BIRS Calendar
BIRS Calendar Dates 2024-2025/5785
CLICK HERE for the BIRS Calendar in Google Calendar format. Why not add our calendar to your own? (Click here for a Sunday-only BIRS calendar for K-1 families.)
BIRS Days of School (Bold=Sundays)
September 22 [Opening Day & Open House], 25, 29 [FAMILY ROSH EVENT].
October 9, 16 (erev sukkot), 20 (Sukkot celebration), Thursday 24 [Simchat Torah celebration with families starting at 6:00pm. No class.], 27, 30
November 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20
December 4, 8, 11, 15, 18 [Note December 6th is Camp Style Shabbat]
January 8, 12, 15, 22, 26, 29
February 2, 5, 9, 12, 19, [Note February 21st is Camp Style Shabbat] 23, 26
March: 2, 9,Thursday March 13 (4:30pm BIRS Purim carnival, 5:25pm Purim Play, 5:45pm Kid Mini-Megillah Reading; 6:05pm BIC Purim event.) Then: 16, 19
April 2, 6 (Passover Event),[Note April 11th is Camp Style Shabbat]9, 16, 23 (last Wednesday), Saturday April 26 SCHOOL SHABBAT, 27 (last Sunday)
Special Dates:
September 20: Backyard Family Erev Shabbat Picnic
September 22: Opening Day (Parents and kids)
September 29: Rosh Hashanah Young Families Program (Last hr. of BIRS, parents welcome)
October 20: Sukkot celebration following BIRS (Event for all BIC families)
October 24: Young Families Dinner & Simchat Torah! All BIRS families expected to attend.
December 6: CAMP STYLE SHABBAT with our kids co-leading prayers
December 15: Pre-Hannukah Activities
January 19: No BIRS (MLK Weekend)
February 9: World Wide Wrap February 21: CAMP STYLE SHABBAT with our kids co-leading prayers
March 13: BIRS Purim celebration with Carnival & Purim Play (Parents and Kids), followed by BIC Purim event
March 23-30: AAPS School Break
April 6: BIRS includes the Kids' Passover Experience
April 11: CAMP STYLE SHABBAT with our kids co-leading prayers
April 26: SCHOOL SHABBAT! (All families expected to attend.)
April 27: Final Day of BIRS including Student Awards (Parents and kids)
BIRS Days & Time Schedule
Gan Katan/Our Little Garden (Preschool) Meets: Select Sundays (see below) from 10:00am-11:00pm
Lower Elementary Grades K-2 Meet: Sundays (see below) from 10:00am-12:00pm
Upper Elementary Grades 3-7 Meet: Wednesdays (see below) from 4:30-6:00pm and Sundays (see below) from 10:00am-12:00pm
Madrichim (Grades 8-12) Meet: All Madrichim attend Sundays (see below) from 10:00am-12:00pm. Madrichim who volunteer as teacher aides may attend Wednesdays (listed below) from 4:30-6:00pm
Gan Katan Dates 2024-2025
Help us plant the seeds of friendship in our Gan Katan by enrolling your preschool-aged children here so they can play, sing, create, & learn together!
September 22th, 2024
October 20th, 2024
November 3rd & 17th, 2024
December 15th, 2024
January 12th & 26th, 2025
February 9th & 23rd, 2025
March 16th, 2025
*Please join us for the Passover Experience on April 6th, 2025
- Gan Katan meets on Sundays during BIRS, from 10-11am in our fabulous play-room. After class, please "stay and play" with your Gan Katan friends.
- Also, join us for Tot Shabbat on Saturdays. *Dates are listed here.
Parent Coffee Dates 2024-2025
Smooze and snack with other BIRS parents! Lynne Caine will drop in to chat and answer any questions. Occasionally, we'll have a special guest or activity.
September 29th, 2024
October 27th, 2024
November 10th, 2024
December 8th, 2024
January 12th, 2025
February 9th, 2025
March 2nd, 2025
April 6th, 2025
- Parent Coffees take place in the back social hall from 10-12 noon.
Tue, May 20 2025
22 Iyyar 5785
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: 6:00pm |
: 6:00pm |
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: 9:30am |
: 11:00am |
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