Our students will be engaged in relevant and meaningful learning with our team of educators. The faculty at RSNS is dedicated to creating Jewish learning which stimulates, challenges and engages every learner, encouraging them to truly understand and embrace what it means to live as a Jew in the modern world. The faculty meets regularly for ongoing professional development and skill-building. We have an integrated approach to curriculum with a strong emphasis on building relationships. We believe that relationships emerge between learners, families, children and congregants by learning together in age groupings and by weaving a network that creates a caring community within our school, which reflects our congregation.

KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE/ALEF
Tuesdays, 4:15 - 6:15pm
Members: $470 Non-Members: $700
We join in song and prayer with our youngest students, welcoming them into the Synagogue School community. Through a holiday-based curriculum, Hebrew as a living language, and family involvement, we integrate our youngest learners into the larger RSNS community. Each family participates in the class by bringing a special ritual object from home for “show and tell.” Start date 9/13 (Tuesday)

SECOND - SIXTH GRADE/BET – VAV
Members ONLY: $905
Students will learn in grade groupings. They will receive Hebrew instruction and attend school holiday experiences. Each student will have the choice to access prayer in mixed-aged groupings through different modalities like storytelling, social action, yoga, and art. There will be an emphasis on Torah, Jewish Values, and Acts of Ethical Kindness.. Start date 9/13 (Tuesday)

Families must choose one of the following options:

Option 1: All In Person Learning Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesdays, 4:15 - 6:15pm, All students attend IN PERSON

Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 pm, All students attend IN PERSON

This option has a focus on building relationships between the learners, their teachers and the community

Option 2: In Person Tuesday and Remote Thursday Learning
Tuesdays, 4:15 - 6:15pm, All students attend IN PERSON

Thursdays, 5:30-6:15 pm, All students attend REMOTELY

This option addresses the need for flexibility in families’ schedules but because of its abbreviated time may not align with all aspects of in person learning.

Please note that based on our recent survey sent out to all Synagogue School families, we will be supplementing the weekday learning with the following experiences to encourage family participation:

FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY SERVICE and SATURDAY MORNING B’YAHAD

KINDERGARTEN - SIXTH GRADE/K-VAV

Each grade will participate in one Friday Night Family Service and one to two Saturday morning B’Yahad programs a year. We still feel that it is essential for our students to develop prayer Hebrew literacy, as well as a familiarity with Shabbat services.

Friday Night Family Services: Once a month at 7:30pm

B’Yahad: One Saturday a month, from 9-11am

At B’Yahad, parents learn with Rabbi Jodie,Cantor Eric, or Morah Rebecca about how the weekly Torah portion can apply to our lives today, while the kids engage in fun, interactive learning with one of our skilled synagogue school teachers. At 10:15am we come together for a brief Shabbat morning service which ends at 11am.

KADIMA with Rabbi Jodie and Cantor Eric
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00PM
Members ONLY: $990
Our 7th graders meet with one another weekly for a class directed to developing a Jewish identity. Students are joined by their parents once a month. Beginning with a day-long family retreat (9/10), we form both a spiritual and a learning community where B'nei Mitzvah students and their parents encounter Judaism through the eyes of the adults and children who helped shape our heritage. Start date 9/13

STUDENT

* Student's First Name

* Student's Last Name

* Student's Birth Date

Student's Cell Phone

Student's Email

Student's User Names

(Tik Tok, Instagram, etc.)

Would you prefer your child to attend virtually on Thursday at 4:15pm or 6:15pm?

4:15pm6:15pm
Your Kindergarten/1st-grade child will attend Synagogue School on TUESDAYS

Does your child have any ALLERGIES or other MEDICAL NEEDS? If so, please list below:

Please contact Rabbi Jodie for further discussion.

Does your child take MEDICATION on a daily basis? If so, please list below:

If you are sending your child with medication, please put your child's name and dosage on the container. All medication will be kept in the synagogue office.

BOTH PARENT/GUARDIAN

* First Name - Adult 1

* Last Name - Adult 1

* Email - Adult 1

* Cell Phone Number - Adult 1

* Do you want to receive text messages from RSNS?

Please Select OneYesNo

First Name - Adult 2

Last Name - Adult 2

Email - Adult 2

Cell Phone Number - Adult 2

Do you want to receive text messages from RSNS?

YesNo

FAMILY

* Address - Line 1

Address - Line 2

* City

* State

* Zip Code

* Primary Phone

(will be notified by automated phone call if there is a snow day or other unscheduled closure)

* Medical Ins. Company

* Medical Ins. Policy Number

EMERGENCY CONTACT

* Full Name - Emergency Contact

* Phone Number - Emergency Contact

Relationship

PERMISSIONS

* I consent for the following information to be shared on my child's Class List:

Student NameHome AddressPrimary Phone Number

I give consent for RSNS to administer over the counter products (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, Neosporin, Cough Drops, Band-Aids, etc.) to my child.

I give permission for my child to be picked up by the following people (please list full name, phone, and relationship)

Designated adults will pull their cars into lines in the back parking lot. An RSNS staff member will escort your child to a waiting car in the dismissal line. If your child will be picked up by someone other than who is on this list, please note that they must provide notification to Rabbi Jodie (text, email, phone) in advance.

In the event my child's customary transportation is unavailable, no RSNS staff will provide transportation, unless a special circumstance arises and I am notified first.

* We, as our child's parents/guardians, authorize the staff members of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, to act as our agents to consent to any medical or surgical diagnosis and/or treatment, or hospital care deemed advisable by a duly licensed physician in the event such help of an emergency nature becomes necessary. In no event will the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, its staff, or agents be held liable for any first aid or surgical procedures performed pursuant to this consent.

We, as our child's parents/guardians, authorize the staff members of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, to act as our agents to consent to any medical or surgical diagnosis and/or treatment, or hospital care deemed advisable by a duly licensed physician in the event such help of an emergency nature becomes necessary. In no event will the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, its staff, or agents be held liable for any first aid or surgical procedures performed pursuant to this consent.

Do you allow your child to be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio taped during school-sponsored activities and/or learning experiences?

I DO allow my child to be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio taped during school-sponsored activities and/or learning experiences.I DO NOT allow my child to be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio taped during school-sponsored activities and/or learning experiences.

Synagogue School 2021-2022

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BOTH PARENT/GUARDIAN

FAMILY

PERMISSIONS

Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore