Hi Parents,
This past Sunday I introduced the words katan, small, and gadol, big, using some shofars that I happened to have. Your smart kids got the drift right away!
Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your families!
Morah Emily
Friday, September 30, 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Hebrew through Movement
Hi Parents,
As part of your children's schedule, I will be in their classroom each week for 15 minutes, giving them an age-appropriate taste of conversational Hebrew that is taught by demonstrating actions and naming them, and then having the children follow Hebrew commands, in ways both serious and silly.
This class has a combination of new and experienced Hebrew learners, but I found that they are eager to participate and, at this age, very quick to learn. I look forward to working with them throughout the year!
L'Shalom,
Morah Emily
Hi Parents,
As part of your children's schedule, I will be in their classroom each week for 15 minutes, giving them an age-appropriate taste of conversational Hebrew that is taught by demonstrating actions and naming them, and then having the children follow Hebrew commands, in ways both serious and silly.
This class has a combination of new and experienced Hebrew learners, but I found that they are eager to participate and, at this age, very quick to learn. I look forward to working with them throughout the year!
L'Shalom,
Morah Emily
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Dear Parents,
Our field trip to the Warwick Theater was was so much fun!
The children and parents enjoyed the movie The Prince of Egypt! In a non threatening way the story of Passover was told! After the movie, Spencer engaged everyone in singing Passover songs!
We are on vacation for the next two Sundays! Our next class is May 1, 2016!
Have a wonderful Passover!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Our field trip to the Warwick Theater was was so much fun!
The children and parents enjoyed the movie The Prince of Egypt! In a non threatening way the story of Passover was told! After the movie, Spencer engaged everyone in singing Passover songs!
We are on vacation for the next two Sundays! Our next class is May 1, 2016!
Have a wonderful Passover!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Dear Parents,
Thank you for all who came to our Purim Family Education program! We hope you all enjoyed the show and the Megillah! My costume fooled our class as to who I was!! I am enjoying my Purim bag and hope you are too! Thank you to those who thought to donate in my honor!
There is no class next week, March 27.
I will not be in on April 3. My substitute will take the class to Cooking and Hebrew through Movement will return.. Spencer will have the children singing with Music.
Happy Purim!
Morah Cindy
Thank you for all who came to our Purim Family Education program! We hope you all enjoyed the show and the Megillah! My costume fooled our class as to who I was!! I am enjoying my Purim bag and hope you are too! Thank you to those who thought to donate in my honor!
There is no class next week, March 27.
I will not be in on April 3. My substitute will take the class to Cooking and Hebrew through Movement will return.. Spencer will have the children singing with Music.
Happy Purim!
Morah Cindy
Monday, March 14, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Dear Parents,
Looking forward to seeing you next week, Sunday, March 20 at our Family Education program. Join us to learn about the Mitzvot ( Rituals) of Purim. It is a morning for parents and children! Students must be accompanied by a caregiver! All are encouraged to come in costume! Come and be merry as we learn. Program will run from 9am-11:30am. Brunch will be served at 10:45am!
Rabbi continued the story of Jacob and his brother Esau. Brotherly love can never be broken!
In Technology, the video is finished! All the children enjoyed making the special project!
In class, each child make a Purim mask and heard the story of Queen Esther.
Your child's leaf and dog from the bulletin boards were sent home.
See you next week!!
Shalom Cindy
Looking forward to seeing you next week, Sunday, March 20 at our Family Education program. Join us to learn about the Mitzvot ( Rituals) of Purim. It is a morning for parents and children! Students must be accompanied by a caregiver! All are encouraged to come in costume! Come and be merry as we learn. Program will run from 9am-11:30am. Brunch will be served at 10:45am!
Rabbi continued the story of Jacob and his brother Esau. Brotherly love can never be broken!
In Technology, the video is finished! All the children enjoyed making the special project!
In class, each child make a Purim mask and heard the story of Queen Esther.
Your child's leaf and dog from the bulletin boards were sent home.
See you next week!!
Shalom Cindy
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Dear Parents,
What fun our class had making hamantaschen in cooking. Each child rolled the dough, made the three corner shape and filled dough with their choice of filling. Next the pastry was baked to take home.
Jacob's story will have to wait until next week when Rabbi returns.
In Technology, the children are working on a special video. All the students are having fun exploring the iPad.
Save the date March 20, 2016 for our Family Education program! All are encouraged to come in costume!
Don't forget to change your clock forward for next week. It is Pajama Day to make it easier to get to Religious school on time!!
Have a great week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
What fun our class had making hamantaschen in cooking. Each child rolled the dough, made the three corner shape and filled dough with their choice of filling. Next the pastry was baked to take home.
