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.”

 

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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