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Registration for the 2008-2009 school year at TBO began Sunday, May 4 and continues on our final Sunday, May 18. Care to download a blank application? Click here. Would you like to make note of the 2008-2009 calendar for religious school? Click here. We strongly encourage parents to register their children early for religious school. Look for our table in the Lobby. As always, feel free to stop by the Education office with any questions, or e-mail Nora Rubinoff at education@templebethor.com.
Spotlight on Third Grade The main areas we worked on in 3rd grade were the holidays and Jewish history and all the information associated with them the children could remember about activities they've done before and what they have done with their family members. To that end we have discussed the people involved with each holiday and event, the history behind the holiday/event, the foods and customs we each eat and follow, and what we think about each holiday or event. Since we have students from diverse cultural homes and school environments the shared information has been very rich and allowed the students to hear how others view our religion and customs. To help the students remember holiday details we play memory games, using pictionnary boards with two or more teams, or the names of heroes and famous people connected the holidays, and the Jewish calendar. We have also made mobiles of Jewish religious and historical symbols, masks, wrote skits to perform for our school, and individual Star of David wall hangings. The second main topic is Hebrew prayer. We work to learn several prayers, the Hebrew alphabet and also read the prayers learned. We have used music, songs, games, PowerPoint presentations, and various Hebrew Prayer software programs to learn, study, and practice Hebrew prayer. This year I added signing the prayers which allowed the children to hear, read, say and do the prayers. This proved to be very effective. I hope to expand its use in my classroom next year. One the things I always do in my classes is to use what my students already know and build on that. In that way everyone is both a student and a teacher. In class, the use of songs, games, CDs, computer programs, visual presentations, craft projects, and leading a family service have helped the students learn and commit to memory material presented in friendly, warm, and exciting activities that have help my students build self confidence and strong self images. My students see studying Jewish history, culture, religion, Hebrew and prayer as part of them not something separate that their parents have to make them do. Renee Peery “Do not say, 'When I have leisure, I will study,' because you may never have leisure.” - Hillel Registration for the 2008-2009 school year at TBO began Sunday, May 4 and continues on our final Sunday, May 18. Care to download a blank application? Click here. Would you like to make note of the 2008-2009 calendar for religious school? Click here. We strongly encourage parents to register their children early for religious school. Look for our table in the Lobby. As always, feel free to stop by the Education office with any questions, or e-mail Nora Rubinoff at education@templebethor.com. Please click here to subscribe to our weekly religious school newsletters. Do you have grandparents or other family members who would enjoy our newsletter? Let Nora Rubinoff know and we'll be glad to add them to our mailing list, or click on the newsletter page at tboeducation.com and register online! |
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