Mazel Tov!

This week, we learned in the Torah portion the very first Jewish couple that got married, Yitzchak and Rivka!

Through a fun mock wedding we learned about the Jewish traditions and just how special a Jewish marriage ceremony is!

We prepared delicious cupcakes and enjoyed a vegetable platter for the special event.

Oliver, was our Rabbi who lead the ceremony. 

Enjoying a festive meal after our dancing!

This week we also learned about the season of fall! Watching the fall color 'leaves' blow by our big fan.

Fall inspired art thinking out of the box during our art exploration helps our little creative brains.

Leaf patterns.

Shaina, making her playdough fall tree.

Bringing nature indoors is a great way to see all the things we can do with it. 

During aftercare we worked on our balancing skills. 

Shabbat Shalom!

 

A Jewish Wedding

This week’s Parsha Chayei Sarah, tells us the story of how Avraham sent Eliezer on a special mission to find a wife for his son Yitzchak. Eliezer davened to Hashem to help him find a girl with a kind heart. We learned what a well is and how Rivkah showed such incredible kindness when she offered water to Eliezer and all his camels, too! Gabriel and Ashira helped bring the story to life by acting it out for our class!

We gave it a try ourselves, going back and forth to give water to the camels! Carrying the water from one side to the other while trying not to spill was a fun challenge! Along the way, we talked about how big Rivkah’s mitzvah really was. Camels need A LOT of water, and it must have been such hard work for Rivkah!

We built our very own well! Ella showed us how Rivkah pulled up the bucket of water from the well..

Yitzchak and Rivkah got married, and what better way to learn about a Jewish wedding than to have one of our own?! 💕 Our Gan turned into a wedding celebration as we explored the traditions of a Jewish wedding! Each of our friends had a special role to play, with Yehudis and Yosef as our Chassan and Kallah.

Zalman and Tal were our DJs!

After all that dancing, we enjoyed some fresh veggies and muffins that we had prepared and cut ahead of time!

Silly moments 💛

Guess who??

Pre-K Kria

We learned new words that begin with the letter Cheis. Ella came up with the word “Chavitah” (חביתה) 🍳

Academics

Our Kinders played a two letter consonant beginning sound game.

Our Pre-Ks played a letter recognition and match game.

Shabbat shalom!

Knock, Knock… Come On In!

This week we learned about Parshas Vayeira, all about Avraham and Sarah’s special home and how much they loved welcoming guests!

Sarah was a Tzadekes, and Hashem made three miracles for her!

Her Shabbos candles stayed lit from Friday to Friday! Toby said that was a big deal because there were no light bulbs back then... 😂 The Shechina rested above Sarah and Avraham’s tent, and her challah stayed fresh the whoooooole week! They also always had plenty of food for everyone.

We made our own challah covers! Making a frame with the little mosaic pieces was a fun challenge and a great way to practice our fine motor skills.

Yosef, rallied everyone together to build Avraham and Sarah’s tent!

The Shechina rested above this tent too! 😊

Avraham and Sarah’s tent had four doors so guests could come in from every direction! They loved having guests and teaching them about Hashem.

Then it was our turn to be like Avraham and Sarah and welcome guests into our classroom! ❤️ We made a big invitation card and invited our friends from Torah Tots to join us for a special treat. We loved bringing the mitzvah of Hachnasas Orchim to life!

In preparation, the kids made cookies, carried chairs for our guests, and set the table. Excitement was in the air!

It was finally time! We heard a knock at the door, and the kids excitedly hurried over to greet our guests with a big, “Welcome!” ❤️

Our little hosts made sure everyone had a chair and felt welcome. We said a bracha together and enjoyed the cookies we made with some milk. It was so sweet to see Tal and Ashira making sure our guests got their treats and drinks first. We were so proud to see the kids putting everything they learned about Hachnasas Orchim into action!

Our Torah Tots friends invited us to visit them too! ❤️ This gave us a chance to practice the other side of Hachnasas Orchim, being kind and respectful guests.

Pre-K Kria

New letter alert!

K Kria

Continuing with Kamatz, we are starting to read two- and three-letter words! We also practiced reading words with silent letters. It is so special to see the children becoming more confident with their Kria each week❤️

Academics

Write The Room! We enjoyed using clipboards for a classroom number count scavenger hunt.

Everyone took a turn sorting items by size. This activity reinforces the concepts of spatial reasoning, beginning math and comparison skills.

Shabbat Shalom!

Be our guest!

This week the Torah portion Vayera came to life as we set up Avraham and Sara's tent. 

They loved having guest and teaching people about Hashem. 

Three miracles happened in their tent, Sara's challah stayed fresh all week. Her Shabbat candles stayed lit all week and went out just before the next Shabbat and there was a cloud over their tent showing Hashem's presence. 

Putting our hosting skills to practice, by inviting the other class for some yummy fruit salad we cut up ourselves!

Learning to safely cut with a plastic knife and also trying to not eat all of it ourselves! Delicious fresh fruit saved for our guests!

Reuvi, offering to a friend before eating his own.

What a great surprise being invited back as guests to enjoy cookies and milk they made for us!

Making our own four door tent craft.

Our friends also worked hard on a Shabbat to go box!

Aftercare fun

Using recycled materials and wooden blocks, our children built bridges for their toys and cars to cross! A fun exploration of engineering, creativity, and teamwork! We also played guess the "caterpillar" under the sheet, which friend could it be?

Beyond the playground! Brining fresh experiences ,new discoveries and endless possibilities to our outside play time. Using lemon squeezers and tongs in our water sensory table. 

                                                                      Cozy reading time

Sara had delicious challah dough in her home, we made our very own challah dough this week.

Shabbat Shalom!