Rosh Hashana- Kindergarten

Our focus this week was preparing for Rosh Hashana!

We learnt a song that helped the children master 4 names of Rosh Hashana, the meanings and the symbolic foods we eat. 

The four names are:

1) Rosh Hashana - The "Head" of the Year

We spoke about the meaning of new beginnings. Hashem gives us the opportunity every year to reflect on the past year and to start a new fresh year. We discussed the areas on which we want to add and grow and the areas which we want to fix. 

2) Yom Hadin - The Day of Judgement 

In class we made a scale which the children got to hold 2 baskets and got experience the balancing of a scale. On one side we put the Averos and the other the Mitzvos. We spoke about the importance of having the Mitzvos out weight the Averos.

3) Yom Teruah - The Day of Blowing the Shofar

We learnt the sounds of the Shofar and from what the Shofar is made. The sounds of the Shofar sound like a crying baby and it reminds us that we are Hashem's children crying to be close to him. Rabbi Lang came and blew the Shofar every day for the children.  

4) Yom Hazikaron - The Day Hashem Remembers All We Did

The children learnt that on this day Hashem is remembering all that we have done. We want Hashem to see and remember all the good things.

here is one of the children drawing and writing about something that they want Hashem to remember! "When i was at the pool, my friend asked for my floatee and i gave it to her."

Alef Bais

Here is our sweet Alef , Bais, Vais.

Recognizing the shapes of the letters, this week we focused on the difference btween a Bais and a Vais. (Bais has a dot and a Vais doesn't)
  

   

Shape Recognition

We started leaning about various shapes, and what makes one different from another: the number of sides, length and the corners. We had a lot of fun constructing them out of sticks!!

 

Patterns 

We explored what a pattern is.  The children were invited to use beads and create their own patterns, in addition to following patterns that were pre-drawn.