Shul School 2020: Week 6 Wrap-Up
November 22, 2020
Shalom Shul School parents,

Please see below for overviews of what your kids did in Shul School today. Homework assignments are bolded.

Reminder: there is no Shul School next Sunday, November 29th.

Thanks for reading, and have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Meryl Zimmerman
Education Director
CALL FOR VIDEO SUBMISSIONS!
The deadline is 12 days away!


To celebrate our congregation's 60th anniversary, we're creating a video featuring the children of Shir Chadash that will be played during the virtual Gala on January 31. We would love all of you to participate!

It will look a bit like this, but instead of a paper ball, the object will be a marker:


Parents, we are asking you to film your children catching a marker (from the right side of the screen), which they will then pretend to use on a posterboard. Your child will have already created a poster saying something like "We love you, Shir Chadash!" or "Mazel tov!" in big, clear letters - so the marker is just a prop! They will then toss the marker up to the left side of the screen.

No dialogue is necessary - we will overlay music.


Questions? Contact me or Cait Gladow (caitrinmuldoon@gmail.com).
Save the Date!
Sunday, December 6th at 4pm

Join us on Zoom for a special kids Chanukah program, led by our 2020-2021 ISJL Fellow, Paige Beame!
TEACHER FEATURE

Each week, we will use this space to introduce you to a different Shul School teacher. This week's featured teacher is Rachel Berwald, who teaches Parparim and HaYa'ar:

"Hello! My name is Rachel Berwald, and I'm teaching Parparim and HaYa'ar this year. I'm originally from St. Louis, but I moved to New Orleans to go to Tulane (where I was a member of NJBeats Jewish a cappella). I first set foot in Shir Chadash as a sophomore and immediately felt welcome in this incredible community. I was a long-term substitute teacher for Gan Nitzan and followed that crew up to Ilanot the next year (and am thrilled to be this same group's teacher again in Parparim). I've taught Mini Minyan and Learning to Lead as well. After graduation, I stayed in New Orleans and am currently teaching full time as a 2nd grade special education teacher. I've already had so much fun with Shul School and am so excited to continue singing, learning, and growing as a Shir Chadash community this year."
Gan Nitzan

What do tzedakah (justice) and gemilut hasadim (acts of loving kindness) have in common? Love! Ahavah rabah (abundant love). It makes us feel good inside and starts a “thread of kindness.” This week, we talked about our favorite foods (mac ‘n cheese, Cheerios and pasta), the tzedakah we collected (shoes and clothes), the acts of loving kindness we did and what we’re thankful for. Jacob is thankful for his house and Reeva helped her mom with organizing her house. Meital is thankful for her family and Ezra introduced us to his new friend Gracie. Lenny is thankful for plenty of delicious food and Lina got a chance to eat the very same lentil soup that Jacob gave to Esau in the Torah story this week. We made turkey centerpieces out of pinecones and feathers and learned to say todah rabah, “thank you very much” in Hebrew.
Shafririyot

Today Ms. Meryl had the pleasure of teaching the Shafririyot kids! We learned that Shabbat is a special day where we have a fancy meal and we eat and drink yummy things like grape juice, challah, and desserts! We made beautiful napkin rings out of clay, to make the Shabbat table extra fancy and special. We also read a book called "Shabbat Hiccups."
Parparim

Today, we talked about the importance of being kind to yourself. We made paper chains using the prompt “I am...” to help us always remember how truly amazing we all are. Check them out in this picture!

Ask your child: What is one thing you will do this week to take care of yourself?
Devorim/Tzipporim

Today we spoke about being a judge in the Torah and we learned about the story of Deborah. We had a great time learning about influential women in the Torah. 
HaYa'ar

We learned the rest of the Kaddish Shalem today. Everyone did such a great job being patient with each other (and themselves) while learning these tricky words. Be sure to review them this week using our powerpoint.