6th Grade Update

Hello All!

We had a super productive Tuesday; we spent the class learning about effective public speaking. The students who were in “almost there shape” with their d’vrei Torah speeches went into the main sanctuary with our Ramah Fellow Miles and practiced public speaking.  The students who still needed help writing their drafts, stayed in the board room with me and we had a writer’s workshop.  At this point, the kids have been working on this for over a month and they should all be just about done with their drafts.  If your child has been absent, or is having difficulty, PLEASE have them email me: leahgawel@yahoo.com so that I can help them.  2 emails were sent to all of our parents that have attachments containing: 1) the text of Toldot 2) the ‘How to write a D’var Torah’ worksheet.  These items are essential for your child to be successful in this project.

 We will be presenting in written and oral form our d’vrei torah at our family learning celebration, Simchat Limud, on December 13^th.  Please plan on attending this celebration of learning, so that you can share this wonderful experience. The kids have been working hard! I am so proud of their successes.

Please note the following deadlines.  I really need the kids to have their work done by these dates in order to ensure that I can print out their speeches for distribution and we can practice our oral reading on Sunday.

1)      FINAL COPY of d’var torah is due Sunday the 6^th . Please EMAIL a copy to Morah Gawel by Sunday night: leahgawel@yahoo.com

2)      PRINT OUT a working draft of the d’var Torah on Sunday the 6^th and bring it to Sunday School so we can practice delivering the speeches

3)      Anyone who misses Sunday school on the 6^th MUST email me a copy of their D’var Torah by Tuesday the 8^th, so that I can organize them into our printed booklet.

 Again, we will hand out booklets of our d’vrei Torah to the families during our presentation on December 13^th, simchat Limud.  Rabbi Starr will be there to talk about the process we went through and listen to the speeches.  This is a BIG deal, so please make sure that your child(ren) have their final drafts 1) emailed to  me and  2) printed. 

 I recommend the drafts be printed in 20 point font. This makes it much easier to read them without having difficulty.

 

Thank you for your support in this process.

Fondly,

Morah Leah