Welcome to Online Registration
for Temple Sholom's Religious School/Beit Sefer Shalom and Crown Family High School/Beit Tichon Shalom community for the 2017-2018 school year.

Curious about the curriculum? View last year's Religious School guide here.

Please follow the instructions below, in order,
to help make the registration process as easy as possible.

Register before July 1st and receive early bird pricing!  This saves you $75/student! 
Step 1
Logging On

  Click here and log on with your User ID and Password
(or go to www.sholomchicago.org and click click "Members" at the top of the page).
If you don't remember your username or password it is easy to recover. 
Just click "Forget your ID or Password?" 
Step 2
Update Member Information

Check each section of your " Member Information" (contact info) on the upper left tabs to make sure it is accurate.
We love to have Hebrew name(s) in our database!
Step 3
Required Family Information

Under "School Registration", click on "Required Family Information" to enter your general family info (click "submit" to complete) 
Step 4
Class Registration

1)  Under "School Registration" click " Register for Classes"

2)  Select the child you wish to register

3)  Click "Registration"

4)  Click "OK" 
 
5)  Update the "Doctor Information" tab and click "save".  This will prompt you to the next tab.  Complete all tabs and click "OK  
 
Please note the following: 
    •  Under the "Comments" tab:
        • IR (Independent Release) under "Sunday Pickup" is ONLY for 5th grade & above with younger siblings.  Please fill out the permission form here (IR will not be honored until this form is complete)
        • Placement (Buddy) Requests is for Jewish Studies classes only (not Hebrew)
       
      Please note that this information can be updated any time before school but Buddy Requests received after August 15 may not be honored.
       
6)  Click "Register" 

7)  Select your child's class from the drop-down menu and click "Submit"  

8)  If you are registering additional children, click "Continue" and repeat steps 1-7. Otherwise, click "Checkout" and "Complete payment". 

Registration is not complete until payment is submitted. 
Class Costs

Pay by June 30 to receive early bird pricing!
2017-18 Religious School Fees
 
Early Bird
After July 1
JK-2nd grade
645
720
3rd-6th grade***
895
970
7th grade Sunday
645
720
7th grade w/ optional midweek Hebrew***
895
970
8th grade Sunday 
250
325
8th grade w/ optional midweek Hebrew***  
500 
575 
9th-12th grade Crown Family High School
775
850
 
***see Midweek Hebrew notes in "notes" section below 

Only current members of Temple Sholom can participate in Religious School. Please be sure to renew your family's membership for the 2017-18 year when you receive your statement in June.
SAVE THE DATES

Beginning the year:
  • Welcome Back Family-Friendly Shabbat dinner: Friday, September 8, 2017 - 5:30 PM dinner, 6:15 PM service
  • First day of Religious School/Beit Sefer Shalom: Sunday, September 10, 2017, 9:30 AM - noon
  • First days of Midweek Hebrew:
    • Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 4:30-5:30 PM
    • Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 6:30-7:30 PM
  • First day of Crown Family High School/ Beit Tichon Shalom: Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 6:15-8:30 PM
Weekend Retreats at URJ Camp OSRUI
(Friday late afternoon-Sunday early afternoon):
  • 3rd & 4th grade Family B'nai Mitzvah retreat: January 26-28, 2018
  • 5th-8th grade retreat: November 17-19, 2017
  • Orr Shalom High School retreat: January 26-28, 2018
NOTES

Learning Needs(*)
Our goal is to create a successful, inclusive environment in which each child develops a love for Judaism and one another. In order to best achieve this goal, we would like to be able to integrate the same successful strategies used in regular school and home. This creates consistency and ensures that we are accommodating to each child's needs. Please share any learning needs or issues with us, as well as if your child has an IEP or receives resource services. Our Learning Specialists will reach out to parents and observe students in classrooms in order to help teachers best support students' learning.

Midweek Hebrew notes (***)
3rd Grade Families: As an incoming 3rd grader, your child is eligible for Midweek Hebrew for the first time! We look forward to seeing them on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30pm OR Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 PM.
6th Grade Families: Please note that the 6th grade B'nai Mitzvah track consists of Sunday classes and a required Midweek Class, and all 6th grade students will be charged the 2-Day fee.
7th and 8th Grade Families: We offer optional Remedial (7th only) or Advanced (7th and 8th) Hebrew programs (pending sufficient interest) on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30 PM for an additional fee of $250/child.
We are very excited to have you and your family as part of our school community!

If you are curious about program details for any age, 
click here to read last year's Religious School guide.
  An updated version will be sent at the end of summer.

Please stop by or contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
We're looking forward to a great year!

Register by August 15th to ensure that your child(ren) is/are listed on the classroom lists distributed to the teachers!  
 
Jay Rapoport, Director of Lifelong Learning
[email protected] 773-435-1544
 
Stacy Charnay, Education Assistant
[email protected]
773-435-1545