KSDS has been selected to participate in the Legacy Heritage Better Together Program. The Legacy Heritage Better Together Program is a two-year program designed to encourage meaningful interaction between young and old. Grade 7, under the direction of Ellen Friedman, is participating in the program with Myerberg Center.  KSDS is grateful for being chosen for the Legacy Heritage Better Together Program and looks forward to sharing with our community how this program positively influences our students.

On Friday, September 15, our 7th graders participated in their first Better Together visit with members of the Myerberg Senior Center. The students had prepared for the trip by studying Jewish texts about the wisdom that comes with age. When they met with the seniors at the Myerberg Center, they all did a “gallery walk” where they looked at photos that contrasted the technology, fashions and Baltimore landmarks of 50 or 60 years ago with those of today. Students and seniors exchanged phone numbers, and before the end of the visits the students were already helping their new friends to get the most out of their phones. The conversations were so lively that it was hard to get the students back to the bus when it was time to return to school! We’re looking forward with excitement to the rest of our year-long collaboration!

One of the ways our Middle School students are participating in the excitement for KSDS’s 36th anniversary is by embarking on a Celebrate 36 reading initiative. By the end of this week, each class will have had the opportunity to use our school library to begin this venture of reading in any of 36 categories (click here for details ) . Each student who participates will be able to track the progress of his or her grade and of the Middle School students as a whole in this group effort.

THIS Tuesday, September 26 from 7-8:15 in the Garden Lounge

Come by to visit with representatives from many local private and public high schools.

We are delighted to announce that this school year's Bunches of Lunches program will begin with our first collection this Wednesday, September 27th. This KSDS program has provided healthy lunches to more than 2,200 individuals since 2015 and focused our students and our community on the important issues of hunger and the isolation of seniors. Please plan on having your children pack an extra lunch for that Wednesday. A brown lunch bag, along with packing guidelines and family talking points, will be sent home approximately two days prior to the collection. Thank you for helping to make this program a great success! If you are interested in volunteering with Bunches of Lunches, including "one and done" opportunities, please send an email to Jill Baldinger at [email protected] .

Please click the Athletics Sweatshirt Order Page on the KSDS website for details, pictures, sizes, online order form and online payment. Athletics sweatshirt orders must be placed by 9/29/17. Order forms for additional styles and items of KSDS Spirit Wear sold through the Parents’ Association are available in the Admission Office. Samples of most styles/sizes of PA Spirit Wear are there as well.

SHEMESH, an organization of the Associated, will be providing free speech screenings to our Kindergarten students. Mrs. Faye Friedman, a certified licensed Speech and Language Pathologist, will be doing the screenings at KSDS beginning the last week in September. For students in first through fourth grades, Mrs. Friedman will be available as a resource to teachers and parents upon request. If you are a parent of a 1st-4th grader and are interested in receiving a free speech screening for your child, please email Dr. Buck at [email protected] .

ERB scores from May 2017 are in. If you are interested in reviewing your child's ERB results, please email Dr. Buck at [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Our popular Shabbat Share will be held on October 27th! Become part of the biggest school-wide event connecting KSDS families for a home-based Shabbat meal. Host a meal or be a guest in another family’s home; all homes will have a minimum of three families and the families will be matched by age of children. The PA will provide everything you need: delicious dinner catered by Yaffa, materials for Shabbat rituals, paper goods, and hosting ideas to create a meaningful and relaxing Shabbat experience. This is a great way to meet other families in a more intimate setting.  Register HERE ; the deadline to register is October 16 to allow time to match families appropriately.

The Seventh Annual STEAM Showcase will take place on Sunday, November 12 from 1-3:30pm. Look HERE to see the flyer.

Our 36th Anniversary Year is off to an incredible start! And we've only just begun creating and celebrating a community that cares.  Here is where we need your help:

Upcoming Grandparent Event Alert: Musings with Moshe

Back by popular demand! All KSDS Grandparents are invited to our Musings with Moshe Lunch and Learn. Be inspired by Rabbi Moshe Schwartz at this engaging event. Lunch will be provided by the KSDS Grandparent Committee. Event will be held rain or shine.

Monday, October 9 from 11:30am–1:30pm

In the Attman Sukkah

There is no fee for this event.

Click HERE to register

Please click HERE for a schedule of all of our events. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Liz at [email protected] .

Our Open House and Drop In Days Schedule has been posted online. Please share THIS PAGE with friends and acquaintances who might be interested in learning more about a KSDS education. And don't forget about our Family Referral Program! Details can be found HERE .

Watch Senator Cardin's special Mazal Tov to KSDS HERE.

