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Dear Parents,

 The Purple Room Friends created the most original graggers. They collected stones to put in the gragger. Then they used permanent markers to decorate the holder. They used the amazing scissors to cut interesting shapes which were glued to the gragger. Afterwards they beaded the pipe cleaners to enhance it further. It was truly a remarkable gragger and is sure to be effective in drowning out Haman’s name when mentioned in the reading of the Megilla. Surely there are none like it. ☺

Each Purple Room Friend completed their own personalized Megilla using unusual forms of painting: foam stamping, Alef Beis stamping, straw blowing painting and fork painting. They observed the constant paint but the different effects using different tools.

The children had so much fun with Crazy Hair Day, Funny Sock Day and dressing like royalty. All week they talked about what they would dress up in for the Purim Fun Day. That was seriously the major topic of all discussions.

Who Am I?

The Purple Room Friends explored masks and what lies behind the masks. They discussed how a person can have many different facets. Everyone has strengths in different areas. It isn’t always easy to recognize every aspect in another person but we can try. The children played Who Am I? matching up the names of their friends to their eyes. It wasn’t so easy to recognize when they didn’t see the entire face.

The Purple Room Friends painted and stickered Mishloach Manos boxes. After the children filled them, a gorol (lottery) was made and they shared the Mishloach Manos they made with their friend.

The children enjoyed playing with their puppets. Here’s a song which was used with Purim Puppets:

Purim Story  Song  (Tune: London Bridge)

 

In a castle lived a king, 

Lived a king, lived a king

In a castle lived a king, 

King Achash-ve-rosh.

 

He had a very lovely queen, 

Lovely queen, lovely queen

He had a very lovely queen, 

Queen Esther

 

She had an Uncle Mordechai, 

Moredechai, Mordechai

She had an Uncle Mordechai, 

The leader of the Jews

 

Haman wanted to hurt the Jews, 

Hurt the Jews, hurt the Jews

Haman wanted to hurt the Jews, 

The Jews of Shushan

 

Mordechai and Esther saved the day, 

Saved the day, saved the day

Mordechai and Esther saved the day 

For the Jews of Shushan

 

The people wanted a holiday,

Holiday, holiday

The people wanted a holiday,

They called it Purim.

Happy PuRiM and Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline