Kitah bet-Sunday, September 20

What a great beginning to the school year!

We began our class working on a "Welcome Word Search". Together we talked about why Morah Robinson selected these words for our word search puzzle. We did class introductions and your children shared with the class something fun they did this summer and also something Jewish they do.They created a name card so we can all learn each others'  names.

We participated in an all school taschlich . It was a great segue to what we did next in our class room. I shared with your children the book " The Hardest Word". Ask your kids what the hardest word is.
After that they completed a writing prompt about something they are sorry about. We finished class doing a holiday puzzle and playing a holiday matching game.

Your children should have brought home a take home folder. In it should be their word search and writing prompt. After you have seen these, please take them out. In the other pocket is homework for you. Please fill this out with your children so they can share with the class about their name. We will use these in a lesson in the coming weeks.

Next Sunday, September 27  there is no formal class, rather the e-rce hunger event . We will meet again as a class on Sunday, October 4.

g'mar chatimah tova
Davida Robinson

Building Community in Kitah Dalet

Our Kitah Dalet students are an extremely bright, energetic, and thoughtful group, and this week we encouraged them to participate in a meaningful discussion about community.  We talked about what makes a community successful, and what our responsibilities to the community are.  As we sat together learning from each other, we laid the foundation for our Kehillat Kodesh, our sacred learning community.  

As the morning progressed, we talked about the High Holidays and how our community celebrates the holidays together to make them more meaningful for all.  We talked about the concept of Teshuva, and the importance of looking inward to improve our relationship with GOD and others.  We talked about working on finding our flaws and turning things around when we fall short of our goals or expectations.  This is quite a sophisticated concept, and we will continue our discussions next week.  Until then, please ask your child to think about teshuva, turning things around with those they have hurt. Although our time together was short, we enjoyed getting reacquainted with each other, and look forward to a meaningful year together. 

G'mar Chatima Tova, and may you and your family have a pleasant and relaxing holiday.