November 26-30, 2018
We spent this week focusing on Hanukkah, which begins this Sunday! Ask your child how many nights of Hanukkah there are. We began with the facts and explained the traditions of the holiday including lighting the candles, how many nights, the hanukkah, and the dreidel. The children had the opportunity to make their own hanukkiyahs. We were completely wowed by their creativity! They had the option of choosing various items such as colored wood blocks, colored rocks, colored rectangle tiles, wood numbers, sequins, and more. Each hanukkiyah represents the child’s unique thought process and ideas. We loved seeing their minds race as they tried to pick which items they wanted to use. For instance, Luca was fascinated by the pieces of wood that resembled wheels, which he used to turn the hanukkiyah into a vehicle. Avital chose to use the colored wood numbers to represent each night of hanukkah. Christopher used all green colored gems to line the edges of the hanukkiyah. Every single child used different materials and no two hanukkiyahs are alike. We can’t wait for you to take them home on Friday and use them to light the candles on the first night of Hanukkah this Sunday! The children learned new songs this week in honor of the upcoming holiday. We continue to practice these songs throughout the week. We noticed that the kids took a liking to these songs so much that we often hear them break into song while playing. All of a sudden we will hear “Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah…” being sung while the kids are working on one of their 100 piece puzzles. They look forward to showing off their singing voices as they perform these songs during our Hanukkah party next week. We, the teachers, cannot wait to celebrate the miracle of light with all of you and eat latkes and sufganiyot! Next week, in addition to the class party, we will teach the game of dreidel, after we make our very own dreidels. We also want to thank all of the parents who took their child to the book fair and purchased a book for our class! We are so appreciative of these new books and look forward to reading them with all of the children. We hope everyone has a very happy first night of Hanukkah and enjoys lighting the candles with your little ones! Happy Hanukkah and Shabbat Shalom! Mari and Aaliyah Reminders:
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