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Shalom Parents!
First Day - What to Expect.
Our first day of Sunday school is this weekend. Please remember, we are starting at 9:00am this year! Everyone will start in the sanctuary where we will begin with our new Sunday morning service. Parents, please walk your children into the sanctuary and sit as a family. For this first morning, we will have a short service and then a few announcements. After the announcements, students will go back to their classrooms with their teachers, and I will continue our assembly with just the parents. There are several new initiatives going on this year, and I am anticipating many questions.
New This Year - What to Expect.
Junior Congregation
We are adding an element this year to help encourage regular and continuing participation in services a part of your child's Jewish growth and development. We are holding Junior Congregation at 9:00 am on Sundays when school is scheduled. Children and parents will go straight to the Sanctuary upon arrival. The extra thirty minutes of Sunday school will feature a congregation-style Shacharit (Morning) service. It will have a great impact. By the end of the year, our students will have attended 30 services just through Sunday school!
ShalomLearning
The ShalomLearning program for our third and fourth graders will include classroom and online components, as well as one-on-one tutoring. On Sundays, students come to Oseh to learn about Jewish traditions, values, and history. The classroom lessons will incorporate technology-based instruction. During the week, students will work independently on learning Hebrew and prayers through self-paced online lessons. Once-a-week, students will also meet with their classroom teacher via, Skype, Google Hangouts, or FaceTime to reinforce their independent learning. Another special component of ShalomLearning is parent education. The curriculum includes parent workshops with each unit so parents can help reinforce what is being taught to their children.
Oseh RS is on Facebook!
OsehRS has joined the Facebook generation (finally!). If you have not already done so, please head on over to our page and "like" us. By liking our page, you can help us spread the word about or amazing program. (www.facebook.com/OsehRS)
If you have any questions or would like to meet with me before the start of school, call 301-498-7004.
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Mark a few important dates on your personal calendar:
- Sunday, September 11-- First Day of School for 5777 year (Registration Link)
- Wednesday, September 14-- First Day of Wednesday School
- Sunday, September 18-- ShalomLearning Meeting & Homeschool Meeting
- Sunday, October 2--No School
- Monday, October 3-- Rosh Hashanah - Be sure to register.
- Wednesday, October 12-- Yom Kippur- Be sure to register.
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9-11 Memorial
INTERFAITH MEMORIAL SERVICE
Laurel Municipal Center
8103 Sandy Spring Rd
Laurel MD 20707
Sunday, September 11 at 4:30 PM
Please join Rabbi Doug, Oseh Shalom members, and others from the Laurel area community for a 9-11 interfaith memorial service.
Programming will include a brief teaching from Imam Kahn of the Islamic Community Center of Laurel, an unveiling of a new outdoor monument by Mayor Moe, and a closing prayer led by Rabbi Doug.
Stay later for food and fellowship. Please bring dinner or purchase a meal from participating food trucks. Indoor and outdoor seating will be available.
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Top 3 Reasons to Join the PTO.
1. Socialize with Other Parents.
Meet other parents, bond over coffee, and discuss what's on your mind.
Use this time while your child is in class to make Oseh a better school.
Check out the Cafe' Oseh dates here.
2. Fill a Need.
Oseh need your talents!
You decide whether to share your skills in a
ongoing way (PTO Event Coordinator) or once in a while way (Cafe Oseh Host).
Parents working together towards a project and having a good time
help the school to shine.
Volunteer for a PTO committee. Click here to sign up.
3. Make a Difference.
Volunteer to make positive changes for the school's and your child's future.
Fundraising, substitute teaching, planning events, and participating in making policy are just some of the ways to make a difference.
Join the PTO today.
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A Letter from Jamie Gabel and Kelsey Gilbert
Dear Family and Friends,
As you know, this year we are becoming bat mitzvot. We will be partnering up for our mitzvah project. A mitzvah project is doing a good deed to help the world be a better place. For our mitzvah project, we will be offering small care packages to homeless people we see on the streets. Every day, we pass people on the streets with no food, no warm clothes, and no shelter. Our families will put together the packages and then hand them out when we see someone in need.
So, you might be wondering how you can help? Well, you can donate cans with a pop top, small packages of snack foods, hand warmers, socks, juice boxes, water bottles, and any money amounts. We will use the money to purchase additional items. Thank you for your help! We will have a box in the Religious School corridor every Sunday from 9:30-11:30 where you can leave your donations until the end of the religious school year.
Jamie and Kelsey
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Box Tops Celebrates 20 Years
with
Back-to-School
Drawing.
You can help the school earn even more during this celebration.
Look for your favorite General Mills products at Walmart with special Box Tops that earn:
extra cash,
extra Bonus Box Tops,
and an opportunity to be entered into a special drawing.
We can earn 50,000 Bonus Box Tops
for Oseh
by collecting and clipping those specially marked "4 Bonus Box Tops Certificates"
Clip and bring in until 11/2/2016.
Schools that earn 50,000 Bonus Box Tops are entered into the Back-to-School Drawing.
There will be 20 winners. If we win the drawing, the school will get $5,000.
There are also other fundraisers that benefit the school.
Contact Kelly, development chair or read the synagogue newsletter for a list of ways you can earn cash for the school.
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In the case of inclement weather, we will make decisions as soon as possible about canceling or delaying religious school. We do not automatically follow the public school systems’ decision to close. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, by 8:30 AM on Sundays, and no later than 3 PM on Wednesdays. Please use your best judgment if the roads are not safe. School closings will be announced through an e-mail blast, on Oseh Shalom’s website (www.oseh-shalom.org), and on WTOP (1500 AM) and WBAL (1090AM) radio.
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Drop-off
- Please plan to arrive 5 minutes before school begins. This will allow teachers to begin classes on time.
- Please drive around to the front of the building and watch as students enter the building, or park your car and accompany the students into the building. Students may not walk in the parking lot unattended.
Pick-up
- Please use only the main entrance.
- Sunday and Wednesday students will wait in the classroom. Parents should come to the classroom to pick up students. Remind your child to wait for you there. Students are not allowed to wait in the parking lot.
- Students are not allowed to cross the street unaccompanied.
- In case of delays, please notify the office.
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