by R Hershel | Nov 23, 2020 | Monthly News
Updated 9/15/20 The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school (June 30, 2020). Information for Families At the start of school...
by R Hershel | Mar 2, 2020 | Monthly News
Holiday of Purim – March 10th Dear families, Our school is getting ready for the holiday of Purim (March 10th). Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people, in the year 356 BCE, from the leader of the Persian Empire. The heroin of the story is Queen...
by R Hershel | Feb 6, 2020 | Monthly News
Leading Like an Infant: Leadership Lessons from our Youngest Children Dear families, I am sending this update from San Francisco where I am working with schools in the Jewish community. At the end of my trip I will provide a keynote talk entitled, “Leading Like an...
by R Hershel | Dec 19, 2019 | Monthly News
Chanukah & Gift Giving Dear families, In this month’s update, I will provide a few points about Chanukah and gift giving. Before getting to that, I want to let everyone know that registration packets have been mailed home. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for...
by R Hershel | Dec 19, 2019 | Monthly News
Halloween & Costumes Dear families, I usually send out thoughts on the first of the month but I will be at a conference the second half of next week so am sending these thoughts today. As I am sending this week, I thought I might tackle the subject of Halloween...
by R Hershel | Dec 19, 2019 | Monthly News
A Lack of Understanding Dear families, Six and six thousand are two numbers in the news that relate to education. Six is the age of a first grader who was arrested in her classroom. Six thousand is approximately the number of unstaffed teaching positions in our state....
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