SPOTS STILL OPEN! SPRING DISCOVERY STARTS MONDAY!
  • Registration and payment to Debi Masterson in the front office.  
  • Spring Discovery starts on Monday, January 11. 
  • For any questions about the programs, please email Andi Bonner at [email protected]
For information about the Spring Discovery Program, CLICK HERE!
UPCOMING AKIBA TALKS!
  
  • Akiba Talks topic: Academics and Intentionality and Early Childhood Education
Come learn what academics look like in an early childhood setting and what it truly looks like to prepare children for a lifetime of learning. Join Jordana Bernstein, Director of Early Childhood Education, and Dorit Schonbrunn, Preschool Teacher, on January 13th at 7:30 PM in the Boardroom.
OUTDOOR PHYSICS LAB NEEDS YOU!!!
  • My name is Yosef Weiss, and I am working on an Eagle Project that will benefit the students at Akiba Academy.  
  • I am working on building a "physics garden" with games that will teach the children physics concepts.  
  • If anyone has an outdoor table that is not made of glass that they are willing to donate to this project, please contact me 
  • [email protected] or call me at 972-769-7299.  
2016/17 ENROLLMENT BEGINS IN A FEW DAYS!
  
Enrollment for the 2016/17 school year is opening very soon. We look forward to another year of serving the educational needs of your family!
  
Listed below are a couple of changes to the Enrollment Contract we want you to remind you of for 2016-17:
    
1.  There will be three payment options available:
  • 10-months - August 2016 through May 2017
  • 12-months - June 2016 through May 2017
  • Full Pay - June 2016
2.  The full enrollment deposit will be due at the time of enrollment.
  
3.  Regardless of which payment option is chosen, all families will need to provide banking information to cover incidentals as they come up throughout the year (testing, aftercare, etc.). 
  
 You will be notified by email when enrollment is open.
The deadline for early enrollment with space guarantee is February 7, 2016. After that date, the Re-Enrollment Fee will increase and space cannot be guaranteed !


PRESCHOOL SHABBAT

  • This Friday all Nitzanim families are invited to attend the Early Childhood Shabbat hosted by Morah Naomi's and Morah Shoshi's Nitzanim class. 
  • Preschool Hospitality for moms and dads will be hosted in the Preschool Atrium from 8:30-9:00 a.m. 
  • Please meet your child in Hanna's Room at 9:00 AM
ATHLETICS ALERTS
  • January 5:  Girls' A Team vs. Dallas Covenant @5 PM @Covenant
  • January 5: Boys' A Team vs. Dallas Covenant @5 PM @Covenant
  • January 7: Girls' A Team vs. Hockaday @4:30 PM @Akiba
  • January 7: Boys' A Team vs. St. Marks @5:30 PM @Akiba
SAVE THE DATE
  • January 11 : Spring Discovery Begins
  • January 11: Rosh Chodesh- Shabbat Dress Day
  • January 13: "Akiba Talks" with Jordana Bernstein and Dorit Schonbrunn in the Boardroom at 7:30 PM.  The topic is:  Academics and Intentionality and Early Childhood Education
  • January 18: MLK Day-School is in session

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Akiba Academy provides a superior general and Judaic education to children in preschool through eighth grade. As a Modern Orthodox school, Akiba Academy develops ethical and responsible members of the Jewish people and American society, knowledgeable about and committed to their Jewish heritage and the State of Israel. For more information about Akiba contact  [email protected] .