Kavod Board Updates 

Kol HaKavod! Kavod’s Charter Renewal was Unanimously Approved by the San Diego Unified School District for the full 5 year term!  Thank you to everyone for your support! 

Last month Kavod had a great site visit from San Diego Unified School District, who visits yearly to review the school program. 

Friends of Kavod Updates

Friends of Kavod is off to a roaring start in supporting our school program. We had nearly 100% of parents participate in our first parent campaign!  Every parent’s support is intregral in the success of Kavod. Thank you for those who donated.  If you still want to give – Donate Here Today! 

Kavod Parent Committee 

Upcoming Meeting Dates If you plan on attending an evening meeting, please RSVP to parentcommittee@kavodelementary.org

December 2nd at 8am and 5:30pm

January 6th at 8am and 5:30pm

Stay after the morning KPC meetings for coffee with the Director!

Social Events

Our first Kavod Dinner fundraiser was a huge success. KPC earned $400! Thank you to Julie Meltzer for organizing the event – we are looking forward to the next one!

Save-the-Dates:

• Israeli Documentary for Parent Discussion: January 12th at 6pm
• Family Movie Night on Campus: January 24th – Evening Event – Details to Follow

Mesiba

Auction Items Needed: Please begin reaching out to your contacts, local stores and places you visit frequently for Mesiba auction items. For our major fundraiser event to be a success, we need everyone’s assistance. All donations are tax- deductible.  Questions? Email – Mesiba@KavodElementary.org

Kavod Happenings 

A brief update of some of the events going on in the classes and around the school. 

Kindergarten: A Fire Truck is visiting the Kindergarten on December 9th! 

First Grade: Parents are invited to the First Grade publishing party on December 17th at 12:00. 

Second Grade: Just before Thanksgiving break our Second Grade treated their families to a presentation about Thanksgiving and followed it with a Thanksgiving feast. This month they will be giving to others by making fleece blankets for their service learning. 

Third Grade:  Third grade has had an exciting month! As a part of our CHIIC curriculum, our Third Graders are learning about the Ababe family, a family on Ha’olam Street from Ethiopia. Just before break they were treated to a visit from Ethiopians who made them a traditional Ethiopian meal.   Third grade also had a two guest parents enrich their classes. Mr. Reinstein played the saxophone for the students for music appreciation and Mr. Piran provided a special science lesson that left the students delighted with home-made ice-cream. 

Guest Physical Education Coaches: We would like to thanks all the parents who are volunteering are enhancing our PE program. Thank you to Mr. Vann, Mr. Hyatt, Mrs. Hyatt, Mr. Miner, Mr. Raehimi, Mrs. Kolakovski and Mrs. Van Frank.  If you are interested in volunteering as a guest coach, PE is held in Hebrew on Mondays and Tuesdays and in English on Thursdays and Fridays. Please sign up and notify the teacher.  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4ca4ae23a7fc1-kavod

Important Notices

• The lost and found box is full.  Please stop by the office to see if your child’s belongings are there.
• All parents and visitors MUST check in at the Kavod office. Do not bypass the office to your child’s classroom. Parents must sign children out at the office as well.
• Spread the cheer of Kavod by informing your friends and preschools about Kavod as our application process for Kindergarten closes in January. Interested parents should contact Kavod this month!
• Please help keep all children at Kavod healthy, if your child is sick, please have them stay home until he/she fully recovers. Kavod would gladly accept donations for boxes of tissues and cleaning wipes.
• Remember to check your child’s folder nightly.
• Students have been excessively tardy. Please recognize bringing your child late negatively impacts your child’s education and the general school program. Strive to be on time.
• School will be closed between December 22nd and January 2nd for Winter Break.

Kavod Values 

Value for the month:  Culture/Diversity

Toolbox Tool: Listening Tool

The motto for the listening tool is “I listen with my eyes, ears heart, and mind.”  In order to remind students to use this tool gently tap two fingers behind the back of your ear.  Talk to your students about what that means to listen with their heart and their mind.  When would you need to do that?

Activities to promote celebrating diversity:

– Go to the library with your child and help him/her select books with diverse characters.

– Go to a new restaurant and try a cuisine that you’ve never had before.  Before you go, do some research with your child about the region and the people who live there.

Spotted Being Super Respectful 

Students who are spotted being super respectful at Kavod receive Super Spots. We would like to acknowledge the following students who received Super Spots at Kavod throughout November!