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Shalom! As we move into the
hustle and bustle of season and get swept up in the fast
pace of schedules and activities, we often need to be
reminded of those people who bring the calm back into our
lives. It is with great gratitude that I introduce you to
four teachers of long-standing and dedicated service to our
children at Temple Shalom:
Batina Houghtaling,
formerly Batina Cooke, has been teaching Kindergarten in our
Sunday school for the past 16 years. She was educated at Purdue
University where she studied Child Development. Batina has
three children: her son, Jostin (20) is attending Florida Gulf
Coast University, and stepsons, Alex (14) attends Corkscrew
Middle School in the 8th grade and Adam (20) is the
lighting engineer for a local music group. During the week she
works hard as a retail manager.
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Frann Katz-McCombs
has lived in Naples for 19 years and has taught Kindergarten
with Batina for the past 8 years. Originally from Merrick, Long
Island, New York, she attended the National Education Center
where she received her certification as a Medical Assistant.
Frann works at Naples Community Hospital where she has served as
the Assistant Director of Patient Accounts for 16 years. She is
very proud of her son, Layne, a junior and varsity football
player for Naples High School.
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Wallie
Lenchner teaches 1st grade with Wendy Fisher.
She has lived in Naples and has been a Temple member for 17
years. Wallie and husband, Gary, have a son Alexander, who
recently became a Bar Mitzvah last month and a daughter, Sydnie,
in the 2nd grade. Wallie is originally from
Pittsburgh, PA and attended Clarion State College where she
received her degree in Educational Psychology. In addition, she
also teaches in our Preschool and serves on the Board of the
Jewish Federation.
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Reneé
Bialek has taught 6th grade Hebrew for the
past 7 years. She has also worked as the Religious School
Office Assistant and in Temple Shalom’s preschool as a teacher’s
assistant. Reneé graduated from SUNY Albany with a degree in
Psychology. Since moving to Naples from Miami in 1999, she and
her husband, Josh, have become the very proud parents of their
four and a half year old son, Jared.
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SAVE THESE
IMPORTANT DATES:
Fri.
2/2 Family Shabbat Service, 6 PM
Shabbat Dinner @ 7 PM
Sun.
2/4 Passover Candy Sale ends
Kindergarten Class Prog., 11AM
Tues.
2/6 Senior Study, 6-8 PM
Wed.
2/7 Hebrew/Tefillah, 5:30 PM Upper School
Sun.
2/11 3rd Grade Class Program
Hamantashen Bake, grades 2-6 Jr. & Sr. Youth
Group prep for Purim Carnival, 12-1:30 PM
Tues.
2/13 Religious Education Cmte. Mtg.
Wed.
2/14 Hebrew/ Upper School
Sun.
2/18 NO SCHOOL-Presidents’ Day
Tues.
2/20 Senior Study, 6-8 PM
Wed.
2/21 Hebrew/Tefillah, 5:30 PM
Upper school
Sun.
2/25 Sunday School
Blood Drive
Wed.
2/28 Hebrew/Upper School
THINGS TO
REMEMBER
The
Rabbi Shusterman Religious School has an email address which is:
TSRELIGIOUSSCHOOL@YAHOO.COM.
Please remember to check your email for important notices and upcoming
events pertaining to Religious School.
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