November 8, 2018, 30 Cheshvan 5778
This Week
הַשָּׁבוּעַ
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Chai Challenge
43 Days Left
Help us Reach 100% in 100 Days
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- Reading Week and Book Fair is next week
- Wear your Yavneh shirt on Monday
- Dress up as your favorite Book Character Wednesday
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Message from the Board of Trustees' VP of Advancement
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This Fall, the headlines and our social media feeds are full of heavy topics - fear, hatred, hope, tragedy. A teaching season that has asked more of us as parents, grandparents and caregivers than perhaps we thought we could manage. It seems tougher than ever at times.
Yet, one of the biggest emotional gifts of parenting is the empathy for the many difficult choices our own parents made with us. Let’s be honest, raising children was never easy. Oy vey! Filled with thousands of choices, one just hopes to make as many ‘right’ choices as possible. I know one thing is for sure. Choosing Yavneh was one the best decisions my husband Kirk and I have made as parents.
Read more
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Calendar and Upcoming Events
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Nov. 9
Buddy Shabbat, 2:30pm
Nov. 12-16
Reading Week and Book Fair
Nov. 12
Veterans Day Ceremony at Flag Pole, 8:30am
Book Fair opens, 8:00am-4:00pm
Nov. 13
Book Fair, 8:00am-4:00pm
Nov. 14
Book Character Day: Dress up as your favorite book character
Book Fair, 8:00am-4:00pm
Nov. 15
Picture Make Up Day
Book Fair and Hanukkah Bazaar, 8:00am-4:00pm
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Nov. 16
Cuddle Up and Read Day: Wear Pajamas and bring your stuffed book buddy
Book Fair, 8:00am-3:00pm
Hanukkah Bazaar, 8:00am-3:30pm
Grade Group Shabbat, 2:30pm
Nov. 19th
All School T'fillah, 8:30am
Nov. 21st-23rd
SCHOOL CLOSED, Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 26th-27th
NO SCHOOL, Family Conferences (sign ups coming soon)
Nov. 28th
Build a LEGO
® Menorah, 4:30pm-6:30pm
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Reading Week
Yavneh will spend next week celebrating the joy of reading through fun events and activities. We will have guest readers in English and Hebrew. Sign up to be guest reader through your room parents or teacher.
Book Character Dress Up Day
Wed. Nov. 14th: Dress up as your favorite book character (i.e., not as a superhero from movies or comics)
Cuddle Up and Read Day
Fri. Nov. 16th: Wear pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed book buddy
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Picture Make Up Day
Thu. Nov. 15th
Take your picture if you missed picture day in October, or retake your pictures (simply return your original package on 11/15). Individual photos only.
Order photos here
Use Picture Day ID: BY418287Q1
We are in need of 1 volunteer from 8:30am-11:30am to help with picture day. Email
Lauren to volunteer.
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Family Conferences
Mon. Nov. 26th, 10:00am-6:00pm
Tue. Nov. 27th, 8:00am-4:00pm
Family Conferences are coming up. Next week's Hashavua will include the link to sign up for your family conference.
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Build a LEGO® Menorah
Wed., Nov. 28th 4:30pm-6:30pm, JCC main lobby. Yavneh is partnering with the JCC, PJ Library, and Play-Well TEKnologies to build the largest LEGO Menorah in California this year. Join us for this fun building event in the JCC’s main lobby. Free. For more information, contact
Maya Tripp. Yavneh parent volunteers welcome.
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Kindergarten Readiness Workshop with Parent Educator, Linda Levine
Tue. Nov. 13th, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Learn what to expect from kindergarten programs and what makes a child ready for the experience. This event is in partnership with: The APJCC Preschool, Shir Hadash ECC, Congregation Sinai Nursery School, and Temple Emanu-El Preschool. The Kindergarten Readiness Workshop will be followed by Yavneh's Kindergarten Information Night.
Yavneh Kindergarten Information Night (2019-2020 School Year)
7:00pm-8:30pm
Come learn about Yavneh Day School's Kindergarten program. Meet the teachers, see the classroom, and discover how learning happens at Yavneh.
