FROM MISS DEANA
Happy Purim! I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday. Thank you all for the shaloch monos gifts miss Jaelyn and really appreciate them. This week we learned the letter “Hh”. Our Sign language words are: horse, hippo, and happy. During our morning circle we played “doggie, doggie, where's your bone” using a grogger. The hardest part was hiding the grogger quietly so the person that was the doggie wouldn’t know right away. On Wednesday we had a fun-filled day. We started with our favorite day ever, pajama day, then we had a bounce house, and then we had swimming. I’m sure your children went home really tired, and hopefully it was an easy bedtime. Before we get ready for Pesach activities the children played Purim memory for the last time. The children ask to play that game all the time so of course we played it before we packed it up. Next up, Pesach memory! Thursday, I brought out our balance board. It was the first time the children were able to use it so it takes some time to Get used to it. Balance boards are excellent for children because they promote physical development—specifically improving balance, coordination, core strength, and motor skills—while fostering creativity through open-ended play. These versatile, Montessori-style tools stimulate the vestibular and proprioceptive systems, helping kids understand body positioning, improve posture, and burn energy productively. If you will be traveling for Pesach early please let me know so I can make sure all your child’s projects get completed before you leave. I hope you all have a restful Shabbos, Wow! What a week! We had such a fun and meaningful Purim here at the Hebrew Academy Preschool. The children were so excited to celebrate. On Wednesday, we had the chance to reflect upon our Purim experiences and share details about the various Purim celebrations we attended. And then it was time to begin Pesach! Just like that. I asked the children what they remember about Pesach. Shaina: Eating matzah. Gila: Blowing a shofar. Avi: Um...sharing my toys with my baby brother. Shaya: Playing with my sister Zohar and my big sister Maya. Shneur: Eating marror. Mulleh: Eating marror. Dovi: Burning chametz. Tatianna: Eating hamantashen. Yisrael: Eating matzah. Adina: Eating hamantashen. Shlomo: Eating marror. Tamar: Moshe Zachary: Eating matzah with butter! This week we learned the parsha, Ki Sisa, where Hashem commanded Moshe to count the Jewish people because Hashem loves us so much. This parsha includes the story of the golden calf. The children learned about Moshe breaking the luches, the tablets, and how Hashem wanted to create a new Jewish nation starting from Moshe. Moshe responded that if the Jewish people were destroyed, he wanted his name erased from the Torah (his name appears 614 times). Moshe begged Hashem to forgive the Jewish people and Hashem agreed. Moshe went back up on Har Sina and received the second luches. Best wishes for a peaceful and restful Shabbos!
