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Temple
Beth-El Religious School February
19, 2003 Number 22 |
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The contact phone # during Hebrew School hours is 382-4286.
Progress
Charts and Decorating Classrooms
Some of your classrooms are looking incredible and some leave something to be desired. What can we learn from the Disneyland experience? Even while standing in line to buy your tickets there is music playing and characters coming to entertain you and greet you. When you walk in you feel like you’ve walked into a giant animation movie. There is color and excitement everywhere.
When one walks into your room they should feel the excitement
about learning your curriculum and the enthusiasm about feeling Jewish.
I recently visited the Rashi
School, a Reform Jewish Day School in Boston and learned a lot from their
classrooms. They had reading corners,
artwork and poems hanging from the walls and creative progress charts with
students’ names on them. One thing I saw was a campfire construction
paper progress chart. Each student
had a skewer with his or her name on it. For
each prayer they completed they got a paper marshmallow. After every 5 marshmallows, the students would
receive an actual s’more from the teacher. Fun, colorful and creative progress charts can
help motivate the students and keep them excited about certain activities.
You could do something like this for attendance or learning anything
you are teaching. If you need ideas email me.
If you do not add to your rooms this week, I will have
Megan Stein, one of our ma’asehs decorate your room
for you next Wednesday. I prefer that you decorate your own rooms.
Teacher
Observations
My dear teachers, the first semester of school you were
video taped, you watched the videotape, and learned from yourself about your
teaching style. Now it is time for me to observe you. My goal is to
observe two teachers a Sunday from here on through the rest of the year.
I will be taking notes during the class on the classroom interactions and
dynamics, the classroom set up, and of the lesson plan and its
implementation. Martha will be contacting you to set up a time with me to
discuss my observations within 2 weeks of the observation. This could be
any afternoon or evening that you have available.
Special Programming Meeting this Sunday at 12:30PM
On Sunday March 2, 2003, we will be having a special program for all students in all grades. Included in this program will be a lesson plan provided by me to be adapted by you regarding Our Synagogue, Dedications, Mezzuzot, and Sacred Space. We will be having a meeting at 12:30PM for Teachers and Ma’asaeh to discuss this on Sunday, February 23, 2003. Rabbi Bergman Vann will meet with us in the Block Conference room and I will take care of dismissal, you take care of your paper work and meet us in the Conference room at 12:30. The meeting will last for 15 minutes.
Students Calling Students
Last week I spoke to you about calling your students after 2 absences. Here is another idea. If someone is sick have a designated student to call home and say, “Hi, this is Ploni, from Almoni’s 3rd grade class at Religious School. We all just wanted to make sure he is O.K.. and tell him we miss him. Have a great day.” Have a job chart in your class. Who counts tzedakah, who takes attendance in Hebrew, who makes the calls, who has the snack? Build community among your students by having them take responsibility for one another.
