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FAMILY, EDUCATION AND SENIOR LIVING

NEW BIRTHDAY TRADITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM

By Rachael Ledesma, more than happy to partake in the classroom.

Jewish Community Alliance in this. On the day of the This ritual fosters student’s birthday we all sit Brit, which is a

It used to be celebrating a in a circle. In the middle of sense of birthday in the classroom the circle is a sun we made belonging and meant decorating a party hat and painted as a class with a commitment. It and eating cupcakes with flameless candle. I give the allows us to your classmates. However, I birthday child a globe for partner with the recently found a new way of them to carry. We sing a families and is a celebrating that is much song about how the Earth way for them to more meaningful to the goes around the sun as the feel involved in child. One thing that makes child walks and takes a trip the classroom. It it so special is that the around the sun. Before each also gives each celebration includes the trip around the sun, we share child a sense of family as well. Several weeks their photos and stories. We belonging and it before a child has a birthday, learn a lot more about each honors their I send the family an email student and it makes them individuality. asking for pictures from each feel very special on their big Rachael Ledesma year of their child’s life with day. After, we take all the is a kindergarten a small description or cute photos and descriptions sent teacher at Michele story about their child for by the family and make a Block Gan Yeladim has taught at the school since each given year. Parents are book that will be displayed Preschool & Kindergarten and 2004.

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Safely tucked away on 40 acres in Mandarin is a special place that many people call home, including June & Steve Meinstein. After 32 years trekking from Upstate NY to Jacksonville each year, these snowbirds traded in their tire chains for bike pumps. Their 30-year history with River Garden has culminated in an active lifestyle at The Coves for nearly four years.

GET READY FOR MITZVAH DAY! By Rhoda Goldstein, for children going into foster Jacksonville Jewish Center care. We will be making Do a Mitzvah and have a great day outdoors at the same time! This year on our list of things to do and ways to help will be at 12 of Jacksonville’s parks. You can help by picking up trash and while you and your family and friends are there, you can enjoy the park’s amenities and enjoy a picnic lunch. Parks will be listed on Sign Up Genius at the beginning of December and you will be able to sign up for your park. Some of the other things that we will be doing is helping JFCS by collecting toothbrushes and toothpaste pillowcases for children who are here in our community hospitals. We will be delivering baskets of prepackaged snacks to our first responders. During this year of COVID, we will be changing some of the things that we have done for the past several years. Watch for information on more opportunities that will be available for this year’s Mitzvah Day. For more information, please contact Rhoda Goldstein at rhodagoldstein@ hotmail.com or by calling at 904-268-8124.

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