Fox Valley Jewish School 2012-2013

FVJS: Fox Valley Jewish School 
FVJN’s Jewish religious school program information. 
Please read all below: Description, Calendar, Curriculum.
Questions? Contact Barb Anderson: barb.anderson58@att.net, or info@fvjn.org.  
 
Fox Valley Jewish School
A religious school that fits your family!
Preschool-8th grade
Optional Hebrew program
Bar/bat mitzvah tailored to your child and family
Sensitive to the needs of interfaith families
Focus on what it means to be Jewish in our communities and our world
Ethics, history, holidays,  community service, field trips
2 Sunday mornings/month
Reasonable tuition
 
More information can be found in the curriculum below.  Return the completed registration form to ensure a spot for your child in this year’s class!
FVJS is a part of Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors, an unaffiliated organization of Jewish and interfaith families in the Fox River Valley.  
For more information email school@fvjn.org.
Registration form:
http://www.fvjn.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fox-Valley-Jewish-School-2012-13-registration-materials.pdf
 
Fox Valley Jewish School 2012-2013 Curriculum
Preschool-2nd Grade
Date:
Topic:
September 9
Welcome back breakfast 9:30-10:30
Rosh Hashanah
September 23
Yom Kippur
Ethics-Respecting the Elderly
October 14
Fall field trip
October 28
Bible-Jacob and Essau
World Jewish Experience-Folktales 
November 4
American Jewish Experience-Parts of a synagogue
Ethics-Be kind to animals
November 11
Community Service
December 2
American Jewish Experience-Living in a non-Jewish society
Hanukkah
December 16
Bible-Joseph
Israel-Geography
January 6
World Jewish Experience-Jewish Foods
Ethics-Protecting the Environment
January 27
Winter field trip
February 10
American Jewish Experience-Early Settlers
Bible-Moses birth/childhood
February 24
Purim
American Jewish Experience-Life cycles
March 3
Bible-Commandments
World Jewish Experience-Family history
March 17
Passover Sedar-1 hour
Art- 1 hour
April 7
Yom Hashoah-Differences/Prejudice/Different & Alike
Ethics-Bad speech
April 21
Spring field trip
May 5
Bible-Making the Sabbath
Ethics-Befriending the lonely
May 19
End of year breakfast 9:30-10:30
End of year activity-Teacher’s Choice
 
Fox Valley Jewish School 2012-2013 Curriculum
For Grade 3 and Higher
Date:
Topic:
September 9
Welcome back breakfast 9:30-10:30
Rosh Hashanah
September 23
Yom Kippur
Ethics-Respecting the elderly
October 14
Fall field trip
October 28
Bible-Introduction to Leviticus: What is Holiness?
World Jewish Experience-European Vs. American Jews
November 4
American Jewish Experience-Famous authors
Ethics-Be kind to animals
November 11
Community Service
December 2
American Jewish Experience-Civil Rights Heroes
Hanukkah
December 16
Bible-Stumbling Blocks
Israel-Industry/Inventors/Inventions
January 6
World Jewish Experience-Jewish Foods
Ethics-Recycle
January 27
Winter field trip
February 10
American Jewish Experience-Different Branches of Judaism
Bible-Rebuking others
February 24
Purim
American Jewish Experience-Famous Jewish musicians
March 3
Bible-Holiness of the Earth
World Jewish Experience-Civil War/WWI
March 17
Passover Sedar-1 hour
Art- 1 hour
April 7
Yom Hashoah
Ethics-Befriending the lonely
April 21
Spring field trip
May 5
Bible-Love your neighbor
World Jewish Experience-Holocaust
May 19
End of year breakfast 9:30-10:30
End of year activity-Teacher’s Choice
We’re looking forward to an awesome new year! 
 
Mailing Address:
FVJN
Post Office Box 346
Geneva, IL 60134
630-465-0356