Monday, Sept. 25

Boys A Soccer at KSDS vs Waldorf 3:45

Boys B Soccer practice 3:30-5:00

Girls A Soccer practice 3:30-5:00

Girls B Soccer practice 3:30-5:00

Cross Country practice 3:30-5:00

Tuesday, Sept. 26

Boys A at Odyssey 3:30

Boys B at Odyssey 3:30

Girls A at KSDS vs Odyssey 3:30

Girls B practice 4:00-5:30

Cross Country practice 4:00-5:30

W ednesday, Sept. 27

Boys A and B Soccer practice 4:00-5:30

Girls A and B Soccer practice 4:00-5:30

Cross Country at St. James 3:30

Thursday, Sept. 28

Boys A soccer at KSDS vs Jemicy 3:30

Boys B soccer at KSDS vs Jemicy 3:30

Girls A soccer at Jemicy 3:30

Girls B soccer practice 4:00-5:30

Cross Country practice 4:00-5:30

 

Torah readers for September 11:

5th Grade: Sam A., Lev E., Julia L.

6th Grade: Ami C., Hannah S., Noah Y.

7th Grade:  Ellie B., Ezra G., Eli W.

8th Grade:  Gabi M., Piper J.

Torah readers for September 18:

LS: Leah M., Sophie P., Liba S.

5th Grade: Yoni A., Jonah S., Daniel S.

6th Grade: Josh D., Lior G., Nadia S.

7th Grade -- Ezra G., Sarah M., Liora E., and Maayan L.

8th Grade -- Piper J., Gabi M. and Gideon R.

The following students have sounded shofar for the Middle School during the month of Elul (and many have also blown shofar for the preschool during their recess time as well):

Josh D.

Daniel J.

Amidan C.

Sam A.

Gilad G.

Julian K.

Noah Y.

Jacob B.

Elie S.

Wriley K.

Natan G.

Please Note: Please read carefully, because some dates and times have changed since the school calendar was released last spring.

Tuesday, September 26

Thursday, September 28

Friday, September 29

Monday, October 2

Wednesday, October 4

Thursday, October 5

Friday, October 6

Monday, October 9

Tuesday, October 10

Wednesday, October 11

Thursday, October 12

Friday, October 13

Saturday, October 21

Tuesday, October 24

Hearing and Vision Screening (K, 1, 4 and 8)

Wednesday, October 25

Thursday, October 26

Friday, October 27

Saturday, October 28

Monday, October 30

 

Sunday, October 8, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fun for all ages!

Enjoy lunch in the Sukkah , “Characters in the Sukkah,” sack races, the moon-bounce, and so many more special surprises! Perform a mitzvah doing one of our service projects. It’s a super fall day to spend with friends. Cost is $5 per person / $18 per family if you RSVP by October 1 . At the door the cost will be $6 per person / $20 per family.  Visit here for more details and to register .  Look HERE for the flyer.

Volunteers needed! Sign up HERE .

Help KSDS and CAC at the same time! The Sisterhood needs a Co-Chair for its next Hamantaschen Sale. Last spring $1,000 of the profits from this successful program were donated to KSDS for its STEAM Showcase. For 2018 the Sisterhood has pledged the same amount of the proceeds to KSDS. The responsibilities of being the Hamantaschen Co-Chair are:

 

 

This is a great opportunity to make this Fundraiser a huge success in 2018. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Andrea Polsky, [email protected] or Ruth Silber, [email protected]

Boscov's Shopping Passes are available in the Sisterhood Judaica shop! $5 each gives you a Shopping Pass for up to 25% on Tuesday, October 17th, plus the opportunity to win Great Prizes! All proceeds go to Sisterhood, which in turn supports all our schools!

Goldsmith ECEC’s Parent Association is taking Shabbat Express orders now. Look HERE for the order form, which can be filled in and turned in at the preschool office with your check made out to the GECEC PA. Many sizes and shapes of challah are available, along with a few other products. The Goldsmith PA requests that you turn in your order form at least one week before your first delivery date, and that you email all questions to [email protected], using the subject line “ Challah.”

The Soul Center, a spiritual start-up, powered by Judaism, presents the following exciting programs:

 

The Art of Mindful Connection: Real Love with Sharon Salzberg

TOMORROW, September 25

Meet New York Times bestselling author and national meditation leader Sharon Salzberg as she discusses her new book, Real Love.

5:45 – 6:45 pm Intimate gathering

7:00 pm Book discussion

Click HERE to Register.

The Baltimore Jewish Times would like to invite you to take advantage of this FREE gift. Visit jewishtimes.com/52weeks for a one-year subscription at no cost to you.

Practices start in mid-November; games start in early December and run through early March. Look HERE for the flyer and HERE to register online.