A return of some special moments in the ECC

Special Visitors’ Day, Mother’s Day Brunch, Shabbat Families in the Classroom, and Fours’ Shabbat Dinner were all back this spring for the first time in three years

As we welcomed families back into our hallways, we had a renewed appreciation for all of these experiences Joy and celebration filled our rooms as we returned in full force to the vitality of our mission.

Our families are partners in our work, and this partnership is a critical component of our ECC identity.

When family members come into the classroom to celebrate Shabbat with the children, they are truly our partners in connecting this beautiful experience to the home. The students are proud to share their classroom and what they know and what they have learned. The teachers delight in seeing the nachas on the parents’ faces And the parents deepen their appreciation of the magic that is our school When grandparents sat with their grandchildren in the classroom and looked through the youngsters’ Journey Binders, they saw photos of the events they missed in the last few years. They saw the evidence of how much the children have grown and matured. Together with the young ones, they revisited special moments When mothers joined their children for our Mother’s Day Brunch, they were surprised to receive a special soothing hand massage The children had made hand lotion and learned effective massage techniques. The moms were so impressed to see how capable their children are. Songs and prayers filled the sanctuary when the fours’ family members joined us for a final Shabbat dinner. None of the families of the students in the grade missed this beautiful evening. The perfect attendance was testimony to how much the families crave and cherish this time together. All of these moments and more ignited our senses and elevated our school year:

* Hearing parents and children recite the Kiddush together

* Seeing grandparents look through the Journey Binders

* Feeling the warmth of the relaxing hand massages

* Smelling the yummy Shabbat food cooking as we sat down with friends

* Tasting the fresh challah on Fridays in the classrooms

We are so grateful to be back to maintaining our full commitment to families as partners in our work and look forward to building on this partnership more and more in the years to come The incredible ECC board organizes events coordinates activities, supports our teachers, and builds community among our parents. Our families are partners in our work.