LETTER OF THE WEEK: T
During the week of September 20, we read Sammy Spider’s First Sukkot by Sylvia A. Rouss, Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, and Leo and Blossom’s Sukkah written by Jane Breskin Zalben. On Monday, the boys and girls made a decorative paper chain to hang in the synagogue sukkah. For our letter of the week project, the children decorated the letter F for fall. On Wednesday, one group of children made their first entry in their journals. They used crayons to color an apple and a honey pot for Rosh Hashanah. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite food as they practiced yoga breathing. They learned how to play “Red Light, Yoga Light” as they posed as snakes, frogs, and giraffes.
They learned how to play “Red Light, Yoga Light” as they posed as snakes, frogs and giraffes.
On Monday, September 27, we read We Are All Alike...We Are All Different by the Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners. This book is filled with photographs and drawings of children and their families. In the book, we learn how children are like each other and how children can also be different from each other. The book tells about the differences in families, in the foods that people eat, where people live, and what children like to play. Our art project was for each child to create their own self portrait. Their art work will be displayed in the Social Hall and all of the children will complete this project. We learned a song for fall called, “I’m A Nut.”
On Tuesday, we read Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha. In this book, Mr. Gilly’s job is to make sure that the town is free of trash. For our letter T art project, the boys and girls painted the letter T with turquoise paint using blue and green paint mixed together. On the letter, they placed a tree, a turtle, and a spinning top. We learned these letter T words, two, three, ten, Tuesday, Thursday, toes, teeth, and our friend’s names, Talia and Theo.
On Wednesday, one group of children made their first entry in their journals. For the start of a sweet New Year, they colored an apple and a honey pot. The other group of children read Clifford’s First Autumn by Norman Bridwell. In this book, Clifford enjoys the fall as he jumps into a pile of leaves, picks pumpkins, and plays football. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to say their names and to tell the group the names of their favorite animals. We played “Yoga Simon Says” and took an imaginary trip to the garden. In the garden, the boys and girls posed as butterfies, frogs, and growing plants. We also learned a relaxation pose where we repeat the sounds, “Sa, Ta, Na, Ma” as we touch our thumbs to our other fingers.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider’s First Simchat Torah by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider books are a great way to learn about Jewish holidays and celebrations. In this book, we learn that Simchat Torah is a holiday for the Torah, a scroll that tells the story of the Jewish people. Each week, on Shabbat, the Torah is read in the synagogue. On Simchat Torah, the Torah is finished being read, and then, the readings begin all over again. To celebrate this holiday, we eat candied apples and march around the synagogue waving flags.
Thank you to Jacob, Giacomo, Maya, Lucie, Dante, Brody, and Kaya for being our super “kids of the day” for the past two weeks.
In October, we will be closed on Monday, October 11 for Columbus Day. On Tuesday, October 19, we will be going to The Philadelphia Museum of Art. More information about the trip will be sent home next week. All children are invited to attend the trip, even if it is not your child’s regular day to come to school. Parents are welcome to accompany us, too. Friday, October 29 is Grandparent’s and Special Friend’s Day and we will be celebrating Shabbat at our Playschool Shabbat Dinner and Art Exhibit on that same evening. More information will be forthcoming.
Please check out our Playschool blog at http://shsplayschoolnews.blogspot.com to find out all of the exciting things that the children are doing in preschool.
Don’t forget to have your child stay for Afterschool Arts Clubs. Monday is Cooking Club, Tuesday is Science Club, Wednesday is Art Club, Thursday is Movement Club, and Friday is Music Club. Afterschool Arts is a great way for the children to have additional time to play with their friends as well as experiencing a creative themed project.
Next week, we will learn letter P. Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
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