Newsletter Room 9 February 10 – February 14 2010
Can a four-year-old child express love, concern and compassion, especially for someone that is not in their immediate family? I found out first-hand this week when I came back to work after being out after losing my Mother. When I entered the classroom, the outpouring of love I received was palpable. I received so many hugs from both the children and all of you, and for that I am so very grateful. It was obvious to me after hearing the children, that I needed to address the class about my absence. At circle time, I opened the discussion by telling the children that my Mom did indeed die and that she was in fact very old. I also said that while I was sad, I was happy to see them and be with them again. They all started to raise their hands and obviously wanted very much to talk and express themselves. Preston asked, “How did your Mom die and how did she get old?” All the kids said, “I’m so sad that your Mom died!” Then the questions and thoughts started pouring out. Emma: What is your Mom’s name? Hardy: Did someone bury her? Kayla: Did she go to outer space? Hardy: Are you going to buy a new Mommy? Emma: When I grow up, will you buy me to be your Mom? Ella: I have a Grandma very old. Kayla: I wish your Mommy was still alive. Emma: I wish your Mom will never be died and I wish your Mom will magic so she can be alive. Preston: I want to write a note to Linda’s mom. Kayla: I wish it will be magic that when she was buried a balloon came and the bones come alive. Hardy: I wish I had a magic wand so I make a magic that Linda’s Mom will come alive. I want you all to know how precious your children are and how much their words meant to me. This is a wonderful and kind community, one that I am grateful to be a part of. This week, on Tuesday, we celebrated Tu B’Shevat by having a Seder with Room 7 out on the patio. It was a beautiful day; the tables were decorated with painted pine cones and other decorations. On the tables were trays of assorted fruits that come from trees. There were three categories of fruits and the children needed to find out which fruits belong to each category: Fruits that have peel that we don’t eat, yet we can eat the entire inside (Banana, orange). Fruits that we eat the entire fruit (grapes, figs, etc.). Fruits that have a pit (avocado, dates, etc.). We had sliced fresh apples, dried apples, dates, avocados, fresh bananas, banana chips, fresh oranges, grapes and grape juice, etc. We sang songs, talked about the importance of trees to our environment, said some prayers and ate some delicious fruit! Everyone had a lot of fun. Thank you to Eyal, Ella’s Dad, for coming in to be our library reader. He read two terrific books which we enjoyed very much. On Thursday our entire school celebrated President’s Day by wearing red, white and blue, the colors of our flag. It was nice to see the class wearing red, white and blue to celebrate President’s Day. We also want to thank the Nissani Family for being the Shabbat Family. We loved having all of you come in to share this special time with Madison and the entire class. Reminders: No School on Monday, Feb. 17th President’s Day No School on Tuesday, Feb. 18th Prof. Dev. Day Picture Day on Tuesday, Feb. 25th Generations Day on Friday, Feb. 28th Bring one Significant person for your child that day. Shabbat family Preston Gabbay Feb. 21st
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