"My Favori te "Teacher"
THIS YEAR,
THE JEWISH
Name: Helayne
NEWS asked
Shaw
Years of teaching:
area students
Seven
Grade: Pre-
school at
Shaarey Zedek
and kinder-
garten
at Temple
Kol Ami.
to nominate
their favorite
religious-school
teacher.
Teaching philoso-
When all the
religious school
phy: Just because it's
doesn't mean it
can't be fun. I do a
nominations
lot of teaching
through games,
were in, we
song, movement
and discussion. I
chose these top
don't use dittos or
textbooks in class. I
educators to
constantly change
lesson plans so
highlight.
things are new for
Our winning
about it.
me and I'm excited
teachers are
Helayne Shaw,
Phyllis Falbaum,
Marla Gartrell
and Susie Ol-
son lwrey.
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JENNIFER FINER SECTION EDITOR
PHOTOS BY GLENN TREIST
Helayne Shaw
anny Lecours, 6,
loved going to
Sunday school be-
cause of Helayne
Shaw, his teacher at
Temple Kol Ami.
"She's my favorite be-
cause she taught me
things I never knew be-
fore," said Danny, who
will begin first grade this
fall in Farmin ,on Hills.
D
"I learned about
tzedakah and the holi-
days and she taught me
songs in Hebrew and re-
ligious words I liked and
wanted to know. She
also taught me about
Moses and that stuff."
When he wanted to
learn certain English
words in Hebrew, Ms.
Shaw taught him the
translation, and Danny
said he really appreciat-
ed that.
"I'm pleased about
what he learned," said
his mother, Debbie
Lecours. "Our seder took
on special meaning be-
cause our celebration at
home went along with
what he had learned in
school."