Shabbat Shalom!

Greetings Peach Room Parents,

Our friends have been busy making final preparations for our annual CJP Family Shabbos Dinner, that will be tonight at 5:15. They worked so hard on completing their Shabbos Box projects which will be on display tonight and ready to be sent home with them on Monday. As Morahs, we provided the provocations and materials for each of these projects, but they are truly the product of your child's creativity, preferences and work. Each one turned out so uniquely and beautifully, we are proud of their hard work and hope you will be too!

Our two big projects this week were creating challah covers and Kiddush cups. The challah covers were a multiple day project as we explored and experimented with different techniques for tie-dying the fabric. We started out trying eye droppers which is great fine motor practice, but proved a little tricky for most of our friends. They began to dip their fabric squares into the different colored dyes. This was effective, but didn't quite create the desired effect of multiple colors. So we found some small squeeze bottles for them use. This worked beautifully to allow them to experiment with colors  as well as providing a fine motor activity to help strengthen those little hands!

Our friends worked on creating their Kiddush cups using a lot of glitter and modge podge. This was very sticky work so thank you for your patience if your child brought some sparkles home with them on their clothes or in their hair. Friends could choose between blue glitter or purple. Some used a brush to spread it onto the stem while others decided to tip them upside down and watch gravity take its course as the glitter combination dripped.

This morning our friends will be making cupcakes as our contribution to the Shabbos Dinner. Cooking in the classroom provides so many opportunities for turn taking, measuring, stirring...it is the ultimate science experiment. They enjoy group cooking/baking experiences. We hope those of you who are coming tonight enjoy the finished product!

In addition to all of the wonderful work they are doing inside, our outdoor classroom has expanded. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came out to help with those efforts during the Family Yard Day! Friends enjoyed helping to plant our new garden this week. The water pump was repaired so water and mud play was available once again. So many choices! If you haven't already, please send in some extra play shoes and clothes you don't mind getting muddy and we are happy to change them for outdoor classroom.

Due to family obligations Morah Ora will not be able to attend this evening's dinner. Morah Lindsey has a prior obligation at her son's school. We are sorry to miss this special dinner, but hope to attend next time! A big " Toda!" or Thank you for your fulfilling all of our wishlist items! It is very much appreciated!

Shabbat Shalom!
Morah Ora and Morah Lindsey

Upcoming CJP Events:
Family Shabbos Dinner Friday January 19, 2018
Grandparents Day Celebration Wednesday January 31, 2018