jessica Eizenstat, upon being honored at the Mikvah Emunah Society dinner. May they all continue to be blessed with Simachos.

More Appreciation

Todah to: All those who handled lunches all year. Marlene Teichman and Rivka Goldstein for picking up scrip. Scrip will be available from the office during the summer. We appreciate Elaine Feldman for once again handling Big G Box Tops for Education. Through no expenditure on the part of any of us, we earned hundreds of dollars. Keep eating Big G products and collecting these pieces of cardboard over the summer, into the fall, continuing into winter, and “springing forward” into spring. In the unsung heroine category, we single out Elaine Feldman. She has worked on our library as a volunteer for 18 years and counting. All those who ate at our NOAMs this year. Abby Pines for typing the ESTER. Shevi Miller for handling the Gemach Lunches. Mrs. Marion Felsen for her year-long volunteering and sharing her teaching expertise with our kids.

Library Notice Just a reminder: The last library visits will be this Monday, June 13. All library books MUST be returned before the end of the school

year. If your child's book is lost, it must be paid for: $10/softcover, $20/hardcover, $15/softcover Judaica, $25/hardcover Judaica. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Solomson at 301-593-9039. Thank you!

A Necessary Repeat Summer ….. a break from all

religious and cerebral activity? … or NOT? …or It is a Terrible Thing to Let

a Mind Atrophy The answer to the above absurd question is that Davening, Talmud Torah, Derech Eretz, and all cerebral activities (reading, writing, math, etc.) must

NEVER cease. Vacation IS a time for change of venue, structure, formal schedules, and focus, not elimination of ANY focus. As such, summer study packets are available from teachers upon request. Please request! Please bear in mind that there is almost a three month gap between the end of one school year and the start of the next. A lack of continuity can have grave and detrimental effects on a child’s development. Allowing a mind to “atrophy” because it needs to “rest” will cause a boy or girl to regress and lose months of progress. Please allow your sons and daughters to have the joyous break they have really earned …. ….But also please make sure (under relaxed circumstances) that they retain the gains they’ve made in the past 10 months.

Sefer HaChinuch says that Hashem recognizes the fact that human nature requires us to have times to rejoice away from our regular routines. Therefore, the Torah has given us the Shalosh Regalim for a time of Simcha where we can recharge our spiritual batteries. Hence, a Chofesh should be a time to ready ourselves to return to our regular routines with renewed vigor, excitement and enthusiasm.

Let’s use the next eleven weeks wisely!!

TSGW Literary Journal #1

The first ever TSGW Literary Journal is coming home with your children. It is an outstanding work which is really worthwhile and enjoyable reading. A number of adults and many students contributed to making it a reality. (You will find their names in the journal.) However, the driving, dedicated, committed “force” behind this final product is Aviva Werner. We profusely thank her for her year-long creative writing class and for this wonderful publication. We look forward to more of both.

Today’s Attachments Classroom Close-ups by Rabbi Shmuel Lichtenstein. Classroom Close-ups by Rabbi Yair Friedman. Classroom Close-ups by Mrs. Esther Lindell. Chosen Words. SOVEYA Newsletters. Info from Engelic School Uniforms.

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c ov er page ) No Mishmar Next Week. We do have P.M. Day Care on Monday and Tuesday only.

Tuesday, June 12 – Kindergarten Graduations: Morah Ashley’s A.M. Class – 9:15. Morah Rochel’s A.M. Class – 11:15. A letter with all pertinent details was mailed to you.

Afternoon 6B/6G Graduation practices at KMS. 6G will leave school at 12:25 and return to school by 2:20. 6B will leave school at 1:40 and return to school by 3:20.

Wednesday June 13 – Your children can have pizza – as long as you’re providing it a different location. Thursday, August 30 – First day of school for 2012-2013.

Bon Voyage The enthusiasm for the end of a school year can often be tempered by people moving on. This June, we have the following children and their families who will not be in the Torah School (and some not even in the state of Maryland) come September: Nava and Zvi Krestt. Shlomo, Yisroel, and Rivka Starkman. Miriam Hutman. Sara Leah and Sruli Soloff.

Report Card Plans G-d willing, third trimester report cards will be mailed to you by June 30.

Parshathon Finals The final total of Parshathon $ raised for Chai Lifeline by our terrific kids is $13,264.48. This will certainly make a difference to children and families who truly need it.

