4th Graders are heroes, too!
Announcements:
Kabalat Shabbat B’Yachad (KSBY) 4th Grade will be Jan 24, 2020. 5:30-7pm. Sign up here: https://cbebk.shulcloud.com/yachad/ksby-4th-grade-2020
(When you RSVP, that makes us able to have enough staff and enough food for everyone, so don’t forget.) It’ll be lovely, with songs, food, fun activities, and each other.
Upcoming Closures: No Yachad on MLK Jr Day, Monday 1/20. But we have a special MLK family event in the rotunda (see below)! Yachad classes ARE happening on Saturday 1/18.
MLK Repair The World Day of Service @ CBE CBE is hosting Repair The World’s family MLK activities in our rotunda: There will be three service projects conducted simultaneously: mural painting (children with adults welcome), poetry writing (adults welcome), and packaging hygiene products for St. John’s Bread & Life (all ages welcome). Because each project involves a lot of work, they will be completed over the course of two shifts (9:30-11:00, 11:00-12:00), which people can register for via the Repair the World brand new MLK website (please search for this event on 1/20- there is no direct link).
Creative Arts Academy camp information session @ CBE,12:30 – 2pm, RSVP to Hbreskin@cbebk.org. 1/18, 3rd – 11th Grade families
This week, our 4th Graders learned the story of Abraham and Sarah, who laughed when they learned they’d finally have a child with each other, whom they’ll name Isaac.
We talked about welcoming people in, like our Torah heroes Abraham and Sarah. We talked about laughter, and breifly about tact (since God lies to Abraham about why Sarah is laughing).
We don’t live in an open tent in the desert, where we can look out for travelers to welcome in — how do we welcome people into *our* communities — our homes, our friend-groups, maybe even our country?
How do we decide when to use kind tactful words (so as not to hurt people’s feelings or make them fight) vs. when to use really tough words (such as when we need to stand up to a bully or oppressor)?
4th Grade also talked about their own identities, and their intentions for the upcoming year, 2020. They listed heroes from the Torah, or from pop culture (most superhero comics were written by Jews, after all), or from their real lives. Our scholars gave each of these characters a trait that explained why they were heroic — from Avram the Outrageous to the Fierce Maccabees; from Superman the Savior to The Incredible Hulk, from Greta Thunberg the Upstander/Environmentalist to Ruth Bader Ginsburg the Persistent! In determining our intentions for 2020, we declared our own heroic identities. We’ll be looking out for ways to practice them all year long.
Feel free to call your child by their chosen moniker, to help their dreams come true, and to help them remember their commitments to everyday heroism.
The names don’t have to be written in stone, of course, since every person has many traits at once. However, we thought you’d enjoy what they came up with, so here are all of the names, so far. Note: If your child isn’t listed on here, they weren’t quite sure what to pick yet — do feel free to listen to them think about it, just remember, everyone gets to decide their own heroic names for themselves. 🙂 If your child is on here, feel free to ask them all about it! Why did they choose their name? When did they display this trait in the past? What can they do to practice being that trait in this coming year? (If your child invented a silly one, that’s cool too; they’re also The Funny.)
Parents can pick your own heroic names as well (or if you’re very brave, ask your child to help you choose). What are you proud of, what are you excited to become?
04-TS-C
Alice the Smart; Henry G. the Great/Invincible; Ian the Awesome; Jacob the Smiler; Jack the Cool/Unknown-Awesome; Millie the Includer; Phoebe the Best; Sammy B. the Hardworking; Spencer the Mitzvadik
04-TS-D
Charlie the Strong; Delancey the Awesome Hero; Harry the Playful; Hudson the Heroic; Isabella the Risky; Jordan the Likeable; Ruby the Role Model; Sylvie the Brave
04-TS-E
Andy the Eater of Tacos; Farrah the Amazing Gymnast; Gracie the Cool/Gobble Gobble Gracie ; Henry E. the Handy; Isaac the Felicia-the-VSCO-girl; Rafferty the 888th (written in Roman numerals); Sadie the Funny; Talia the Smart/Terrific
(Ruth is thinking about it.)
04-TS-F
So far: Vera the Hardworking; Samantha the Brave; Nate the Responsible; Charles the Hardworking; Ivy the Planet Saver; Milo the Brave
04-MW-A
Amina the Power Resistor; Aviva the Funny; Charlotte the Cheese; Eiley the Earth-Saver; Ian the Awesome; Maya B. the Funny Person; Molly the Healthy; Serena the Amazing
04-MW-B
Azra the Great; Ava the Awesome Applehead; Beck the Hilarious; Jude the Wise; Emma the ‘SUP; Maya D the Magnificent; Tyler the Yoshi; Zoe the Friend
04-MW-B undecided: Will, Patrick, Azra, Sammy, Leo C.
04-MW-B absent: Sy, Leo K., Haile, Z’mani.
AND, depicted below, in Hebrew Through Movement, the impressive students practiced colours and numbers with Uno and Twister, entirely in Hebrew.
