News Archive
10/31/2007
Letter from Dani Steiner Regarding Upcoming
Parent-Teacher Conferences. Our Parent-Teacher
conferences for Grades Pre Kindergarten and Grades 1-8 will be held on
Tuesday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 14, 2007, from 4:00-8:00
p.m. Kindergarten conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 14th
from 1:30-8:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 15th from 3:30-6:00 p.m. All
students will have a full day of school on both days.
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10/15/2007
Welcome to New DFO James Hockhousen from Dani Steiner and Alan Harlam
Dear Parents, Friends and Colleagues: I am very happy to announce the hiring of our new DFO (Director of Finance and Operations), Mr. James (Jim) Hockhousen.
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7/20/2007
NEW: BJE launching the PJ Library-Jewish Books for
kids
The Bureau of Jewish Education of Rhode Island will be
launching the PJ Library. The PJ Library is a program that aims to
engage Jewish families with young children in Jewish life. The Bureau is
partnering with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and local funders to
bring this innovative program to our community. Each participating child
will receive a high quality Jewish book or CD with a guide every month
from age six months through age five. For further information go to:
http://www.pjlibrary.org
From Our Alumni
5/27/2007
Projo editorial from JCDSRI
alumni Jonathan L. Snow THE WORLD
REACTED in horror the other week as video spread over newscasts and the
Internet of beloved children’s character Mickey Mouse being used to
incite Palestinian children to hatred and violence. As international
outrage grew over this desecration of the beloved cultural icon, the
Palestinian minister of information, a member of the Hamas-led coalition
government, ordered the program, which airs on Hamas’s al-Aqsa
television network, to be shut down. Hamas has responded with contempt,
assuring NBC News that it will keep broadcasting the show as it is.
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Jonathan's Bio
General News
6/8/2007
NEW:
Annual
Meeting Info: Read speech by JCDSRI President Alan Harlam
and download annual report.
More
6/8/2007
NEW:
JCDSRI Survey: View
a summary of survey results dealing with views about JCDSRI by JCDSRI
and other Jewish families. More
4/27/2007
Excellence at JCDS-RI: It is our pleasure to share with you some
excellent academic achievements of our students. These success stories
reflect the quality and passion of our students and the excellence in
education that they are receiving at our school.
More
2/7/2007
On Wednesday February 28th, we are pleased to announce that Marcia Lapidus Kaunfer, faculty member, and Rabbi Alvin Kaunfer will be honored by the Bureau of Jewish Education as Builders of Jewish Education in RI.
Visit www.bjeri.org
1/24/2007
Parent teacher conferences set for March 21 and 22. Once again, you will be meeting with your child’s homeroom teacher. Also at that conference, you will receive a modified assessment report of your child’s progress. This report will give you information about your child’s progress in all subject areas. You will receive another full progress report at the conclusion of the school year this June. This report will be similar to the one you recently received in December.
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1/3/2007
 Daniel
Katz Wins JCDS Geographic Bee - Moves One Step Closer to $25,000 College
Scholarship Providence, Rhode Island,
January 3, 2007. Daniel Katz, a 6th grade student at the Jewish
Community Day School won the student-level competition and a chance at a
$25,000 college scholarship. The school level Bee, at which students
answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 19th
annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National
Geographic Society. More
1/4/2007
Letter to parents regarding the mycoplasma infection
which has warranted the closing
of schools in Warwick, West Warwick and Coventry
Read letter
12/30/2006
Letter to parents regarding the new
JCDSRI Progress Reports (Report Cards)
Read letter
7/21/2006
Jewish Voice:
Community
School
gets $1.2 M
to revamp programs, facility
A sometimes contentious board meeting
held at the Jewish Federation of R.I. (JFRI) on June 26 resulted in
another major victory for the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS), which
received approval for $1.2 million over five years for facility and
programmatic upgrades. The funds are not without strings attached,
however — the school must raise $3.6 million on its own and increase
enrollment from 180 to 300 students during the same time period. A
review occurring at least once annually was also a condition.
More
7/20/2006
Letter from Dani Steiner and Bruce Wolpert
regarding school news and plans
Dear Parents and Community Members: Our summer vacation started almost a
month ago, and we would like to update you on all the exciting things
that are happening at the school. Summer is a very important time for
us. This is when we prepare, think and create everything that must be
done to incorporate the changes and new programs that will guarantee a
great year for our children. Here are a few things that have happened
since the school year ended More
6/11/2006
Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island graduates its first class.
Twenty-two students graduated Sunday June 11, 2006 15 Sivan, 5766 at
Temple Emanu-El, Providence, Rhode Island. Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer, founding
director of the Alperin Schechter Day School, was the keynote speaker.
Read speech |
List of graduates |
Graduation Program (PDF) |
Jewish Voice Article
3/2006
JCDS plan takes shape: Forum
focuses on philosophy, prayer, tuition
By Jonathan Rubin
PROVIDENCE — It’s your son’s 10th birthday, and you want to take his
class to a bowling party on a Saturday afternoon. There’s just one
thing: there are kids in his class that don’t go bowling on Shabbat. Do
you change the party for these kids, or hold it anyway and exclude them?
This challenge is actually one of the benefits of having a
multi-denominational Jewish Community Day School (JCDS), said incoming
head Dani Steiner. “To think about how to be with someone that is
different from you — this is a tool for life,” he said.
More
Read previous Jewish Voice and Herald articles about
the formation of the JCDSRI: (Reprinted with permission of the Jewish
Voice and Herald).
9:30/2005: ASDS parents vote yes on Community School transition:
Name, mission first changes in ‘gradual evolution’
6/24/2005: Community School leaders meet with parents:
Despite some frustrations, poll shows most parents support community
school
3/4/2005: Federation grants $425K to community school plan:
Big Victory by Partnership, 2006 goal set
Open Forum Series
The JCDS-RI Education Excellence Committee thanks all participants in
our four-part Open Forum series about the future of our school. Your
participation was essential to our understanding of the central
principles that characterize and animate our school.
Hosted by the JCDS-RI Education Excellence Committee and facilitated
by Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer, Dani Steiner and Bill McCarthy, community
members, JCDS-RI parents, students, faculty and staff participated in
this four-part conversation. Over two hundred people attended these
forums! They offered their feedback, expertise and commitment to
excellence in education.
The strength of our vision lies in the power of Klal Yisrael – the
degree to which we foster a community that welcomes and nurtures every
Jewish voice. In this series, we began to establish that vision.
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