We wish a Refuah Shelaimah to Moishe Leiman. Finally, we conclude this communiqué, another 35 weeks of ESTERs, and the school year with a profound expression of Hakaras HaTov to Hashem for His continued myriad blessings. Among these gifts we include our very outstanding staff, our PTA, our Board of Directors, those who really keep the school going (i.e. Abby Pines, Marlene Teichman, Jodi Mailman, Zev Teichman), our very special students, and you, our parent body and supporters. Your supportiveness, dedication, devotion, help, assistance, aid, succor, championing, hard work, encouragement, and your placing of your trust and confidence in us are the recipe for the “TSGW Difference”. May the Ribbono Shel Olam continue to grace us with his Chesed and with Hatzlachah in being Mechanech our youngsters Al Pi Derech HaTorah.

Good Shabbos! Happy Father’s Day

(a week from Sunday)! Have a wonderful summer!

Enjoy your kids! They grow up and leave very quickly. (However, they do come back home for laundry, string cheese, and ice cream.)

Sincerely,

Rabbi Yitzchak Charner

Headmaster

Classroom Close-ups, June 8, 2012 By Rabbi Shmuel Lichtenstein

Volume VIII, Issue 34

As I sit down to write this Classroom Close-up, one of the final ones of the school year, I reflect on how the year flew by. Indeed, it really passed quickly. At the same time, I think back to how much growth there was, B”H. I’m not only referring to the inches that each child grew over the year -which is quite a bit. Just take out a picture and see how your son or daughter looked nine and a half months ago. I also refer to growth in learning, social interacting, self-image, confidence and, of course, overall Avodas Hashem. To have grown so much in such a short time, there most certainly was tremendous effort put in by many people. From the dedicated staff in the Torah School, to the caring parents at home, and most importantly to the students themselves, the partnership of effort, with lots of Siyata Dishmaya, is what made this year so successful.

I would like to touch upon a topic which intrigues me greatly and which is applicable in all areas of Chinuch. In Rabbi Charner’s words it is, “the umbrella of all learning”. The topic is motivation. Simply put, how can we create a desire in our children to strive to achieve a particular goal? Now, I will certainly not claim to have the full answer to such a broad question. Each Rebbe, teacher and parent has their own method,style and approach, and the main thing is that it should work! I would, however, like to share with you an example of a program that I implemented with the second grade boys this year with great success, B”H.

We all feel that Shabbos and the weekend that comes along with it are great. They are important times to bond, relax and rejuvenate. At the same time I found a recurring challenge. On Monday morning, when it was time to resume our learning, many boys had not opened a Chumash since the early part of Friday and, as such, had forgotten much of the learning that they had strived so hard to accomplish the previous week. Therefore, I thought to myself, I just need to remind my class how important it is to learn on Shabbos and that will motivate them to keep up with their learning. Right? Of course not! So, I networked with other teachers and came up with a program which actually began in a Yeshiva in Detroit and is used in a school in Philadelphia, as well. I call it the “Hadran” program. The word “Hadran” means to return. I told my boys that any Talmid who voluntarily reviews the learning done in the previous week (I give them specific material to review) on Shabbos or Sunday will receive a prize the following week. Any boy who does this for four weeks in a row will receive a grand prize. (I won’t reveal what it was as I don’t want to ruin the surprise for the incoming second graders - sorry!) Well, I told myself, be happy if half the class does it. I must tell you, and this reflects upon my impressive group of boys, that around 95% of the class did it throughout the year! In fact, a father told me that after Pirchei groups one Shabbos afternoon a few boys went straight to the Beis Medrash to learn for a few minutes and “do the Hadran”! What a Kiddush Hashem! How was it on Monday morning? I would be fooling myself if I said it was perfect, but it certainly improved a great deal. Because of the positive motivation, the boys were able to resume their learning, at the beginning of the school week, with more enthusiasm than before.

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the parents of all of my Talmidim for working together with me to make this year the success that it was, B”H. May we all merit to see all of our children continue to grow and develop into wonderful people. I wish one and all a safe, healthy and rejuvenating summer.

Classroom Close-ups, June 8, 2012 by Rabbi Yair Friedman

Volume VIII, Issue 35

Rashi teaches us two lessons from the word “Be’ ha’alosicha” (when you raise up).

1) The Kohen must use a stepladder to kindle the lights of the Menorah.

2) A teacher’s job is not complete until a student’s light goes up on his own, until a child has the skills necessary to decode, translate, and comprehend on his own.

