Parshas Ki Sisa Parshas Parah Candlelighting: 6:59 PM Havdalah: 7:59 PM Shomrai Nursery March 17, 2017 20 Adar 5777 Weekly Glimpse Color Mixing in Kitat Gefen In anticipation of spring and with the children's interest in mixing and using paint, and our upcoming holiday of Pesach, we decided to add new colors to our paint collection. Using the primary colors, the children were able to create their own colors. The children poured primary colors into jars. Tamar started by mixing yellow and white and then added blue. She created a color that looked just like her shirt. Simon mixed blue, red, and white. Miriam wanted to make pink so we mixed red and white. Adir mixed blue and white to create a light blue and Jacob, Gavi, and Dovid mixed blue, yellow, and red to make a coral color. The children are very excited to use these new colors. We plan to look at them again next week and let the children name the new colors which they created. Shabbat Shalom! Morot Belana and Chaya Sara Daily thoughts, expressions, interests, communications, explorations, collaborations, adventures, research and discoveries, as experienced by students at Shomrai Nursery 2017 YISE SHOMRAI NURSERY
Kitat Shalom s Snowy Day We finally got snow this week! Our students were ecstatic to play on the playground and experience the snow or was it ice? "We are going to build a snow man" announced some of the children as we were getting ready to go outside. As we piled onto the playground Josh observed, "It's so slippery!" The snow turned into an icy block and there was no possibility of making a snowman. However, that did not deter the students from trying new games. Some went sliding down an iced slide, some worked really hard trying to remove the iced snow off of the equipment, while others enjoyed ice sliding. It was very cold and we were able to be outside for only fifteen minutes, but there was much reflection after this experience. "I crushed the snow with my boot" said Seth. "The snow was everywhere. It took a long time to drive to school, because of the ice," said Talya. "The snow was on the slide and it was hard to slide down," said Tzippy. "When I went down the slide it was very slippery," Daniel added. "I went down the slide too," said Miriam Bracha. "The snow was very slippery and we could fall on it very easily," forewarned Michal. "Guys, it wasn't snow it was ice!" said Moshe. "Yeah, I fell down," said Chana. "Me too, when I climbed on the snow mountain I fell down, Eliana added. Then I tried to dig the snow with the shovel and I could not." "The gazebo and the road around the sand box was like a huge slide," said Shalom. "I slipped only one time," said Esti F. Natan had his own perspective on the slippery issue: "I ran fast and then I went slipping and sliding on my snow pants! It was fun!" he explained. "I went slipping on my snow pants too," said Esti S. "Me too. I liked jumping on the ice and then sliding!" said Moshe. It was short but memorable moment in our day, and we're grateful to have had this experience. Thank you for sending your children with snow gear! With warm wishes for a good Shabbos! Kitat Shalom Morot
Kitat Tamar is Getting Ready for Pesach The class is excited about the upcoming chag of Pesach. The children were enthusiastic to dress up in costumes and dramatize the story of the Jewish slaves in Mitzrayim, Moshe s birth, Yocheved s plan to save her son from Pharoah s decree, and more. Dramatization helps children to explore various situations and helps them to make sense and rationalize ideas, events, and stories that they have experienced and heard. Dramatization remains an integral part of the developmental learning process by allowing children to develop skills in such areas as abstract thinking, literacy, math, and social studies, in a timely, natural manner. In addition, one of the mitzvot of Pesach is Vehigadeta retelling the story of Pesach. When the children saw the costumes on the table they were excited to dress up as the characters of the Pesach story. I want to be Pharoah, Avi declared when he saw the costumes. Avi dressed up in the robe, headdress, and belt. I want to be an Egyptian, Ami S. continued, and he proceeded to explore the Egyptian headgear and the collar. I want to be Moshe, Gavi announced happily. I want to be Aharon, Shoshana volunteered. Rivka and Eliana and Dina were ready to jump right in, they asked to perform the roles of Yocheved and Miriam. I want to be Yocheved, said Eliana, Rivka, and Dina. After some discussion the girls came to a compromise, and agreed that Eliana would dress up as Yocheved, Rivka would be Miriam, and Dina would portray the princess Batya. Shoshana once more stepped up to the plate and asked to play the part of Princess Batya s lady in waiting. The children acted the scenes like pros. We can t wait to dramatize the actual Exodus when we will quickly pack our bags and leave Mitrayim. Coming soon to a (classroom) theatre near you! Shabbat Shalom, Morot Lisa & Devorah Sarah Thank you to Emanuel and the Shulman family this weeks Shabbat Sponsor. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Emanuel and family a צאתכם לשלום as they return to their home in Israel. Kitat Tamar will miss our special friend. We will continue to communicate with Emanuel via email and WhatsApp. Happy Birthday to Naomi Simon! Pre K Parsha Questions Avi: Why did Moshe have to count Bnai Yisrael? Morgan: Why did the Kohanim have to wash their feet? Ami S. Why did the ohanim have to wash their hands? Gavi: Why did they have to wash before they did anything holy? Dina:Why did they have a special sink to wash their feet? Shoshana: Why is the Kohen Gadol the most important? Thank you to our Shabbat Party Sponsors Shai & Shera Barda & Family Miriam Siegelman & Family Miriam Bracha Mervis& Family Emanuel Shulman & Family Yaakov Manheim & Family Chana Miller & Family
