B”H

 

Dear Parents,

 

Rosh Hashana

The Purple Room Friends have been working hard on their preparations for Rosh Hashana. They will be bringing home the fruits of their labor: a bejeweled crown to remember that on Rosh Hashana we crown Hashem our King, a sand art apple dish and a modge podge honey bowl – both for dipping the apples into honey for a sweet new year, and a Tashlich pond, the art reminiscent of the artist study of the month, Monet. They know that we go to Tashlich on the second day of Rosh Hashana. Purple Room Friends know that the most important Mitzvah of Rosh Hashana is to hear the blowing of the shofar. They know the three sounds blown: Tekiya (one blast), Shevarim (three blasts) and Teru’ah (nine or more blasts).

 

Jemma: “Is Rabbi going blow the Shofar in Shul or the park? Because I kind of like when he blows it in Shul because it reminds me of when we didn’t have coronavirus.”

 

Note: The apple dishes and honey dishes have been toiveled and can be used at your Rosh Hashana table. Please clean without immersing in water.

 

Fine Motor

The Purple Room Friends have been practicing their cutting skills, trying to cut on the line. Straight lines and curvy lines. They will continue to practice this. The Purple Room Friends cut lilies for the Tashlich pond and crowns. 

 

Tasting Math 

The votes are in! Which apple do you like the taste of best? The Purple Room Tasters graphed the results after tasting all three types of apples and this is what they discovered:

Red: Bracha and Ronan

Yellow: Naveed and Angie

Green: Jemma and Leah

All the apples got the same amount of votes: 2!

 

They found a similar result when they graphed the tastes of honey:

Buckwheat honey: 0

Clover honey: 2

Honeycomb honey: 2

Abstaining from tasting: 2

 

The Purple Room Tasters had fun trying to guess what they were tasting while being blindfolded. They tasted sweet and savory things and recognized all the tastes. Sugar got the most votes, even more than honey!

 

Literacy

While reading the sound letter cards this week the Purple Room discovered many starting sounds in connection with Rosh Hashana:

a is for apple, a, a, apple

r is for Rosh Hashana, r, r, Rosh Hashana

p is for pomegranate, p, p, pomegranate

f is for fish, f, f, fish

h is for honey, h, h, honey

c is for carrots, c, c, carrots

 

Kriyah (Hebrew Literacy)

The Purple Room Friends found the letter Gimmel visiting their room this week. Gimmel has a leg that is always going, going to help others.

 

Keeping the Purple Room Safe

The Safekeeping promise was introduced this week to the Purple Room Friends (see pic on the CJP Facebook page). Every morning the children chant the Safekeeper Promise to their friends:

 

When I come to school each day

To keep us safe here’s what I say:

My eyes will watch

My ears will listen

My hands are gentle 

Give gentle taps for attention

My feet will walk

My words are kind

I’ll tell my friends if there’s something I mind

When I’m sad or angry 

I’m a S.T.A.R.

The safe place isn’t very far

To be my best for you and me

And for my whole school family.

 

The Purple Room Friends discussed ways to keep it safe for our friends: using helpful words, quiet voices, walking feet, safe spaces and soft touches.

 

Wishing you and your family a Ketiva V’chatima Tova, L’shana Tova U’metuka – may you be written and sealed for a sweet new year!

 

Have a wonderful Shabbos, Yom Tov and a sweet, happy new year!

 

Morah Perline