Thursday, October 27, 2011
Trip to Rogerson House
Hi Parents,
This past Monday the 7th grade B'nai Telem class went to Rogerson House, an assisted living home for people with Alzheimers disease. Thank you Josh Paris and Missy Sternlicht for volunteering to drive us all there! For those who were not able to join us, I hope you ask your children about the experience. We started the night with a talk from Danielle, a dance and movement therapist. She talked about how she uses her passion for dance to help people who have lost the ability to communicate. We then went to the dining room where we had different activities set up at different tables and people were able to join in the activities. Ben, Jake and Max played Yahtzee with Gertrude and Sylvia and together laughed the whole time. Their patience impressed me as they explained each turn how to throw the dice. Zoe and Enna made beautiful flower bouquets with Barbara, Jean, and Rosemary. Evan and Mr. Paris almost completed a whole Norman Rockwell puzzle with Mary and Sammy. Isaac also worked on a puzzle, but I think it was his smile that made Tilla, Lois, and later Rosemary fall in love with him! The whole night was just one big party and some students have already requested to go back to see our Rogerson House friends, so if your children weren't able to come there might be an opportunity later.
It was such a pleasure seeing your children interact so well with this very unique population. They had fun, asked great questions, showed respect and maturity the whole time, and gave Barbara, Gertrude, Sylvia, Mary, Rosemary, Jean, Sammy, Lois, Tilla, and everyone else so much to smile about! I am so proud!
I hope to see you all on Sunday for our Mitzvah Day clean up project. We will be meeting at Temple Ohabei Shalom at 9:00 am and then driving together to a Brookline park nearby to remove indigenous species and clean up garbage. Another fun day making the world a little bit better!
This past Monday the 7th grade B'nai Telem class went to Rogerson House, an assisted living home for people with Alzheimers disease. Thank you Josh Paris and Missy Sternlicht for volunteering to drive us all there! For those who were not able to join us, I hope you ask your children about the experience. We started the night with a talk from Danielle, a dance and movement therapist. She talked about how she uses her passion for dance to help people who have lost the ability to communicate. We then went to the dining room where we had different activities set up at different tables and people were able to join in the activities. Ben, Jake and Max played Yahtzee with Gertrude and Sylvia and together laughed the whole time. Their patience impressed me as they explained each turn how to throw the dice. Zoe and Enna made beautiful flower bouquets with Barbara, Jean, and Rosemary. Evan and Mr. Paris almost completed a whole Norman Rockwell puzzle with Mary and Sammy. Isaac also worked on a puzzle, but I think it was his smile that made Tilla, Lois, and later Rosemary fall in love with him! The whole night was just one big party and some students have already requested to go back to see our Rogerson House friends, so if your children weren't able to come there might be an opportunity later.
It was such a pleasure seeing your children interact so well with this very unique population. They had fun, asked great questions, showed respect and maturity the whole time, and gave Barbara, Gertrude, Sylvia, Mary, Rosemary, Jean, Sammy, Lois, Tilla, and everyone else so much to smile about! I am so proud!
I hope to see you all on Sunday for our Mitzvah Day clean up project. We will be meeting at Temple Ohabei Shalom at 9:00 am and then driving together to a Brookline park nearby to remove indigenous species and clean up garbage. Another fun day making the world a little bit better!
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