2's - Morah Mimi

We have gotten off to a really good start here at school! 

We know that drop-off may seem hard sometimes, but all of our friends are doing great. They may cry for a moment, and then they settle in and are ready to play. This is all part of the learning experience and the transition into school.

Once they get started playing and talking with their friends, they are happy to be here. This is a happy place to be! 

Their words are expanding day by day. See if you can notice some of the small changes happening at home, too. It’s so much fun for us to notice their growth!

We are also doing a lot of talking through what we are doing and helping the children express what they need. We might say, “Do you need space?” and then, “Oh yes, you need some space.” Giving them the words for how they are feeling helps them learn to communicate their needs. They need that validation just like we do as adults. Sometimes just knowing that someone understands what they are feeling makes such a difference. 

We have been enjoying our circle time and singing this song:

“The shofar in the Shull goes tu, tu, tu.
The apple in the honey goes dip, dip, dip.
The challah in the honey goes dip, dip, dip.
The people in the Shull go daven, daven, daven.”

The children have been going around pretending to blow their shofars. They are also enjoying using our bumblebee finger puppets to sing our favorite bumblebee songs. 

Thank you, Morah Raizel, for playing the guitar and singing at our Shabbos party! 

Have a Shabbat shalom and a wonderful long weekend.