This week the children in room 3 began their unit on Hanukkah. Everyone was so excited to talk about the holiday. We began by reading the book "The Story of Hanukkah." The story tells us about how King Antiochas told the Jewish people that they can't be Jewish anymore. The Jewish people, led by Judah the Maccabee, did not listen and a war started. The Maccabees won! However, they went to the Temple and saw it was destroyed. All the oil was spilled. One little boy found a tiny pitcher of oil and that is what they used to light the Hanukiyah. Instead of lasting for only one day, as they expected it would, the oil lasted for 8 days, thus the miracle of Hanukkah. This book was a great intoduction to the holiday. Every day this week during circle time, we asked the same questions about the holiday. It made us so proud that the children really took in all of the information we shared. We asked questions to review the story: What is the Kings name? - They just love to say his name. What was the Jewish army called? Who was the leader of the Maccabees? What did the Maccabees find spilled all over the Temple? What did they use the oil for? How long did the oil last? It is such a pleasure to hear how excited your children get over being able to answer these questions. We also discussed the difference between a Menorah and a Hanukiyah. The children sat in a circle and counted the candles on each to tell us which is a Menorah and which is a Hanukiyah. We spoke about the food that we eat on hanukkah. Latkes and Sufganiyot. If you ask your children what Teacher Phoebe's favorite part of Hanukkah is, they will all tell you it is the Sufganiyot. We also began our project of choosing a Hanukiyah and copying it out of Plastilina. We had several hanukiyot to choose from. We look forward to continuing our Hanukkah unit with the class. Thank you to Golareh for coming to the library and reading to room 3. Reminders: Tot Shabbat, December 9th. Don't miss our special Friday night Tot Shabbat with Jason Mesches performing. Jason regularly performs is original kids music with his band, and also appears at times with the Beat Buds. RSVP through the link provided in the school-wide newsletter. December 9th - We look forward to spending Shabbat with Ashley and her family. We have our Hanukkah party on December 13th- Our room parent Amy will be sending an email out to everyone. Please remember that we are a nut safe school!
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