About 4th Grade Remote Learning
Hi parents! I hope you’re doing well out there.
I’ve sent out this email to you, but had one broken email address. If you didn’t get it, please let me know your email, and your child’s name, I’ll fix it right quick. (I’ll also keep posting the remote lessons here on this blog.)
And, if you or your child would like any support during this wild and wacky time: we’re all here for you, please don’t hesitate to ask.
L’Shalom,
– ‘Morah’ Leora
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Good morning, 4th Grade families!
We’re about to embark on a new journey together, in which we’re bringing our beautiful Jewish studies curriculum out of the synagogue classroom, and into your homes. I hope everyone is doing okay, and is staying safe inside with world in a state of uncertainty. During these next couple weeks, stability will continue to be important for children, so I’m glad that Yachad students will still be able to engage in their Jewish learning remotely. We’re dedicated to continue being together, even when we’re physically far apart.
Since your schedules may be in flux right now, I’ll be sending you learning that students can do on your schedules.
I’ll email you weekly with lessons, activities, and video prompts in which your child can engage. This email will include:
– Questions you can discuss as a family, such as over dinner.
– Work learning on the computer, that a student can do independently at whatever time is convenient — or related activities a student could do with materials you’re likely to already have at home.
– And, a video-prompt, so that your child can upload videos for their friends on Flipgrid. This way, we can all keep our Kesher (connection) with each other. (The first prompt is: How are you, where are you, and anything you want your friends to know.)
I know this time is stressful, so whatever you and your student is able to do during this time is totally fine. Once we’re back in the building, we’ll all get back on the same page.
Also, Fourth Grade T’filah will still happen! Parents/family are also invited to take a moment from their hectic schedules and have a spiritual-plug in moment with their children during t’fillah (group prayer/song). We’re designing it with the intention of supporting and uplifting parents and children.
Thank you for your patience as we try this new mode of learning. Jews have learned all over the world, in all sorts of conditions; we are part of a long line of tradition of adapting to the world as we find it, and that adaptation is part of what it means to be part of a living tradition. I’m excited to see how we can continue to create and learn together, through the power of the Internet.
Whenever you have thoughts, feedback, or ideas along the way, please reach out and share them – I’d love to hear.
Meanwhile, here’s a video clip from the Jewish classic, American Tale, that encapsulates how I’m feeling about missing all of you.
Somewhere out here,
“Morah” Leora