A Place to Pray

Posted by Meg Kennedy
On December 24, 2015
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What is a sanctuary? Why is it an important part of a synagogue? We explored the sanctuary to find the answers to some of our many questions. We were curious about how large the sanctuary is and why it is so large, so we measured the entire room using our bodies (arm spans). We did […]

Posted by Meg Kennedy
On December 24, 2015
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Chanukah in our first grade classroom was so very exciting – it’s not often that we get to be together on the first AND last night of such a wonderful holiday. We did so many things for Chanukah, it’s difficult to list all of them. We read one of my favorite books, Hershel and the […]

Posted by Tamar Rotstein
On December 20, 2015
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Sunday, December 20, 2015 8 Tevet 5776 Dear First Grade Families, Today we learned more about the land of Israel and we labeled our map! Each student was assigned a place in Israel and wrote the name of the city or area in both English and Hebrew. Take a look at our labeled map of Israel […]

Posted by Tamar Rotstein
On December 6, 2015
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 24 Kislev 5776 Dear First Grade Families, Today we had music with Scott and sang many Hanukkah songs! We practiced the prayers that we say when we light the Menorah. We sang the Shechianu, and learned that this is a prayer we recite on the first night of Hanukkah. Students had fun […]

Posted by Iryna Zakhozha
On December 4, 2015
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Another Godly play story – Noah’s Ark. Occasional glimpses at your children’s faces – the best reward! After the story telling the kids were wondering about their favorite and then the most important part of the story, what part of the story was about them and how Noah might have felt. Ask your children who […]

Posted by Felicia Kuperwaser
On December 1, 2015
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Hi All! We’ve had a very busy November in second grade! Here are some highlights: We’re most of the way through learning all of the letters of the Alef Bet and to celebrate, we played a fun ‘human board game’ to test our knowledge of individual letters and our ability to sound out various combinations […]

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