Dear parents
Welcome back after high holidays, we are happy to see each other and be back on our regular routine.
Routines and Schedules
Our friends are growing up and developing new skills everyday. When we start to sing the clean up song our friends right away know to put the toys back where they belong! Then we start to sing the choo choo train song and our friends already know to sit down, and wait for the Morah to start davening with them. They know that before we eat snack or lunch we need to wash hands with soap. Our friends know when it's time to go outside that we should put our shoes back on. When they see there cots ready for them, they know its time to nap. Creating a predictable routine is so important for children, and helps them know what to expect in their environment. Feel free to look at our visual pictorial schedule hanging up outside of our classroom!
Noah's Ark
This week Morah Ora made a make-shift ark out of cardboard boxes to teach our friends
about Noah's Ark and we would go inside and pretend we are floating through the waves .
Animals
We enjoyed learning about animals and the sounds they make . Caleb excitedly repeated every sound Morah made. Shyli, Guy and Leah really liked the animal matching puzzles. Our friends use stamp pads to stamp animals and to explore their foot prints . After learning about animals we were ready for our petting zoo. We saw different kinds of animals at our petting zoo (ducks, chickens, llamas and goats) The children loved playing with the animals. They were all curious and gentle. Caleb brushed some of the animals. Shyli loved touching and talking to every animal. Guy loved to look at all the animals.
Next week we will continue learning even more about different types of animals!
Shabbat shalom
Morah Ora and Morah Courtney
