Happy Birthday Esty!

Mazel Tov Esty!

Here are some cute pictures of us enjoying playtime!

Our school

We started learning about our community. We started by discussing that we all come from home to Mazel Day school every day. We looked at pictures of different vehicles and the children told us how they get to school and with who. We saw a picture of a car, minivan, school bus, train, and bicycle. Some children have big sisters or brothers who go on the school bus and were excited to tell us. We then asked the children "who helps you at home?"" who gives you supper? who gives you a bath?" The children quickly told us "Mama and Papa". Then we asked, what about when you get to school who helps you in school?" "Morah Perel and Morah Bella"
We then talked about how there are many people in school that help us out. We went around school and found the different people that help us out and they told us how they help the school.

We also discussed that we have a special person in school who fixes things when they break, Mr. Gena.
On Thursday, Mr. Gena brought his tools to school and gave a demonstration on how he uses his tools and the children each got a turn! The children were mesmerized.

We also continue to review the shape of circle.

Chanukah Activities and Winter

We had so much fun in our last week of school and Chanukah. We made donuts and played dreidel. We match different color dreidels to our color circles.

We started learning about winter. We learn a song about a snowflake falling from the sky. As the snowflake falls, it lands on one of our friends.

Snowflake, snowflake

little snowflake

falling from the sky

snowflake, snowflake,

little snowflake

falling, falling, falling, falling 

falling on my nose/knee/foot/hand/head

We also made snowflake collages out of shaving cream with glue, packing peanuts, cotton balls, and silver sequins.

We each took turns looking out the window at the snow.

The sensory table is full of packing peanuts. Our room looked like it was snowing! 

When we came back from vacation, we were so excited to play with them!

We also learned the color orange. We mixed red and yellow paint and made goop. We also learn the shape circle. We learned a song about circles. Its to the tune of the wheels on the bus.

The shape of the circle goes around and around

around and around 

around and around

Chanuka!

We have been working hard on learning about the chanukah story and customs. We have been playing with dreidels, pretend menorahs, real menorahs, and chanukah puzzles. We have also been learning the chanukah story by acting it out.

We have also been working on making our very own menorahs and we are working hard on reviewing the three primary colors for our chanukah color book.

Visiting Morah Bella and celebrating Elana's birthday!

We really enjoyed visiting Morah Bella last week. We were so excited to go in a small yellow school bus.

On the way, we spied a chanukah menorah out our window! Morahs were really impressed that the children noticed it themselves and were able to connect it to what we were learning in school.

 

When we arrived at Morah Bella's house, we all gave her a card and a hug. Then we sat down and had a little snack.

We made Elana a chocolate birthday cake together and had a great time at her birthday party!

Mazel Tov, Elana!