Jacob's story will have to wait until next week when Rabbi returns.
In Technology, the children are working on a special video. All the students are having fun exploring the iPad.
Save the date March 20, 2016 for our Family Education program! All are encouraged to come in costume!
Don't forget to change your clock forward for next week. It is Pajama Day to make it easier to get to Religious school on time!!
Have a great week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Dear Parents,
Our class loved Yoga with Morah Stacy! Yoga has a pose for everything in the world - tree, dog etc.. Yoga makes one feel great and the children were feeling great!
Rabbi Meyer continued the story of Jacob. Jacob was blessed by a stranger in the night and given the new name Israel. To be continued...
Morah Jill introduced our class to the iPad! Through a drawing app, each child drew a picture of their own design. Our class is working on a special project with the iPad to be revealed at Family Ed on March 20. Please mark your calendar for this very special program! Each child must bring at least one parent and be in costume!! More information to follow!
Hope you have a good week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Our class loved Yoga with Morah Stacy! Yoga has a pose for everything in the world - tree, dog etc.. Yoga makes one feel great and the children were feeling great!
Rabbi Meyer continued the story of Jacob. Jacob was blessed by a stranger in the night and given the new name Israel. To be continued...
Morah Jill introduced our class to the iPad! Through a drawing app, each child drew a picture of their own design. Our class is working on a special project with the iPad to be revealed at Family Ed on March 20. Please mark your calendar for this very special program! Each child must bring at least one parent and be in costume!! More information to follow!
Hope you have a good week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Dear Parents,
Our bulletin board is up! The children did a great job! Please check it out next time you are in the Temple!
By reading Cakes and Miracles A Purim Tale and It's Party Time A Purim Story, the holiday of Purim is being introduced. On March 20 the school will be having Family Education. We have a great morning planned! Hope to see you all there!
Hope you all have a good vacation week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Our bulletin board is up! The children did a great job! Please check it out next time you are in the Temple!
By reading Cakes and Miracles A Purim Tale and It's Party Time A Purim Story, the holiday of Purim is being introduced. On March 20 the school will be having Family Education. We have a great morning planned! Hope to see you all there!
Hope you all have a good vacation week!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Dear Parents,
Today our class worked on a special project for February 7th bulletin board. It will be our turn to decorate the bulletin board. The Torah portion for next week is Parshat Mishpatim, The portion tells us of the delivering of the legal code of laws and commandants. In honor of the portion, there was a class discussion of Tzaar Baalei Chayim - Compassion toward all living creatures. The children shared how they take care of their pets. The care included loving, playing, feeding, walking and giving their pet a warm and safe place to live. Each child colored, cut and assembled their own dog. The finished project will be put up next Sunday on the bulletin board by the upstairs office. Please come by and check out their work!
Rabbi continued his story of Joseph. The new prayer books capture the children's attention even if they can't read!
Spencer is teaching the class the Shema and other prayers used in the service along with fun songs!
We do collect Tzedkah every Sunday!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Today our class worked on a special project for February 7th bulletin board. It will be our turn to decorate the bulletin board. The Torah portion for next week is Parshat Mishpatim, The portion tells us of the delivering of the legal code of laws and commandants. In honor of the portion, there was a class discussion of Tzaar Baalei Chayim - Compassion toward all living creatures. The children shared how they take care of their pets. The care included loving, playing, feeding, walking and giving their pet a warm and safe place to live. Each child colored, cut and assembled their own dog. The finished project will be put up next Sunday on the bulletin board by the upstairs office. Please come by and check out their work!
Rabbi continued his story of Joseph. The new prayer books capture the children's attention even if they can't read!
Spencer is teaching the class the Shema and other prayers used in the service along with fun songs!
We do collect Tzedkah every Sunday!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Dear Parents,
Our Sunday morning started with Art. The children made disappearing snowflakes. The project will go home when finished.
The Rabbi spoke about Tu B'Shevat and continued the story of the Jewish people. The class heard the story of Joseph and Esau.
Spencer did a musical Tu B'Shevat story, It was lots of fun!
Hebrew through Movement is going very well! Our class is understanding some of the directions and objects in Hebrew!
Looking forward to a good week!
See you Sunday!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Our Sunday morning started with Art. The children made disappearing snowflakes. The project will go home when finished.
The Rabbi spoke about Tu B'Shevat and continued the story of the Jewish people. The class heard the story of Joseph and Esau.
Spencer did a musical Tu B'Shevat story, It was lots of fun!
Hebrew through Movement is going very well! Our class is understanding some of the directions and objects in Hebrew!
Looking forward to a good week!
