DOES IT MEASURE UP?

Tamar and Ethan using strips of paper

How big is a pumpkin? In our Math Center  the children had the opportunity to measure our pumpkin using various devices. The class quickly realized that they could not measure the pumpkin with a ruler.

Ella G. and Alex using paper clips

They were excited to use big and little paper clip chains, strips of paper and plastic links to measure the circumference. We can't wait to learn what else we will do with our pumpkin.

Ganon Aleph Gardeners

The children in Ganon Aleph were so busy in the ECD garden one beautiful, sunny day this week.  They pulled the weeds and tidied up our plot of land, and then picked some of the vegetables that grew over the summer, including this enormous pumpkin!

Gan Aleph Went to Green Meadows Farm (EE-I-EE-I-O)

Ducks, turkeys, pigs, horses, and even a cow to milk! Gan Aleph was fascinated by their hands on experience at Green Meadows Farm. Last Tuesday, the children were treated to a day on the farm that was so much more than a typical field trip. The children were able to use their five senses to learn about animal life on the farm. They were able to see, touch and smell the animals. In many cases the children were able to even hug the animals and help feed them. The children identified which animals were non-kosher and which were kosher. This was a wonderful way to lead in to our learning about Rivkah and how kind she was to Eliezer’s camels in the parsha. The torah teaches all of us to be kind to animals. The children discussed what they saw over a yummy picnic lunch. After lunch the children selected pumpkins to take home as a souvenir. Of course no trip to the farm would be complete without a bumpy hay ride! Special thanks to Kalya’s mommy and Yakira’s mommy for joining us!