Walking in a Winter Wonderland (NOT!)

 

Look at what happens when the weather is 9 degrees...

 

 





 

Look at what Tzvi and Ezra built!

 

 

 

 

Ice cream, anyone?

 

Or maybe you'd like a ride in the ice cream truck?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS FLAT STANLEY?

He has been sighted at the Kotel in Yerushalayim, at Disneyland in California with Mickey and Minnie, in front of the houses of Parliament in London, in the snows of Minnesota, as well as in an ice castle in Winnepeg, Canada.

Gan Daled enjoyed reading Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. This book is about a young boy named Stanley who is accidentally squished "as flat as a pancake" when a bulletin board falls on him. Stanley is very, very flat but otherwise fine. He can slide under doors, go down into sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up small enough to fit into an envelope and be mailed to California for an exciting vacation.

Each child created his/her own Flat Stanley and included him in the letters we sent to relatives and friends all over the world asking about weather and living conditions at their locations. Flat Stanley may be a paper doll but he is no couch potato! He has visited many parts of the globe and our class has been posting the results on a bulletin board with a map of the world. Flat Stanley has helped us learn geography and how weather affects our lives.

We can't wait to read the other installments of Flat Stanley's adventures!

Ganon Bet Welcomes Spring!

How lucky our children are to have teachers who enjoy playing with them! Morah Alana and her students took advantage of the beautiful weather, playing with brand new balls. More and more children came to join the fun, and were happily welcomed.

Warmth From The South

When we returned from our winter vacation we were greeted with Southern warmth, a letter from our pen pals in Florida. We are corresponding with a kindergarten class in Yeshivah Elementary School (Y.E.S.) in Miami, Florida. The children excitedly answered their friends' letter. As a result of this experience, the children better understand that climates are different in different locations during the various seasons. They also have learned to appreciate the fact that although they may live far apart, Jewish children have much in common.