We covered many subjects this week in Ulpanon Alef. We started our unit on
Tu Be’ Shevat – The Birthday of the trees. We sang the Ilanot & Shkediyah song (Almond tree), told the story through a book and used a flannel story with trees birds and butterflies. We spoke about what fruits grow on trees. Tu BiSh'vat or the "New Year of the Trees" is Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is observed on the 15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Sh'vat. Scholars believe that originally Tu BiSh'vat was an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of spring. In the 17th century, Kabbalists created a ritual for Tu BiSh'vat that is similar to a Passover seder. Today, many Jews hold a modern version of the Tu BiSh'vat seder each year. The holiday also has become a tree-planting festival in Israel, in which Israelis and Jews around the world plant trees in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends. We discussed Dr. Martin Luther King Junior –and his dream for all people to be friends regardless of the color of their skin. Everyone has equal rights and are friends and should be included. We told the story of Eliezer Veh Ha Gezer – a story about a carrot that was too large to pull out of the ground and with group effort they helped one another pull the enormous carrot out of the ground. The children know the song so please ask them to sing to you. We shredded carrots and made a salad in class this week. We added brown sugar, raisins and lemons and all the children enjoyed it very much. We completed our Keshet this week. The children used different painting instruments to create various textures on each color of the Rainbow. ****Next Wednesday, January 21, 2015 we will have a pajama day. We will have a breakfast picnic with our Room 11 friends. Please dress your child in PAJAMAS!!! NO SCHOOL – Monday & Tuesday of next week. Parent Reminders & Messages: Snack of the week: January 20 - Oliver Shabbat Child: January 23 - Justin Library: January 28, 2015 – Henry & Karen Shabbat Shalom, Mira & Liat
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