We started with a rigged game of Monopoly that helped us understand the concept. This month, the Juniors class learned about a shared history of Jewish and Black Americans: redlining. Juniors Group: grades 3-5, teacher Renee Dorman We read “Sammy Spider goes to Israel” and virtually traveled to the same locations as Sammy while mapping it out on paper! We visited the Kottel (Western Wall) in live time, we learned about the salinity of the Dead Sea, and learned about the Bedouin people in the Negev. For much of the lesson we were unintentionally playing charades as the computer microphone cut in and out throughout the morning. On Sunday the Middles were beyond patient with their teacher. Middles Group: Grades 1-2, teacher Colline Roland Thanks for sticking around despite some technical difficulties I can’t wait to hear all about their acts of kindness next month, hopefully in person! The littles were given the challenge to fill in 100 kindness hearts for acts of kindness at home, in the community, and at school. We talked about different ways we can be kind, how it feels when others are kind to us, and listened to “Kindness is a Muscle” by Universal Kids. Littles Group: Age 3 – Kindergarten, teacher Amy Leavittįor hopefully our last Zoom meeting this year, we talked all about kindness, or the Jewish value of Chesed! We read If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson and A Little Spot of Kindness by Diane Alber. We are hopeful that next month we will be able to meet again in person, not only for JCSS classes but also for a joyful Purim Carnival. The “Sunday” has been added to help anyone finding us for the first time to understand we are not a day school, nor an adult learning program, but a Sunday school like others most folks are familiar with, except with our focus on Jewish culture (embracing history, arts, and values) rather than on religiosity. You may have noted that we are no longer JCS, but JCSS – Jewish Cultural Sunday School. Though we would always rather be together in person, our teachers all did a wonderful job of creating engaging online lessons, as you will read below. Continuing concerns about high Covid case rates and the fact that we still have no approved vaccine for our youngest students, led us to meet once again over Zoom.
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