Happy Friday Green Room Families. Can you believe March is already here? We have so many wonderful lessons, activities, and gross motor experiences planned out for the month. For daily updates please make sure you are checking the Brightwheel app.

The last two weeks we have had a main focus on all things Purim. We have been exploring the giant Purim book, making colorful masks, painting picture frame castles, giving more tzedakah during Torah time, and lastly enjoying more dress up play. The children loved learning about the book of Esther, and are so knowledgeable on the subject. Chabad is having a special Purim Event on March 10th called Purim in China. I really hope you and your families can make the event, as the children have worked so hard learning the story that it would be very special for them to see the celebration in person.

Academically we added four new lessons this week. I have posted pictures of these lessons on Brightwheel so you could identify them in our classroom and ask your child about them. The lessons included; a penny timeline, language matching cards, sound cylinders, and mask creations. As always we are working on our sound books, and math materials. I encourage you to stop in, in the morning or at pick up and ask your little what they have been working on. I am sure they would love to show you their space. Morah Sarah and I don’t need to be in there, you can explore without us if you want!

I have posted many times on Brightwheel over the last couple weeks about bringing Toys to school. However, they are still being brought in. I understand that our friends love to share their super cool toys with their friends, and that is why we started Show and Tell. I have seen many tears over lost toys, broken toys, friends taking others toys, toys being left on the playground. This causes a huge distraction for the rest of the day. It takes away from our Torah and Lesson Time. On Show and Tell days please bring your child’s Show and Tell in a bag and place it on the counter. The bag helps the child understand that their Show and Tell is special and has a place to keep safe. If your child brings their show and tell to the playground for playtime or without a bag they will not be sharing during circle time. If you need a bag we have several paper bags in our drawer, and a special show and tell bags that are in our basket. Feel free to snag it on the day of or the night before! Thank you so much for understanding.

Quick Housekeeping reminder that if your child sleeps during nap time to please bring a twin or crib size sheet and blanket as we do not have extras.

Lastly, the Green Room is in need of a few items… If you can help us out that would be magical. We are needing…..

-Clorox Wipes
-Wash Rags
-Paper Plates
-Plastic Forks and Spoons

Morah Sarah and I hope you have a very special Shabbat and a wonderful week ahead.

Warmly,
Brook and Sarah

Happy Friday Wonderful Families,

I hope you all have had a great week! This week in the Green Room we had three new lessons added to the shelf’s, and talked/crafted about Tu B’Shavt.

The three new lessons are....
-Baby Washing. This work takes a lot of concentration, as there are many different steps your child has to follow in order to successfully give the baby a bath.
-Triangle Puzzle. This work is very challenging! The children have to match the sides of the select pieces in the box to create a triangle.
-Dress Up Area. I have finally decided that our friends are ready for the next step in the kitchen area! That includes trays of dress up work. Each tray has a reality based job with pictures of someone working in the field, along with the clothing to go along with the career.

On the topic of Tu’ B Shevat....
The Green Room Friends have been diligently learning about this special Holiday by reading stories, working on a performance for grandparents day, and engaging in crafts.
Crafts you’ll find in your child’s cubby this week include;
-A tree coloring
-Mini Book about Tu’ B Shavet
-Painted flower pots, with seeds and soil
We also made a special craft for Grandparents day that we will send home next Friday!

Wishing you and your families a wonderful Shabbat!

Warmly,
Brook & Sarah

Green Room Update 

The Green Room friends had a fantastic week. They explored new sensory objects, engaged in new math materials, worked diligently on their language folders, and enjoyed this week's Parsha “BO”, Lastly we started to understand the holiday of Tu’B Shavt. 

Our large sensory bin is full of fun Orbeez. The children have included jungle animals, and cooking wear into the bin to make it even more exciting for exploration. We have a new Math counting working that has been added to the shelf. This work is perfect for our friends, and they’ve enjoyed it greatly. Feel free to stay longer at drop off or at pickup and ask your child to show you their cool works! 

Language Folders have been such a success in our room. Each friend is thrilled to have their own folder with a new material each week special to them. To meet them developmentally right where they are.  I will be sending home some of the finished folder works next Wednesday. Keep a lookout! 

During this week’s Parsha we explored the story of “BO”. Morah Sarah talked with the children about honoring your elders, different types of wild animals, and three golden rules. 

Morah Sarah and I adore spending time with our friends, and look forward to a new week full of fun! 

Shabbat Shalom! 

Happy Friday Green Room Families

We are two weeks into the new semester, and all the children have adjusted well and are officially back into the groove. 

This week the Lessons included; Shape Sorting, Monster Numbers, Fruit and Vegetable Naming/Matching. I also added some fun works to the shelf such as Play-dough, Shaving Cream Fun, Rice sensory bin, and Cutting works! 

Morah Sara began the Topic of Shabbat with our friends this week. She has read two amazing books called “Ship Shape Shabbat” and “Hanna’s Sabbath Dress”.  She also had the children do some crafts, which were sent home day of. The crafts were Shabbat Candles, Flower Drawings, and Kiddish Cups (Pinterest fail, but the kids had fun making them). Next week Morah Sara is going to continue the topic of Shabbat with new crafts, and new stories. 

