This past week we continued to learn about Purim and performed a series of skits where we acted out the story of Purim. We talked about how important it is to stand up for what you believe in even if it is hard. Then we made our own masks!
I was so excited to be back with the kids this past Saturday. In class, we began to learn about Purim and what it means to stand up for yourself and
stand up for others. We read some Purim stories and colored in pictures of Esther and Haman while trying to imagine what their thoughts were at the time. In HTM we learned how to say Apple- tapooach, lemon -limon , banana- banana, and strawberry – toot in Hebrew while snacking on some delicious fruit (minus the lemon of course).
Lucy, our Madricha (high school assistant), led the class this past Saturday and worked on her teaching skills as part of Yachad’s Madrichim leadership program.
This past Saturday the children learned that Tu B’shvat is a time to plant trees and eat fruits from
Israel, the Jewish country. We read the book, “The Rabbit Listened,” which is about how to comfort and heal the people in our life by taking the time to carefully, lovingly just listen. We created trees from construction and tissue paper as an art project.
This past Saturday we learned that Havdalah marks the end of the Shabbat and helps us keep this special time separate from the rest of the week. The children enjoyed creating
orange/clove spice boxes and Havdalah candles.
Last Saturday we talked about Shabbat being a special day for the Jewish people, and what fun it can be to celebrate it with family and friends. We learned that there are many ways to guard and keep the Shabbat, which is one of our responsibilities
This Saturday we read the story of Rebecca and Isaac. We talked about Rebecca as the representation of kindness by her consideration in offering water to the camels at the well, and how kindness can sometimes mean going beyond what is asked of you. (Raya’s Class)
Last week we read a book called ‘What is Hanukkah?’ by Harriet Ziefert. The kids were happy to be able to recognize and name all the symbols of Hanukkah. We talked about the Maccabees’ battle and victory over the Greeks and how the Maccabees took the responsibility to clean the Temple from statues of Greek Gods and reclaim it for Judaism. (Raya’s Class)
This past Saturday we talked about achrayut. We learned who the responsible people at Yachad are and that some responsibilities are choices and some are needs.
Last week we started our unit on achrayut (responsibility). We discussed how the meaning of achrayut centers around personal responsibility and being trusted to take care of certain things. We used the Adam and Eve story as a parallel
This past week we finished up our lesson on Kavod with a board game called the road to kavod. We had several cards with situations and students had to tell us if it was kavod or not.
Raya’s Class:
This Saturday we got familiar with the first Torah story, Adam & Eve. We read and acted out the story of Adam and Eve and talked about God being like a parent to them and how all humans are partners with God.
This week we spoke about the importance of Simchat Torah and designed an aron (where the Torahs are safely kept) to show how we care for such an important part of our tradition!
This past week we learned about Sukkot! In class, we read some stories about sukkot, talked about how we would decorate our dream sukkah and who we would invite to it.
Students explored why we have 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to say we are sorry and explored the importance of making plans.
Students continued exploring the connection between Rosh Hashanah and Genesis/Bereshit through diving into the creation of the world. Through their own stories of beginnings, hearing a story about how Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world and activities to reflect on how birthdays are celebrated, students deepened their understanding of Rosh Hashanah and continued bonding as a class. In Hebrew students played with the words יום הולדת, להוריד, להרים , שנה טובה (good year, to raise, to lower, birthday).
This past week we got to know each other through many fun name games and exploring how to make a welcoming environment!
This week our Kindergartners reviewed what they’ve learned this year!
Last Saturday our Kindergartners continued learning about Israel!
Last Saturday our Kindergartners continued their unit Passover, exploring the seder plate!
Last Saturday we continued learning about Passover!
Last Saturday we read the story of the battling brothers, Jacob and Esau, twin sons of Rebecca and Isaac.
Greetings, Yachad Lower School Families!
Last Saturday we learned that there are many ways to guard and keep Shabbat!
Last Saturday, we learned that Shabbat is a special day for the Jewish people.
Last Saturday the children learned that Tu B’shvat is the new year for the trees.
Last week our Kindergartners continued to explore the importance of our Jewish Community!
