1st Grade Updates & Announcements

We started class this week by watching a video recapping the Noah story. Then, we learned about the Tower of Babel, and played a game of “Telephone” to replicate what happened when everyone started speaking new languages.

Instead of Hebrew Through Movement, we focused on learning the letter “aleph.” We learned a song about aleph, practiced writing alephs with vowels, and found alephs hidden in a picture.

Questions to Ask Your Child:

• What can be challenging about starting over? 
• What helps us when we start over?
• Would you rather live in a world with one language or many languages?

Family Program

This week families focused on kavod for our stories and learning. Our personal stories, our family stories and our Jewish stories. Parents examined ancient and modern texts while children heard a story, used drama and song to explore the same theme. If you couldn’t make it, here is a text you can explore with your children: Once upon a time Rabbi Tarfon and some wise people were laying down in their friend’s house. Someone asked: Is study more important or is doing more important? Rabbi Tarfon answered, saying: “Doing is more important.” Rabbi Akiva was there too, he said “Learning is more important because it leads to doing.” All of his friends and wise people agreed and said: “Study is the best when it leads to doing.”

Announcements

1. Camp Style Havdalah Pool Party, Saturday, Nov 16, 3-5pm. 

Families that are already connected to URJ Camps will join with prospective campers and their families for a fun night with havdalah, swimming and camp-style games.  We look forward to seeing you there! Register here by Nov. 8th. All welcome; 2nd – 6th grade focused.

2. Save the Date: K-2 Kabbalat Shabbat B’Yachad (KSBY): Friday, November 22, 5:30-7pm

All K-2 families are invited to join for a joyous Friday night celebration with singing, praying and sharing a meal together!