Sunday, December 13 

We had such a fun filled day celebrating Chanukah at Hebrew School! 

The classes made latkes from scratch from peeling the potatos and frying them. 

We also got to make donut dough and fry and decorate them. Such fun! 

We ended the day playing a Grand Chanukah Trivia game. We definitely felt Chanukah in the air! 

Wednesday, December 9

Happy Chanukah! 

In Hebrew School we had a fun filled Chanukah celebration. We rotated between the classrooms decorating doughnuts, coloring a paper dreidel that we filled with chocolate coins, we played a Chanukah matching game and ate yummy, hot latkes as we watched our very own movie we produced! Enjoy the pictures of our Chanukah fun day. 

Wednesday, December 2

We had such an excited and fun filled day learning all about Chanukah! 

Each class reviewed the story of Chanukah through props and hand on activities. 

Chai Hebrew School is producing their very own "movie" of the Chanukah story!! Every child was VERY excited to narrate and illustrate our movie. After reviewing the Chanukah story, every child got a chapter of the story that they drew a picture of and recording a narration of their part. Stay tuned for our movie production! 

We then alternated between the classes enjoying some Chanukah centers. We made drip mats for our Menorahs (that can be used to place under the Menorah, preventing the wax to ruin the table the Menorah is on). We played a fun game of dreidel and played an exciting game of Step On It with different Chanukah pictures! 

Chanukah is in the air and we cannot wait for next week to celebrate Chanukah in school! We will be having a school wide Chanukah celebration! 

Happy Chanukah! 

Sunday, November 15 

This week we were excited to get ready for the Family Havdallah Night!

Some of our classes made invitations that were sent home inviting their parents to this excited event this Saturday night. See flyer below: 

We got to enjoy our monthly Youth Lounge! 

We celebrated Rex's birthday this week!  While enjoying delicious cupcakes, together we discussed  what it means to celebrate a Jewish birthday. We discussed a few pointers: Giving charity, learning Torah and make good resolutions. 

Rex's new resolution for this year was to fill up his whole Tzedakah box.We are so proud of him!  

We then enjoyed a hot dog lunch, following fun activities! Some enjoyed playing board games, other in the activity room made shrinky dinks art and other played sports outside. 

Can't wait to see you next month! 

Wednesday, November 11

This week, in honor of Veterans Day, we spent our day at Hebrew School learning about and honoring the Israeli Defense Force. 

We learned what it takes to be a soldier and the unique role of an Israeli soldier, they are at the front lines protecting the land of Israel. We made cards that were sent to Israeli soldiers who are currently serving in Israel. 

We are also excited to introduce our 

Hebrew through Movement curriculum! 

“Hebrew through Movement,” is a language acquisition strategy in which students learn Hebrew by hearing and responding to Hebrew commands.  

We began with simple verbs such as לָשֶׁבֶת (sit down) לקום (get up) and continue to add words each class.

Starting with verbs, moving to adjectives  and then to nouns, we will soon be able to complete full sentences in Hebrew. The students really enjoy learning Hebrew through movement and fun. Stay tuned for our Hebrew curriculum updates!

Wednesday, November 4 

We had such a great day at Hebrew School, a day filled with learning and fun! 

Morah Frumie's class this week learned about the Midah of Baal Tashcis- Not putting anything to waste. There are many things that may seem like garbage but can actually be reused again or saved for someone else who may find benefit with it. Recycling is a great way of fulfilling the Mitzvah of not doing Baal Tashchis. We also finished up learning about the different prayers in Davening and even acted them out :) 

Morah Gnendy's class had an introduction to their curriculum this year of All Around Town! They pretended to be going on a trip off to town to learn all about differant topics and Mitzvot in which we can become better people in our day to day life. 

Morah Shaindy's class learned this week about the Jewish Hero Sarah- the wife of Abraham. They learned about her unique role in Jeiwsh history and about the miracle that her Challah would stay fresh through out the week. The class had a great time making Challah and shaping it into beautiful loaves.