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Temple Beth-El Religious School

October 15, 2002          Number 7

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The contact phone # during Religious School and Hebrew School hours is 382-4286.

 

Having Fun in Class

 

Could every Sunday in your class be a party?  There is a great chance that someone in your class has a birthday that week, but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about.  As you know, I call Sunday mornings, “the show.”  This is our one chance a week, to really hook 340 kids into their Jewish past, present and future.  We are performers for 3 and half hours, because we all know class starts as soon as a child sets foot into the building.  Therefore lets compare our classes to a party.

 

Elements that make a great party:  Decorations, fun activities, upbeat atmosphere, high energy, the kids know one another, music, simple activities, Laughter, party favors, entertainers (that’s you), coming away from the party feeling satisfied.

 

What can you take from these ideas to make your class fun, exciting, full of laughter?   Have you ever watched Nickelodeon show Double Dare®? Talk to your ma’aseh about creating a zany game that incorporates trivia and physical challenges.  Are your kids laughing in class and more importantly, are you laughing with them?

 

Laughter and play are two common elements that allow people to relate on a similar level.  You want your students to relate to you and you to them.  That’s how you will be able to get information across to them.  That’s how you “get in” with them so that you can be one of their Jewish role models.  You are not just the disseminator of information, you are teacher, friend, role model, advice giving, support mechanism, Religious School, community, Judaism. 

 

Think about it . . .

                                                       Story Books Coming
 

 

There will be a box of books for you to review and check out on Sundays.  This will be our portable library.  Please use these books to read to your children.  You could also invite a parent in once a week, to read a story to your students.  You could coordinate the snack parent with the story reader.

 

 

3rd Grade Family Dinner and Service this Friday,

Teachers and ma’aseh are expected to attend.

 

Family Program Smashing Success

 

Congratulations to Mary Levy and the teachers and ma’aseh of kibbutz.  The Family Program received rave reviews.  The activities were funny, many, varied and even messy.  Parents had the chance to learn with their children and teachers had a chance to interact with family units.  Thank you to everyone; we now have a benchmark to measure all other family programs.  The next one is the 5th grade Family Program on Israel on October 27th, teachers will be hearing from Mary soon.

 

How Does Snack Work?

 

Each Judaica teacher should prepare a snack list for students so that a student is responsible for class snack each week.  Please call the parent of the “snack bringer” the Thursday before the Sunday.  This will allow you to have a positive/neutral contact with the parent and also remind the parent about the snack.  Please make sure that students clean up after snack to keep our campus clean. On Sunday mornings during school hours, students and faculty are forbidden to use the coke machine, candy machine or the coffee machine located on the campus grounds.  These machines may be used during Midweek Hebrew or before and after class on Sundays.

 

Pinat Amy

 

I would like to thank everyone that went outside to the courtyard this past Sunday during hafsaka for cleaning up afterwards.  The courtyard looked very good. 

 

I danced with Gayle Fish and Tzadikim grade on Sunday.  Gayle is doing a great job teaching Israeli folk dance and the kids and I had a super time!  Thank you Gayle for doing a great job and making dance fun. 

 

I hope you have all planned on joining the Religious School Faculty at Rose Coste’s home on Sunday, October 20 for an evening of Israeli eating, dancing, and friendship.  Have a good week.