This week we are celebrating Purim! The children have been hearing the story of how Queen Ester saved the Jewish people by telling Haman “STOP, don’t hurt my friends”. She was so brave, and we celebrate the holiday by discussing ideas like standing up for what you believe in, dressing up and eating yummy Hamantaschen. We have been singing a variety of Purim songs. One of their favorites is about Hamantashen. The lyrics are: Hamantashen, Hamantachen. Oh so good, oh so good. I could eat a million, I could a eat a million. YUM YUM YUM, YUM YUM YUM! On Tuesday and Wednesday we started making our very own hamantachen. We began on Tuesday by mixing the ingredients to make the dough. It was a great way to add math into our day; each child took turns measuring, pouring, and mixing to create the dough. We put the dough in the refrigerator and waited until Wednesday to make them. We talked about how we have to wait for the dough to rise and it takes time before the cookies would be ready. Sebastian made sure we put on the timer so we didn’t forget. It was very hard to wait, but the kids practiced displaying patience and on Wednesday we were ready to make the cookies. The children rolled out the dough, made a ball and smashed it into a flat circle and then they were given the choice of strawberry or grape jelly filling. Finally, they made their hamantaschen into triangles counting out its three sides. We baked them and 15 minutes later had a delicious snack of oranges and hamantachen. On Monday, we participated in our first EC Havdalah service. We sang songs, smelled the spices, and recited the blessing over the twisted candle, wine and spices as we wished each other a good week. It was a very meaningful way to start our school week, say goodbye to Shabbat and come together with the whole School. We look forward to many more throughout the year. Reminders: *Next week is the Beit Issie Shapiro Farmers Market (Friday, April 1st). Our class is in charge of bringing cut grapes, please bring them in by Wednesday! On Friday, please allow your child to bring in $1 for tzedakah, so they can pick out their own fruit cup to enjoy.
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