Weekly Update 8/28/2020
A letter from our Head of School and Board Chair
Dear Kehillah, We are excited to write to you on this first Shabbat of the 20-21 school year. For the past six months, we’ve been working together as Daisy transitioned to her role as Head of School and Tzachi transitioned from his role as Chair…
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Welcome to our new staff & faculty! 
As this new school year begins amid a whirlwind of important national news cycles and pandemic health challenges, one thing remains true: “There’s only one thing more precious than our time– and that’s who we spend it on.” (Leo Christopher)
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Kehillah Parent Association (KPA) Meeting 
Fri, Sept 11th @ 8:30am – 9:30am
🎉 A warm welcome to all of our new and returning families from the KPA! 🎉
We hope you can join us for the first KPA Meeting so we can get to know you and share and get you input
on parent community activities this year.
If you can’t make it, email us at KPA@kehillah.org
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Kehillah parents! Hopefully this year has gotten off to a great start for you and your student! Daisy, our esteemed Head of School, has graciously arranged to have Dr. Michael Thompson lead four 1-2 hour zoom parent sessions through this year. The purpose is to provide support and expert guidance about coping through this time, for ourselves, our families, and our children.
This is not mandatory by any means, but is meant to offer expert guidance and support to all of us. It would be very helpful if you could please let us know the days and times that work best for you so that we can best accommodate everyone.
We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to please fill out the attached survey and let us know when works best for you.
Thanks very much and have an awesome year!
Shelley and Timonie, your KPA Co-Chairs
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Kinnus Recap – Connection (and reconnection), community coming together
Kinnus this year was something special. From our virtual lip syncing competition to grade level programming and at home choices, our students got to know one another, their teachers, and a little taste of what life at Kehillah is like.
Our newest students shared a bit of who they are, while our seniors made videos answering questions and sharing advice for the freshmen.
Our 10th and 11th graders learned from Be’chol Lashon about Challenges & Opportunities in Embracing Diversity before choosing breakout sessions to explore how they can learn and do more to confront racism in our world. Our two days of virtual gathering was complete with scavenger hunts, guessing games, and a color war competition organized and led by student government. We can’t wait for whe the rest of the year has in store, and this was a wonderful way to begin.
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College Counseling Information
Keep your eyes peeled for an important email from our College Counseling Department. We will be sharing a BUNCH of info with details, resources and links to everything you need to know.
Ms. Ho and Ms. McGuire are excited to be working with students & families to support your extraordinary futures! If you have questions visit the College Counseling page or email them directly at sho@kehillah.org and smcguire@kehillah.org