Newsletter March 25-29, 2019
Room 8 started our week off with the story of Passover. We opened the conversation of the upcoming holiday by reading a story called Sammy Spider’s First Haggadah. We discussed the main events and the characters that makeup the Passover story. Ask your child who the main character of the story is, and then, ask them who the bad guy is. We continue to use the method of repetition to help the children retain and grasp this complicated tale that is an essential piece of the history of the Jewish people. This topic not only helps reinforce the importance of our heritage, but it also helps acts a stepping stone for academic learning. When children are exposed to storytelling, they are strengthening their listening and comprehension skills and enhances their vocabulary. At the same time, storytelling encourages imagination and creativity in the child. Rather than seeing the story in pictures, the children have a chance to imagine the details of the characters and plot in their minds. It promotes free thinking and unique ideas to develop in each child. We continued to go over the story of Passover throughout the week. We also began to add songs to help tell the tale. Ask your child if they remember any of the songs. We will continue to practice over the next couple of weeks and can’t wait to sing them together as a class during our classroom Seder. Next week, we plan to incorporate some art projects into our Passover curriculum to further reinforce the importance of this holiday. Room 8 introduced a new educational STEM toy to the children this week. For those who are unfamiliar with STEM, it is a term used to group together academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This is a phrase that is commonly used in elementary school, and we like to give the children an opportunity to think in this mindset at a young age. While we have many other activities in our class that fall into the category as a STEM toy, we found a new engineering building set that promotes creativity and problem-solving. There are hundreds of different creations the children can come up with such as cars, planes, animals, people and more. We can’t wait to see what the children construct and their story behind it. In addition, this toy strengthens fine motor skills in that it requires a small pinch to secure the pieces together. We truly enjoyed meeting with all of you during conferences and are so proud of all that the children have accomplished thus far. We know that their growth will only continue over the last few months of school, and we thank you all for encouraging and reinforcing the work we do to help your children thrive. Have a wonderful weekend and Shabbat Shalom, Mari & Aaliyah **WISE SCHOOL PLAY -- PETER PAN! April 6th, April 7th, and April 9th performances Link for tickets: https://www.showtix4u.com/events/1290 Reminders: 1. 4/4- PreK video recording day 2. 4/11- Room 8 Class Passover Seder – 9:15am 3. 4/15-4/26- Spring Break- NO school 3. 4/29- School Resumes Shabbat Family Schedule:
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