Shalom Friends - Last weekend the religious school teachers and staff spent Sunday morning discussing what was working in our online/in-person classrooms and what wasn't. I wanted to share some of what we have learned with you in order to be transparent regarding some of the challenges.
1. When we have students in-person and online it is difficult to teach to both simultaneously. We discussed some strategies that worked with our Kindergarten and 5th grade classes. We also discussed ways to engage the students that are not in-person so they don't feel left out and we will be implementing them in our classes.
2. It is difficult to have class outside. The students are distracted and it is hard to hear. We will continue to try the outside learning because we know it is more desirable during Covid. If this continues to be difficult we will have to move inside or all online.
3. The students are so excited to be together in-person that some of them are having trouble following the classroom rules. Please remind your students to follow the classroom rules so that we can continue to be in-person.
4. Please ask your students to turn on their cameras! Our teachers want to see who is engaged and listening! Plus it isn't very fun to teach to black boxes on screen!
Sunday, November 8th 10:00am - 11:15am In-Person Grades 4th & 5th and Online Class for all OthersClick Here to See All Class Links (must login) 11:30am is Exploring Judalism with Rabbi Glazer for AdultsClick Here to Join Exploring Judasim Monday, November 9th 5:30pm - 6::45pm In-Person Grades 3rd & 6th and Online Class for all Others 7:15pm - 7:45pm Minyan Always Online (Attendance Required for 3rd-6th Grade) ClickHere to Join Minyan
In-Person Outside Class Information In-person class will be held outside both Sunday (high of 71)and Monday (high of 70) - please have your students dress appropriately, especially Monday night for Sundown. The students are required to wear their masks the entire class and we will be socially distant. The outdoor classroom will be setup so that they have their seats/space to stay in. Students will have there temperture checked, please do not leave until you have seen the "wave" from me. Parents will not be allowed in the building or to walk their students to class. If you chose to stay in the parking lot please keep your masks on and stay socially distant from others. Students will only be allowed in the restrooms one at a time, however please have students use the restroom before they arrive. Hand sanitizer will available and extra masks as needed. We will not be serving any food or drink and do not want them to bring food so please have your students eat before arriving!!! We will have mask breaks for students at a safe distance so they can take a "breather" from wearing their mask. At 11:15 when school is over the students will be brought out to the cars, again please do not come in. Thank you!
Not Coming to In-Person Learning If your students class is meeting in person and your student is not attending in-person but will attend via Zoom please communicate that to your teacher today so we can make sure we have a laptop or ipad in place.
We have a very limited amount of class time both online and in-person so we want as few distruptions as possible and would like to encourage everyone to arrive on time.
Elizabeth Bayer Executive Director and Religious School Administrator Congregation Adat Reyim 6500 Westbury Oaks Court Springfield, Virginia 22152 execdirector@adatreyim.org religiousschool@adatreyim.org (703)569-7577
