Weekly+E-Minder


 * || || ||  JQuest updates and Bring a Friend invitation. The past two weeks many of our quests have been working on concluding.

Remember - each week we update our wikispaces page with a brief summary of what happened in class. Read your child's grade summary at www.kijquest.wikispaces.com

We also have some pictures of from recent weeks, go to JQUEST Picture Link

We hope that your child is enjoying their JQuest experience. **We will be sponsoring "Bring a Friend" trial on Sundays November 24, December 8 and December 15.** More information will be coming soon in conjunction with the Gift of Membership Program - who do you know that you can invite to Experience KI? This invitation is for current K-5th graders. ||

**JQuest Parent Survey** As we enter the month of November, our Religious Education Committee and I are eager to begin evaluating JQuest. Please follow this google form link to complete the 5 question survey. Your help is truly appreciated!
 * **Support JQuest**

**KINGO** Can you stayduring JQuest in the coming weeks to help with raffle baskets, or helping out the day of the event. We hope every JQuest family will join in the fun. Money raised has gone to purchase technology for the school and subsidizing our arts budget. || || Friday November 15, 2013 7:00 PM Families of older elementary children and teens are invited to Sabbath for the Soul at our new time - 7:00pm. We will be offering special blessings and reflections for non-Jewish spouses in honor of Interfaith Shabbat. RSVP to Anita Madnick to let us know if you or your spouse would like to be called up to the bimah. **Women of KI Hanukkah Celebration** Sunday, November 17, 2013 from 9:30am-12:30pm We will be selling many basic Hanukkah items -- candles, gelt, and menorahs. There will be beautiful silk scarves and bags; fun animal hats; a few vendors with jewelry and Rainbow Loom bracelets. Food will be for sale. Click here for more info. **Pick Up and Pasta** Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 6:00pm Click here to RSVP Join our youth group for a fun spaghetti dinner. $5 donation per person, kids and adults welcome. This will be instead of pizza dinner. Proceeds go to support KIFTY scholarships. **TJ Museum Hanukkah Gift Making Workshop** Sunday, November 24, 2013 Come make a beautiful spoon with our Artist-in-Residence, Diane Pieri. $10 per person.  Click here for more information.  11:00am-12:00pm Teen Workshop  12:00pm-12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm 7-12 Year Olds <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Junior Youth Kallah at Camp Harlam** Friday, December 6, 2013 through Sunday, December 8, 2013 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Click here for the flyer and here for the video to get more information on this great weekend for 6th-8th graders. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Tot Shabbat Service** Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 10:30am in the Chapel Join us for this Tot Shabbat Saturday service led by Chana Rothman. Challah and grape juice to follow. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Opening the Gates of Torah Inclusion Symposium** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 2:00pm <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This will be a wonderful day to learn about inclusion best practives from a national expert, followed by small groups for teachers and parents. Click here for more info. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**KINGO IV** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 4:30pm-7:30pm <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here ye! Here ye! Join us for a royal evening of family entertainment. KINGO registration is underway. Paper registration forms are available in the JQuest Office or register online.
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"> **JQuest Reminders** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">** Sabbath for the Soul - Honoring our Non Jewish Spouses **

We are still accepting donations to be included in the class raffle baskets as well as family-made raffle baskets. Please bring any donations to the Office. Thank you to all of the families who have already contributed.

Lots of great raffle baskets and silent auction items have come in including: Willow Grove Day Camp, Burn Brae Day Camp, Camp Anglewood, Diamond Ridge Camps, URJ Camp Harlam, URJ Six Points, Sixers, Flyers and Much More! <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**One Happy Camper Incentive Grants** The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with the Neubauer Family Foundation and the Foundation for Jewish Camp, is pleased to once again offer incentive grants of up to $1000 for first-time campers going to Jewish overnight summer camps across North America. Click here for more information.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**JQuest Quick Links** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Wikispaces <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Calendar  || ||

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** Lindsey Heller, Administrative Assistant **