Dear Parents,
What a wonderful first full week of school! We had our first Havdalah service of the school year. We said goodbye to Shabbat, hello to a new week and sang new songs both in English and Hebrew. Music with Andrew was a blast as always! We also had our first classroom visit to the library, where we read stories, talked about the expectations while we are visiting and got to check out some new books for our room. Our weekly visit with Rabbi Sari and our friends in Room 12 was so fun! We got to hear a story about Noah's Ark, sing songs and dance all around. Since we are exploring the season of Fall, our classroom is slowly transforming into a beautiful environment that resembles Fall. Your children are learning the songs about the leaves changing colors, stories about Fall and exploring the different varieties of squash. We cut open a butternut squash and baked it in the oven. Your children were able to try it and decide if they liked it or not. This was a great opportunity to continue to explain the importance of trying new foods before saying “I don’t like it” and allowing their muscles to grow big and strong. Our still art projects continued this week by painting their own version of a pumpkin and choosing which color to use for the stem. We also started another project for our fall decor. They are making a fall wreath using materials found in nature. If you go on any nature walks with your children and see any big leaves, pinecones, sticks or materials they find appealing, please feel free to bring them in so we can continue to build on their projects. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation. Along with our Fall exploration, we are also continuing to remind your children about the importance of being kind to their friends, using kind words, a nice tone of voice and keeping their hands to themselves. Throughout the day, we are consistently explaining and reminding them about the expectations of the classroom; not running in the room, using materials appropriately and respectfully, using inside voices, respecting each other’s personal spaces and being respectful when they are being spoken to. We would greatly appreciate your support in this area by reinforcing some of these expectations at home, outside the classroom and when you are in the room with them. Part of our discussion is that these expectations are not only for at school, but at home as well. Shabbat Shalom!
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