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A Message from Religious School Principal, Lois Tompkins
NO SCHOOL ON SUNDAY in observance of Martin L. King weekend
I hope that everyone had a great winter break! Mine was quite busy: we have made several changes in our Religious School staff:
First, I have finally found a replacement for our Teknologia teacher (grades 2-5), who was transferred out of Jacksonville in late October. I have hired Ashley Brown, who began last Sunday. Ashley is fairly new to Jacksonville, and is a professional teacher. We are excited to welcome her to Jax and to our staff!
We also lost another teacher, Jacklyn Kallman (Kindergarten and 7th), who had gotten a new teaching job in Duval County at the beginning of the year and has discovered that she was unable to work out the schedule for both jobs. We wish her the best, especially on her upcoming marriage in February! To replace Ms. Kallman, we have hired Morah Karen Morse on Wednesdays to continue with the 7th grade. Karen was a permanent sub for this class in the past few months and is excited to continue with them permanently. I have also moved teacher Adva Kiel into the Kindergarten position (Sundays). Morah Adva is the Judaic teacher for the Kindergarten at the Gottlieb Day School, with a ton of experience and resources, so we are very lucky to be able to utilize her skills with our little ones!
Because I had to move Morah Adva on Sundays, her 4th grade
omanut (arts) class was shifted to Moreh Moshe Benkandil. This was perfect timing, as they are just beginning a unit on Modern Israel, and Moshe's family is Israeli!
One more change: Moreh Marty Goldmintz also changed his day job,necessitating a change on Wednesdays. This class will now be team taught by clergy, Moreh Moshe, and myself, since it is a pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah prep class. Mr. Goldmintz will continue with the 7th graders on Sundays.
If you would like to meet any of the new teachers, please feel free to come inside at drop-off or dismissal! Teachers are always happy to get to know our parents.
Another quick reminder for those of you who would like to honor the memory of Judy Reppert z"l,
who was a past teacher in both the Day School and in our Religious School: there will be a memorial service on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 2:00 at the JJC.
Lois
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