A Week of Light and Joy!

This week we got into the story behind Chanukah!

We learned about King Antiochus and the three rules he forced upon the Jewish people: no Shabbat, no Bris Milah, and no Torah learning.

The Jewish people wanted so deeply to keep all the mitzvot that they went to hide in caves high up in the mountains to continue learning Torah. When the Yevanim soldiers came to arrest them, the children quickly took out their dreidels and pretended they were just playing a game. The soldiers were fooled and left empty-handed!

A small group of Jewish soldiers called the Maccabees formed to fight against the Greek army. We learned about the great miracle of a small group defeating a much larger army, and about the bravery it took to stand up for what they believed in.

Mordy shared that his safe hands make him feel very brave.

Through working with different materials and shapes, the children strengthened their fine motor skills and expressed their creativity as they created menorahs, dreidels, and Chanukah gelt.

Working together as a team, the children practiced sharing, taking turns, and helping each other while completing a puzzle.

We did lots of Chanukah-themed art, including spinning dreidel art that will be displayed on our bulletin board!

Yosef created a menorah-shaped challah!

This week we celebrated Yud Tes Kislev a special day that marks the freedom of the Alter Rebbe and the spreading of Chassidic teachings. We enjoyed a special lunch, and Rabbi Lang led a joyful farbrengen!

Pre-K Kria

This week we learned the letter Chet!

K Kria

We learned to read and write Chanukah-themed words and used them to build a sentence.

Academics

We have been learning about bridges, and why they are important. Here we worked as a team to build a bridge over “River Yehudis”.

STEM time! We constructed bridges and tested their structural integrity.

Shabbat Shalom! 💜