I hope you are all keeping warm on these cold and white days.
Here in our Ganon Judaics class the students have been very busy.
Wednesday was Tu bi'Shvat (15th of Shvat) the day we celebrate Rosh Hashana for the trees. More particularly, we celebrate the trees and fruits of Eretz Yisrael. The Land of Israel is blessed with seven species, five of which are fruit. We danced, played games looked at pictures and sang songs about all of them. The iconic almond tree, which blooms so early was the theme of the crafts of our fun, Tu bi'Shvat celebration we had with all the EC classes. Check out all the pictures! We also got to create a picture using fruit and edible, yummy glue (soy nut butter mixed with honey!)
All the Ganon children had to think about what they like and are thankful for from trees and then drew their thoughts on the tree provided. The drawings and their comments were adorable!
Our Hebrew letter now is Daled. Dovid Meir has two Daleds in his name and Adeline has one in her Jewish name Odel. All the children got to form the letter with sticks, cubes, clay, and our boards. A new magnet board was introduced and it was very impressive to see the children drawing the letter without tracing or copying. The Gimmel balloon was sent home and I encourage you all to hang it in a place your child can see it and hopefully remember it.
During our Parsha (Torah portion) circle the Ganon children are enthralled with the stories and drawings. This week we talked about the Jewish people walking through the desert and arriving at a very special mountain. There, they received the Torah straight from Hashem. What an awesome gift!
I will be beginning my maternity leave next week and Mrs. Coleen Shere will be my substitute. Mrs. Shere has been the Ganon teacher for two years and has substituted for me during my maternity leaves a few times before. She looks forward to working with your children and teaching them.
I want to wish you all Shabbat Shalom and may we have wonderful news from each other!
Morah Fraidel Schusterman
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