Dear Families,
What an exciting week in the Bear’s class. It began on Monday with our fabulous pajama party, and went all the way through Friday afternoon! Almost all of the children came to school wearing pajamas and carrying a favorite stuffed animal. We read the story If You Give A Pig A Pancake, and followed that by serving a breakfast of waffles, maple syrup, Cheerios, milk and orange juice, in place of our regular snack. Our craft projects were to decorate and glue a bowl of cereal and string a Fruit Loop necklace. Both crafts were enjoyed by all.
On Tuesday, the children participated in Blot painting: paint is placed on the paper and then folded in half. They then rubbed their hands over the entire paper and the paint was identical on both sides when it was opened up! They continued adding different colors and were amazed at how beautiful the paintings were. Almost every child made multiple paintings!
On Wednesday we split the class in half for a period of time. This allowed two small groups to have a chance to participate in activities. One group stayed in the classroom to use shaving cream on the tables while the other group went to the middle room to participate in several different activities. The most popular activity was playing at the new train table. Each group enjoyed cleaning up from the shaving cream as much as they enjoyed using it! Each child had the chance to be in both rooms.
Thursday’s highlight was our walk outside. It was finally warm enough, and not too icy. We walked on Beacon Street, taking some photographs in front of the Temple. We then walked all the way around the block, making many observations as we went along. When the children were asked to tell us something that they saw or did on our walk, the responses were:
Orli- Grass
Bailey- My house
Emily- Berries on a bush
Aidan- Water streams and very close I saw a puddle
Charlie- We went around.
Zev- Uh, the ice
Ben- Snow
Bailey- and we came back to school
Hopefully we will be able to use the playground again following next week’s vacation. During our center time we talked about some of the Presidents (George Washington and Abe Lincoln) and each child made their own penny and dollar bill. We also did an experiment with pennies, placing them in vinegar to see how shiny they became.
On Friday, Orli and Zev were thrilled to share their parents, Lauren and Paul, who were this week’s special Shabbat visitors. Prior to Shabbat we read the story The Very Best Place For A Penny, and each child filled a paper Tzedakah box with money stickers. We continue to discuss the importance of a real Tzedakah box, and we collect coins each week during our Shabbat celebration.
Thank you to Ben’s mom, Inna, who spent some time in our classroom on Thursday taking lots of pictures. We invite each of you to spend time with us when you have a chance.
We hope that you all enjoy the school vacation week. There are still a few openings for next week’s programs. If you are interested, please call Shari Churwin.
Shabbat Shalom, and Happy Vacation!
Morah Rhona and Morah Jessica
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