Family Focus Your health is compromised by stress. Their lives are challenged by cancer. You can help each other. The remarkable children of Kids Kicking Cancer want to share the secrets of martial arts breathing, meditation and focus beyond stress. They also want to know that there is a purpose in their young lives. Together with the founder of the program, a Rabbi and blackbelt who lost his first child to leukemia, you will learn and be inspired to use very simple tools that will help preserve your health. 964 3/ 0 of participants have described this seminar as "profourldly life changingf Reserve space now: %kidskickingcancer,netippp Join us for a life-changing seminar November 19, 2008 7:00 - 8:30 pm Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 tiC - Lila Lazarus, Fox 2 Ne-v%s & President, Kids. Kickmg Canccv Adults and children over the age of 16. SI 0 per person or $20 per family. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Call Kids Kicking Cancer at 313-557-0021. Taking A Snapshot Fall MEAP tests provide useful student information. Q : My elemen- tary- and middle-school children are taking some kind of statewide test over the next several weeks. Do you know anything about this, and what can I do to prepare them? A. The test you are referring Suzi E pstein Specia I to the Jewis h News to is the MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program), which is given to all Michigan public school students in grades 3-12 between Oct. 14-30. The test was developed to measure what educators believe all students should know and be able to achieve in five content areas: math, reading, science, social studies and writing. Not all grades are given all five parts of the test. Results paint a picture of how well Michigan students and Michigan schools are doing when compared to standards established by the state board of education. The MEAP test is the only common measure given statewide to all students. It serves as a measure of accountability for the schools. Parents need to note that this is ONLY a snapshot of their children. It is intended to give you some useful information as to how your child is progressing within the curriculum, BUT is by no means the only measure or tool you should use to evaluate your child's progress. To help your student do the best that he or she can, make sure they get a good night sleep prior to testing as well as a healthy breakfast. Be care- ful not to put too much pressure or stress on your child; rather encourage them to do their best. Results come back after the first of the year and are released by the schools. Frankel Academy Open House brought to you by Lois P. Cohn 1118/1:t iN leash illoll C) MTNIEws • strategynetwork Hadas & Dennis Bernard and Family C26 October 23 2003 ..srinum saimeon The Frankel Jewish Academy will welcome prospective high school students and parents at an open house for the 2009-2010 academic year on Monday, Nov. 3; registration is at 6:45 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. The Frankel Jewish Academy is located on the upper level of the Q: I am having a hard time in the lunch- room at school. I feel like I have plenty of friends in my class, but when it comes time for lunch and recess, I feel left out. No one asks me to eat lunch with them, and then I'm not sure who to hang out with at recess. Any sugges- tions? A. Very often lunch and recess times are the hardest times for many students, so you're not alone in this situation. Other students have found it helpful to ask a friend either in the morning or the day before, if they can join them at lunchtime. Sometimes it isn't that you are pur- posefully being left out, but rather that someone simply hadn't thought about asking you to join them for lunch. Sometimes kids just assume that you'll eat with them, so they don't bother to ask. If that's the case, then saying some- thing is just a reminder to let them know you'd like to be included. You may have to take the first step more than once, but soon you will find a comfortable group for you to eat and play with. If that doesn't help, you can also talk to your teacher or school counselor about finding you a "buddy" who will include you with their friends until you feel comfortable doing this on your own ❑ Suzi Epstein of West Bloomfield is a longtime elementary counselor in the Birmingham Public Schools. She earned a master's in guidance and counseling and also has a private practice. Direct ques- tions to SuziEpstein®gmail.com . Jewish Community Center, 6600 West Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Tuition assistance is available. If you are unable to attend the open house but would like to tour the school and meet the staff at a more convenient time, contact Anne Van Prooyen or Silvia Marcus, (248) 592- 5263, ext. 222 or ext. 221, or visit the Web site at www.frankelja.org.