In preparation for Rosh Hashana , the Kindergarten Kids have been reflecting on this past year. They are thinking about all the mitzvos they have already done and are making resolutions for the new year. Creating self-portraits (see Purple Room’s bulletin board in the hallway) was one step in reflection. Painting self-portraits can be tricky. Getting the right size canvas was challenging for some: Ben was only able to paint his right eye; that’s all he had space for.

This week’s parsha was chockfull of mitzvos and the Kindergarten Kids learned a few. Ask him/her!
Hashovas Aveida (returning lost things)
Shiluach hakan (sending away the mother bird)
Building a ma’akeh (a fence)

Please look in your child's backpack for his/her parsha sheet!

The Kindergarten Kids integrated Alef Beis Literacy, Outdoor Play and Parsha to explore the mitzva of Hashovas Aveida. Morah Perline ‘somehow’ lost a whole bunch of Alef Beis letters in the playground at Outdoor Play but the Purple Kindergarten Friends did the mitzvah of returning lost things and returned all the lettes to Morah. Jonah was ace at finding all the lost letter ‘Hey’s’.

The Kindergarten Kids played ‘Baby Bird, Baby Bird, Mother!’ (variation of Duck, Duck, Goose) to better understand how to be kind to animals and chase away the mother bird if, for some reason, you may need to get the baby birds. They know not to make the mother bird feel sad. Nosson was a super fast runner and was able to run to his spot without being caught!

Safety is so important and the Wise Kindergarten Parsha Experts know what is and isn’t safe. Vella is able to explain to you what makes a swimming pool safe: build a ‘ma’akeh’ (fence) around it. Shimmy can show you how to make a roof on a house safe and all the children know that medicines must be kept safely out of reach of children.

In relation to safety, the children learned about hygiene, too. They know the proper procedure for washing hands. They know to scrub their hands while they count to 20, reinforcing counting all those ‘teen’ numbers without missing one! Ben was very helpful and acted out each step in pictures which are affixed to the wall near the sink. Come see.

The Kindergarten Bakers made the challa dough again for the entire Preschool. Let them know how the challa comes out this Shabbat! Enjoy!

Please see the CJP Facebook page for comprehensive pictures of this week’s Kindergarten learning activities.

Shabbat Shalom!
Morah Perline