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Room 8 continued our theme of ethics this week with more stories and conversations. In order to emphasize the importance of comprehension, we sat with the children in small groups and chatted about each child’s favorite ethics-themed book. Brayden loved the book Mixed. He identified the dark side as being when the primary colors didn’t want to mix together. He also said the colors came to the light side of ethics when they mixed to create green, and then they liked each other. Many of the books we have read the past few weeks have an underlying message about morals and ethics. They also have a theme of art. We stayed in this realm by reading another book with the subject of art and a lesson of morals. The book titled, Snippets, is a fun story about paper shapes. It demonstrates how paper can be cut into many different shapes and not just fall into one of the categories of defined shapes. The large variety of shapes of paper can create a beautiful, unique work of art rather than just using one square or circle. We emphasized that no matter the shape, it is always important to work together. Working as a team and demonstrating kindness will get one much further than lacking empathy. Through this story, the children were able to reinforce the importance of ethics and create a new art project. After reading the story, the children had the opportunity to create their own snippets. In small groups, the children cut as many snippets as they could. Once they finished cutting a certain color of construction paper, they demonstrated kindness and asked their friends if they could help. Then, they chose pieces of snippets to put together a unique work of art. For instance, Julian put together a face using all snippets! It was amazing! Luca made a full person and even attached fingers made of snippets. Kate created a garden scene using snippets. Next time you are in the room take a look at the window of creativity. Room 8 started a new weekly activity of Yoga this week. Every Wednesday, we will gather in the Yoga Studio in Katz to practice yoga with a specialized teacher, Cheryl Silberman. This was our first week and the children seemed to really enjoy the 30-minute experience. They learned a few new poses and stretched on their own yoga mat. They also journeyed to Australia! Ask your child about their adventure and what animals they saw. We enjoyed celebrating Shabbat with Scarlett and her family this week. We look forward to next week’s adventures and Thursday’s Picture Day! Shabbat Shalom, Mari & Aaliyah Reminders:
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