Hashem Remembers My Mitzvos 💗

One of the special names of Rosh Hashanah is Yom Hazikaron, the day of Remembrance. On this day, Hashem remembers all the good things I did. He looks at all my Mitzvos and judges me with kindness. It’s like a scale, our mitzvos add weight and that helps tip the scale in our favor. Avraham,even showed us how it works with the scale in class!

The kids had so much fun measuring and experimenting with our new froggy scale!

Each child decorated their own scale and placed a mitzvah they did this year onto it, tipping their scale with goodness! Mordy, wrote "Davening".

On Rosh Hashanah, we eat Rimon (pomegranate). A rimon has many seeds which reminds us of the 613 mitzvas in the Torah! When we eat it, we ask Hashem to give us lots and lots of mitzvas this year. The children were so excited when we opened up the pomegranate and began counting the tiny seeds! We all enjoyed tasting the yummy rimon too!

Our little bakers made sweet honey cake for Rosh Hashanah! The whole classroom filled with the delicious smell. Yehudis, couldn’t help but say, ‘It smells so good!’

Eli, working on his honey dish.

Chana, showed us some cool tricks!

Ashira and Theo, role-played as busy bees, buzzing from flower to flower, sucking up nectar and getting the honey ready for Rosh Hashanah! 

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Pre-K Kria

We learned and practiced the letter בּ (Beis)!

K Kria

This week continue practicing the vowel of  Kamatz. We learned about silent ending letters. These are when a word ends with א, ה, or ע, and that last letter has no nikuda (sound). For example, Eli read the word Abba and circled the silent Alef at the end.

Academics

Science time! We learnt about the density of objects by doing a sink or float experiment.

Our Kinders have been working on their math skills.

Aftercare

Using recycled materials, the children built their very own “shofar factory.” They loved experimenting, decorating, and proudly showing off their unique creations. The activity sparked curiosity, teamwork, and plenty of laughter reminding us that learning can be joyful, meaningful, and eco-friendly. What a fun and memorable way to welcome the New Year together!

Aftercare was full of smiles as the kids made their own apple pops with fun toppings! What a sweet treat!

Shabbat Shalom

Getting ready for Rosh Hashana!

We started off our week preparing for the actual day of Rosh Hashana. 

What is it like in Shul? 

When we daven to Hashem this is a special chance to talk about anything.

Friends were invited to come up and tell us what is on their mind. 

Zalman, had his family to talk about. 

We are all so unique and special.

A fun graphing activity showcased this by choosing our own tastes. 

After tasting red and green apples, we voted which one was more their taste. 

Our Rosh Hashana unit is filled with all types of skills. We practiced our math by counting out honey combs for the bee. 

Akiva, counting out the raisins to put on the round Rosh Hashana challahs. 

Baking teaches a lot about math by measuring our each ingredient to make delicious honey cupcakes. 

We placed a pomegranted on the table and observed what happens next. 

Some guessed it was an apple. Zalman, said it was much heavier than an apple. 

Some friends knew it was a delicious pomegrante.!

We opened the pomegranate up to learn why we traditionally eat it on Rosh Hashana.  Zak, trying to count how many seeds he saw. There are so many teaching us we want to be filled with so many Mitzvahs this coming new year!

Thank you Rabbi Lang., for coming to do a fun rally and hearing the Shofar in preparation for Rosh Hashana. 

Bonding and learning about each other. It has been so beautiful to watch friends become more and more comfortable with each other and creating special friendships. 

Have a good Shabbat and happy Rosh Hashana! May we all be inscribed for a sweet new year!

The Sound of the Shofar!

Rosh Hashanah is on its way, and the main mitzvah on this special day is to listen to the shofar! All around the world, Jews will gather together to hear the shofar blow.

The shofar has three different types of sounds: Tekiah, Shevarim and Teruah. The children went on a special “shofar walk,” showing off their amazing shofar-blowing skills.

Mordy, ran on the sounds with so much excitement!

We learned that the shofar sounds like crying. Just like parents listen and care when their baby cries, Hashem, our father, listens to us with love when He hears the shofar.

Fun sensory shofar playdough! Ashira made a pattern of white pink. 

We learned that real shofars are made from ram’s horns, and we even watched a short video about how they are made. After the children got creative and made their very own shofars! They also practiced their Hebrew writing skills by writing the word שופר (“shofar”).

Making Challah dough together for Shabbat!

We used apples dipped in honey to write our names, and enjoyed the sweet treat.

Moshe, wrote his name in English and Hebrew!

On Thursday, we celebrated a very special day on the Chabad calendar, Chai Elul (the 18th of Elul). It is the birthday of two very special Rabbis who brought so much light to the world, the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. Their teachings help us feel close to Hashem and remind us that every mitzvah we do makes the world brighter! The children each shared their favorite mitzvah, the one they feel helps bring more light into the world. Here are some of their answers:

✨ Moshe, said he loves helping his baby brother.
✨ Yehudis, said davening.
✨ Yosef, said giving tzedakah.
✨ Chana and Mordy both agreed on “Ve’ahavta lereacha kamocha” (to love your fellow as yourself).
✨ Avraham, said reading the Megillah!

K Kria

The kids learned their very first vowel Kamatz! They picked it up so quickly, learning how to write it and sound it out. What an exciting start!

Academics

We have been learning about 2D & 3D shapes. Here we are having fun playing a 3D shape game.

We learn through playing! Yossi & Chana use unifix cubes to build a “city”(utilizing fine motor, number recognition  & counting.)

Aftercare 

We made delicious garlic bread in shape of Shofars!

Happy birthday Yossi and Ashira!

Shabbat Shalom!