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Shabbat Candlelighting:
4:20pm
Havdalah:
5:27pm
Parsha:
Chayei Sarah
Genesis 23:1-25:18
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KDHS
Dates to Note
November 12
School Closed
Remembrance
Day
November 13
2:20pm Dismissal
3:30 - 8:30pm
Parent - Teacher Interviews November 14 10am Start Collaborative Morning November 14 5:30 - 8:30pm Parent - Teacher Interviews November 227pm Open House November 287pm Dr. Saul Isserow Next PAC Meeting November 20 6:30pm |
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Community Events
Got Teens?
November 14
7:30pm
JCC Adult Lounge
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Strategies for
Parenting Boys An evening with Barry MacDonald of BoySmarts November 26 6:30pm RJDS RJDS Early &
Primary Years (K-3) Open House December 3
6:30pm
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Random Kid
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Greatness happens when we make room for others... this is the lesson our community learned on Tuesday from Talia Leman, a 17 year old girl, who was the keynote speaker at Federation's Women's Philanthropy event, Choices.
In the morning Talia addressed our King David students in addition to students from RJDS, VHA, and VTT. Talia shared with them her journey as one RANDOM KID. As a 10 year old, she mobilized a national network of concerned kids, ultimately raising $10 million for hurricane relief almost overnight which put them in the same league as some of the country's biggest corporations.
"We don't have to know how. We can just head in that direction and we will get there. And THAT is both the secret and the magic behind The Power of ANYone" said Talia.
Sophie, Grade 8, wrote in her creative writing class, "Talia spoke to us about the power of youth. About how great things are accidental and that the smallest of details can lead to great things. This reminded me of books where the smallest detail you often pay no attention to, is the vital part. It got me thinking about how many small things I do, like a remark, an action, a choice, can impact not only me but others around me so greatly?! How can I do these small things that inspire someone to do something extraordinary without knowing what I need to do? I realized I can't. All I can do is what I believe is right - volunteer, help around my community, collect money for charity, be kind to people, be thoughtful, get out there and make mistakes because these mistakes can end up being a critical part of a positive change."
Thank you to Michelle Pullan, JFGV Director Women's Philanthropy, and Choices Co-chairs, Natalie Rosengarten, Sigal Mathews and Shawna Merkur, for bringing this opportunity to King David.
 | | Talia Leman hands her business card to an inspired Talya, Grade 8 |
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The Impact of the US Elections
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On Wednesday, November 7th, less than 24 hours after the results of the U.S. presidential elections, Peter Klein, journalist, King David parent and CBS producer of 60 Minutes shared with us with his knowledge about, and thoughts on, the results of the U.S. elections. Peter touched upon the many issues debated in this election from climate change, energy prices, gay marriage, to the economy and health care. The issue of universal and socialized health care was extensively discussed as the Canadians in the room struggled to understand how the basic rights of healthcare can determine an election.
On the Israel front, Peter reported that the U.S. will continue to be a strong ally of Israel regardless of who is in the White House. The Obama administration has made a political decision not to share with the public their diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran's nuclear abilities. This political calculation proved to pay off as Obama won 70% of the Jewish vote despite the efforts of Casino businessman, Sheldon Adleson, who poured millions of dollars into the Republican campaigns for candidates in swing States. The evening was an engaging and thoughtful conversation about values, rights and the power of money.
 | Peter Klein is introduced by Alexa Hart, King David English
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Open House Invitation
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King David High School invites you to join us for our
Open House
on Thursday, November 22nd at 7:00pm!
We ask you to spread the invitation by sharing this email
with friends and family who have students currently in
Grades 5 through 10 who would benefit from a KDHS education!
For more information please call the school 604.263.9700
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Student Wellness
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Each year, the Counselling Program at King David offers to students workshop presentations which focus on leading a healthy life. Each grade participates in at least one workshop relevant to their developmental level and social/emotional needs. We feel these are important to share with our students to ensure that they are aware of situations that might come up for them during their teenage years, and help them make healthy choices.
The outline for the program is below - click on the name for more information about each.
Grade 8 SOLOS (Online Safety) Thursday November 15
Grade 9 SACY (Drug and Alcohol Prevention) Monday December 3
Grade 9 Dr. Kaela Scott (Body Image) Thursday March 6
Grade 10 SafeTeen (Healthy Relationships) Monday January 14
Grade 10 Crisis Centre (Suicide Prevention) Monday November 26
Grade 11 Jordana Corenblum (Sexual Health) Wednesday February 13
Grade 11 and 12 ICBC (Road Safety) Thursday April 11
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Rain Doesn't Slow Us Down!
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Last week Ms. Yaxley's Grade 9/10 Girls PE class showed us all that the rain can't stop you from working out! The class transformed the Drama room into an indoor fitness circuit, with activities ranging from push-ups to ladder-drills to medicine ball exercises, complete with loud work-out music to motivate the girls. It was an excellent afternoon, and helped us all forget about the grey skies outside! "The fitness circuit was so hard but I had a really great time!" ~ Rachel, Grade 9  | | Hana and Bella work out |
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King David has a Book Club
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Book club began with a bang! Our club is filled with eager readers and never ending opinions, guaranteeing our lunch hour to be a fun-filled venture. We began with finding everyone a book of their liking. We listed our favourite titles and made an educated decision on a book we found suitable. At our next meeting, we shared a favourite passage from our book, inspiring our members to check out other books. "Book club is the place to be on Monday during lunch hour. You are free to drop in as you please, everyone is welcome!" ~ Bella, Grade 9, Book Club Founder  | | The Book Club meets for the first time |
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Alumni Corner
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Kira and Rachel, Grade 11, will be interviewing alumni over the course of the year to see where they are, what they have been doing and what they plan to do in the future. This week Charlene Kahn, Class of 2008, is interviewed.  Charlene graduated from FIDM in 2010 and is currently living in Israel! To read the interview click here
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Have you been talking about making an earthquake survival kit?
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Well now you can buy a kit through King David (at least you can until Friday, November 16th at which time we will not be able to take any more ord ers).
With the recent earthquake off the coast of Vancouver and the horrific impact of Hurricane Sandy, King David is offering you the opportunity to be prepared by purchasing a kit prepared by experts in this field.
Buy one for your family and share this information with friends
(2 weeks only) .
There are three kit options from which to choose: 1-person, 2-person, 4-person.
Deadline to order is Friday, November 16th. Kits will be delivered to King David in 4 weeks. Ordering is easy! Purchase using this form (click here) and submitting it to office with a cheque payable to SOS Emergency Response Technologies. After expenses any money goes towards financial assistance for Grade 8 and 9 student travel to Israel and Washington.
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Adult Night of Learning
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King David High School is pleased to announce that its highly successful and thought-provoking Adult Education Series is back. Information for the last in the series of three speakers is below:  Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7 PMRaising a Healthy Heart with Dr. Saul Isserow, Director of Cardiovascular Health at VGH and Cardiology Services at UBC Hospital, and Medical Director of the Healthy Heart Programme for Vancouver Coastal Health. Proud Parent of Nicole, Grade 12 at KDHS.. Further information can be obtained through the KDHS office at 604-263-9700 or www.kdhs.org. The Adult Education Series is free of charge and open to the public. This program is generously sponsored by the Mermelstein 5-Sisters Fund.
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