Parshat Vayeitzei: A Stranger in a Strange Land

In this weeks Parsha we learn that Yakov left his home to look for a wife in Charan. On his way he stopped in a Bais Midrash to learn Torah. Yakov knew that Charan wasn't such a good place and the people weren't so nice. We learned that when we fill our body with goodness there will not be any space for the bad. The pink cup is the Torah Yakov learned and the bowl is Yakovs body. After learning for 14 years Yakovs body was full of strength from the Torah and no bad could break in.     

When we fill up our body with goodness the good will not allow the bad to come in.

Aleph Bais

In our class the children got turns being the ''mini Morah''. Yisroel did a great job at being the ''mini Morah''. He is pointing at the letters and Saige is saying the names of the letters.   

The Love For Learning

Its so special when the children instigate the learning and are excited about it. Dovi and Motty were so excited that they didn't give up until they put all the sounds in order.

Numbers And Math

Matching the numbers 1 through 20. Yisroel and Bela Riva are playing a matching game.

Addition

We all had fun adding numbers and trying to figure out the answer. 

On the board the Morah stuck 2 cups and a basket, each cup can hold a number of cubes. The children were invited to choose how many cubes to put in. Figuring out the answer was a lot of fun.   

   Malka was working so nicely figuring out... How many shells make 10? How many make 5? How many make 9?

Rainbow Roses

Mitzvah Mentchies resident scientists explored how plants drink.

"They suck up water from the bottom!" exclaimed Yisroel

Rozie chose a color to add to the water of the roses.

We used varying amounts of water and the same amount of food coloring to 

see if it made a difference.

Sweet Moments

Friends share a story together in the library.

Budding architects at Work

Our friends Sholom and Sarah model behaviours to our class.

And show the right way we should act.

 Aleph Bais Adventures: ו and a ורד

Working together to compose a story about a ורד(vered-rose)

Each child waited eagerly for their turn to add a sentence.

We incorporated a Vered stem into some ooey gooey slime, for a fun sensory experience.

Evan uses a vered to paint his Vov

F is for Fun

Using our fingers to make some food.

The chefs in our kitchen created pizza, chicken, candy and potatoes.

Faiga uses dot markers to carefully decorate her fish.

Mendel takes a long hard look at his face in the mirror, then drew a self portrait.

Can you believe so many things start with F!