Greetings Adat Reyim Families,
I hope you all have had a happy and healthy winter break! Last night, I sent out a message on Remind announcing that we are closed tonight and will not be having virtual classes. We will continue with our policy that we follow FCPS.
Below I have some very important announcements regarding this Sunday and the upcoming weeks.
1. Out of an abundance of caution and the rising positive COVID numbers in our community, this Sunday, January 9th, we will not have in-person classes. Our Kindergarten-6th grade classes will be virtual. You will receive a separate email tomorrow with the Zoom links. Please find the virtual schedule for this Sunday below:
Ruach: 9:15-9:45 AM
Break: 9:45-10:00 AM
Classes: 10:00-11:15 AM
- Our plans are to come back to in-person classes on January 30th, which is our next in-person day of school. However, we will keep you all up to date if any changes up. If you signed up for pick-up/drop off this Sunday, please choose another date on the sign up genius. If you have not signed up yet, please do that as well. You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094faaae2da5fd0-adat
- Please make sure your child is wearing a well-fitting mask with a nose clip when we come back on the 30th. We highly recommend the KN95 masks that seem to best fit all face types. (Cloth masks are the least preferred, but we understand every child has a differently shaped face and sometimes cloth masks are the only option because they are the only masks that work.) You can also send your child to school double-masked, which we recommend.
- If your children have been in situations over the winter break or over the next few weeks that are considered risky such as travel or exposure to unvaccinated people, or to people whose vaccination status you do not know, then we recommend that you test your child before sending them back to religious school, if you are able. PCR tests are the most sensitive and are considered the gold standard. Rapid antigen tests (especially two tests given 24 hours apart) let you know if one is actively infectious.
2. Please remember that all children, ages 5 and up, who wish to attend in person on Sundays must have proof of receiving at least one shot by this Friday, January 7, 2022. To provide documentation of your child receiving their vaccines, please send a picture of your child’s vaccination card to Leah at eddirector@adatreyim.org. Proof of receiving their second shot by January 29, 2022 can also be sent to the same email address.
3. Sunday, January 30th the religious school is participating in a school-wide Mitzvah Day, in celebration of Rabbi Glazer's installation. Our students will be doing many projects on that Sunday to help local organizations and we need YOUR help! We are asking families to donate (a suggested amount of $18 per child) to go towards purchasing materials for Mitzvah Day in honor of the installation. Please send all donations to the following virtual payment methods:
Venmo: Rebecca-Geller-6
Paypal: RebeccaRGeller@gmail.com
4. Lastly, our religious school calendar has grade Shabbats scheduled for January and February. As of right now, we will need to postpone those dates to later in the Spring. Please be on the lookout for information regarding a new date in the coming weeks. We are hoping to reschedule these Shabbats later in the school year so we can be outside and in a larger group within our community.
The religious school will continue to follow our COVID safety policies when in person at the synagogue including social distancing, cleaning, and mask wearing. We will also continue to implement our COVID questionnaire every morning before school.
I know these are extremely hard times and I truly appreciate your patience as we navigate the current situation. We will get through this together as one community. Please reach out if you have any questions
Upcoming Schedule:
Wednesday, January 5- NO VIRTUAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL- FCPS CLOSED
Sunday, January 9- Virtual Religous School K-6th (9:15-11:15 AM)
Wednesday, January 12- Religous School 3rd-7th (5:30-7:10 PM)
Sunday, January 16- NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL- MLK Holiday Weekend
Wednesday, January 19- Religious School 3rd-7th (5:30-7:10 PM)
Sunday, January 23- NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL- Staff & Madrichim Professional Development
Wednesday, January 26- Religious School 3rd-7th (5:30-7:10 PM)
Sunday, January 30- Religious School In-Person Mitzvah Day (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
703-569-7597
I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html