Question #3:
On all other nights we do not our dip vegetables even once…
Why on this night, do we dip them twice?
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אֵין אָנוּ מַטְבִּילִין אַפִלּוּ פַּעַם אַחַת
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה שְׁתֵּי פְּעָמִים
Please practice the 3rd question and record yourself singing here:
Question #2:
On all other nights we eat many different kinds of vegetables…why on this night do we eat maror (a bitter vegetable)
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִים שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מָרוֹר, מָרוֹר
Please practice the 2nd question and record yourself singing here:
This week we will focus on really learning the 4 questions so that the yeladim will be ready to shine at their Passover Seders.
I have broken the song down into small chunks (this is how we learn in class)
Question #1:
What is different on this night from all other nights?
Every night we can eat Chametz or Matzah…Why on this night do we only eat Matzah?
מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת?
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִים חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה;
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלּוֹ מַצָּה.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Please practice and record yourself singing in the Flipgrid link below.
Each day we will add another question to practice.
Passover is getting closer. We have learned the story of Moses and how the Jewish people were slaves in Egypt in the Torah.
Here is a cute version I made with my class at Ganon Preschool.
Many of these students are now at The OJCS in Grade 1. Do you recognize them?
We are going to be creating our own Haggadah to use at our Family Seders. It is a pretty long book to make because the Seder is long and has a lot of steps to do in order. Each page is one of the steps.
The link to print the Haggadah is in the calendar. and also here:
I recommend trying to finish 2 pages a day in order to be ready for the Leyl HaSeder.
I can’t wait to see them! You can show and tell me about it with this Flipgrid code:
Shalom!
Here are recordings of our daily tefillah for you to practice along with at home.
I will add new tefillot next week.
Modeh Ani
Torah Torah
Shema
Adon Olam
Boker Tov!
Get ready to stretch and move your bodies while learning the Alef-Bet with some yoga poses inspired by Ruth Goldeen in her book, Alef-Bet Yoga for Kids.
While doing the poses, remember to say the letter’s name and make its sound.
א- silent
בּ- Bbb like a B
ג- Ggg like a hard G
ד-Ddd like a D
ה- Hhh like an H
ו- Vvv like a V
ז- Zzz like a Z
ח- Ch ch ch like you are clearing your throat
ט- Ttt like a T
י- Yyy like a Y
כ- Ch ch ch like you are clearing your throat
ל- Lll like an L
מ- Mmm like an M
נ- Nnn like an N
ס- Sss like an S
ע- Silent
פּ- Ppp like a P
צ- Tz tz tz
ק- Kkk like a K
ר- Rrr like an R
שׁ- Shh like you are shushing
ת- Ttt like a T
Here are the poses:
Shalom lekulam!
For the next little while we’ll be learning together from a distance. In addition to the specific lessons you will receive on our class schedule, here are some Hebrew videos to support our learning:
Alef-Bet:
Extended Hebrew:
Pesach:
Kindergarten students are getting ready for a whole lot of fun…because it’s Adar!
A month of happiness and celebration.
We have been learning many new songs, playing new games, and discussing some serious topics such as:
Who is a hero?
Stay tuned for our next questions…
What does it mean to be brave?
When was a time when you felt brave?
Why are we thinking about bravery and heros?
Because on Purim, Queen Esther and uncle Mordechai had to be brave to save all of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman, of course!
We have been reading and acting out the story with puppets. Each version is a little bit different and we have been noting the similarities and differences in each one.
Here is a short video summarizing the story:
This one of the new songs we learned, featured in this week’s Shabbat 7:
LEITZAN KATAN NECHMAD
Leitzan katan nechmad,
Roked im kol echad.
Leitzan katan sheli,
Ulai tirkod iti?
Ulai, ulai, ulai tirkod iti?
Ulai, ulai, ulai tirkod iti?
ליצן קטן נחמד
ליצן קטן נחמד
רוקד עם כל אחד.
ליצן קטן שלי
אולי תרקוד איתי
אולי, אולי, אולי תרקוד איתי
אולי, אולי, אולי תרקוד איתי
Don’t forget…Monday is crazy Hair/Hat day!
Have a Shabbat Shalom!!!
Morah Shira and the Kindergarten Team
Today the yeladim celebrated Kabbalat Shabbat together with the JK from Gannon. What a wonderful way to end our first week back at school!
This week we also celebrated Rosh Chodesh Adar and began to learn about Purim and the Megillat Esther.
We learned that Queen Esther hid her Jewish identity and that is why we dress in costume for Purim.
This week’s song in the Shabbat 7 is Chag Purim. You can listen to it and sing along here:
Shabbat Shalom!
Today we celebrated Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees. Why do we celebrate this holiday? It is to remind us of our connection to the earth and our responsibility to take care of the environment.
We have many reasons to thank the trees. Here are the yeladim sharing a few in Hebrew:
We also celebrated in several different ways:
We painted pots and planted seeds.
We learned the names of the parts of a tree in Hebrew:
And we even had a Tu B’Shevat Seder.
Chag Sameach,
The Kindergarten team