Thread by @JewWhoHasItAll

Dear Teachers,

EVERYONE’S favorite season is here— it’s PURIM TIME!!!

The kids are naturally all so excited to celebrate this festive holiday season.

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Here are some easy and fun ideas for your class Purim party at our #PublicSchool, plus some additional tips to make this party welcoming for students of all cultures and dietary needs.

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Purim is, of course, a day off.

The Purim party is held the day before.

Erev Purim is a normal school day but aftercare is canceled to allow everyone time to get home and into their costume for the evening megillah reading.

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Children may wear their Purim costumes to school on Erev Purim.

Toy weapons, however, are not allowed.

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The Erev Purim party will be held at lunchtime, when each class will enjoy their Purim seudah together.

Each member of the class should bring a traditional pareve Purim dish from their culture to share.

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Please no peanuts or tree nuts; ask parents to send a list of ingredients of the dish in case of hidden allergens.

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Gentile students may bring a traditional pareve dish from whatever holiday they celebrate instead of Purim in Adar.

In the alternate, they may bring the plates, cutlery, and cups.

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Don’t forget to serve the hamantashen the students baked themselves as a class earlier in the week!

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Your classes may do a seasonal art project.

Some fun examples are to construct and decorate:

• groggers
• gift bags or boxes for mishlochei manot
• hamantash-shaped hats (or crowns)

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This year’s school Purim Shpil will be held on the evening of 15 Adar.

Each class will be performing a song or skit; students with a religious objection may be excused.

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It’s traditional to start the Shpil with a rousing rendition of Mishenichnas Adar sung by the school chorus & orchestra, concluding with the whole audience singing Shoshanat Yaakov, led by the kindergarteners.

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The 5th grade usually does a humorous retelling of the Purim story; please coordinate with the teachers for all other grades to ensure diversity of content.

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Students may bring mishlochei manot to share with their classmates, enough for the entire class.

All food items should be marked with allergy information. It’s polite but not mandatory to include a small non-food gift in each mishloach in case of food allergies.

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We have chosen World Central Kitchen as the beneficiary of the donations given for this year’s Adar tzedakah project.

Please come to our Adar bake sale; all proceeds go to @WCKitchen to support their good work.

‘Tis the season of giving!

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This year’s Adar food drive, to support less privileged families in our community, is in full swing.

Students may bring checks or canned goods; these may be kept in the marked receptacle in each classroom, to be collected by the administration on Erev Purim.

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Students with religious objections to Purim festivities may complete an alternate craft project, like a decorate-your-own tzedakah box, during the time allotted to Purim activities.

If the student has an objection to tzedakah they may spend that time in the library.

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