Weekly Update

9/5/2025

Hi Room 14/Dagim Families!

It was a hot but fun week in Dagim!

Here is what we did this week:

On Tuesday, during morning circle we talked about their new classroom jobs for the week, why we had Monday off (Labor Day), and introduced our gluing activity for that day. During snack we read “Too Much Glue” and talked to the children about why we only use a dot of glue when making art. There were lots of thoughtful answers like how the glue wouldn’t dry or the paper could rip. After snack, we started our collage and glue activity which involved the kiddos glueing sequins and pom poms all over the first letter of their name. Some chose to add stickers as well, but all of their art looked so wonderfully different and unique. 

We read, “Too Much Glue”, "Sandwich Swap", and "Butterfly Beach”. 

On Wednesday, we had our first Hebrew class with Teacher Michal! She welcomed the students back with some familiar words and played a call and response game with picture signs to represent the sun saying Good Morning and the children saying Good Morning back. After that game, Michal played a song and led the children to walk around, jump around, and run around before stopping the music. She finished the class with Shalom Chaverim, saying goodbye to all the children. 

The Hebrew vocabulary words this week are:

Boker Tov: Good Morning

Boker Or: How you respond to Good Morning (Boker Tov)

Latso: Stop

Larutz: Run

Likfutz: Jump

Lalechet: Walk

Kibuk: Hug

Todah: Thank You

Bevakasha: You’re Welcome

For activity, we measured all of the children with apples to fill out our classroom chart of How Many Apples Tall Are We. The kiddos then used stickers to mark how many apples they were on the chart. 

After rest time, we played Hurry Up Chicken Butt and Magic ABC Box. The kiddos got a chance to pull out a mystery item and place it on the corresponding letter that the item starts with. 

We read, “Cat in the Hat Comes Back”, “Marley goes to School”, and “Waiting”. 

On Thursday, we had our first music class with Miss Melo. She started the class by singing Shalom to everyone in the class. Afterwards, the kiddos received scarves and danced to songs with them. Miss Melo helped the kiddos calm their bodies with her song about oceans, rivers, and fountains. Finally, she finished the class with Shalom Chaverim in Hebrew, English, and Spanish. 

For activity, we made Banana Ice Cream! The kiddos got to take turns turning on the food processor and pushing the bananas down with a spatula. After it was blended into yummy ice cream, the children scooped some out and chose their toppings. 

We read, "The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster”, “We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog”, and “Princesses Wear Pants”.

On Friday, we celebrated Shabbat with Rooms 13 and 15, TK/K and the Rabbi. The children love dancing, singing and praying with their friends! Our Shabbat Star this week was Livia! She was so excited to show her visitors our classroom. In the morning, the kiddos got to make their own challah and added their toppings!

The children made colorful fish art using a new print method with water and shaved chalk. They shaved chalk into the water and then placed their paper on top to create the beautiful watercolor designs. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly, 

Mindy and Jessica

Conversation Starters:

(These can help generate dialogue between you and your child about what they are doing in school each week)

1.   Why do we put a dot of glue when making art?

2.  How do you make banana ice cream?

3.  How do you spell your name?