After learning all about Beis Hamikdash (the Holy Temple) last week, we dived deep into the Chanukah story!
Antiochus, was the king of the Greeks, he was not a kind king. He wanted all the Jewish people to follow him instead of Hashem, and he made 3 rules all Jews had to follow.
No Torah, no Shabbat and no Bris.
The Jewish people however, and especially the children, loved Hashem so much that they kept learning Torah, kept Shabbat and halacha. The babies had a bris.
They had to secretly learning the Torah inside caves in the mountains. Yossi, helped us act out davening and learning torah in the cave, when Antiochus's guard came he pulled out the dreidel and hide the Torah! The guard saw nothing suspicious so he kept going and that's how they were all saved while learning Torah!
The Maccabies, were a small group of people that fought in the army of Hashem. They were very brave. They were a few but Hashem made a miracle and they won over the large Greek army.
Shai, worked hard on his Macabee shield.
Marching like a Macabee!
Our friends were invited to write and illustrate how they are brave.
Avraham "I'm brave because I don't hit back."
Nechama H "I am brave when I go to the chicken coop because I'm scared of chickens."
Thank you Rabbi Weinbaum from the head quarters of Tzivos Hashem for teaching us to be brave and listen to our good voice inside each of us.
Learned a new morning brocha - Zokef Kefufim. We compared our bodies to animals, we have the ability to stand up tall and use our head to think!
Listening to our yetzer tov and being part of Hashem's army definitely requires us to stand tall and use our head, Thank you Hashem!
Practicing to write the Hebrew words of Chanukah!
Working on our Menorah, chanukia!
Working hard as Kohanim in the Beis Hamiksash.
Our beautiful Chanukah bulletin board with all the kids as brave Maccabees!
Pre-K Kria
Learning the letter "Tes" this week!
K Kria
We introduced a new vowel this week ,Segul!
Our friends helped 'Sigi the Segul sheep' travel around the class by reading the new sound and earned a sweet treat.
Team work!
Academics
At Circle Time we identified common outside sounds by playing a listening bingo game.
Yossi & Mendy hard at work writing sentences!
Aftercare
We made calendars for the 8 nights of Chanukah with a surprise in each pocket!
Shabbat Shalom!
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