Pre-school, Kindergarten,
Grades 1
and Up
Click here to download the
07-08 Hebrew School
Registration Form (.doc)
Click here to download the
07-08 Holiday School
Registration Form (.doc)
Click here to
download the 2007-2008 School Calendar (.doc)
The goal of the TSH
Religious School is to create a nurturing, enjoyable and enriching program for
students and their families. We are building a curriculum that will encourage
community learning and sharing amongst our students, challenge the students as
well as encourage creativity, and address different learning styles.
The Education Committee
has been working since the summer of 2002 to create the new school and has begun
planning for the 2006-2007 school year. Included in these preparations is the
Registration form, now available on this site, hiring an additional teacher, and expanding the multi-age, creative curriculum for our students.
Hebrew School classes will meet once a week on Wednesdays, and the
Holiday School will continue to meet once a month on Sundays. A
separate mailing will follow to all families enrolled in the programs with the
school calendar.
Enrollment for the
Hebrew School and Holiday Pre-School/ Kindergarten is ongoing. A registration
deposit fee of $50 for the Holiday School and $125 for grades 1 and over is
required with registration in order to hold a place in the class. Please send in
your registration forms so we can accurately plan for the next school year.
Registration forms can be downloaded from our website.
Fees for the 2007-2008
Holiday School are $175. Fees for the 2007-2008 Hebrew School are $625. Temple membership is required for people enrolling in
the Hebrew School.
The Education Committee
is looking for people to join us in this exciting adventure. If you are
interested, you can email Faye or Cynthia at education@templeshirhadash.org. We had a
great time last year planning, chatting, eating (always!), and creating. If you
are looking for a rewarding experience with a positive impact on your children,
this is a committee for you.
Enjoy the remainder of
the summer!
Temple Shir Hadash has
exciting and creative religious school programs for children of all ages.
Preschoolers and kindergarten children attend our
Holiday School.
Children in grades 1 and up attend our Hebrew School.
The TSH
Holiday School
program for preschool and kindergarten will meet once a month on a Sunday, and
classes are 1˝ hours. The Holiday School curriculum is designed around the major
Jewish Holidays and is taught through stories, arts and crafts and music. Parent
attendance is requested for the preschool class. Kindergarten parents are asked
to participate with their children during the last 15 minutes of each class to
share some of the beautiful customs of Shabbat.
Our
Hebrew School
offers a dynamic and progressive curriculum, instilling a love of the Jewish
culture, religion and community. Bible, Torah, Hebrew reading and writing,
Jewish history, customs, and current events are all part of our comprehensive
curriculum. Hebrew instruction begins in grade 1, which is our Aleph class.
Our pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah
students will learn to chant from the Torah the year before their Bar/Bat
Mitzvah. They will attend a series of creative Family Education programs that
together provide a very rich experience for the students and their families as
they prepare to become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Our professional teaching staff is
committed to making these years of learning through an enriching, warm and
welcoming environment. The TSH Hebrew School program will meet once a week on
Wednesdays from 4-6pm. The children approaching Bar/Bat Mitzvah will have
additional class time throughout the year.
Our Hebrew School
Teachers…Morah Marcie and Morah Karen:
Morah Marcie
– Alef/Bet class teacher and Hebrew School Coordinator
Morah Karen
– Gimel/Dalet class teacher
Backgrounds (Morah
is Hebrew for Teacher):
Morah Marcie:
A teacher at Temple Emanuel for the past 8 years, Marcie is known for her
warmth and effectiveness with both children and parents. Her former students
refer to Marcie as “the best teacher I ever had”.
In addition to teaching
religious school, Marcie is a teaching assistant at the early intervention
preschool run by the Town of Chelmsford, and she worked as a registered licensed
optician and regional manager for 15 years. A native of Lowell, Marcie lives
with her husband and two daughters.
Morah Karen:
An experienced middle school teacher with a Masters in Education, Karen is
fluent in Hebrew and Spanish (in addition to English)! A Yeshiva graduate,
Karen brings her ability to individualize instruction for these children with
diverse educational experiences, interests, and learning styles.
Also a founding member
of TSH, Chair of the Communications Committee, and TSH newsletter editor, Karen
lives with her husband and three children.
We look forward to another great school year, with our Holiday School
forming the foundation for our children who are entering Alef class at TSH.
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The Family
Education Committee has a school library for Temple Shir Hadash.
You can donate books or money toward the purchase of books for the Temple Shir
Hadash school library. Donations can be made out to Temple Shir Hadash with a
note stating "School Book Fund." We also welcome donations of used Jewish
holiday story books that your family might have outgrown.
This is a
very exciting year for TSH Family Education, and we look forward to sharing
upcoming developments during the year.
We have a wish list
of books and boom boxes that we would like to share with the congregation. If a
family wishes to donate a book, we will place a bookplate with the name in the
front of the book.
Here is the Wish
List:
-
The Shofar that Lost its Voice, by David Fass
-
The World's Birthday, by Barbara Goldin
-
One Little Goat: A Passover Story, by Marilyn
Hirsh
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About Belonging, by Molly Cone
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The Mitzvah Mouse, by David Goodman
-
Yael and the Queen of Goats, by Margalit Banai
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And Shira Imagined, by Giora Carmi
-
Israel Is, by Suan Remick Topek
Please contact our
Education Department
if you are interested in donating an item or with any other questions.
You can contact them via e-mail at education@templeshirhadash.org.
Holiday School Calendar
| DATE |
THEME |
| September |
Rosh Hashanah |
| October |
Sukkot |
| November |
Shabbat |
| December |
Hanukkah |
| January |
Shabbat |
| February |
Tu B'Shvat |
| March |
Purim |
| April |
Passover |
| May |
Yom Ha'atzmaut |
| TBA |
End of Year Picnic |
|