See you Sunday!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Hebrew Through Movement
Hi Parents,
This past Sunday we had a Tu B'Shevat lesson, since the holiday began that day at sundown. Our new vocabulary words are:
aytz=tree
p'ree=fruit
l'ntoah=to plant
This is because, as you may know, Tu B'Shevat is known as the birthday of the trees, the Jewish equivalent of Arbor Day. We practiced walking, jumping, spinning, and running both to pieces of fruit and a little replica of a tree, and doing the same to pictures of an Israeli acacia tree, a pomegranate tree, and one of President Obama planting a tree in Israel alongside former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres.
Think about taking your children outside one day and saying lalechet el aytz--walk to the tree. Or if you'd rather be inside, you could put a piece of fruit on the table and say l'hatzbeeah el p'ree, point to the fruit. I'm going to try and work with them for longer now that their vocabulary has increased. I see tremendous gains in their confidence in following Hebrew commands. Working with them is great fun!
Have a great week!
Emily
This past Sunday we had a Tu B'Shevat lesson, since the holiday began that day at sundown. Our new vocabulary words are:
aytz=tree
p'ree=fruit
l'ntoah=to plant
This is because, as you may know, Tu B'Shevat is known as the birthday of the trees, the Jewish equivalent of Arbor Day. We practiced walking, jumping, spinning, and running both to pieces of fruit and a little replica of a tree, and doing the same to pictures of an Israeli acacia tree, a pomegranate tree, and one of President Obama planting a tree in Israel alongside former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres.
Think about taking your children outside one day and saying lalechet el aytz--walk to the tree. Or if you'd rather be inside, you could put a piece of fruit on the table and say l'hatzbeeah el p'ree, point to the fruit. I'm going to try and work with them for longer now that their vocabulary has increased. I see tremendous gains in their confidence in following Hebrew commands. Working with them is great fun!
Have a great week!
Emily
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year!
Our day started with Art. Tu B'Shevat (New Year for the Trees) was our theme. The holiday starts the evening of January 24. The class made their own tree in honor of the holiday.
The service with Rabbi Meyer is always interesting. The children were surprised with a new children's prayer book for the service. We really liked the new prayer book!
Reading the book Sammy the Spider taught the students about Tu B'Shevat. I explained that we celebrate planting of the trees in the winter here but in Israel it is the start of Spring.
Hebrew through Movement class was a group class with Alef and Bet classes. We were on the bimah with plenty of room to find the Ark and the Torah.
Music is always joyful! Our class loves to sing!
No Religious next week. (Jan 17, 2016)
See everyone on the 245th!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Happy New Year!
Our day started with Art. Tu B'Shevat (New Year for the Trees) was our theme. The holiday starts the evening of January 24. The class made their own tree in honor of the holiday.
The service with Rabbi Meyer is always interesting. The children were surprised with a new children's prayer book for the service. We really liked the new prayer book!
Reading the book Sammy the Spider taught the students about Tu B'Shevat. I explained that we celebrate planting of the trees in the winter here but in Israel it is the start of Spring.
Hebrew through Movement class was a group class with Alef and Bet classes. We were on the bimah with plenty of room to find the Ark and the Torah.
Music is always joyful! Our class loves to sing!
No Religious next week. (Jan 17, 2016)
See everyone on the 245th!
Shalom,
Morah Cindy
Monday, January 11, 2016
Hebrew Through Movement
Hi Parents,
Yesterday I taught the Gan, Alef, and Bet classes together. We focused on synagogue objects--specifically the bimah (platform from which the service is conducted), ner tamid (eternal light), aron hakokesh (holy ark), and Torah. During the lesson I reinforced some of our basic verbs by having students pick up pictures of these things, and either walk toward the ark, sit on one of the chairs on the bimah, or point to the eternal light. You can try some at home, if you'd like:
lakachat=to pick up
lahtet=to put down
l'hatzbeeah el=to point to something far away
l'hatzbeeah al=to point to something and touch it
lashevet al keesay=to sit on a chair
No class next week because of MLK Weekend. I look forward to seeing your children in two weeks!
Emily
Yesterday I taught the Gan, Alef, and Bet classes together. We focused on synagogue objects--specifically the bimah (platform from which the service is conducted), ner tamid (eternal light), aron hakokesh (holy ark), and Torah. During the lesson I reinforced some of our basic verbs by having students pick up pictures of these things, and either walk toward the ark, sit on one of the chairs on the bimah, or point to the eternal light. You can try some at home, if you'd like:
lakachat=to pick up
lahtet=to put down
l'hatzbeeah el=to point to something far away
l'hatzbeeah al=to point to something and touch it
lashevet al keesay=to sit on a chair
No class next week because of MLK Weekend. I look forward to seeing your children in two weeks!
Emily
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