Ten Good Rules

Is it really true that we have turned the calendar to read June? Where has the school year gone? All of the children continue to grow socially, emotionally and cognitively. Their friendships have expanded beyond the doors of the Bears’ classroom. Many of the children have bonded with the members of the Owls class and their shared playtime has included time here at the Trust Center and time outside of school, in play dates and informal soccer lessons.

This was a short week with Monday’s observance of Memorial Day, but that did not limit the fun in our classroom. The children have been very busy working on a special project. We are sorry, but you will have to wait to find out just what it is! We also began to talk about the upcoming holiday of Shavuot. The children learned that this is when God gave Moses the 10 Commandments atop Mt. Sinai. As we read a book about this, many of the children recalled the story of Passover, and baby Moses. They also remembered that he led the Jewish people out of Egypt to freedom by walking through the parted waters. The children have been thinking of various rules both in school and at your own homes. Each day we have read a book called Ten Good Rules, which has very colorful photographs in it. In anticipation of this week’s Tot Shabbat, we have spent time each day in the chapel, reading a story. The children have practiced sitting in their chairs, and not running around. We have discussed how this is being respectful. We will continue to reinforce this value.Despite the warm (finally) weather, we ask that you please send a sweater or sweatshirt to school to be left in your child’s cubby. Many of the children have expressed that they are cold, due to the air conditioning. We also remind you that although the children love to wear sandals and crocs, the best footwear for school is sneakers, accompanied by socks, since most children do not like the feel of sand and woodchips in their shoes. With the onset of warmer and sunnier days, we also would like to remind you of our sunscreen policy. If you would like us to reapply sunscreen for afternoon play, you must sign a consent form and send in labeled sunscreen. This product cannot be shared by children, except for siblings.

It is hard to believe that we only have 2 more weeks of school. Please note that we will be closing at 3:00PM on Tuesday, June 7 and will be closed on Wednesday, June 8, in observance of Shavuot.

Thanks so much to Emily's family for being our Shabbat helpers this week! Have a wonderful weekend and Shabbat Shalom.

Morah Rhona and Morah Jessica