Show and Tell was a HUGE success! Each child presented their special object to their friends with such pride. They also were able to answer questions, and walk around the circle letting their friends explore the object for a minute. The following is your child’s day for the rest of the semester until Spring Break. 

Thursday- 
Mia 
Davis 
Leanna 
Ronan 

Friday- 
Mae 
Gavin 
Naveed
Angie 

Please place your child’s show and tell into a brown bag, and make sure their name is visible. You can leave the bag on the counter in our classroom on their day. Remember no breakables! 

Lastly, make sure to check out our documentation board in the hallway we are working on loose parts in a special way. 

Have a wonderful Shabbat, and I look forward to seeing you all Monday Morning! 

Warmly, 
Morah Brook & Morah Sara

Happy New Year Green Room Families!

I am so happy to be back with your littles this week. I hope everyone had a fun and restful Winter Break!

This weeks main focus was just getting back into the swing of things with minimal new lessons. However, we added four new lessons to the shelf. Tonging, Geo Rocks, Heart Lacing, and lastly firefighter, and doctor trays.

Morah Sara and I also introduced Language Folders which will be used Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On these days there will be a new lesson for your child that is on their level. Morah Sara or Morah Brook sits down with your child for a one on one lesson, and work on our Letter Sounds. It’s great time for us to connect and learn together! Feel free to come anytime and check out your child’s folder to see what they are up too.

This week in the Green Room we learned about Parshas Vayechi.  We talked about how there were 12 tribes of Israel, each tribe was one of Yaakov's children. Each tribe would inherit a portion of the land of Israel. In this week's parsha Yaakov gave Yosef an extra part of the land of Israel for keeping his promise that he would bring Yaakov to Israel. We learned that when we say we are going to do something, we should try really hard to keep our word, just like Yosef kept his word and brought Yaakov to Israel.  Next week we will jump into learning all about Shabbat, be ready to take home some amazing crafts and celebrate together at our Shabbat Dinner.

My most favorite thing this week was each child standing up during Group time to share something with their friends about their life, break, or what they had for dinner. This was a great way to get them in the motion for Show and Tell. It was so much fun. We will start Show and Tell next week. Thursday and Friday will be the only day your child can bring something small and unbreakable to school to share. Please bring the item in a brown paper bag and place it inside their cubby with their name clearly written. I will send out a schedule of what day your child should bring in their item. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask! We will take many pictures don’t worry.

Have a restful and wonderful Shabbat!

Warmly,

Morah Brook and Morah Sara

Happy Friday Green Room Families-

The Green Room has had a wonderful week getting into the spirit of Chanukah. During the week we had many themed activities including Sensory play with blue Shaving Cream, Dreidel painting as a class, Chanankah candle painting, and lastly a story of Chanukah each day during circle time. On Monday next week after Dreidels and Dads, we will be making Donuts to end the semester on a high note! 

Morah Brook’s Lessons this week consisted of Sound Letters A-H, Number 1-10 and even a few new Montessori Trays. During Community time we started sharing something that happened the night before, such as what we had for dinner, who we played with, etc. This really helps our friends practice the act of listening to their peers and understanding what they enjoy doing. 

As many of you know we have some Germs floating around our classroom. I want to assure all the families of the Green Room that Morah Sarah and I are doing our best at cleaning the materials during nap each day. We sincerely hope that Chanukah break will rejuvenate all our friends and give our classroom Germs a chance to freeze up. 

Have a wonderful restful weekend! 

Warmly, 

Morah Brook and Morah Sarah 

Happy December Green Room Families,

Can you believe it’s December already? Wow! Hopefully over the next couple of weeks you are spending much needed time with your families, and enjoying the cooler weather.

This week in the Green Room we focused on getting back into the groove of things after Thanksgiving break. Each of your children shared with the class what their Thanksgiving was like with their peers, and used a whiteboard to show their peers what the table looked like before they ate.

Academically this week each child was given a few new lessons on Montessori Materials. Including, Knobless Cylinders, Name Tracing, Animal Matching, People Matching, and the Spindle Box. If you are interested in any of these works I will make it a point to show you one on one during your conference next week. Our Sound Letter this week was “e”. When we arrive back from December break we will be doing two to three sounds a week, and sending home sound letter books for you to begin practicing with your child.

Our Parsha Topic this week was Vayishlach. Morah Sarah talked about the two brothers Yaakov and Eisav, and the different choices they made in life. Today (Friday) she will be asking each child to give her examples of good choices and bad choices and wrapping up the end of the story.

We have many friends in the Green Room who are not feeling well. Please keep an extra eye on your child over the weekend, we do not want to spread the germs. During our community time we have been reading a story called “Germs are not for sharing”. Remind your littles to cough in their elbows and wash their hands frequently. Sarah and I hope everyone that was out this week recovers fast over the weekend. Give your kids a big bear hug for us!!

Morah Sarah and I hope you have a relaxing weekend!

Warmly,
Brook & Sarah