What a week this has been! On Monday, the children continued learning about the letter M. We began our "Great Masters" unit with an introduction to the life and works of Michelangelo. They saw pictures of many of the artist's famous paintings and sculptures such as "David" and "The Pieta". They were fascinated by his paintings of people and how he worked diligently to make the bodies look real. Then, after hearing the story of how the Sistine Chapel came to be, they had a chance to experience the feeling of being flat on their backs while painting as they painted their version of the chapel ceiling. The children also used clay to sculpt like Michelangelo. Each sculpture had to stand on its own and be doing something. The pictures speak for themselves!
In keeping with their study of the five senses in science, the children learned about their sense of hearing. We discussed the anatomy of the ear, as well as how deaf people communicate. They talked about their favorite and least favorite sounds, did projects to reinforce the concept, and played Animal Sound Lotto as well. They also explored with magnifying glasses and wrote information about what they learned this week in their Science Journals.
Their big buddies came down to visit and play on Thursday morning. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, the little kids or the big, but everyone was having a wonderful time! They painted together, built elaborate structures in blocks, created designs with pattern blocks and Legos, and played in the pretend area. They even came back for Kabbalat Shabbat in the classroom on Friday afternoon!
In math, the children continue to practice combinations of three using Unifix cubes and writing number sentences. Ask your child about "Lift the Bowl"!
Reading happens all day in kindergarten from circle time to the end of the day. The children sound out and read our morning message, the Today Chart, titles of books, signs, instructions, etc. They sound out letters during story time as well as during frontal lessons, playing Hangman, and whenever the opportunity presents itself. The children are taking more risks and writing the sounds that they hear in Writing Center and in their Science Journals as well. Stay tuned for more excitement next week when we present a new letter and more exciting projects!
In Hebrew, the Kindergarten students started the letter Gimel. We learned its sound and also several vocabulary words including Gamal (camel), Gadol (big),and Gezer (carrot). We read some Hebrew books - one about a man and his Carrot farm (Gezer), and Pete the Cat, which reinforces all of the colors (in Hebrew) that the students have learned in class.
In Jewish Studies, the children continued working on B'reisheet, making posters for our beautiful bulletin board (Please be sure to see it the next time you are in the building!). The class has also been busy creating a book about creation and a page for their Torahs.
Rabbi David brought the class into the Multi-Purpose room to see the real Torah from our Aron Kodesh (ark). He explained how the Torah gets written (by a sofer, scribe) with special ink and about the material that it is written on (from a real animal). He showed the class where to find the story of B'reisheet in the Torah. We sang some special Torah tunes when taking the Torah out and putting it back into the ark.
In keeping with their study of the five senses in science, the children learned about their sense of hearing. We discussed the anatomy of the ear, as well as how deaf people communicate. They talked about their favorite and least favorite sounds, did projects to reinforce the concept, and played Animal Sound Lotto as well. They also explored with magnifying glasses and wrote information about what they learned this week in their Science Journals.
Their big buddies came down to visit and play on Thursday morning. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, the little kids or the big, but everyone was having a wonderful time! They painted together, built elaborate structures in blocks, created designs with pattern blocks and Legos, and played in the pretend area. They even came back for Kabbalat Shabbat in the classroom on Friday afternoon!
In math, the children continue to practice combinations of three using Unifix cubes and writing number sentences. Ask your child about "Lift the Bowl"!
Reading happens all day in kindergarten from circle time to the end of the day. The children sound out and read our morning message, the Today Chart, titles of books, signs, instructions, etc. They sound out letters during story time as well as during frontal lessons, playing Hangman, and whenever the opportunity presents itself. The children are taking more risks and writing the sounds that they hear in Writing Center and in their Science Journals as well. Stay tuned for more excitement next week when we present a new letter and more exciting projects!
In Hebrew, the Kindergarten students started the letter Gimel. We learned its sound and also several vocabulary words including Gamal (camel), Gadol (big),and Gezer (carrot). We read some Hebrew books - one about a man and his Carrot farm (Gezer), and Pete the Cat, which reinforces all of the colors (in Hebrew) that the students have learned in class.
In Jewish Studies, the children continued working on B'reisheet, making posters for our beautiful bulletin board (Please be sure to see it the next time you are in the building!). The class has also been busy creating a book about creation and a page for their Torahs.
Rabbi David brought the class into the Multi-Purpose room to see the real Torah from our Aron Kodesh (ark). He explained how the Torah gets written (by a sofer, scribe) with special ink and about the material that it is written on (from a real animal). He showed the class where to find the story of B'reisheet in the Torah. We sang some special Torah tunes when taking the Torah out and putting it back into the ark.