Dear Parents,
This was a very special week! We got to celebrate Tu B’Shevat together on Tuesday. It started off with all of Explorers gathering together for our celebration. We talked about the 7 species, what types of foods we were going to be trying and the meaning behind the holiday. After that, we went into groups of two classrooms. We started off with our planting activity, where your children got to color a biodegradable pot, fill it with some soil, plant parsley inside and then top it off with a little extra soil. These pots will all be planted and the parsley will be used for our Passover seders. We then switched to another classroom and ate snack. Your children got to have dates, figs, olives, raisins, wheat crackers, dried mangos, apricots, oranges, apples and kumquats. Once we were done with our activities, we got to play together on the yard before our next celebration. All the EC got together in the Temple, where we sang songs about Tu B’Shevat and then class by class we got to go outside and help put soil into the hole where our new tree has been planted. It was such a special celebration and we hope you enjoy looking at all the pictures of the fun and learning that took place. Throughout the rest of the week, we worked on our Tu B’Shevat clay activity. To create their own version of a tree, your children used clay to make the trunk, branches and leaves. During this activity, they worked on strengthening their fine motor skills by pushing, rolling and pinching the clay. Throughout this process, they learned about cause and effect. If they were to over manipulate the clay, it would become very soft and flimsy, and if they held it too long without manipulating it, it just dries out. Stay tuned for the next steps in the process in the weeks to follow. The next activity was a self-portrait. In light of the holiday of Martin Luther King Jr., and the different conversations and discussions that we have had regarding that no matter how different we may look from one another, deep down, within us, we are all the same and the importance of being kind, respectful and accepting of our differences. As a project, we encouraged them to do a self-reflection, by looking at themselves in a mirror and drawing what they see. Be sure to check out our wall and see what terrific work your children have done. Rabbi Sari joined us on Thursday to talk about the importance of being able to ask for help, teamwork and how you never have to do things alone, you just need to ask. On Friday, we spent a wonderful Shabbat together with Daniel and his family and we would like to thank them for joining us. Shabbat Shalom!
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