Thanksgiving is Finally Here for Gan Gimmel

Gan Gimmel has been counting down the days until Thanksgiving! Take a look at this video to see how we prepared for the big day.

Happy Thanksgiving and Chanukah!

HALF IS BETTER THAN NONE

We have been counting every day since school began. On our 50th day of school Gan Daled celebrated with half of a party. You might ask, "What is half of a party?" It is the half way mark to the exciting celebration of the 100th day of school.
In honor of this great day we enjoyed half an Oreo cookie, half of a pretzel and half of a licorice stick.

Our snacks

In addition, the children were excited about counting to 50 by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's.

If the 50th day was so good, we cannot wait to celebrate the 100th!

Enjoying our 50th day snack

Ganon Aleph Celebrates Thanksgiving With All of ECD

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, the children husked ears of corn which the kitchen ladies cooked up for us.  We then donned our Pilgrim costumes and marched around the entire school along with the Native American kindergarteners.  We sang songs as we passed all the classes who were standing on the sidelines.  The children in Ganon Aleph were excited to see their older siblings and friends.  We then marched to the cafeteria where we enjoyed traditional Thanksgiving foods cooked and prepared by all the early childhood classes.  Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

 

We Can't Wait for Thanksgiving and Chanukah!

Gan Gimmel has spent many weeks preparing for Thanksgiving and Chanukah!

Take a glimpse into what we've been doing!

 Pilgrims going on the Mayflower

 Counting out marshmallows for our pumpkin pie

 Working hard on our Agam Chanukiot

 Making pot holders for Thanksgiving and Chanukah

 

 Playing with our sevivonim

 Stamping our napkins that were dyed with fruit and vegetable dye

 Using feathers to decorate our napkin rings

 

 

 Making turkey feathers

 Making fringes on our tie-dyed t-shirts

 

Shucking corn for our feast

Happy Thanksgiving and Chanukah!

Fifth Grade Chessed Girls Visit Ganon Bet

 Ganon Bet is lucky to have fifth grade chessed children visit our classroom. They interact with our children as  positive role models. Today the girls read various books to  different groups in the class.

Ms. Terry Visits Ganon Bet

 In honor of Thanksgiving Ms. Terry visited Ganon Bet. We discussed how we get vitamins from fruits and vegetables.We know that vitamins help keep us healthy.



Ms. Terry brought a juicer to our classroom. We juiced pineapples, carrots, celery, strawberries, apples, cantaloupe and cucumbers.
The juices were delicious!!!
Thank you for visiting us.

Weaving in Gan Bet!

           We are learning about the Native Americans and all aspects of their lives, to become more familiar with the story of Thanksgiving. One topic we touched upon was how the Native Americans made the clothing, baskets, and homes that they lived in without buying the materials in a store or mall. We learned that many Native Americans used a loom to weave clothing, blankets, and baskets. 
         The class was curious and wanted to explore so we made some looms of our own!

                       And check out some of our finished products! 

ON YOUR MARKS

One of Yavneh's outstanding days is the annual Benjamin Schwartz Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. This fabulous event brings together our school in an exciting way. The weather was brisk , perfect for running or walking,  and a great way to raise money for Yavneh's scholarship fund.

Imagine our surprise at the end of our Shabbat assembly, when our own Leora Pearlman, who won second place in the  girls ECD division, and Joe Ruditzky and Howie Rudolph, who won second and third place in the boys ECD division, were called up to receive their medals.


Leora, Howie and Joe with their medals

Gan Daled is very proud of their accomplishments. Yasher Koach!

Ganon Bet Discoveries The Inside Of A Pumpkin

Ganon Bet was very lucky to have two pumpkins; one large and the other smaller. We passed around the pumpkins. We felt how hard they were and estimated which one weighed more.

We cut the pumpkins in half and counted the seeds. One pumpkin had over 300 seeds and the other had over 400 seeds. Ask your child which pumpkin had more seeds; the larger one or the smaller one.

Nikki's Mommy came to our class to make pumpkin muffins with us. We are taking our muffins home for a Shabbat treat.

We took some pumpkin seeds and baked them with a little salt. Some of the children enjoyed the pumpkin seed snack.

We took some raw pumpkin seeds and decided to plant them. We know the seeds need water, sun and air to grow. We hope our seeds grow, so we can plant them in our garden in the Spring.

Aleinu Safety Program

Mrs. Stein from Project S.A.R.A.H. came to Ganon Aleph and to all the ECD classes this week to do the Aleinu Safety Kid Program.  After watching a DVD called "Safety Kid on Torah Island," they learned the ABCD's of safety:
1) Ask for help.
2) Bring a friend.
3) Check first.
4) Do tell.
They discussed what to do in case of an emergency, what to do if you get lost, and when it's okay to answer the door or the phone.  The children brought home special safety kit bags given to them by Mrs. Stein.

Ganon Bet And Their Ipads

 Mrs. L. (Mrs. Chani Lichtiger) came to visit Ganon Bet.
We had a great time learning a new program on our ipads.
Mrs. L. promised to visit us again.

Slippery Business!

Just how did the Jewish people get the oil for the Menorah?

 

 

 

 

 

The children in Gan Bet experienced olive-oil-making for themselves...

 

 

 

 

 

...as they touched, squeezed, and spilled olives and their oil into cups and on the tables...

 

 

Look at the oil that Anna squeezed from her olives!

 

We also experimented with oil and paint and water...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

What a slippery, beautiful mess!