This week we introduced the story of Passover to our friends in Room 25.
Using the flannel board, we began retelling the story of the Jews that lived in Egypt a very, very, very long time ago. Here is our age appropriate version of the Passover story. A long, long time ago in the land of Egypt, there was a king and his name was Pharaoh. King Pharaoh was not a very nice king and he was mean to the Jewish people. He made them work very hard every day and every night. They had to build big buildings and pyramids. The Jewish people were very tired from all the hard work and they wanted to leave Egypt. A friend named Moses wanted to help the Jewish people, so he went to King Pharaoh and said, "King Pharaoh, let my people go; they are so sad and so tired. Pharaoh said, NO, NO, NO Moses said, if you do not let them go, there will be frogs everywhere, on your head and in your bed." And that’s just what happened. When Pharaoh saw all the frogs he became frightened and told Moses "Take all your Jews and go." The Jews wanted to leave as fast as they could so they did not have time to wait for the bread to come out of the oven. Instead, they took matza to eat. The Jewish people were so happy and that is why we celebrate Passover every year with a Seder and tell the story by reading the Haggadah. In honor of Passover, we will be singing the Frog Song, and hiding frogs all around the classroom. We will be eating Matza for snack and the children will be making Matza covers to take home. We will also be having a seder in class on Wednesday, April 5th at 11:00. You are all invited to join us. We hope you can come! It’s a great way to begin celebrating Passover as a community with our children, family, and friends. Thank you for signing up to bring food for our school seder. It's very much appreciated. On Monday, March 27th, Wise School will participate in a SOVA drive, We hope all of our families will participate. Please send your child to the classroom with an item to donate for Passover (Kosher for Passover canned goods, macaroons, Matza, Gefilte fish, kosher for Passover cereal). We will be talking to our friends in Room 25 about helping other people who might need food, and we will take them to the SOVA market on Witzman Court. What a great way to teach our children about giving back and it's also a MItzvah! Please read the hand-out we sent home today and choose from multiple ways to participate with your child. Thank you in advance! Thank you to Chanel and her family for joining us for Shabbat. We love bringing in Shabbat with family and friends. Wishing you a peaceful Shabbat! Marcela and Judy
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