What does "sorry" really mean?

This week we learned all about Yom Kippur!

After learning about Rosh Hashana and all the Mitzvahs we do that are sweet we now focused on what happens when we make an 'oops'.

Step number one was that we ALL make mistakes and its ok and step number two is how can we fix it now?

Using puppets helped us role play what to do when making a mistake.

Eliara "I can ask a friend if they want a hug or space"

During the day we have plenty of opportunities when we are in each other's space to practice listening to our friends needs.

We created our own face craft with a reversable smiley face or frown. Different scenarios helps us practice what we would do if we make a mistake or something happens to us.

 "Yom Kippur Shul"

During aftercare our friends drew what they were feeling. 

Sweet moments are all over the place and it's so heartwarming to watch our friends communicate and create special moments together. 

Thank you, Morah Racheli for coming to play Rosh Hashana niggunim with her guitar! 

It was a treat to come and try to play the guitar as well!

Chalk and water and discovering the art we can make with it!

Our friends are getting more confident in our gross motor skills. Juda, was excited to show all his friends what he was able to do.

During mini academics time friends who don't nap had fun finding all the A's around school.

One of the highlights of the week, Challah making!

 

Oops, I'm Sorry!

Yom Kippur is coming so we turned our classroom into a shul! Zalman, taught us how to put on tefillin and showed us what this special mitzvah looks like. ✨

The sound of the shofar filled our classroom as we danced b’simcha with the Torah!

On Yom Kippur, we wear white clothing to look like angels. Yehudis and Ariella, had so much fun designing their own beautiful white dresses! 🤍

Yosef and Tal, added a tallis to their special white kittel and a machzor in their hands just like we see in shul on Yom Kippur.

On Yom Kippur, we wear slippers instead of regular shoes, so of course we had to make our own! We practiced our fine motor skills by carefully threading the tiny beads.

We learned the story of Yonah, which we read on Yom Kippur. Yonah tried to run away from the special mission Hashem gave him, but after spending time in the belly of a big fish, he was ready to fix his mistake and do what Hashem asked. Yosef helped us make the story come alive! 🐋

When Yonah chose to follow Hashem’s mission, he went to the people of Ninveh and told them to do teshuvah and fix their “oopsies.” And they did! Yonah and the people of Ninveh showed us that we can always make better choices and try again.

Here you can see how much the kids are loving our new book, What Should Danny Do? It’s an interactive story where our choices change what happens next, and we can even get a different ending depending on the choices we make...

 

Pre-K Kria 

We practiced the letter Veis! Vroom, vroom! 🚗💨

K Kria

We had a special Shin-Sin program!

Academics

Yoga time! Working on our balance, breathing…..and zen!

Our Kinders played a math manipulatives addition game.

Shabbat Shalom!

Shofar so good!

Our class has been learning so much about Rosh Hashana!

This week we focused on where a shofar comes from. Ramy the Ram helped us learn what animals have horns and are kosher for a shofar.

Juda, found the matching animal to the correct horn.

Shlomi, using loose parts to create his shofar image.

Eliara, loved the sensory feeling of painting with her hands for her shofar craft!

Morah Racheli, came to visit us and teach us new Rosh Hashana songs. We even go to learn how a guitar gets played.

Water on a very hot day makes it all better!

It warms our heart to watch our older friends instinctively watch over the younger ones and make sure they are okay. 

Learning the different parts of an apple. Ilana, dividing the peels and the fruit. 

Happy Rosh Hashana!

 

Shofars, Pomegranates & a Sweet New Year!

With Rosh Hashanah just around the corner, we had a very special question to answer: What is Rosh Hashanah?

Hashem created the world in six days, and on the sixth day He created the very first man and woman, Adam and Chava. That special day was Rosh Hashanah! We learned that Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world, a time to celebrate Hashem as our King and begin a sweet new year!

On Rosh Hashanah, we listen to the shofar! The sound of the shofar is like a baby crying. When a baby cries, their mommy or daddy comes running to help them! When we sound the shofar, Hashem, our Father in Heaven, hears our cry and comes close to us. We ask Hashem to help us and bless us with a happy, healthy, and sweet new year.

Ashira and Yehudis, showed us how we take care of babies with lots of love and care!

We learned that a shofar comes from the horn of a special kosher animal! 🐏 We looked closely at different shofars, their shapes, sizes, and curves, and tried to match each one to the animal it came from.

Ziva, matched the small shofar to the goat, while Ashira matched the long swirly shofar to the antelope. Ariella discovered that the long, slim shofar comes from a kudu, and Tal matched the shofar we usually use on Rosh Hashanah to the ram!

Wow! Shofars can look so different, but they all have a very special job on Rosh Hashanah!

Yosef, practiced taking a big breath and blowing into his shofar!💨

We went fishing! 🎣🐟
We learned about a special Rosh Hashanah minhag (custom), eating the head of a fish while asking Hashem that we should be like the head and not the tail, growing to be strong Jewish leaders who make good choices and do lots of mitzvos!

Ariella, caught a BIG yellow fish! What a catch!

We learned that a pomegranate have 613 seeds just like the 613 mitzvos in our Torah! When we eat a pomegranate on Rosh Hashanah, we remind Hashem of all the sweet mitzvos we do and ask for a year filled with even more mitzvos! Ella, tried counting all the way to 613 ❤️

Pomegranate-themed playdough! Ashira, got creative and made a beautiful crown for her pomegranate using the big beads.

Ella and Ziva, hid some special surprises inside their playdough pomegranates!

Baking honey cake together was definitely one of the highlights of our week! Zalman and Ziva used their big muscles to squeeze the sticky honey into our bowl such strong muscles! 

Yosef, made sure not a single drop of sweet honey was left behind in the measuring cup!

We added a fall spice mix to our honey cake and used our noses to explore the delicious smells! Toby said, "It smells like cinnamon!" Yehudis, thought it smelled delicious! 😋

Water play on a HOT day!

Pre-K Kria

We discovered our second Hebrew letter - Beis!

K Kria

Look-alike letters can be so tricky, but not in our class!

Academics

Using a ten frame to teach number value and foundational math.

For Social Studies we have been learning about emotions and what it means to be a good citizen. We completed a worksheet about making good..& not so good😊 ..choices.

Shabbat Shalom!