This week in kindergarten the children completed their Fat Cat Books and brought them home to read to their families. We practiced words in the "at, an, and am" word families and played games to reinforce the spelling and pronunciation of those words. The children were introduced to the concept of long A, which says its name, like in the words way, rake, rain, and sail.
In math, they are working on remembering the formula when writing number sentences with combinations of five, i.e. 2+3=5 and 1+4=5, as well as writing numbers in the correct direction.
We also had discussions about Black Bears, including where they live, their physical characteristics, and other interesting facts. They are lighter than Grizzly bears and are therefore able to climb trees using their sharp claws. The children practiced hibernating in the bear cave as well.
Next week, which is only Monday and Tuesday, we will finish our focus on A, add a page for November to their yearbooks, and watch a beautiful story about a bear raised by a human.
The children have been going up to the multi-purpose room every day at dismissal to light candles and sing Hanukkah songs. On Friday, the kindergarten class will be the featured group who will lead us in song and candle lighting!
This week, we were quite busy in Hebrew and Jewish studies. The class continues to recite the Chanukah blessings each day and learn Chanukah songs, including "S'vivon Sov Sov Sov", "I Had a Little Draydel" and "Maoz Tzur". They finished up their books about Chanukah and read them together in class. They loved making home made Chanukah hats and the frying pan potato latka game.
In Torah, the class discussed how in the story of Noah, G-d promised to never again destroy the earth. We talked about ways that we can protect the earth.
In Hebrew, the children added a few more words to their letter "chet" vocabulary. "Chatool (cat)", "Chamsa", "Chooltza" (shirt), and "Chatza'eet" (skirt).
"Chag Sameach" - Have a great holiday, and Shabbat Shalom!!
In math, they are working on remembering the formula when writing number sentences with combinations of five, i.e. 2+3=5 and 1+4=5, as well as writing numbers in the correct direction.
We also had discussions about Black Bears, including where they live, their physical characteristics, and other interesting facts. They are lighter than Grizzly bears and are therefore able to climb trees using their sharp claws. The children practiced hibernating in the bear cave as well.
Next week, which is only Monday and Tuesday, we will finish our focus on A, add a page for November to their yearbooks, and watch a beautiful story about a bear raised by a human.
The children have been going up to the multi-purpose room every day at dismissal to light candles and sing Hanukkah songs. On Friday, the kindergarten class will be the featured group who will lead us in song and candle lighting!
This week, we were quite busy in Hebrew and Jewish studies. The class continues to recite the Chanukah blessings each day and learn Chanukah songs, including "S'vivon Sov Sov Sov", "I Had a Little Draydel" and "Maoz Tzur". They finished up their books about Chanukah and read them together in class. They loved making home made Chanukah hats and the frying pan potato latka game.
In Torah, the class discussed how in the story of Noah, G-d promised to never again destroy the earth. We talked about ways that we can protect the earth.
In Hebrew, the children added a few more words to their letter "chet" vocabulary. "Chatool (cat)", "Chamsa", "Chooltza" (shirt), and "Chatza'eet" (skirt).
"Chag Sameach" - Have a great holiday, and Shabbat Shalom!!