Weekly Newsletter Archive
Our newsletter, Shavua Tov ("good week" in Hebrew), goes out to Hausner parents and staff weekly. It includes school-wide updates, announcements, highlights, useful links, and events in the community.
2022-23 School Year Issues
- 8/22/2022: Summer news, back to school, staffing update, welcome new students, helpful links
- 8/30/2022: First week highlights, back-to-school nights, parent talk on Philosophy for Children
- 9/6/2022: Parent talk on Philosophy for Children, JFCS food drive, community Shabbat/Havdalah events
- 9/13/2022: Music at Hausner, JFCS food drive, community Shabbat/Havdalah events, Grandparents and Special Friends Day Info Request, Q&A with Candace
- 9/20/2022: Pick-Up and Drop-Off Reminders, Rosh Hashanah updates, Hausner Fund launch, sign up to celebrate Sukkot together, Q&A with Amy W.
- 9/28/2022: All-School First Fridays Kabbalat Shabbat, sign up to celebrate Sukkot together, Q&A with Lindsey
- 10/4/2022: Reminders for the week, main entrance update, staffing update, donation matching, Q&A with Jerry
- 10/12/2022: Admissions events, join the Hausner listserv, Q&A with Alisa
- 10/19/2022: Town hall, parking reminder, Hausner Fund participation, Q&A with Cecile
- 10/25/2022: Town hall, Impact Report, Q&A with Eti
- 11/1/2022: Kabbalat Shabbat, Hausner Fund update, Code in Tynker for the World Cup
- 11/8/2022: Thanksgiving Pie & Food Drive, Hausner Fund: TK in the Lead, Town Hall Recording, Q&A with Tal
- 11/15/2022: Thanksgiving Pie & Food Drive, COVID Policy Update, Stanford@Hausner, Why Hausner Staff Support the Hausner Fund
- 11/29/2022: Giving Tuesday, Lunch Survey, Events this Friday, Book Fair, CS Education Week, Second Grade Book Drive, Q&A with Rachel
- 12/6/2022: Hanukkah Events, Lunch Survey, Z3 Conference, ADL Talks, Hausner Fund, Call for Volunteers, 2023-24 School Year Calendar, Avodah L'aOlam Class Welcomes Laura Lauder
- 12/13/2022: Hanukkah Events, ADL Talks, Hausner Fund, Curriculum Night, Social Skills Group, Q&A with Talia
- 12/20/2022: New scholarship, call for volunteers, Hausner Fund, chugim registration, lost and found, Q&A with Jennifer
- 1/10/2023: Health Coordinator Update, Stanford@Hausner, Curriculum Night, Esther Wojcicki, Code Fest, Chugim Registration Closing, Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, Alumni Spotlight: Ben Garber and Ben Lehmann
- 1/17/2023: Curriculum Night, Esther Wojcicki, Code Fest, New Hebrew Books, Q&A with Diane
- 1/24/2023: Code Fest, Curriculum Night follow-up, Food Program Updates, Q&A with Matt
- 1/31/2023: Parking and Ring Road, Coffee Connections, Code Fest Follow-Up, Guest Speakers Recordings, Lost and Found, Q&A with Elizabeth
- 2/7/2023: Coffee Connections, Purim 2023: Save the Date, Q&A with Kent
2021-22 School Year Issues
- 8/23/2021: back to school, printable signs, Covid-19 info, welcome new families, helpful links
- 8/30/2021: Drop-off, pick-up and lunch info, Rosh Hashanah, back to school nights, and first-week highlights
- 9/6/2021: Article in the Jewish News of Northern California, Order Your Yearbook Early
- 9/13/2021: Erev Yom Kippur early dismissal, a new Parent Kesher tradition, a new season of parent education events
- 9/20/2021: Why Sukkot is Rabbi Lehmann's favorite holiday, JFCS food drive, traffic update
- 9/27/2021: Gift from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Hausner Fund launch, picture day
- 10/4/2021: New blog post from middle school math teacher Jerry Brodkey, new sound system in classrooms, Shavua Tov moving to Tuesdays
- 10/12/2021: Philosophy for Children, JWeekly article, upcoming admission events, career opportunities
- 10/19/2021: parents on campus, Q&A with Kyle, from the blog: tshuvah in the middle school
- 10/26/2021: pick-up update, childcare during parent-teacher conferences, Q&A with Gena, from our blog: Why We Give to Hausner?