The Sifsei Chachamim asks, “How is Rashi able to derive two such seemingly unrelated ideas from the same word.” Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, ZT”L answers this question with a beautiful thought from the Re’eim. Both of these lessons are really one important lesson in education. In order to reach a student’s unique way of learning, it is necessary for a teacher to:

1. Be a master of the topic at hand, and

2. Don’t merely present information and leave it at “arm’s length” for the student to grapple with. Rather, help the child work through any difficulty he/she may have in comprehending the material.

This lesson is derived from the Kohen’s usage of a stepladder in kindling the lights of the Menorah. The Kohen could have merely reached up to light each wick. The Torah, however, tells us that the Kohen must use a stepladder. By using a stepladder, the Kohen is able to see each particular vessel and tend to it accordingly. He is able to clean out any residue and remove any impediments to the perfect shine of the flame. This, then, is a parable to an ideal, educational paradigm. A teacher must be able to take the time to look at each student at “eye level”. The teacher must be able to give the time and attention to each student to remove any difficulties that stand in his or her way for success. The careful attention of the Kohen to each vessel in the Menorah allowed each wick to shine with a brilliant illuminating light which, in turn, lit up the world. We too, in the resource room at the Torah School, have been given the tools to provide each student the opportunity to shine his or her unique light upon the world. Through the venue of small group sizes and uniquely tailored ICLP’s (Individualized Chumash Learning Plans) and IGLP’s (Individualized Gemarah Learning Plans), we find the exact areas in which each student needs help. We show him or her how to use his or her strengths to overcome his or her unique challenges. In this way, every student comes home with a smile that could light up the world!

June 8, 2012

Classroom Close-Ups By Esther Lindell

Volume VIII, Issue 36

The current thinking on the teaching of writing suggests that the best way to develop one’s writing skills is, simply, to write. More specifically, in order for students to really improve their writing, they need to write, receive feedback on their writing, and rewrite based on that feedback. It was with this theory in mind that, from the beginning of the school year, I tried to make revising and editing important parts of the writing culture in my 6th grade classroom.

For every writing project we began, I encouraged my students to turn in rough drafts early and often. This way, I explained, they could receive feedback about their writing and make improvements based on it before turning in a final version and receiving a grade. This method also allowed me to give my students individualized instruction in the specific areas where they most needed it, in the way that was most helpful to them.

When I first introduced this prolonged drafting process, my students took some time adjusting to it. In the beginning, many students believed they were done with their assignments after handing in their first revised drafts. Although I quickly disabused them of that notion, upon returning a student’s latest draft I’d still often get the question, “Am I done yet?” To this question I’d usually reply, “You’re in 6th grade. You’re never done.”

What I meant by this (and often explained to the students) was that a piece of writing - especially one written by someone who is still learning the ins-and-outs of the writing process - is never truly complete. To further illustrate this idea, I shared quotations about revision from acclaimed young adult authors such as E.B. White, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and J.K. Rowling, showing my students that even professional writers don’t consider their work finished until they reach their publication deadlines and have no choice but to stop revising. This was the type of attitude I hoped to engender in my 6th grade class.

As the year progressed, the students grew accustomed to the drafting and revision process. More and more of them became enthusiastic about turning in multiple drafts. Some would hand in a new draft nearly every day, ready and willing to accept new comments and revise accordingly. Students would ask me for extensions on their writing projects, explaining that they wanted to hand in lots of drafts so that I could keep on checking them and providing more feedback.

The results of this commitment to revision were apparent early on. Writers who were originally weaker persevered with their revisions and received grades that were equal to or better than those of typically stronger writers. Their successes, in turn, inspired other students to become frequent revisers as well.

Even now, when a slew of field trips, bnos mitzvah, and various end-of-the-year festivities caused some to miss the due dates for their writing projects, students still want me to check over and comment on their drafts before they hand in their final versions.

A few months ago, the students had the opportunity to listen to a talk from author Audrey Penn. She told them that when an author creates a book, she doesn’t just write; she writes, then rewrites, and rewrites, and rewrites, and rewrites. As Ms. Penn humorously and memorably shared this insight into the writer’s craft, my students shot me knowing smiles. They were already well aware of this “writerly” secret – it was what I’d been telling them all year.

As my students move on to the next phase of their educational careers, I hope they will take this year’s revision lessons with them, applying them not only to their writing, but also to other areas of their lives. For in life, as in writing, first tries are rarely perfect, and there will always be room for improvement.

