Our Journal Writing

Kindergarten finished their handwriting workbooks and have moved on to writing in their journals. We started drawing pictures and writing a few sentences about it. The students know that sentences start with a capital letter and end in a period. We have learned to go back and edit what we wrote by making sure all of our letters are facing the correct way and to sound out the words before we write them. The students often use our word wall to learn how to spell a word they are trying to write about. We will continue working on our writing skills and even have the opportunity to write our own stories.

OUR MODEL SEDER!

Today, Kindergarten enjoyed an unbelievable model Seder. We each got our own Seder plate, set with three Matzas and a beautiful Kiddush cup. We went through all 15 steps of the Seder and sang all the fun songs that we learned! Some of the songs we sang were the Mah Nishtana (the 4 questions), Dayenu, the ten Makkos and many many more. We had a chance to taste some Matza, Marror, Charoses and a vegetable dipped into salt water. Yummy!

We all have created our very own Haggada. The Haggadas are going to be sent home today. Please make sure to take it out of your school bag and use it at the Seder! Have a very happy and kosher Pesach! We will miss you over vacation!

Investigating Magnets

Our next science unit was investigating Magnets. We worked in pairs and Morah gave out various items for us to make predictions about. Each pair experimented to see if the item would stick to the magnet. Kindergarten learned that not all items made of metal will be pulled by the magnet. Medals need to contain iron in order for the medal to attract. While we experimented, we kept a chart and recorded our findings as we went along. We put the close pin in the middle of whether the the magnet pulled or did not pull it. The reason was because there is a metal piece on the pin. If you placed the magnet on there, then it stuck. If we put magnet on the wood part of the close pin, then it did not attract to it. Other objects we experimented with was a can, paper clips and crayons.

Telling Time by the Half Hour

Kindergarten has been continuing their telling time skills. The children made their very own clocks that we have been using to practice with during our lessons. Morah will ask to show a time and each student uses their clocks to do so. It's been an educational and fun way to learn! Parents can use the clocks at home to continue practicing with their child!

Rhyming Show & Tell

Kindergarten had a very special Show & Tell. We have been learning about words that rhyme and so for show and tell, each student had to bring in two items that rhymed with each other. We had various items such as doll and ball, lock and sock, book and hook, can and fan, hat and cat, flower and tower, map and cap. The students have also worked on poem books that we have sent home. The books taught rhyming as well as sequencing a story. We had so much fun!

Pizza Trip

Kindergarten recently took a trip to Kosher Hut Pizza Shop! There, they had the opportunity to make their very own pizza. Each child got dough and spread sauce all over it. Then they each sprinkled cheese to complete the preparation process. The pizzas was cooked and the children got to enjoy a most delicious lunch!

Rhyming Game Review

Kindergarten has been learning all about rhyming. In honor of Daniel R.'s birthday, his family gave the class a gift. It is a rhyming game called, "Match O Sound". Each student gets a card. Each card has one big picture of a certain item. Under the big picture are 4 empty boxes. Morah hold up various items and if the item matches the picture on your card, you place the item in one of the empty boxes until the card is full. We have been using it as a review game. The students really enjoy playing it. Thank you Daniel!

Investigating Sound

As part of our science unit, we are learning about investigating sound. The class made a guitar out of a box and used 3 different rubber bands as the strings. One rubber band was thick, another medium thickness and the last was thin. We learned that various things such as thickness and tightness of a string will cause it to make a different sound. We then compared our guitar to other string instruments and realized each string will give a different sound based on what we learned in our experiment. As we plucked the strings on our guitar we kept a chart to record which string made what kind of sound. We learned the thick string made a low sound, the medium made a medium sound and the thin string made a high sound. What a hands on way to learn!