Grade 6 Legacy Fair

Hi, this Is Howie Stanger, Grade 6 teacher at BJEP. This past Sunday was the culmination of the 6th Grade Legacy Project.   What an incredible morning! The project was designed for students to engage in discovering and asking about an older family member, his/her Jewish Identity, and what type of legacy he/she wanted to pass on to the student.   The projects were very well-done from impressive powerpoint presentations to creative posters and food projects.  The aim of the project was also  the students to begin to feel a part of a greater Jewish community, which was reflected in the larger service.  Each class had spent the past few months learning the Sunday morning service and performed beautifully.  It was great to see the students come together after learning separately to create a great moment in their young Jewish lives.   We loved seeing them wearing the tallits (prayer shawls) that they had made.  This service helped to enforce the idea of Jews as a community, which was a very prevalent theme throughout all of the Legacy projects.  We would like to thank all of the parents and grandparents who came to the service, as well as the family members that were the substance of the project.  It was great for the teachers, but more the students to learn about their histories and feel part of the greater Jewish community.  Mazel Tov sixth graders!