Dear Parents,

Science

This week’s Parsha which tells of Noach and the Flood presented the opportunity to learn about the water cycle.

 

Song:

(TTTO: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)

 

Water travels in a cycle, yes it does 2x

It goes up as evaporation

Forms clouds as condensation

Comes down as precipitation, yes it does!

 

The Purple Room noticed that Rainbow’s (class fish) water level went down in his fish tank. They hypothesized why this was:

 

Jemma: Morah took him outside and the sun went on it and the water went up.

Leah: Rainbow drank the missing water.

 

The Purple Room Scientists did an experiment of their own using cups of water which they filled and marked. They are monitoring the water levels every day to see what will happen.

 

Social Emotional

The people in Noach’s time would get angry and make not good choices. It was a shame they didn’t learn from Noach’s ways and make good choices. Noach was a Tzaddik (a righteous person). This week the Purple Room discussed making choices and it fascinated them that human beings are the only creations that can truly make choices. They practiced deep breathing and reviewed the Conscious Discipline song:

 

Song:

When you’re feeling really angry

No matter where you are

There’s a way to feel better

There’s a way to be a star

With this one thing to remember

To stop anger in its tracks

 

Just Stop!

Take a deep breath

And relax 3x

 

Art

After Hashem brought the mabul (flood) upon the world, He promised He would never flood the entire world again. This promise is represented by the keshes (rainbow) which Noach saw when he came out of the teiva (ark). The Purple Room created their own keshes, beading (fine motor) rainbow colored pipe cleaners and painting colors with water. Huh? Painting with water creates color? Ask your clever Purple Room Artist how he/she managed to create a colorful keshes with water.

 

Song:

(TTTO: I Can Sing a Rainbow)

Red and yellow and pink and green

Purple and orange and blue

Noach saw a rainbow, a rainbow

Saw a rainbow true.

 

Discussion

What would you do if you were living in Noach’s time and you saw people taking things without permission?

Jemma: I would say, "That’s not nice. Give it back to the person and ask before you take things".

Bracha: I would call the police.

Naveed: The same thing like Bracha.

Ronan: I would say “Stop it from stealing from people”.

 

Which materials do you think Noach needed to build his teiva?

Bracha: A hammer and needles. And wood.

Naveed: Extrechion (construction) workers and tools.

Leah: A hammer and some tools and something to put on and that’s all.

Angie: He needs a roof.

 

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline