Shalom Parents,

We are back in session and happy to have your child with us. We are continuing to work on our routines now that the holidays are over and we will have a more consistent schedule! Thank you for bearing with us during all of the breaks.  

We welcome parents to come into the classroom to drop off your child  If you feel that a door drop off would be an easier transition for your child, feel free to do whatever is best for your family.

If you choose to come in, please assist your child in the morning to: 

1. Put their water bottle on the cart, lids closed, standing straight and tall.

2. Put their lunches and things in their cubbies or the baskets underneath.

3. Wash their hands. Many children think this isn't necessary. Please help encourage them to wash their hands as this is the best way we can stop the spread of germs and keep everyone healthy as the winter begins.

We are working on How to Greet Your Morah and How to Greet a Visitor.   When Morah Masha came into the classroom this week, Jemma rushed over to her and said, Welcome to our classroom!

One of the skills for pre-reading is hearing all the sounds in a word. We sing songs, do alliterations, do the alphabet in Hebrew and English. The children are working on identifying the first Hebrew letter of their names. They have mastered that English skill! 

Our morning snack time isn't too far from our lunch time, so please don't be alarmed if your child is eating less.  We offer an afternoon snack to whoever is hungry, so your child has the opportunity to eat more if they would like! We are enjoying the cooler weather outside and have stopped water day activities. It was a fun discovery that the slides were not burning hot this week!  

Alliterations we are using for the alphabet:

Ants on an apple A is for Alice, Ari and Ava.

Balloons are beautiful

Caterpillars crawling 

Dragons are dreadful

Elephants are enormous

Fancy fans

Gifts are for giving. G is for Gavi.

Hands are for helping. Hammond's hands are helping.

Itchy insects

Jumping Jemma

Kites are for kids

Licking lollipops. L is for Levi.

Mind your mom. Mason marches on mountains

Nibbling noodles

Oscar the octopus

Pepperoni pizza or popping popcorn

Quietly quilting or Queenie Queen puts on her crown and her baby cries, /q/q/q/ Quiet.

Rain makes rainbows

Slithering snakes. S is for Sarah and Saya. Keep your cage (teeth) closed when you say /s/.

Tzippi is talking on the telephone or shake the sign for T. I need to use the toilet.

Umbrellas go up

Violets in a vase or Vinnie volcano says the red hot lava sound of /v/.

Walruses waddling or Willie Worm Wiggles

X is for X-ray

Yellow yo-yo

Zany zucchini. Zoe and Zipper starts with /z/

This is a new 3 - 6 developmental stage for your child.  We recommend turning to Conscious Discipline for techniques on handling their big emotions and discoveries as we are using conscious discipline methods and scripts in the classroom. 

It is wonderful to be a part of your children's lives and travel with them on this journey.  As most of you have heard, I will be remaining in the green room for the entire day from now on, so I look forward to seeing you all at the end of each day. 

Shabbat shalom,

Morah Cindy and Morah Devora