Registration and payment to Debi Masterson in the front office by Friday, December 18th.
Spring Discovery starts on January 11.
For any questions about the programs, please email Andi Bonner at [email protected]
For information about the Spring Discovery Program, CLICK HERE!
MISSING YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL CLOTHES OR LUNCHBOX ETC?
On Thursday, December 17th and Friday, December 18th, the lost and found will be out in the lower school atrium. Please come and check for any lost items. After Friday, all items will be donated.
LUNCH VOLUNTEER NEEDED THIS FRIDAY
We need one lunch volunteer for this Friday. From 11:15 to 1pm. It's sweet and sour chicken. CLICK HERE to sign up!
THE POWER OF MUSIC: WOMEN'S PROGRAM
Wednesday, December 16
11:00 am in Akiba Boardroom (Main Building)
What is music and why does it move and inspire?
Music communicates ideas that cannot always be put into words
Unlocking the secret of music enables us to access transcendent wisdom
Thank you to CAFÉ FINO for donating the pizza for this year's event!
2016/17 ENROLLMENT NOTICE
Enrollment for the 2016/17 school year is just around the corner. 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.).
Please plan for these changes now, Enrollment begins in January!
Nitzanim and Chaverim will be walking across the street to visit the fire station tomorrow (Wednesday, December 16th).
Nitzanim will be going at 10:00 AM and Chaverim at 10:30 AM.
All Nitzanim and Chaverim students should wear their Diamond Anniversary Akiba t-shirts to school.
PRESCHOOL SHABBAT
This Friday all K'Ton Ton families are invited to attend the Early Childhood Shabbat hosted by Morah Marni's and Morah Marcela's K'Ton Ton 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.
DO YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR TABLE YOU NO LONGER NEED?
My name is Yosef Weiss, and I am working on an Eagle Project that will benefit the children at Akiba Academy.
I am working on building a "physics garden" with games that will teach the children certain 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
UNDERSTANDING CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE: PARENT PROGRAM
Monday, January 4th at 7:30 PM at Levine Academy
Conscious Discipline is a self-regulation program and social and emotional framework based on current brain research, child development, and best parenting practices.
For parents of children aged preschool-high school
All Preschool, Lower School and Middle School families RSVP to Jordana Bernstein at [email protected]
ATHLETICS ALERTS
January 5: Girls' A Team vs. Dallas Covenant @5 PM @Akiba
January 5: Boys' A Team vs. Dallas Covenant @5 PM @Akiba
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
December 18: Last day before winter break
January 4: Staff Development Day. School is closed!
January 5: Welcome back to school!
January 11: Spring Discovery Begins
January 11: Rosh Chodesh- Shabbat Dress Day
January 13: Akiba Talks in the Boardroom at 7:30 PM
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].
