B”H

 

Dear Parents,

 

The Purple Room has been so involved in learning and doing for Shabbos this week. They have created a Shabbos bag full of Shabbos goodies they made themselves.

 

Math happened when the Purple Room Bakers made the challa dough. The Bakers measured the ingredients and checked the eggs, mixed and mixed and watched as the yeast rose. And rose. And rose! They kneaded the dough and so enjoyed the sensory experience.

 

The Kiddush cup and plate were created with nail polish. It was interesting to see if nail polish would mix with water or not. The Purple Room Scientists were divided as to whether it would or not. After putting the nail polish on top of the water and then mixing with the water, they found that the nail polish would not mix. The swirling designs floated on the surface of the water and the Purple Room Artists quickly ‘caught’ the design with plates and cups. They will enhance the Shabbos table for Kiddush.

 

The Challa board involved many processes in its creation. First, the Purple Room children cut out the Hebrew letters of Shabbos from contact paper, then removed the backing and applied them to the board. It was a real fine motor challenge to remove the backing! Then the boards were painted and left to dry. The next day, the children removed the contact paper letters and applied mod podge for a professional finish.

 

The challa board needed a challa cover. The Purple Room children made sure to make one! The Artists roller painted and then decorated with pomp oms. Some made patterns and some designs.

 

But what is Shabbos without a candle to light? The Purple Room Sculptors created a candle holder for Shabbos out of clay beautified with stones and beads.

 

They so look forward to Shabbos at the end of every week but feel sad when it goes away. Not to worry! The Purple Room Friends created B’somim boxes for Havdala, the ceremony after Shabbos to say goodbye). Smelling the B’somim makes one feel revived so we can start the new week and fill it with lots of Mitzvos.

 

The Purple Room Friends are so excited to bring home their own creations to show you. They roller painted the Shabbos bag to make it beautiful and special.

 

 

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline

Morah Shayna

B”H

 

Dear Parents,

 

The Purple Room children are excitedly preparing items to include in their Shabbos boxes for the upcoming Shabbos Party with their parents. Swirling nail polish in water, they created original designs for Kiddush cups and plates. It was interesting how the nail polish didn’t combine with the water and how it rose to the top after they finished using it. The Purple Room Artists are working on stencil painting lacy Challah covers with roller brushes. 

 

This week’s Parsha (Torah portion) discusses the idea of ‘Kadosh’ – holy. Hashem gave us many mitzvos with which to act in a holy way. For example, they know there is a ‘holy’/special way to eat: make a bracha before eating. The Purple Room Friends know that Shabbos is the holiest, most special, day of the week.

 

What can we do on Shabbos to show it is a holy day?

 

Davis: Be kind.

Angie: Get dressed in shorts and a dress.

Leanna: Drink wine.

Geffen: Put on special clothes and make a bracha on your food.

Gilad: Drink grape juice for Shabbos Kodesh.

Rivka’le: Be kind.

Bracha: Go to Shul.

Jemma: Eat Challa.

Leah: Eat pancakes.

Naveed: Eat Challa.

 

Song:

https://youtu.be/gxRkI3l1BaY

 

The Shabbos angels  are peeking through my window

As Ima lights the candles and we all go to Shul

 

Shabbat Shalom, Shabbat Shalom, Shabbat Shalom to every one of you (2x)

 

For the Havdala ceremony after Shabbos they mod podged B’somim boxes with stars to remind them that Shabbos is over after 3 stars appear in the sky:

 

Song:

https://youtu.be/WX6b8sV8APY

 

Shabbos is going away

The sky’s getting dark

It’s the end of the day

Oh ,Shabbos, you really should know

We’re sorry to see you go.

 

But you will come back next week, we know

You will come back ‘cuz we love you so

So let us thank Hashem, who will bring Shabbos back again.

 

The Purple Room children are continuing to work, each at their own pace, in Waseca (Montessori Literacy) and Montessori Math.

 

 

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline

Morah Shayna

 

B”H

 

Dear Parents,

 

Math and Sefira

Counting, creating patterns and fine motor skills were utilized by the Purple Room Mathematicians when they explored groups of 7. They created their own Sefira counters with 7 pipe cleaners threading the pipe cleaners with 7 beads, creating patterns. The 7 pipe cleaners reflect the 7 weeks between Pesach and Shovuos, when we receive the Torah anew. They are counting each day until they reach 49, sliding the beads to the correct number place each day. The Kindergarteners wrote all the numbers from 1 – 49 while the Pre-K Friends painted their 1- 49 number charts. After water color painting the Torah, they attached the pipe cleaners, twisting them and securing them. Some found this fine motor work challenging but they all felt so accomplished when they could do it themselves.

 

Song:

Hashem gave us a present

Do you know what it was?

He gave us a present

And we must keep its laws.

 

He asked some other people,

“Do you want this gift of mine?”

But they said, “No, thank you,

For Torah we’ve no time.”

 

2x

Then to the Jewish People

Hashem did go.

We said, “Na’aseh v’nishma” (We will do/obey, then we will hear/try to understand)

‘Cuz we love Hashem so.

 

Kindness

This week’s Parsha teaches us to use kind words. In fact, speaking kindly and not hurting people’s feelings with hurtful words is so important that two Parshios, Torah Portions, are dedicated to this. The Purple Room discussed ways to change a message into a kind or helpful message. When this doesn’t work, they decided it’s best not to say anything at all. The Friends used a special telephone to rephrase into kind speech.

 

 

Show and Tell

Show and Tell is an opportunity for your child to practice public speaking. The child stands in front of the Purple Room Friends, introduces the item they have brought and tells the Friends all about it, after which the Friends can ask questions. The Friends learn to show respect for each other as they wait their turn to ask a question and listen for the answer. Please help your child choose one item to bring in for his/her Show and Tell Day:

 

Monday: Geffen, Leanna, Naveed

Tuesday: Leah, Rivka’le, Ronan, Zoe

Wednesday: Bracha, Gilad, Jemma

Thursday: Alisa, Angie, Davis

 

 

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Perline

Morah Shayna

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Dear Parents,

Welcome

Welcome to the new people who joined Purple Room this week: Rivka’le Rimler, Gavin Wach, Leanna Weinberger and to Morah Shayna. The Purple Room is so excited to have more friends to play and learn with.

The Purple Room Friends enjoyed sensory activities with their new friends: bubble art and play do were just some.

Math + Sefira

Counting in groups of 7 helped the children understand the concept of counting the Sefira since there are 7 weeks of Sefira and 7 days in each week. They know during Sefira we count the days from Pesach (when the Jewish People left Mitzrayim) till Shavuos when we will receive the Torah. The children are creating Sefira counters.

Parsha

This week the Purple Room learned what makes animals, fish and birds kosher. They know that animals and fish have 2 signs. The animals must chew their cud and have split hooves. Fish must have fins and scales. They know that chickens, ducks and turkeys are kosher. Only one type of grasshopper is kosher and since we don’t know what it is, we don’t eat them.

Song

TTTO: Michael Finnegan

All the animals that I eat

Must chew their cud and have split feet.

Kosher food just can’t be beat

I love eating kosher!

Shabbat Shalom!

 Morah Perline & Morah Shayna