Weekly Newsletter- October 15 2021 - King David High School

October 15, 2021 / Cheshvan 10, 5782

Shabbat Begins: 6:03 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 7:07 p.m.

Parsha: Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 ; Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16

DESIGNING UNSINKABLE BOATS

Ben Ginsberg observing the buoyancy of an unsinkable boat

Mr. Beadon and his Grade 8 students took on an “Unsinkable Boat” challenge: students had to design, create, test, and revise a boat made from simple materials. The catch: they had to “purchase” the materials for a certain number of pennies. The material costs were based on the environmental impact of the material. eg, 4 popsicle sticks for 1 penny, 4 styrofoam balls were 40 pennies. The boat needed to be able to hold the same number of pennies (or more) without sinking! A great exercise in collaboration, creative thinking and the design process!

AN INTERVIEW WITH CLIMATE ACTIVIST AND KING DAVID GRADE 12 STUDENT, SARA BAUMAN

We sat down with Sara Bauman this week to hear about her recent meeting with the Ministry of Education, where she advocated for changes to the new BC curriculum to include proper climate education across all grades and subjects.

Sara is a climate activist, a student at King David, a member of CERBC (Climate Education Reform BC) and Sustainabiliteens. She is planning to attend McGill next to study Environmental Sciences and continue to make an impact on climate and environment policy.

Tell us about what led to your meeting with the Ministry of Education this week?

I’m involved in a group called Climate Education Reform BC (CERBC), which is a student-led movement of about 15 students from different schools who are working on getting climate education integrated into BC’s K- 12 curriculum. The campaign started about a year ago and we were finally able to get the Ministry of Education to meet with us this week. The meeting went really well! We talked about the six needs of our Reform to Transform Campaign (you can read them here). The Ministry is already working on education reform and we are continuing to consult with them so that we have student voices developing a curriculum because the curriculum is for students…

Click here to read the rest of the interview and hear more about Sara’s incredible initiative.

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MAZAL TOV AND KOL HAKAVOD TO SHAY KEIL!

This week, accompanied by his daughter Tali, Grade 11, Shay Keil

presented the cheque to BC Children’s Hospital

Shay Keil recently demonstrated how the spirit of philanthropy and the power of social media, when used together, can make a huge impact. Inspired by a former colleague whose son was ill and had spent many weeks at BC Children’s Hospital, Shay chose to focus his fundraising efforts there. In just a few weeks, his initiatives raised a remarkable $51,019, far exceeding his initial goal of $30,000 to celebrate 30 years with Scotiabank!

We are grateful to Shay for his ongoing support of King David, Jewish Family Services and so many other community organizations.

Annual Report 2020-2021

At King David, we encourage the development of a sense of gratitude all year long so that we feel proud, thankful, and joyful. As a school, we are grateful every day for the support received from students, families, alumni, staff, and the broader community. Your support allows us to provide students with the inspiration and preparation to lead lives of meaning.

Each fall, we reflect on the previous school year and all that we have accomplished as a school and as a community.

Please click on the image to read our Annual Report.

GO LIONS!

Senior Girls Volleyball Team in action at St. John’s School.

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SUPPORT THE FEDERATION’S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Community is built on solid partnerships like the one between King David and Jewish Federation. Working together enables us to do more.

When you support the community through the Federation Annual Campaign, you can direct 75% of your new gift or increase to King David.

Just type in “King David” on the donation form when you make your gift online.

We are counting on the Federation’s Annual Campaign “plus gifts” to support our work.

Please GIVE TODAY

Shabbat Shalom!

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Food bank Volunteers Needed

Jewish Family Services

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Nurturing and Repairing Parent-Teen Relationships with Dr. Guy Diamond

The Wellness Institute

Wednesday October 20

5:00- 6:30 p.m.

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Looking for Junior Girls Basketball Players

Maccabi Canada is looking for Junior Girls Basketball Players born in 2006-2007 to compete at the Maccabiah Games in July 2022. Don’t miss out on the experience of a lifetime.

For more information:

visit www.maccabicanada.com.

Interested? Contact National Athletic Director, Ashley Kochman: