FROM MISS DEANA (SEE BELOW FOR MORAH RAIZEL'S NEWS)
What a great week we had! I still can't believe this was our last full week together. During our morning circle we used our touch and feel box using items from the classroom. On Monday, the children used dot paints on coffee filters to create some amazing flowers. Another fun activity the children did this week was making their challah boards, and challah covers. Each one of them was so excited to show them to you. They worked really hard on them!
We spent some time this week working on their fine motor skills. From playdough, moon sand, and slime to scissors, stickers, and tape. Needless to say, their fine motor skills have improved so much over the last few months. We have been practicing our songs for our end of the year performance. Our end of the year performance is Monday June 17th in the multipurpose room. The children have been singing and dancing and can’t wait for the big day. Have a great Shabbos We are almost there! Shavuos is in a few days. The children are getting excited as the momentum before this special day builds up. We learned about the Jewish people preparing for the historical event of the giving of the Torah. They prepared for three days beforehand and camped around the mountain, “like one man with one heart”. There was incredible harmony when the Jewish people received the Torah. Hashem loves it when we get along. We learned about the Jewish people thinking that it was a good idea to sleep the night before the Torah was given. To fix that, we stay up learning Torah on the first night of Shavuos. We decorate our homes with flowers because Har Sinai was decorated with flowers, and we eat dairy because the Torah is sweet like milk and honey. The children reviewed the Ten Commandments, the aseres hadibros. We read the book, Shavuos Guess Who by Arielle Stern. On Friday, we learned about Rus and how she is connected to the holiday of Shavuos. Wishing you a restful and rejuvenating Shabbos!