Message from Heather Moore, Head of School
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Dear Parents,
As we work through this time, we are filled with so many feelings of uncertainty. At Strelitz, our goal is to continue to provide our students with some consistency by providing classes through Google Meetings. Our teachers meet with their students each day. This provides some sense of normalcy, consistency and accountability. It has been a learning curve for families and teachers, and I want to give a huge thank you to everyone as we work together to provide the best education possible for our students.
Thank you to our wonderful Strelitz Community as we navigate these unchartered waters together.
Heather Moore
Head of School
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Doing PE at home with Mr. Adam
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SIA Students staying busy at home
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Literacy Resources Available Online
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Try these great resources with your kids!
GetEpic
has both fiction, non-fiction, and popular chapter books that are great for all age levels (audio books, read-to-me, and e-books).
StorylineOnline
has actors and actresses reading stories, along with supplemental material for teachers - I will be using some of these lesson plans for my classes.
VOOKS
has both fiction, non-fiction, and IB related topics that are appropriate for all age levels (all animated videos with authentic illustrations and text from books)
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Try Challah in a Bag for this shabbat with this youtube video. Fun for all ages!
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The Library Doughnut Challenge
by Melanie Columbus, SIA Media Specialist
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I would like to invite all families and teachers to participate in the Library Doughnut Challenge. First, watch the story
"Arnie the Doughnut"
on Storyline Online read by Chris O'Dowd. Afterward, find materials in or around your homes to create the most perfect, delicious doughnut! Then, send me your photos or videos of your creations at
mcolumbus@strelitzacademy.org.
Some material(s) ideas include using any sort of arts and crafts items such as paper, colored pencils, markers, or crayons. Or, get creative in the kitchen and use different kinds of edibles like fruits, vegetables, dough or batter for baking, cereal, dried foods like nuts or beans, etc. Also, you can get creative outside too! You can use natural items like sticks, rocks, grass, leaves, flowers, etc. to create your perfect doughnut!
I hope everyone has fun and enjoys creating their doughnuts! And don't forget to send me your family's creations! Here is an example of my DIY doughnut below...
Ingredients: apple, peanut butter, honey, coffee grounds, and chocolate chips
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Who Knows Four?
By Lorna Orleans, Director of the Early Years
Program
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The four mitzvot of Purim that is? Our Strelitz Early Years students sure do. Recently we celebrated Purim with a focus on fun and fulfilling the four mitzvot of the holiday:
1. Hear the Megillah Esther
2. Give gifts of food, Mishlolach Manot, to friends and family
3. Give Tzedakah
4. Have a Seudah (a festive meal)
All of our toddler through preschool classes had an opportunity to hear the Megillah Esther which they helped create. Morah Lisa Rosenbach, our Judaic resource teacher assigned a Megillah chapter for each class to illustrate. On Purim day each class gathered to hear the reading and see the pictures. Of course they brought along their graggers (noise makers) to drown out the name of that villain, Haman.
Each class was assigned an administrator or staff person to give a mishloach manot basket filled with goodies. In each class our young friends also baked hamentaschen and shared mishloach manot with each other or with their families. At circle time there was an opportunity to “put a penny in the pushke”, the tzedakah box.
Finally, we did not have a festive meal but we did have hamentachen for snack and quite a grand, festive time as we visited the bounce house, ate cotton candy, enjoyed the petting zoo and experienced classroom activities, like a dance party and mask making. Todah Rabah to all of our teachers for implementing a fun day and enabling our students to fulfill the four mitzvot of Purim. Special thanks to Elyssa Brinn for arranging the bounce houses and the petting zoo. Thanks also to our parent volunteers for making cotton candy. It was an amazing group effort and a very Chag Sameach!
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The Week Ahead:
I want to thank all of you, our families, for your support of our teachers by partnering with them and participating with your children in the distance learning sessions they have provided. They miss your children very much and love being able to still connect with them through the Googel Meet sessions. I hope you are checking out the websites and the resources they are providing. We are moving into our learning about Pesach, the upcoming spring holiday as well as continuing with our big themed Units of Inquiry. Please keep checking ParentSquare as they update you on the happenings in their virtual classrooms.
As this very fluid situation continues we will keep you updated on any changes.
Wishing you Shalom in the days and weeks ahead.
Lorna Orleans,
Director, Early Years
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Above and below: Sharing Mishloach Manot.
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Left and below" Hearing the Megillah Esther.
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Above and below: Having a festive time.
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Above: This little lobster and puppy dog are ready for the costume parade.
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Right: An enthusiastic parade particpant!
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Simon Family JCC Online Classes
While the Simon Family JCC is closed, check out our FREE online classes. We'll post videos so you can join your favorite JCC instructors and get some exercise. Visit our
Facebook
and
YouTube
pages for the latest videos.
PJ Library is a Jewish family engagement program implemented on a local level throughout North America. In response to the CDC recommendations during this time, PJ Library in Tidewater will be going virtual!
You never know when you’ll need help, but you’ll always know where to find it.
Whether you need assistance with putting food on your table, or help coping with the stress of these uncertain times, JFS is here to help.
Synagogues
Get updates from area synagogues
here
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Our partners at Les Mills understand how important it is for us to be there for our members during these difficult times. They have made available 95 workouts across 8 categories FREE for all JCC members. No sign up is required.
Click here to see the workouts.
INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19
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JCC Summer Camp Information
If your child is not already signed up with the SIA 12 month plan,
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