Newsletter September 20, 2017

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September 20, 2017

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Thurs-Fri, Sept. 21-22

Rosh Hashana

No School

Daycare Closed

Thurs, Sept. 28

Grade 1-9 Fish Creek Field Trip

Thurs, Sept. 28

Terri Fox Run

Fri, Sept. 29

Erev Yom Kippur

11:20 AM Dismissal

Daycare until 4 PM

Sat, Sept. 30

Yom Kippur

To all our Parents, Staff, students and families,

We wish each and every one of you a Shana Tova Umetukah. May the new year bring much happiness, success, good health for us and for the entire Akiva Family!

Thank You!

Thank you to the Akiva Academy PTA led by Mrs. Hanit Jacobs for arranging the beautiful packages for all Akiva families in honour of Rosh Hashanah. Thank you to Mrs. Aviva Cheuk for helping to pack the bags.

Thank you to the Jacobs family for donating the Challahs and apples.

Thank you to the Eichler family for donating the honey.

Thank you to the European Deli and Produce Market for donating the pomegranates!

Change in Hot Lunch!

The October Hot Lunch Order Form and Calendar are now available. Please return completed form with payment to the office as soon as possible. Please note that the hot lunch for October 25 will now be Pizza Bagel with Corn instead of Cheese Lasagna.

Change in Fish Creek Field Trip

The Fish Creek Field Trip for Grades 1-9 will now be on September 28 instead of September 27.

Volunteer Needed

We are looking for a volunteer to drive Sam to the JCC after school Mondays to Thursdays. If you are able to help, please email Eugenia at [email protected]

Terry Fox Run

We are holding our annual Terry Fox Run on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The students in Kindergarten to Grade Nine will be participating in this event. Staff and students will be gathering in the gym at 12:30 PM for a short assembly. Everyone will then proceed outside to partake in the run in the field area.

We ask that each student learn something about Terry Fox and share this information during the assembly.

Please support our Terry Fox Run by sending a donation of a loonie, a toonie or more with your child by Friday, September 29, 2017. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20.00 or more.

Please dress your child(ren) appropriately for the weather as our activities will be outdoors, however, in the event of inclement weather, we will move indoors.

Thank you for your support,

Mr. Hadden

Rabbi Miller speaking to the entire school

Thank you so much to Rabbi Miller for coming to speak to all students in honour of Rosh Hashana. We learned about the parrot that inspired a family to keep Shabbat and the impact a good word can have on others.

Chinook Honey Farm Field Trip

In honour of Rosh Hashana, Nursery through Grade 2 had a fantastic field trip to the Chinook Honey Company. We learned all about bees, honey and the importance of bees in helping flowers and plants grow. We got to taste different types of honey and decide which one we liked best, we raced to build a bee hive and got to see a real hive and look for the queen bee!

Playing at Recess

Dr. Avy Moise Shofar Presentation

Thank you so much to Dr, Avy Moise for coming in to show students in Grade 6-9 the difference between the shofar, the trumper and the Chatzotzrot. In was very informative, musical and interesting to our teachers and students.

Grade 6-8 Girls Baking Apple Pie Cookies for Rosh Hashana

Raising your Child to be a Mench by Dr. David Pelcovitz

HOJMI Membership

Annual General Meeting Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta

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Chabad Lubavitch Alberta

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