Dear Parents, We continued our exploration of the Thanksgiving holiday and the concept and meaning of giving thanks and saying todah. The children reflected and shared their words on who they are thankful for in their worlds. Some of their responses included: “My mom and dad are too much special to me and other people too. I like my grandpa because he cares about candy to give me. Thank you to my grandma for letting me pick vegetables from her garden. Thank you to my cousins because they play with me; they are special to me.” “I want to say, ‘thank you’ to God because he gives me all this stuff. I want to say thank you to my mommy and my daddy too because they take care of me. They tuck me in when it’s nighttime.” “I want to thank God. I want to say, ‘thank you’ to Moses; he helped the Jewish people get out of Egypt.” “Thank you to my cousins for letting me play with them and their toys. Thank you for sharing your toys with me.” “I want to say ‘thank you’ to God because he protects us. Thank you to Moses for taking away Pharaoh. I want to thank my mom and dad because they protect us from danger. Thank you to my teachers because they teach us.” “My mom and dad; they help me reach games that are high. My mom and dad read me two books every night.” “I want to thank my parents. They teach me what is right and wrong. My mom and dad protect me. I want to thank Grandpa and Grandma for taking care of me.” “I want to say ‘thank you’ to my mom for taking me to school every day. Thanks to my dad because he took care of us in Hawaii.” “I want to thank Liam because he helps me with the video games when I can’t reach the levels.” In class, we read the book Tiras Cham (Hot Corn), by Miriam Ruth. The teachers acted out the story with the children and said that the corn is missing! The children then had a treasure hunt for the corn that was hidden throughout the classroom. They enjoyed shucking the corn and eating it for snack. Here is the link to the Tiras Cham story: https://youtu.be/Q0zOvkkgvDY. The children are practicing their vocabulary words as we continue to retell the holiday story in class. They were interested in expressing their connection to the holiday through art and each child chose the materials and the holiday word/concept they wished to create, including: Ha’Oniya (The Mayflower ship), tarnegol hodu (turkey), dlaat (pumpkin), teeras (corn), and more. The children enjoyed the creative process. Other Thanksgiving vocabulary words include:
The children had fun in rolling dodgeball with Coach Danny, and a Firedog Yoga Adventure with Yoga Cheryl. During Music with Ditza, we sang songs about friends, and songs about animals and counting. This link is to the song Yesh Li Chaverim b’Chol Minei Tzva’im (I have friends in many colors): https://youtu.be/Gr2oLbhG_CY. Rabbi Josh told us a story from the Torah about Eliezer and Rebecca. Eliezer, Abraham’s servant arrived in Haran to find a very good friend for Itzchak (Isaac), Abraham’s son. Eliezer encounters Rivka (Rebecca) at a well, and she offers him water for his camels, showing him great chessed (kindness). Rabbi Josh and the children then discussed the importance being a good friend and showing kindness and empathy to all. Thank you to Nicole and Scott, Winston’s parents, for reading to us during library time. Winston chose Zack’s Alligator Goes to School, by Shirley Mozelle, and Dinosaurumpus, by Tony Mitton. Special Dates:
Shabbat Shalom! Shoshi and Meirav
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