- 11/2/2021: Vaccine resources, Q&A with Laura, middle school looking for mentors, from our blog: Kibo robots
- 11/9/2021: Staff profile—Cressida Hanson, Hausner Fund update, middle school tefillah, Thanksgiving pie drive
- 11/16/2021: lunch program update, Q&A with Kathleen, Thanksgiving pie drive
- 11/30/2021: Hanukkah events, introducing Stanford at Hausner, Q&A with Donna, Hausner Fund—10 days to go
- 12/7/2021: Stanford at Hausner, new blog post, Q&A with LaMonte, Hausner Fund—only three days left, social media highlights
- 12/14/2021: Hausner Fund closes with a bang, Danielle Parish's fight for climate justice, Q&A with Jenni, book drive, chugim registration
- 1/4/2022: Covid-19 guidelines, Q&A with Julie, Alumni spotlight with Val Zvinyatskovsky ('20)
- 1/11/2022: Hausner ambassadors, Q&A with Pooja, African Library Project book drive
- 1/18/2022: Hausner ambassadors, Q&A with Grace, collect lost and found items
- 1/25/2022: Ring Road Rules, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, Q&A with Brooklyn, lost and found
- 2/1/2022: Q&A with Ben, Parent Gatherings
- 2/8/2022: Q&A with Vicky, Social Skills Group, STEM and Maker Fair
- 2/15/2022: Conferences, Q&A with Ann, Volunteer Sign-Ups for STEM Fair and Spring Benefit
- 2/22/2022: Conferences, Q&A with Spring Benefit Co-Chair Beau Leyvand, Volunteer Sign-Ups for Spring Benefit, Parent Gatherings
- 3/1/2022: STEM and Maker Fair, Staff Appreciation Lunch, Carpool Survey, Q&A with Claire, Purim, Chugim Registration, Conferences, Support At-Risk Teens
- 3/8/2022: 2022-23 Enrollment, Carpool Survey, Q&A with Stacy, Ukraine War: Resources for Families, Spring Benefit Tickets on Sale, Stanford at Hausner
- 3/15/2022: 2022-23 enrollment deadline reminder, Purim festivities, Q&A with Aviv, New blog post: Finding a High School Fit, Stanford at Hausner Recording
- 3/22/2022: Ukraine donation drive, Q&A with Maytal, share your Hausner stories, Social Impact Program highlights video
- 3//29/2022: Coming together for Ukraine, Hausner students win awards at science fair, Sports Tickets Raffle, Q&A with Elisa, Alumni Spotlight: Anna Leemon
- 4/5/2022: Coming together for Ukraine, Q&A with Margo, Review Hausner Online, High School Acceptances
- 4/12/2022: J Weekly article, sports update, Friday after school playdates, review Hausner online, Q&A with Esti, Steve and Kate's Summer Camp
- 4/26/2022: After school playdates, Spring Benefit early bird ends tomorrow, Q&A with Jody, calendar update
- 5/3/2022: Yom Ha'Zikaron and Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel trip send-off, Q&A with Shira, subscription party tickets on sale
- 5/10/2022: afterschool playdate, Middle School Becomes Upper School, Q&A with Laveena, Book Fair, Subscription Party tickets on sale
- 5/17/2022: Class Placement Forms Due Friday, Q&A with Spring Benefit Co-chair Eliana Krulig, Rainforest Bake Sale, Book Fair, Last Chance to RSVP to Grandparents and Special Friends Day
- 5/24/2022: Q&A with Mollie, Summer Camp Reminder
- 5/31/2022: Security update, alumni story—Nathalie Gee, Director of Admissions search, Book Fair times, Parent/Guardians Survey closing end of week, Shavuot events in the community
- 6/7/2022: Last Day Assembly, goodbyes and welcomes