An Architect Visits Kitat Rimon On Thursday Kitat Rimon had a special visitor. Mr. Orlansky, an architect, and our friend Racheli s dad, came to our class to help us with our construction investigation. He began by asking why we build houses. To live in, Simcha answered. Could you build a house from cardboard? Mr. Orlansky asked. Yes, the children answered. Akiva was concerned that it would soak from rain, but decided that you can make your house out of bricks. You could make it out of straw, Ahuva suggested. Mr. Orlansky then reminded us of The Three Little Pigs story that we read a few weeks ago. What happened to the little pig who built his house out of sticks? Mr. Orlansky asked. It fell down! Akiva reminded the class. So should we make a house out of sticks? Mr. Orlansky wondered. No! the children answered in unison. Mr. Orlansky surprised the class by telling us that most houses are built out of really big, strong sticks. He brought a big piece of wood to show us. Make sure you don t touch it a lot you could get splinters, Akiva reminded the class. He showed us the frame of a house that was built this way. He told us that most of our houses are built out of these kinds of sticks on the inside, even if they have bricks on the outside. Well, this is made out of cement bricks, Racheli said, referring to the school building. What happened to the little pig who made his house out of straw? Mr. Orlansky asked the class. Racheli reminded us that it blew down. Do we want to make our houses out of straw? Mr. Orlansky wondered. No! was the resounding answer. However, Mr. Orlansky taught us that you can make houses out of bundles of straw. He showed us a picture of bundles that were being used to build with. That s hay! Rahm exclaimed. Then Mr. Orlansky told us that the strongest material to build out of is steel. He showed us a picture of two tall towers. They look like the twin towers! Tzvi said. We learned that the inside of buildings and houses is called the structure. The stuff that goes on top of the structure are the finishes. Mr. Orlansky reminded us that we don t want to just have a structure, that wouldn t be very comfortable, so he asked us what do we want inside our houses? Toys! Yakov Gedaliah replied. What are you sitting on right now? We all responded carpet! He then showed us some smoother kinds of wood that could be used for flooring. I also have that kind of wood, Suri announced. Lilly also had that kind of wood except it s lighter. Soon many others added me too! Shayna recognized a type of wood that was similar to her coffee table.
Architect Continued We were excited to look at and touch the flooring samples up close. He then showed us tile like most of us have in our bathrooms. We all shared the color of the tile we have. Shmuel Reuven really liked orange, my favorite color. Mr. Orlansky showed us different sizes and shapes of tiles. He held up one with little shapes and asked, Does anybody know what shape this is? A hexagon! Yakov Gedaliah identified the shape. Mr. Orlansky explained that people come to an architect and tell them what they want. The architect listens to what the person wants and then designs houses or buildings that are safe and look nice too. He showed us a model of a school that was very fragile, so we could only look with our eyes and we couldn t touch it with our hands. We also saw a model on the computer. He then explained that after they finish a design they make instructions for how to build it. He asked if any of us follow instructions to build with Legos. Me and Shmuel Reuven do! Akiva replied. When Mr. Orlansky had to go he left us a box full of materials and samples for us to explore. Thank you so much for coming! Kitat Simcha Learns About Baby Moshe The children mixed painted and painted the Nile River and The Red Sea to begin our class s map of Israel. This map will be used as a teaching tool to dramatize the story of Pesach. On Thursday morning we decided to bring our homemade Nile River to our meeting circle. It was too large, so the Morah cut off the edges until it fit perfectly. We worked with the children to create the River Nile, because we know that having a concrete representation that the children made of where Baby Moshe will be found, will help them to understand and remember the complex Yitzias Mitzraim. "What can we find in river water? asked the Morah. "Fish," David answered immediately. "And sharks," added Effie. "Seahorses," remarked Dalia. We added rocks, shells, leaves, and a sea urchin to our list. Now we were ready to learn the story of baby Moshe in the Nile. Tehilla played the role of Yocheved, Goldie was Miriam, Dalia was Batya, and David was the powerful King Pharaoh. We used a doll for Moshe and a wicker basket from our classroom. The children wanted to hear the story over and over again. They are excited to continue acting out the different characters in the story of Pesach. We hope to spend time each morning working through the story and miracles of Yitzias Mitzrayim. Wishing everyone a wonderful and warm Shabbos! Morah Yocheved and Morah Jessica
Young Israel Shomrai Emunah Youth Committee 2017 (5777) Parent Education Series Presents Perspectives on Raising a Jewish Child Pitfalls and Challenges of Everyday Living Rabbi Dovid Rosenbaum Sunday, March 19, 2017 8:00 pm Young Israel Shomrai Emunah 1132 Acrola Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland Small Social Hall Appropriate for parents of young children, nursery through 3rd grade Calendar Reminders Fri, Mar 17 - Friday 3PM Dismissal; 5PM Late Stay Sun, Mar 19 - Perspectives on Raising a Jewish Child 8PM YISE Tue, Mar 21 - Shomrai Nursery Open House 7:45pm (RSVP) April 6-19 - Pesach Break