This week we began our unit on Speedometry. We spent much of our time focusing on the ideas and meaning of two words, “Push” and “Pull.” The children were given different words such as pinch, shove, poke, and they had to figure out whether the action was “pushing” or “pulling.” They used the hot wheels to illustrate the action. The children also listed the various activities they do in school and at home, and they then decided whether the action involved pushing or pulling.
During one of our class discussions, one of the children mentioned how they love their mom and dad because they give them money for Tzedakah. WOW! This brought on a rich conversation about giving Sova and Tzedakah. The children said that when they give Tzedakah and Sova, other people are happy which makes them happy. We talked about the fact that there are some things we do for us on Shabbat and some things we do for others. They agreed that we eat challah and drink grape juice for us, and that the Sova and Tzedakah was for someone else who needs it. We began our Tu B’Shvat journals this week. The children have been very interested in drawing trees. Each of them made different types of trees for their journals. Some made apple trees and some made lemon trees. Some even made palm trees! The children were able to tell us why we celebrate Tu B’Shvat and why we should be thankful for the trees. We had a fun session with Rabbi Josh on Thursday. Room 1 joined our class to hear the Rabbi talk about Tu B’shvat. He taught the children about the different kinds of prayers we say for different fruits and vegetables. It was fun for the children to guess which prayer was the correct match. For instance, ending the prayer in either “ADAMA” or HAETZ” depends on whether the food is from the ground or from a tree. During snack, we had apples and said the “Motzi” as we always do. One of the children reminded us that we are having apples, and that, therefore, we need to say “Etz”. Reminders: Fathers and Grandfathers week is next week. We would love for dads and grandfathers to join us at any point during the week for any of the following events/times and of course, please be our guests at a brunch and Shabbat service on Friday in honor of you! Monday- 9:30 Havdalah Tuesday- 9:30 PE Wednesday- 10:30 Music Thursday- 9:30 Tu B’Shvat Class Seder Friday- 10:00 Brunch in Zeldin-Hershenson Hall (just Dads and Grandfathers) followed by Shabbat Services with your child in the sanctuary We look forward to celebrating Shabbat with Noah and his family Friday. Our room mom will be sending you an email regarding the Tu B’Shvat fruit to bring for the Pre-K Tu B’Shvat celebration on February 9th.
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