FROM MISS DEANA
Welcome back, I hope you all had a safe and happy winter break! Miss Jaelyn and I would like to thank you for all your generosity, and kind words, we truly appreciate each and everyone of you. We jumped right into learning the letter “Ee”. Our Sign Language words are: elephant, egg, and eel. During our morning circle we played the “Name Game” using the children’s last names. We will be using their first and last name cards in all types of play and games.
With cooler weather our swimming schedule will fluctuate. Unfortunately the changing room has changed so we’re not able to change our clothes there. We must change in our classroom, therefore swim shoes (crocks, sandals, or flip flops) are needed to walk back to our classroom. Socks and shoes will not work because your child will be in their bathing suit so they will be wet and drippy. I will always send a reminder note in your child’s backpack or lunchbox so you will always know before
On Wednesday, the children painted winter pictures for our classroom windows. There were snowmen, beanie hats, ice skates, and mittens. On Thursday, the children marble painted a snowflake that we hung up on our windows. It’s the time of year where we learn the brochos. This week we learned Hamotzi. The children painted a challah that we hung on our bulletin board. The children not only made Challah but they got to make the dough also. We will be learning a new brochot every week, so stay tuned!
Now the Chanukkah is over on our manipulative table we have arctic animals, snow flakes, snowmen, and penguins. The children can sort, use tweezers, and play with the various items on the table. Even though we don’t actually get snow here in our city we do have snow on the mountains. We talked about some animals that hibernate and some that don’t. We talked about icicles and how they are made (from melting snow that refreezes).
Important Reminders:
- Please make sure your child has weather appropriate clothing in your child’s cubby.
I hope you have a restful Shabbos,
FROM MORAH RAIZEL
Welcome back! It was so nice to see the children after our break. This week we began the second of the five books of the Torah, Shmos! The children were excited to get reacquainted with the story of Pesach. In Shmos, we learn about the Jewish people multiplying incredibly! This made Paroah very worried, and so the Jewish people were tricked into becoming slaves. Oh no! It was terrible to be a slave. Slaves are not ever allowed to make their own choices. We learned about the birth of Moshe, his escape from Egypt, and the wondrous burning bush. The parsha ends with Moshe and his brother Aron going to King Paraoh and asking him to let the Jewish people go. Paraoh refused. More adventures await us next week.
This week we began exploring the bracha of hamotzi. During circle time I told the children that when we say the bracha, hamotzi lechem min haaretz, we bless Hashem for bringing bread out of the earth. Have you ever seen bread growing on a plant?
We followed up this conversation by reading the book From Wheat to Challah by Meish Goldish, which explains the entire process from seed to flour. We looked at dried wheat stalks and found wheat berries carefully hidden inside. On Thursday, we made our own flour. Using a special wheat grinder and upper body strength, the children helped grind up all of the wheat berries and we made nearly half a cup of flour! It was yellow compared to the white flour we use for challah. The highlight was making our very own challah dough. The children participated in a sequencing activity where they placed the bread-making process in order
Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!
