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Model Matzah Bakery
Classroom Setup

How to setup for a Model Matzah Bakery Workshop visit.

UNLOADING:

• If your building is around heavy vehicle congestion, please reserve a parking spot in front in advance to facilitate timely unloading and set up.
• To avoid unnecessary delays please notify your front office or security personnel that you are expecting visitors for the scheduled workshop.

PROGRAM AREA

• SMOKE ALARMS are very sensitive and easily triggered by the slightest smoke from the Matzah oven. Please turn off the smoke alarm in the program area, (or put on ‘TEST’) for the duration of the Model Matzah Bakery visit.
• Large Room, minimum 800 square feet (ex.20' ft x 40' ft)
• Electric outlet rated for min. 20 amps (125 V)
• Location of Fuse Box should be known to organizer of event or premises administrator
• 7-12 long tables
• Chairs are not needed (except for teachers)
• Stage is NOT needed
• Un-carpeted floor is preferable
• Ceiling should be at least 8 feet high
• Presentation cannot take place in the synagogue sanctuary

PRESENTATION TIME:

• 1st Grade and up: Allow 60 minutes per presentation
• Kindergarten (age 3+): Allow 45-60 min. per presentation.
• If there will be multiple presentations, please schedule to have consecutive sessions without long delays in between.
• Please allow NO MORE than 5-10 minutes in between groups.
• Send us your schedule and an estimate of the number of participants at least a week before the program.

PARTICIPANTS:

• Approximately 60 students per presentation
• Teachers should take the students wash their hands immediately before they attend their Model Matzah Bakery session.
• Each child will get an individually packed full sized Shmura Matzah that is Kosher L'Pesach. 
  Please ensure that distribution takes place in a Chametz-Free area.

Memo to TEACHERS and STAFF:

• Feel free to take pictures of the students in action during the program. If you would like to take group photo or pose for pictures, please wait till near the end of the program. We are on a schedule and delays mean the next group is held up.
• Please be prepared to assist young children who may need assistance when called up to be a ‘helper.’
• Be prepared emotionally/physically support younger children who may get ‘spooked’ by an unfamiliar environment or new person.
• Be prepared to relocate a child who may be unusually loud or disruptive.
• PLEASE do not call out in a loud voice when needing to direct or admonish children in a way that interrupts the flow of the program. If possible try to do this quietly and inconspicuously.
• If talking to other adults, please keep it to a low whisper so that the students can stay focused on the program and follow your example.