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Resources
Computer Accounts
Each student is provided with a computer account, including email and access to programs such as Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Photoshop. Students must sign a user agreement governing computer use at school.
Edline
Edline is a technology tool used by parents to access various kinds of information pertaining to their child’s particular classroom and assignments. Teachers post information on class field trips, major tests, and long term assignments with due dates to help students and parents stay organized and enhance the partnership between school and home. Parents receive an individualized, personal code at the beginning of the school year in order to access their child’s information. Contact your respective school for assistance.
ESL Program
The Lower School offers an ESL program for students learning English as a second language. The ESL teacher conducts a pull-out program to give students directed lessons that strengthen vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills. Students are pulled out in small groups for approximately 30-45 minutes, 3-5 days per week with students of like ability and of similar age whenever possible. Because the majority of the school day is spent within the regular classroom among native English speakers, most students require just one or two years of ESL help before being fully integrated into their classrooms.
Family Directory
A list of family addresses and telephone numbers can be found in Edline. Please send corrections and changes to updates@sdja.com updates@sdja.com.
Field Trips
Click here to download the lower school field trip permission form
Guidance Counselor
The Lower School has a Guidance Counselor who is on campus four days per week. The Counselor acts as a resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators. The Counselor teaches formal guidance lessons on topics such as resolving conflicts peacefully, peer relationships and respect. The Counselor also runs a Banana Splits group for children in single parent homes, works with individual and small groups of students to help them problem-solve, and runs social skills groups on an as needed basis. Other services offered include professional development for staff and parent coffees on topics involving the social and emotional development of students.
Kayefet After School Program
The Kayefet (Fun) After School Care Program provides enriching and fun after school activities for students in grades K-8 in a nurturing and safe environment.
About the Program
Handbook
Registration Form
Positions Available
Any high school student who is interested earning income towards their senior trip to Israel and is interested in working for the Kayefet After Care Program, please visit:
Student Staff Needed
Student Aide Job Description
Student Aide Application Form
Learning Center
The Learning Center, staffed by educational therapists and teachers, is a resource for students with minor learning differences and those who may need additional support to be successful in the classroom. Pull -out and in-classroom support services are available for an added fee. For more information about the Learning Center, click here.
Library
The San Diego Jewish Academy Library strives to build a collection of resources that meet the academic, research and pleasure-reading needs of faculty, students and parents. The SDJA Library is a member of the Association of Jewish Libraries and the California Association of Schools Library Network. The library has received a certificate of accreditation from the Association of Jewish Libraries (Synagogues, School and Community Centers Division).
About the Library
Library Fund
The SDJA Library Fund is a wonderful way to honor a child’s birthday or pay tribute to someone, while helping the school library.
Genres
SDJA Enters the Digital Age for Research
SDJA has purchased several electronic databases for use by teachers and students at school and home. These products are designed to keep students safe when using the Internet and to help teachers find resources that match each student’s learning needs. These databases include NetTrekker, World Book Encyclopedia online, and two databases from Facts on File. These links will bring you to information about each database and the access information for our school. In addition, the PTO purchased UnitedStreaming that is an online video service for use by the teachers.
Online Databases
Lost & Found
Any items left around campus are picked up by maintenance and placed in the Lost and Found, located in a storage room behind the Lower School office. At the end of each month, any items left unclaimed are donated to charity.
Lunch
At SDJA, we aim to serve students food that tastes good as well as
food that is good for them. We believe it is important to provide
students with nourishing options that promote the Jewish value of
Shmirat Haguf, caring for one’s body, whenever possible and we’ve made
some exciting changes to our school lunch program to reflect that
belief.
We are always striving to improve the quality and freshness of the
food that we serve. We provide foods high in nutrient values, lower in
fat than most processed foods and prepare what we can from scratch in
our kitchen. Every lunch ordered comes with a salad bar that features
local and organic produce whenever possible and we use a combination
of whole wheat or grains in most bread products. To create a deeper
understanding and appreciation of food, students are working in our
edible garden to help provide the school with organic produce when
possible and all food is, of course, Kosher.
We understand that our food choices make a difference and at SDJA we
seek to make the healthier decision as easy as possible for your
children.
CLICK HERE FOR SDJA HOTLUNCH ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM.
Menus currently available:
- SDJA Early Childhood Center (Beit Yeladim and SDJA Preschool)
- SDJA K-12 Grades (GMLS and MUS Students)
Second Trimester lunch orders must be placed by Wednesday, November 30th in order to be included in the second trimester meal option. A la cart orders have the flexibility of ordering throughout the trimester.
As a new user, click on new user link prompted to create a profile
- Enter an email address
- Create a password
Once your login information has been created you will be in the profile tab and are ready to add students
- Enter Student’s First and Last Name
- Enter Student’s Grade Level
- If GMLS, enter student’s room number
- Select Ala Carte or Trimester meal plan- please click on the “?” to see a description of each
Once the Students information has been added you will be ready to begin ordering
- Click on the Order tab
- Begin ordering
- Please refer to the instructions in the yellow shaded box for ordering, editing, and payment instructions!
Should you require additional instructions, please click here to download manual. If you have any questions, please contact ljshi@sdja.com.
Click here to visit the Healthy Habits Committee web page for more information on SDJA's Wellness Policy and healthy school meals.
Nurse
A Registered Nurse is on staff to provide a warm, caring environment to students that are ill or injured. The nurse can administer various over the counter medications (i.e. Tylenol, Motrin, Tums, etc), if parental permission has been given in our student health center. In addition, students’ medications or treatments as prescribed by a physician and provided by parents can be administered on site. The nurse carefully monitors communicable diseases that may affect the students at SDJA and keeps parents informed.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jan Capon, RN by phone at (858)704-3736 or by e-mail at jcapon@sdja.com.
Parent Handbook
All school policies, rules and regulations are included in the Parent Handbook. To view the Parent Handbook, click here.
Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
SDJA continues to address the importance of a safe arrival and departure for the children of our school. The most difficult time to monitor their safety is during the transitional times of their arrival and departure. Please read the following guidelines that were designed to ensure student safety. Your active participation in following these guidelines not only helps to keep our students safe, but can also contribute to the efficient arrival and departure for many families.
Parking Guidelines
Upper School Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
Lower School Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
School Supply List
Download the Supply List
Summer Reading and Assignments
Download Summer Reading List
Yad B’Yad Committee
Literally, hand-in-hand, this “mitzvah committee” of parent volunteers gives support to families going through a crisis or loss of a loved one. If you know of a crisis in the school community, or would like to help, please click here for contact and general information.
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