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Torah thought on health and wellness:

The mahn from Heaven wasn’t enough. They wanted meat! Elements among the Jewish People lodged complaints about the miraculous sustenance provided to them every day directly from the Creator of the Universe. “The rabble that was among them cultivated a strong craving . . . Who will feed us meat?” We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt free of charge; the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. “But now, our life is parched, there is nothing; we have nothing to anticipate but the mahn,” (Bamidbar 11, 4-6). Nothing but the mahn!?! The very next series of verses extol its exquisite beauty, taste and texture, as well as the ease with which it was collected. How could they possible protest? The answer is inherent in the irrationality of their criticism. They wanted to return to oppressive slavery and certain death in Egypt for a “free” vegetable medley? There was already an abundance of meat to be found in the enormous flocks of cattle belonging to the tribes of Reuven and Gad. What more did they desire? The craze of cravings. When we allow ourselves to be consumed by a craving, we are prone to lose our rational perspective. We can convince ourselves that wrong is right and that black is white. If we give the yetzer hara free reign to set our standards and determine our priorities we skew our spiritual bearing for the sake of partaking in a fleeting physical pleasure - which often turns out to be more bitter than sweet.

THE CRAZE OF CRAVINGS

“So HaShem will give you meat and you will eat. Not for one day shall you eat, nor two days, nor five days, nor 10 days, nor 20 days. Until an entire month of days, until it comes out of your nose, and becomes nauseating to you, because you have rejected HaShem who is in your midst . . .” (Bamidbar 11, 18-20). Striving for excess means never being satisfied. “And Moshe said, ‘When, in the evening, HaShem gives you meat to eat and food (mahn) to satiety in the morning, as HaShem hears your complaints that you complain against Him . . .” (Shemos 16, 8). Rashi learns from this verse that the nation’s request for meat was inappropriate and not one that would bring them satisfaction. Craving more than they needed inhibited their ability to even enjoy and feel satisfied with that which was their suitable lot. And the end result? “The meat was still between their teeth, not yet chewed, when the wrath of HaShem flared against the people, and HaShem struck a very mighty blow against the people. He named that place Kivros HaTava, because there they buried the people who had been craving,” (Bamidbar 11, 33-34). Good שבת.

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Oxford Shirts-Long Sleeves BLUE & WHITE STRIPES Size Price 5-7 $16.00 8-20 $17.00 Husky & Mens $19.00 Short sleeves $1.00 less

Broadcloth Shirts BLUE, YELLOW OR WHITE Size Price 5-7 $12.00 8-20 $13.00 Husky $16.00 Short sleeves $1.00 less Boys Pleated Pants NAVY OR BLACK Size Price 4-7 $18.00 8-20 $19.00 Husky $20.00

Knit Polo Shirt L/S MANY COLORS AVAILABLE Size Price YXS-YS-YM-YL-YXL $15.00 Adults SML-MED-LRG $17.00 Short sleeves $1.00 less Coordinating vests & sweaters available

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Shipping & Handling $7.95

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Oxford Blouses WHITE, BLUE OR YELLOW Size Price 5-6-6X-7-8-10-12-14-16 $19.00 30-32-34-36-38 $21.00 40-42-44 $23.00

Peter Pan Blouses WHITE, BLUE OR YELLOW Size Price 5-6-6x $12.00 7-8-10-12-14-16 $13.00

Knit Polo Shirt L/S MANY COLORS AVAILABLE Size Price YXS-YS-YM-YL-YXL $15.00 Adults SML-MED-LRG $17.00

Hip Stiched Skirts NAVY POLYESTER Size Price 7-8-10-12-14 $32.00 16-18-20-22 $35.00 Junior 2 thru 14 $42.00 PLAID I Size Price 7 $39.00 8-10-12-14 $42.00 16-18- 20 $45.00 Junior 2 thru 14 $45.00

Accessories Plaid I Items Price Scrunchies $4.00 Pony Rosette $5.50 Stretch Headbands $5.95 Stretch Headbands w/bow $9.95 Doll Uniforms $20.00

Yoke and Elastic Skirts NAVY POLY/WOOL BLEND Size Price 6-7-8-10-12-14 $35.00 16-18 $38.00 Junior Sizes $42.00 PLAID I Size Price 6-7 $35.00 8-10-12-14 $37.00

Bib Top Pleated Jumper NAVY POLYESTER Size Price 5-6-6x $32.00 7-8-10-12-14 $35.00 PLAID I Size Price 5-6-6x $42.00 7-8-10-12-14 $45.00

Quantity Item/Description Color Size Price Total

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Initial________ Date______________

Shipping & Handling $7.95

TOTAL

All orders are shipped via UPS Ground Service TM Prices subject to change after July 1

st

Thank you for your order!