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Barnes and Noble Gift Cards Available

PIE is selling Barnes and Noble Gift Cards (10 and 25 dollars each) as a fundraiser. They are great holiday gifts and the school receives a percentage of the sale.

If you used your gift cards at the book fair we receive an additional percentage. It's like a double donation!

Call the office (302-6900) or stop in to buy.

Information about book fair - click on links below.
EKA Book Fair Nov. 7

EKA Book Fair Nov. 9

Chesed Hours Opportunity For students in Grades 3 – 8 San Antonio Food Bank Warehouse Food sorting and packing 5200 Old Hwy 90 W 78227 Wednesday, Nov. 3rd from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. (volunteers must arrive 15 minutes prior for the volunteer session) Open to students 8 years and up. Adult supervision is required. If your child(ren) are interested in participating, please contact Gina Meishar at: ginazinser@gmail.com or 884-9146. For those who wish to drive together, we will meet in the EKA parking lot at 4:15 p.m. We will leave at 4:30 p.m. sharp.

Artworks Fundraiser now Going On…

Packets went home last week, please check the White Letter Size Envelope that went home.

If for any reason you prefer to use a different piece of ART or include art of another child in your family you are Most Welcome to do so. The only criteria is that the art work be Letter SIZE and NO glitter please. You will also need an additional order form for your second or third art work item. Extra forms are in the office.

Please make checks payable to EKA/PIE.

Thank You!
EKA PIE

Box Tops for Education
Please bring in your forms for Box Tops for Education by Friday, October 29th.
The class with the most participation will get a “Free Dress Day” during the month of November.

EKA Fall Book Fair - Volunteers Needed

Sign up for the book fair will, once again, be online at: Click Here to Volunteer .

The Bookfair will take place at the Barnes and Noble at San Pedro Crossing. Volunteers are needed for Sunday, Nov. 7 and Tuesday, Nov. 9.

Your help is needed to make this a success.

Mad Science Demonstration

Calling Kindergarten through Fourth Grades!!

Come take part in the Mad Science Demonstration happening on Monday, October 18, 2010!

We are trying to secure 4 more students to take part in this class, so everyone is invited to "test" it out and see if you like it!!

3:45 - 4:45

Science Lab

Town Hall Meeting

Town Hall Meeting: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Beldon Library

Topics:

The EKA has the best teachers in San Antonio Initiative (also Administrators)

and

Open discussion about the EKA Sports Program

PSIA: Private School Intersholastic Association

Dear EKA Families:

Unfortunately, the EKA will not participate in PSIA this year. The San Antonio PSIA historically and currently takes place on Shabbat. We generally travel to Austin because the school hosting there did so on a Thursday. That school is no longer hosting PSIA and the school that picked-it up has chosen to host on Shabbat.

There are two locations hosting on a Friday. One location is in Giddings, Texas. Though possibly close enough to attend, the possibility of traffic and the need to depart early caused us to reach the decision to not participate. The other location is outside of Dallas.

The Jewish Day School in Austin is in a similar predicament. Though Giddings is close enough to attend, that location filled quickly and clepped out the school.

We are writing a letter to PSIA encouraging them to consider the religious needs of students in Jewish Day Schools and to encourage their hosting schools to open up locations on Thursdays in the future. We offered the Jewish Campus here in San Antonio, but another location was selected.

Please feel free to contact our PSIA Liason with questions or comments: davisk@eka-sa.org

L'shalom,

Allison Oakes and Kathryn Davis