Friday, February 10, 2012

KSA Weekly Update

Kehillah Schechter Academy
  

February 10, 2012 / 17 Shevat  5772

Candlelighting:  4:51

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Message from Mr. Medwed 

  

Dear Parents,

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Life is good.  I am sitting outside my room at Kibbutz Nachsholim overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.  Our 8th graders are hanging out with their new friends from Ironi Gimmel in Haifa, whom they met yesterday.  By the time you read this, we will have watched the sun set while davening Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv and will have welcomed Shabbat together.

    
The 8th grade Israel experience is a jewel in the crown of a KSA education.  We have traveled the land from the east to the west  and the north to the south.  For our students, Israel is now a part of who they are as Jews.

 

If you have not read our daily updates and seen our videos, I encourage you to visit our blog, ksa-ne.blogspot.com, and read about our travels.  Within each blog, you will find links to each day's video.

 

I am looking forward to returning to school next week and seeing everyone whom I have missed greatly.  But until then, I will be enjoying the beauty of Israel and Shabbat with new friends and old, along the Mediterranean Sea.

 

Shabbat Shalom!

KSA Parlor Meeting 

 

Wednesday, February 15, 8:00-9:30 pm  

At the home of Avi & Alanna Goldberg,  

26 Babcock Street, Brookline 

 

The current KSA financial situation and 

plans to improve it.  

 

Goals for the meeting are transparency and community-building.  By working on both together, we will reinforce and sustain our outstanding school and make it even better and stronger.  

 

Marc Medwed, Russ Lavoie (Director of Finance & Operations), Michael Agus, and additional Trustees will be in attendance to engage parents in a constructive conversation and  provide the opportunity for questions and answers.    

 

Kosher refreshments will be served.

 

Please RSVP to office@ksa-ne.org to let us know if you plan to attend. 

Admissions Update

  

TUITION REFERRAL INCENTIVE

 

Current parents who refer new students to KSA may be eligible to receive a generous tuition bonus for next year.  Click here to 

read about our great tuition referral incentive!

 

 

DISCOVER DAY SCHOOL

 

Up to $18,000 of tuition assistance, over 3 years, is available to the first child in a family to attend Jewish day school in Gan Bet through grade 8.  To find out if you qualify, go www.discoverdayschool.org 

 

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Family Table Volunteers Needed

 

Two more drivers are needed for Sunday, March 4 to help deliver food for Family Table.  

 

Please contact Marla Olsberg to get more information on this wonderful family mitzvah opportunity! 

Support KSA Partners

 

KSA Partners are local businesses who have agreed to donate a percent of their referral revenue to our school.  Many are also offering discounts to our community.  When you shop with them, mention KSA!

     

Have you begun thinking about caring for your family's future? The law office of Alexis B. Levitt prides itself on providing its clients with the peace of mind that comes from having a plan in place when it comes to dealing with four closely related and highly specialized areas of the law: elder law, special needs planning, estate planning and Veteran's Benefits.

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Support our community "Partner" and at the same time protect those you love. Call Alexis at (781) 740-7269

 

Did you know Camp Maplewood and Boston Mortgage Solutions, LLC have agreed to donate a percent of their referral revenue to our school as KSA Partners?  9.

 

To view the full list of KSA Partners and their services click here.
February Fun Day at KSA

 

Looking for something for your children to do on Monday, February 27 (no classes)

 

Register them for a day of supervised fun from 8AM - 3PM.  

 

Click here for more information.

KSA Facility Rental Available 

 

KSA space is available when school is not in session.  Consider the Music Room, Gallery or Gym for birthday parties, b'nai mitzvah, organization meetings and other gatherings.  

 

For info contact Steve Greenberg.

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For weather-related school delays or cancellations check the KSA website or Click here 

Coming Up  
 
FEBRUARY 12  
Gr.8 returns from  Israel

FEBRUARY 13 
Boys JV Basketball 
4:20 PM

FEBRUARY 14 
Gr. 4 Milestone  
8:00 AM

FEBRUARY 16 
Basketball Purple v. White 4:30 PM 
 
For the full KSA calendar & more info about KSA, visit our website at:
ksa-ne.org or click here
Annual Campaign Donors

 

We thank everyone who supported the 2011-2012 Annual Campaign through January 31.  Please click for Donor List.              

Join the Chaijinks Host Committee   

 

Members will spread the word about Chaijinks (on April 22) and encourage community participation. 

 

Please let us know by sending an email to: chaijinks@ksa-ne.org, by February 16 to have your name reflected on the invitation.  Be sure to tell us how you would like your name to appear.        

KSA News

 

WELCOME

Aurora Rees, our new 5th grader

 

BARUCH DAYAN HA'EMET 

Our condolences to Beth Kassap on the loss of her mother, Mildred Kassap, grandmother of Emily Goldberg in Grade 7, and alumna Rebecca Goldberg  

Monthly Adult Discussion Group

 

Are you interested in captivating current topics that raise relevant questions for the Jewish people?

 

Do you want to hear or read about an array of Jewish voices?

 

KSA is forming a monthly adult discussion group, using the "Sh'ma" online magazine as the basis of our thought provoking discussions, beginning after the February vacation.  

 

Please contact Marla Olsberg for more details and your availability.

Boys Varsity Basketball End the Season in First Place!
 

 

Congratulations to the KSA Boys' Varsity Basketball Team fofinishing the regular season of the Boston area Jewish Day School League (JDSL) in first place with a 7-1 record.  

 

The Hornets will enter the JDSL Tourney as the #1 seed.  Root for them when they play at Gann on March 4.

Community News

 

YAVNEH OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, February 5 

2 - 4 PM

At a home in Sharon. 

Come hear why so many kids from KSA go to Camp Yavneh and love it!  RSVP to Meira Primes atmprimes@yahoo.com or the Yavneh office:617-559-8860.

  

JCC MAGIC ARK SERIES: Doktor Kaboom! 
Monday, February 20 
Performances at
11AM and 1PM
At the Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton Street in Newton. Tickets are available online at:
or call 617-965-5226.
 
JOIN THE CAST OF LEVENTHAL-SIDMAN JCC SHOWSTOPPERS YOUTH THEATRE: 
The Wizard of Oz
For more information call 617-558-6486 or register online at:
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