Dear Parents,

The Purple Room was thinking Purim and Pesach, all in the one week! The Purple Room enjoyed a Purim Fun Activity Day with the other classes on the day before Purim. They fished for coins in the water tray to remember the Mitzvah of Purim of giving Tzedoka, matched Alef Beis letters in a Megilla, created noisy graggers with metal jars and sand and filled Mishloach Manos (food gifts) and gave them to a friend. Finally, all the classes enjoyed a Purim Puppet Show superbly acted by the Purim Puppets, ably supported by Morah Perline and Rabbi Tzvi. The grand finale was the Masquerade Parade where each child paraded by so all could see their adorable Purim costumes. Then, midweek, the classroom changed and became full of Pesach learning activities. The Shushan Palace (aka Home Corner) is soon to become a Matza Bakery.

Math

Ordering numbers: in relation to giving money to poor people on Purim, the Purple Room explored pennies. They discerned the year on the penny and then placed it in chronological order on the penny timeline. 

Odds and Evens: After recognizing the number on the pushke, the children lined up the required pennies near the tzedokah box in pairs. Every two pennies made a pair. If the pennies were all paired up the number is called an even number. If they were left with a single penny, the number is called an odd number.

Literacy

The children have been gravitating to the Word Wall enjoying creating sentences on their own. Many Kindergarten children are up to Orange in the Waseca program which focuses on endings as in lamp, or tent (CVCC).

Pesach

The children have already started learning the Ma Nishtana in preparation for the Pesach Seder. They are learning about the story of Pesach and are up to the part where the Jewish People were tricked into slavery. The Purple Room children know that Hashem is going to save the Jewish People and eagerly await to hear the next installment. 

Happy Birthday, Alice!

Happy birthday, Alice! Alice’s 6th birthday was celebrated this week in school. May she continue to be a nachas to her parents, grandparents and family.

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline and Morah Chaya