From the Shuk to the Kotel!

Get ready for takeoff! This summer, we’re going on a big adventure through Eretz Yisrael!

This week, we “flew” to Yerushalayim, and the children imagined gliding down with a parachute as we landed. It was so exciting to begin our journey in the holiest city!

To get ready for our travels, the kids decorated their very own passports! We stamped them with a special Yerushalayim stamp to mark our first stop!

On our bulletin board, we created a beautiful Kotel (Western Wall). The children's mitzvot are starting to fill up our Kotel, bringing us one step closer to the Beit Hamikdash! As Noah said with excitement, “Soon it’s gonna be here!”

We watched the Beis Hamikdash float down to start visualizing and getting excited for whats coming!

Although we are not IN Eretz Yisroel, we can elevate where we are now by doing so many Mitzvahs! Axel, showing us by saying the holy letters of the Alef Beis that adds holiness right where we are now!

Bringing the Kotel in our center we used pencils and rollers to make straight lines,

We used stamp sponges to create the bricks.

A very special place in Yerushalayim is the Shuk - a colorful market filled with fruits, vegetables, and yummy food stands. We brought the Shuk to our camp! The kids had so much fun writing their own grocery lists and role-playing as vendors and shoppers.

We used our fine motor skills to make tiny veggies out of clay!

Window painting!

Yerushalaim math game!

A fun puppet show theater came, and it brought so many giggles and smiles! 

Pool day!

Kria

Aftercare

Making chummus YUM!

Flying to Yerushalyim!

Welcome to the first week of Camp Gan Camarillo!

Our theme this summer is Eretz Yisroel/ Israel . Not only do we want to learn about our land given to the Jewish people but also how we can we make HERE like Eretz Yisroel. Every time we feel proud to be a Jew and do many Mitzvahs that's how we can turn Camarillo into a holy place!

We welcomed our friends with their very own passports and a fun surprise suitcase to help transition into a fun first day at camp!

Eli, decorating his very first page.

                                                

Zalman, found an airplane to fly to Eretz Yisroel.

This weeks place we went to 'visit' is Yerushalyim. The holiest place in Eretz Yisroel where the Kotel is and where the Beis Hamikdash was and will be!

How can we bring Yerushalayim into our classroom? 

By davening and connecting to Hashem! 

Tal and Zalman, showing us how people daven at the Kotel.

Davening at our circle time is such a special time to watch these precious children talk to Hashem!

Bringing the Kotel in our sensory center using playdough as a medium.

We used blocks to help create the bricks on our Kotel crafts.

Aftercare fun, making homemade Chumus!

Enjoying the delicious results and promoting healthy eating!

The most special part of the first week is watching friendships blossom.

A fun puppet show theater came this week and we had lots of giggles to share with each other. 

Swim day!

Naaseh V’nishma – We’re All In!

Shavuot is almost here!

On Shavuot, Hashem gave us the Torah on Har Sinai. Before that, He offered it to all the nations. Each one asked, “What’s in it?” they said no when they heard the mitzvot. When Hashem asked Bnei Yisrael, they didn’t ask questions—they said “Naaseh v’nishma!” (We will do and we will listen). Hashem was so proud and chose them as His special nation to receive the Torah.

This week, we played a fun "Naaseh V’nishma" game! The children picked a mitzvah card from a box and had to quickly act it out while the rest of the class cheered them on, chanting "Naaseh v’nishma!" It was a joyful way to experience the excitement and trust of saying yes to Hashem—just like Bnei Yisrael did!

Mordy, Making Naaseh V’nishma crown.

Avraham, is using ink and a feather to write the Hebrew letters of the Torah, just like a Sofer Stam does when writing a real Sefer Torah!

On Shavuot, it’s a minhag (custom) to eat dairy foods. One reason is that when Bnei Yisrael received the Torah, they learned the laws of keeping kosher and didn’t have time to prepare meat properly, so they ate dairy instead. To celebrate, we made our own delicious mini cheesecakes and had a cheesecake sensory table. What fun it was to explore, mix, and create with creamy textures and sweet toppings!

We had so much fun decorating flower vases in honor of Shavuot—just like how Har Sinai was covered in beautiful flowers when Hashem gave us the Torah. It is a minhag to decorate our Yom Tov tables with flowers. We also explored a sensory flower table, filled with petals, leaves, and different textures. We even added seeds, and the children had a wonderful idea—they decided to spread the seeds outside to feed the birds. Later, we got to watch the birds come and enjoy the treat! 🌼

Some of our friends have been losing their baby teeth, and it’s been so exciting to celebrate this big milestone together! We especially enjoyed hearing Nechama’s story about how she lost her tooth—it made everyone smile!

Pre-K Kria

K Kria

We are word builders!

Academics

At Circle Time we played a digraph puzzle game.

We learnt about the importance of Memorial Day & our worksheets reflected that theme.

Aftercare

Shabbat Shalom!