Shabbat Shalom Religious School Families,
Our first week of religious school has come and gone and it was truly amazing! I was thrilled to see our students in person on Sunday morning and all of our families on Zoom for minyan. We encourage our families to join us for minyan on Wednesdays at 5:30 PM, which is led by Rabbi Glazer or Moreh Lefkowitz. All Zoom links can be found on our website on the religious school page.
A few important things to note...
There is religious school THIS SUNDAY, October 10th from 9:00-11:15 AM.
Remind- Text Messaging System
Over the past week, I have set up the school on the text messaging system Remind. Many of you already use it for other reasons or have in the past. You can either download the free app or use it as a text messaging system. We will be using Remind to send you message in the event of inclement weather, emergency messages, etc. If you need to reach me on Sunday mornings during school, this is the best way to do so. You can also send me an email but because I will be walking around the building to moitor classes, sending me a message on Remind will be the best way to ge ahold of me. We will also be using Remind to send a message every Sunday morning with the link to fill out the health questionnaire. Please remember, it is a requirement to attend school on Sunday mornings that you fill out a health questionnaire for every child. Your child may not attend school if the questionnaire is not completed before drop off. You can find the health questionnaire here: https://www.adatreyim.org/form/RS-covid-questions.html
Carpool Pick Up Parent Volunteer Requirement
One of the things we require our parents in our religious school to do is to find ways to give back to our community. We are in need of five parents to help us with managing carpool pick up every Sunday morning. We will be requiring each family to sign up for a minimum of three (3) Sundays throughout the school year to help with carpool pickup. This could include managing traffic as cars come in or calling out names on the walkie talkie as children come out of the building. I will send you a reminder as your date is coming up.To fulfil your requirement, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094FAAAE2DA5FD0-adat
From the Teachers
-The staff have asked me to relay a few helpful suggestions to our parents to prepare for the weeks to come. Please make sure you send your child to school with a full water bottle. We have shut off our water fountains for COVID safety reasons. We do have mini water bottles for emergency use if needed.
-We also will be trying to spend as much time as possible outside for classes. Please make sure your child is properly dressed to be sitting outside depending on the weather that morning.
-Lastly, please make sure you send your child to religious school with a tight fitting mask that covers their nose and mouth. We have a few children-sized maks onsite if needed.
Grade Shabbat Updates
We have unfortunately decided to postpone the grade shabbat programs that were scheduled to occur in November (K/1st) and December (2nd/3rd) until the Spring. We are hopeful that the vaccine roll out for children ages 5-11 will begin in the next few weeks and then we will be able to have unvaccinated children inside the building outside of religious school hours. We will update those grades with new dates later in the season. Thank you for your patience and understanding on this matter.
This Sunday is a non-Ruach day- drop off will be as follows:
The carpool line will go around the circle where Madrichim will be waiting to greet the students of their classes. Madrichim will then walk students to their classrooms as they arrive so we can keep the kids from being together in large groups. Please look out for the signs of your child's grade of where they should go. Thank you for your patience as we get into the groove of pick up and drop off over the next several Sundays.
If you have any questions about the above, please reach out to me at any time.
Upcoming Schedule:
Friday, October 8- Family & Friends Service 6:30 PM (In person only- see below)
Sunday, October 10- Religious School 9:00-11:15 AM
Wednesday, October 13- Religious School 5:30-7:10 PM
Friday, October 15- 7th Grade Shabbat Program 6:15 PM- RSVP by Oct 13
Sunday, October 17- Religious School 9:00-11:15 AM
Wednesday, October 20- Religious School 5:30-7:10 PM
Friday, October 22- 3rd & 4th Grade Consecration 6:30 PM- RSVP by Oct 20
Sunday, October 24- Religious School 9:00-11:15 AM
Be Well,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org
I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
SPECIAL Family and Friends Service
Friday, 10/8, at 6:30 PM
Outdoors at the Adat Reyim Tent!
IN PERSON for the FIRST TIME since 2020!
All are welcome, just bring masks and your favorite stuffed animal so we can tell the story of Noah's Ark together.
ZOOM will not be available for this service - come in person!
