Shabbat Shalom Ulpanon Bet Families,
This week has been a whirlwind of Purim, Art Exploration, and Recycling! We welcomed the new month of March, and the children noted that March is longer than February. They counted the number of weeks and looked ahead, with one child asking, “how many days are in the last month of school?” Another child wondered why we change the months in English and the Hebrew months don’t change at the same time. They remembered that Purim happens in the Hebrew month of Adar. We continued our exploration of Jewish artists by introducing the Israeli Oman (artist), Yaakov Agam. The children looked at pictures from Agam’s body of colorful work, including his famous ‘Fire and Water’ mizraka (fountain) in Tel-Aviv’s Dizengoff Square. They learned that Agam’s style of art is called omanut kinetit (kinetic art): Art that looks like it is moving (even when it sometimes is not). One of the children said that it was an “elliptical” illusion. In Hebrew, ashlaya optit (optical illusion). The children then sat down to create art Kmo (like) Agam. They traced geometric shapes on a white background and colored them in with vibrant chalk. We asked the children what they saw in Agam’s drawings that made them look kinetic, and how they thought they could make their own drawings look like they were in motion. The children responded:
After sealing the chalk drawings with gloss, the children helped to make accordion creases on their drawings to create the kinetic effect, Kmo Agam. Next week, we will study the art of Anna Ticho. We had the privilege to learn about the process and importance of recycling from the family of Ethan Marks. Ethan’s parents and grandparents came to visit the entire Pre-K grade and gave a presentation and interactive demonstration of how our garbage is sorted, recycled, and reused. The children learned that to protect our trees and the earth, paper is taken to a paper mill, turned into pulp and made into new paper and cardboard. This was demonstrated in class with a blender and newspaper. Each child received a recycled paper sample, a certificate for taking part in this important presentation, and nickels for bringing in cans and plastic bottles for recycling. A huge Todah Rabah! to Ethan and the Marks family. Following the recycling presentation, we read the book, Kadur Ha’aretz Sheli (The Earth Book), by Todd Parr. The children learned small things they could do each day to take care of the earth: Turning off the lights, recycling, being kind to worms, drawing on both sides of the paper, and more. The children said they would try to remember to take these steps at home. One friend said that the worms make compost into soil for the trees. Another said that they always take their bags to the supermarket, so they don’t have to use too much plastic. During P.E with coach Danny, the children enjoyed their warm-up with the activity dice exercises and worked on strengthening their skills during a game of Silent Ball. Ditza joined us for music to sing Purim songs with the children. During Yoga with Cheryl, the children practiced their yoga poses, incorporating new ones like the ‘cow pose’ and ‘extended cat pose.’ Important Dates:
Shabbat Shalom! B’vracha, Shoshi and Meirav
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