Ganon Aleph Inspects the Pipes

After learning in this week's Parashat Chayei Sarah that Rivka got water from a well for the camels and for Eliezer, we talked about how getting water from a well differs from the way we get water today.  We took a walk around the school and checked the pipes under the sinks, water fountains, and toilets.  We even checked out the big pipes down in the boiler room.  You'll be relieved to know that Yavneh passed Ganon Aleph's inspection!

Ganon Aleph Inspects Yavneh's Pipes

In this week's Parashat Chayei Sarah, the children learned that Rivka got water for Eliezer and the camels from a well.  We talked abut how getting water from a well differs from the way we get water today.  First, we learned about how the water goes from the reservoir where the rain collects, to a filtering system which cleans the water, to the pipes in our homes, schools, shuls, etc.  Then, we took a walk around the school and checked the pipes under the sinks, water fountains, and toilets.  We even went down to the boiler room and checked out the big pipes down there!

Parshat Chayei Sara

Parshat Chayei Sara came to life this week in Ganon Bet. We talked about Eliezer’s long journey from Eretz Cannaan all the way to Charan where Avraham’s family lived. We decided that the 10 camels that he brought with him must have been really thirsty when they got to Charan. It’s a good thing they met Rivka at the well. Our discussion continued about how difficult it must have been for Rivka to carry all that water to and from the well for the camels. We realized that long ago there was no indoor plumbing and how lucky we are to have this modern day convenience. Of course, we had a hands – on demonstration and searched the “pipes of Yavneh”. We examined the plumbing system in our classroom and then went down to the “bowels” of the school and saw all of the pipes twisting and turning that carry the water and waste throughout the building. We created our own pipe system with pvc pipes and watched the water flow through the pipes. We also created our own well with a pulley system. We practiced putting different objects in a basket and we learned how hard it must have been for Rivka to get all of that water!

Ganon Aleph Checks Out the Pipes in Yavneh!

In this week's Parashat Chayei Sarah, the children learn that Rivka got water from a well for the camels and for Eliezer. We talked about how getting water from a well differs from the way we get water today. We took a walk around the school and checked the pipes under the sinks, water fountains, and toilets. We even went downstairs to a part of Yavneh the children had never seen to look at some very large pipes!

Ganon Aleph Checks the Pipes Around Yavneh

In this week's Parashat Chayei Sarah, Ganon Aleph learned that Rivka had to get water from a well in order to give the camels water to drink. We compared this to the way we get water today. After learning that the rain water collects in a reservoir, then goes to the water treatment plant, and then comes through pipes to our homes, schools, and shuls, Ganon Aleph went to inspect the pipes around Yavneh!