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You may contact our Religious School and Youth office, by phone 905-849-6000 ext. 15 or email

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Change of Class Time for Wednesdays and Dinner Option
All Wednesday classes will run from 6-7:30. Dinner will be available for 3rd-6th Graders from 5:40-6. Students will have the option of being dropped off before the start of classes for a quick dinner. Classes will begin promptly at 6PM.

Introduced a New Hebrew Curriculum [Sept. 2010]
SBE Religious School is excited to have implemented a new Hebrew curriculum, this past fall called Mitkadem. Mitkadem is unique because it was created to address, in a realistic way, the challenges of teaching Hebrew within the congregational school setting. These challenges include:

frequent absenteeism
late enrolment and new students enrolling in older grades
varying levels of motivation and ability within the classroom
diverse experience and commitment of Jewish practice at home
limited hours at a difficult time of day for learning
different abilities and capabilities of our Hebrew teachers

Mitkadem is an exciting Hebrew curriculum that has generated enthusiasm and excitement from teachers, students and parents. Students learn to read Hebrew and enjoy a sense of accomplishment as they progress through a series of well-organized, stimulating, and self-paced levels.

Mitkadem’s self-paced and child-centered approach allows each student to achieve according to his/her own ability, so learning challenged students and frequent absentees feel successful as well as those students who are very motivated and catch on quickly.

In addition, we will begin the introduction of the letters and vowels in the 1st and 2nd grade class. Therefore when students begin third grade, they will have already acquired the phonetic decoding skills to begin the Mitkadem program.

We look forward to making the teaching and learning of Hebrew a more hands on and interactive experience.

The Religious component of our school, promotes involvement in services. Each level takes turns at leading services during the year.

To help build a stronger Jewish family life, there are special programs during the year. One example is "Bedtime Rituals". Students and parents, together made special pillow cases. Stensils were created for students' Hebrew names. The Sh'ma was ironed on. Additional decorations were added. Members may see some of the activity, in our photo gallery. [If you want access details, please email ]. Join Rabbi and Cheryl Wise in bed time songs and action.

     Introduction
     Tot-Grade 7
     Upper School [Grade 8-12]
     Teaching Assistant
     Shabbat and Family Programming
     HOOCHY [Youth Group]
     Calendar - ALL Events - often updated
     Cheryl Wise - Our Director of Education
     Husband & wife team lead Oakville synagogue

School Events. [The main calendar has many school related and other events.]

Camp George article from the Toronto Star, with online comments.

Introduction

Shaarei-Beth El's Religious School curriculum builds a foundation of knowledge in the areas of Jewish studies, prayer [tefila], and Hebrew language. We strongly encourage parents to enroll children in Parent and Tot and look forward to students continuing through graduation in Grade 12. High School students may enhance their Jewish learning by participating in our active synagogue youth group, serving as teacher assistants in the school, or learning together in our Upper School program.

Goals for Shaarei-Beth El's Religious School:

To work in partnership with parents and families to create a positive Jewish identity in each child.
To enable students to see themselves as maturing members of the local, national, and international Jewish communities with all the joys and responsibilities that status implies.
To introduce students to the wisdom and values contained in our vast Jewish tradition as the foundation for a lifetime of Jewish learning.
To introduce students to Hebrew as the language of the Jewish people and to develop basic reading and comprehension skills.

During 2009 in the Religious School, we introduced a Home Hebrew Reading program for our JK-7th Grade students. Students were given the choice as to whether or not they wanted to participate by agreeing to read assigned Hebrew lines at home for 5 minutes a day five days a week. Students received a 5 X 5 sheet that was signed by a parent on each reading day and was returned to the office at the completion of a month of reading. Students who completed the program were rewarded with a gift from the Religious School.

Mazel Tov to five students who completed the program during months of October-December 2009.

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Grade Level [Tot - Grade 7]

Parent and Tot Program
Our education program offers programming for even our youngest members. Tots, grandparents, parents, and caregivers are invited to join us for a monthly one hour program of crafts, storytelling, music and fun as we discover the holidays, mitzvoth and Israel. This program will be held once a month on a Sunday morning. Classes will run from 10:30-11:30 am. Families are then invited to join the rest of the school for Kehila [music / Tefila] from 11:40-12:00.

Kindergarten
To register for the school year, Junior Kindergarten children must be 4 years old and Senior Kindergarten children must be 5 years old by December 31. JK and SK classes meet weekly on Sunday mornings from 9:30-12:00.

1st and 2nd Grade
1^st and 2^nd Grade classes meet weekly on Sunday mornings from 9:30-12:00.

3rd-7th Grade
3^rd-7^th Grade meet weekly on Sunday mornings from 9:30-12:00 Wednesday afternoons.

7th Grade
7^th Includes B'nei Mitzvah training, included in the higher fees

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Upper School Grades 8-12 with the Rabbi

Grades 8-12 will meet on alternate Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm with Rabbi Wise. During the 09-10 school year, discussion focused on Jewish Ethics and Values including: Abortion; Gun control; War and Peace; Euthanasia; Same-sex Marriage and other topics at the suggestion of the participants. Other topics are covered in the current year. Dinner is provided for the students by parents on a rotating basis. The program may culminate with an out of town trip.

Teaching Assistant Program

Being a Teacher’s Assistant means so much more than distributing juice and cookies! All students considering working as classroom Teaching Assistants are invited to join our religious school on Sunday mornings to help them to take on this role with great confidence and skill. Your time spent with us on Sunday mornings will include both a hands on and learning experience. We will tackle issues such as: lesson planning; creating a positive classroom atmosphere; helping children with learning differences and teaching Hebrew in fun and effective ways.

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Shabbat and Family Programming
"To educate a child without educating and involving the parents and the entire family can be compared to heating a house while leaving the window open."- Mordecai Kaplan

All of our students and families have the opportunity to come together Friday evenings, Saturday mornings, and/or Sunday mornings to explore different facets of Judaism using informal educational methods. Grandparents and other adult family members are invited to attend should parents be unavailable to participate.

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Youth Group - Grades 9-12 - HOOCHY

Check back for future events. Their events are listed in purple on our synagogue calendar.

Email the HOOCHY President at . A trip to New York is planned for spring 2012.

NFTY is a regional organization that HOOCHY belongs to.

Rabbi Wise is our HOOCHY advisor. You may email him at . You may also phone (905) 849-6000 ext. 11.

HOOCHY EVENTS [Also see our main calendar.]

SBE sponsors an active Youth Group for students in our upper school program. Affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth [NFTY], our Youth Group, "HOOCHY" plan and participate in a variety of cultural, social, social action and educational programs several times throughout the year. Students lead two Shabbat services for the congregation and participate in a senior graduation Shabbat at the end of 12^th grade. All students are invited to participate in the annual 8-12^th grade trip which is held during the month of May. For more information, contact Rabbi Wise by telehone (905) 849-6000 ext. 11 or email at

Synagogue Calendar, Updated Often and More Events

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