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Middle School Information Night
Wed. Nov. 14th, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Parents and students (5th grade and up) are invited to Yavneh Day School's Middle School to learn about Innovation Labs, Social Justice, Science, Art, Music, Jewish Studies, Athletics and so much more.
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Book Fair
The Book Fair is the YPA's largest fundraiser and is run during reading week to enhance students' love of reading. Families are encouraged to come to the fair with (or without) children to build excitement about reading and support the YPA. Students will create a wish list that will be available at the book fair.
The Book Fair is in the Beit Kehillah
Mon. Nov. 12th-Fri. Nov. 16th
Mon-Thur., 8:00am-4:30pm
Fri., 8:00am-3:00p
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Hanukkah Bazaar
Join us for the YPA’s first annual Hannukah Bazaar (together with the Book Fair) and get a head start on your Hannukah shopping. Please feel free to contact
Tal or
Elisa with any questions.
Thur. Nov. 15th, 8:00am-4:30pm
Fri. Nov. 16th, 8:00am-3:30pm
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the Book Fair set up tomorrow at 2:30pm and all next week for the wish lists, gift wrapping station, and take down.
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Family Day of Code, Tinkering & Play 5.0
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What an amazing Family Day of Code, Tinkering, and Play! Over 300 parents and children attended the event. There were coding sessions for all ages, an escape room, tinkering stations, rocket launching, and a family challenge to build a city of cards. Thank you to Morah Vanina and all of the parent and faculty volunteers.
More photos
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The Keshet Crew introduced "Chesed" (Kindness) as our current Keshet of Kavod attribute for the month of Kislev. Guess what? Other people think Kislev is a great time to focus on kindness too! Check out this helpful
Kislev for Kindness calendar made by #KislevforKindness and bring the Keshet of Kavod home.
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Kitah Gan Geffen raised over $200 at their plant sale on Friday that they donated to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and symbolically adopted 4 arctic/antarctic animals.
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Kitah Alef created tornadoes in STEAM class.
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Kitah Dalet wrote short stories and poems for a world wide writing contest in Hebrew sponsored by the Hebrew Writers Association. The topic of the contest is "choosing the light." Good luck to our writers!
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Kitah Vav is studying properties and states of matter by examining how similar looking liquids can have different properties.
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Kitah Gan Rimon is investigating the world map and made "passports" with covers, names, birthdates, and places of birth.
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Community Good and Welfare
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Mazal tov the Katz family on the birth of Micah.
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Lunch Menu:
Menu (School Password: LFC1)
Challah Orders and After School Enrichment:
Click here (School Password: yavneh1)
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Company Matched Donations
You can double your Annual Campaign donation. Many companies will match your donation to Yavneh, including monetary / stock donations and volunteer hours. Following is a brief list of companies Yavneh has received matched donations: Apple, Cisco, eBay, Google, HP, Intel, Intuit, Linkedin, Microsoft and Netflix. Please contact
Daniela Silverstein to learn more.
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Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
Now-Nov. 11th the SVJFF will present many more chances to see features and documentary films at the AMC Saratoga 14 movie theater. The 27th annual film festival ends November 11 with a Special Event at OFJCC in Palo Alto.
Tickets and more info
APJCC Preschool Book Drive
Now-Dec. 11th
The APJCC Preschool is collecting used books in their office for their annual Book Sale. Books for both children and for grownups are welcome. The Book Sale will be held from Dec 11-14, in the preschool lobby. More info and to volunteer, contact:
Jenna Waldman.
Embrace-A-Family with Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
November 14th-December 18th
Each year JFS makes Hanukkah brighter for those in need. Look for dreidel boards in the lobby. Pull a dreidel tag, purchase the item, return the gift and tag to the JFS office. There is also a
Target Gift Registry. JFS is also asking for: large, new gift bags, gas cards, gift cards to Target, Walmart, Trader Joes and Safeway. Please check the
Jewish Family Services website or contact:
Lori Cinnamon at 408.357.7467 for more info or to volunteer.
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