Dear 4th - 6th grade families,
This week, the kids continued to enjoy the 2 minyanim that we now offer - one led by Cantor Gutman and the other by Morahs Dworin and Katz.
Sunday we began assessing the students on their Hebrew reading. So far we are seeing lot of wonderful improvement and advancement. We also reviewed what we have been learning about the holiday of Tu B'shvat, which anticipates the coming of Spring. It was hard to imagine that the trees are beginning to bloom and springtime is just around the corner in the Holy Land, as we gazed out of our classroom windows at the frosty, snowy landscape!
On Tuesday, we continued with our reading assessments for the first hour of class, and then the whole school met together in the main lobby for a very special Tu B'shvat program. First, the kids had the opportunity to plant herbs which eventually will be donated to Yad Ezra. Next, they went around to different tables and had a chance to taste a variety items associated with the 7 species (שיבת מינים), which are described in the Torah as being abundant in the land of Israel. As each item was tasted, the kids rated them and recorded their choices and opinions. It was very interesting to see which things received the highest ratings! Ask your children to tell you all about this experience. Finally, the day ended with 2 beautiful birthday cakes (baked by Allison) and all of us sang Happy Birthday to the trees. It was a fantastic program full of learning and fun!
Enjoy the rest of the week, stay warm and cozy and have a peaceful Shabbat with your loved ones.
B'shalom,
Dona Levinson
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