We hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving with your families. We are glad to have everyone back just in time to learn about our next holiday of Hanukkah. We are beginning to discuss what the holiday is all about. The children are talking about Judah Macabee and the great miracle of the oil. We look forward to continuing this conversation leading up to our classroom Hanukkah party on December 16 at 12 p.m.! (You will get more information about the party very soon). We visited the science lab again on Tuesday. We saw an amazing skeleton and learned all about the bones in the human body. The science teachers, Mrs. Kim and Miss Bolkin taught us about each bone and their significance in our daily lives. It was so fascinating! We got to see a few plants, talked about how they grow and the different parts of a plant. We even learned a song and dance about plants. We love science! We have also joined with Room 7 to create an airport in Room 8 inspired by the USC curriculum. We are collaborating with our friends in Room 7 to put our minds together and build using supplies around us. First, we talked about transportation and how we get from one part of the world to another. We put up maps of the United States and the world to get an idea of where places are. We then joined together with Room 7 to the empty room and they jumped right in! They used empty boxes, tape and their imaginations to create runways, control cockpits, luggage carts and air traffic control wands. This is just the beginning of an amazing project. Light Up LiteracyHanukkah contains eight wonderful days to gather with family and friends, play driedel, eat latkes, delight in increasing light and blessing, as well as give and receive gifts of all sorts. What if you took one night of Hanukkah and gave a very special gift to children who have neither books nor adults to read to them? This year, make a difference in a child’s life and experience the joy of tzedakah and g’milut chasadim by joining us for Light Up Literacy, a tikkun olam program that makes great happen by bringing books to kids in rural Guatemala. This fall, Wise School is partnering with Reading Village to celebrate our ability to read while actively addressing the darkness of illiteracy in Guatemala, the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Approximately 50% of the nation’s rural population remains illiterate and lives without reading. Together, we hope to extinguish the darkness of illiteracy in Guatemala. From December 1 to December 19, we hope your family will participate in our Light Up Literacy campaign. The premise is simple: by reading books at home and at school, your children can help raise money to bring literacy to students in rural Guatemala. It’s really easy: 1. PLEDGE: Help your son or daughter collect pledges from family or friends for every book they read. 2. READ: Support your child as they read to themselves, to you, or to a younger child in their life. Click here to donate. RemindersEC Enrichment/Extended day Registration Registration for Winter Enrichment classes begins on Monday, December 8! Classes fill up very quickly so make sure you don’t miss out! Classes begin on Monday, January 5 when we get back from Winter Break. To check out what classes will be offered or to download a registration form, Click here. You can also pick up a form from our school offices. Extended Day forms for the winter session are also available. If your child is currently enrolled in Extended Day and you wish to continue, you must sign up for the winter session. Reminders: Shabbat helper is Max for December 12. (Please be here by 10:30 a.m. with Hallah and a plant to celebrate with the class). Please also bring one special item your family uses at your Shabbat table at home! Example: Candle sticks, Kiddush cup, hallah plate ect. Library December 9 Hailey (Thank you in advance). Healthy snack: Thank you to Austin for this week of healthy snacks. The kids have really enjoyed them. Next week is Hailey! Thank you! Share day is every Friday. This week we are talking about the letter “H”. Please bring in something that starts with the letter “H”. Important dates: Tuesday, December 16 is our class Hanukkah party. All parents are invited! (Sorry, please no siblings. This is time for you to celebrate with your child in Room 9). Friday, December 19 half day. Please pick up your child at 12 p.m. No lunches please. December 22-January 5 Winter Break! We hope you all enjoy a nice holiday and vacation. Click here to register.
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