Pack your bags for GEULAH!

This week, we continued learning about Pesach. We looked at the calendar and saw that this year, Pesach starts right after Shabbat! We talked about Chag Rishon (the first days of Pesach) and Chag Sheni (the last days of Pesach). On the first days of Pesach, we will have the seder night and celebrate leaving Mitzrayim (Egypt), and the last days remind us of the future Geulah, when Hashem will bring us the redemption. The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that just like Hashem saved us from Egypt, He will bring Moshiach soon to save the whole world!
On Chag Sheni, we will have a special meal called "Seudat Moshiach." The Rebbe taught that this meal is extra special because it connects us to the Geulah! The kids pretended to eat alot of matzah to show Hashem that we are ready for the Geulah to come right now!

 

Morah handed out paper bags, and we wrote the word "Geulah" on them.

Then, the children got to choose what they would bring with them to Eretz Yisrael when Moshiach will come.

We used blocks to build Yerushalayim and the Beis Hamikdash!
Yossi C. was excited to build a really tall building with the blocks!

After the Jews were freed from Egypt and crossed Yam Suf (Red Sea), the women led the way in praising Hashem. They took their tambourines and danced, celebrating their freedom. The Rebbe teaches that the tambourines show how happy and thankful we are for the miracles Hashem did for us. So we decorated our own tambourines!

Dancing for Moshiach now!

All the Pesach projects are coming together beautifully!

We've also started cleaning for Pesach.

Taking all our silly's out! 😋

Soccer Time wearing colored vests for each team.

Pre-K Kria

Fingerpainting for Final Fay.

K Kria

This week, the children had fun taking turns wearing a crown with a word on it. Their friends helped sound out the word, and the child wearing the crown wrote it down. It was a fun way to practice reading, writing, and teamwork while helping each other learn!

Academics

For Social Studies we have been learning about the Arctic and Antarctic. The students wrote sentences about polar bears.

Chana working hard on her polar bear language arts worksheet.

Happy Birthday Mordy! 💜

Shabbat Shalom!

A miraculous walk!

This week at Gan we finished the Pesach story! While Tal was busy building his tower, Moshe came to reassure him we were about to leave Mitzrayim!

King Paroh, who was dressed in his pajamas wanted them to leave right away in the middle of the night. Moshe, said he wanted everyone to see this miracle and when morning hit they quickly got out of Mitzrayim. 

Rushing out of Mitzrayim with nothing but Matzah on their back.

It was going all great and we were dancing to Hashem that we can finally leave but then UH OH we had to stop, there was a sea in front of us!

Who can help us? Our friends burst out in song "Hashem is here , Hashem is there!"

It was a miracle the sea split in half for us to walk through!

It felt so real walking by the blue water and even finding seashells on the floor!

The miracles continued since we were a bit hungry and we saw apple tree growing! There was also water for us to drink, thank you Hashem! 

The women in Mitzrayim, had such belief in Hashem that even when life was so hard they had their tambourines getting ready to thank Hashem for the miracles! When we came out of our miraculous walk we each got a tambourine to dance with!

Role playing through a puppet show what happened during the splitting of the sea. 

Using a sensory table with these items to help our friends touch and feel the story. 

Continuing our work on the Hagaddah.

Working together in the sand box.

                                                                               I can do it!

What does it feel like when our hands get covered in sand?

Any Questions??

This week, we continued learning about Pesach.
Morah asked the children, 'Who do you think is the most important person at the Seder?' Some said, 'Eliyahu Ha'Navi,' and others said, 'Our guests!'. But on Seder night, the children are the most important! They ask the Mah Nishtanah and learn about Yetziat Mitzrayim. The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that Pesach is all about chinuch (learning and asking questions), and Hashem loves when children learn Torah!

We played the 'Ask & Learn' Treasure Hunt! Morah hid small Pesach-related items around the room, and we took turns finding an item and asking a question about it. Some of our friends also knew the answers, which made it even more fun for everyone!

We learned about the 4 questions in the song 'Ma Nishtanah' and even made our own Ma Nishtanah microphone.

We incorporated special breathing exercises using the Simanim (steps) from the Pesach Haggadah!  This mindful breathing exercise not only reinforced their learning but also helped them be in their frontal lobe, allowing them to be more present and engaged!

Eli, picking the Siman!

We began the exciting process of making our own Seder plates using air-dry clay! The children worked carefully to shape and smooth their clay, preparing a special place for each item on the Seder plate.

Chana found a creative way to flatten her clay by using her body weight to press it down!

We created beautiful art by painting one side of the paper and then pressing the other side onto it, revealing a stunning painting of Krias Yam Suf (the splitting of the sea).

Building a Moshe figurine!

This week, we mentioned Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s birthday! Morah Chana made smoothies, and the children wrote about how they could be like the Rebbetzin in their own lives.
Nechama wrote "Be kind and humble, and do every mitzvah!" 💛

Pre-K Kria

K Kria

This week, we worked on recognizing and understanding silent letters at the end of words. The children practiced reading words carefully, noticing how some letters are written but not pronounced.

Academics

Science time! We learnt about surface tension by seeing how many drops of water a coin could hold.

Scientist Eli, completing his worksheet; making an estimation of how many water drops a penny/nickel/dime and quarter can hold, then using tally marks to record the experiment results.

Aftercare

Matzah bake!

Shabbat Shalom!

Let my people GO!!

This week at Gan, we continued the story of Pesach! King Paroh needed to learn his lesson and finally let the Jewish people go!

Zalman, helped show us what Hashem did to the Egyptians water- it turned to blood! 

When Ariella poured water for Moshe, it was delicious water. 

We learned that the King kept changing his mind as soon as he begged Moshe to daven to Hashem to take the plague away.

Next, we learned about the plague of frogs. It was quite hilarious watching the frogs pop out in different places, but it definitely  wasn't funny for King Paroh.

Making a frog project.

Ayal, brought in his real pet frog for us to look at!

Our friends have been working really hard on their Pesach Hagaddah. 

What happened after all the plagues? It was finally time to leave and fast! We role played having no time to properly rise our bread but rathe putting matzah dough on our backs and escaping Egypt!

Matzah factory time!

Chaya Mushka using a special tool that makes holes so the Matzah does not rise in the oven.

Baking our Matzah in the hot oven. 

Little bakers at work.

Working together rolling, poking and baking.

Looking at real Matzah factory pictures to get a feel of what they were doing for Pesach.

Taking care of our garden and lots of hugs!

Good Shabbos!