Hello Families!
Rosh Hashanah is just two weeks away, and our classroom is buzzing with sweet excitement as we prepare for the holiday! Our infants are exploring the sights, sounds, and textures of Rosh Hashanah through their five senses. This week, we are bringing apples into our daily activities by slicing them up for a delicious tasting experience and floating them in our water bins for some delightful, splashing sensory play.
We are also filling our classroom with joy by listening and clapping along to cheerful Rosh Hashanah songs (“Dip the apple in the Honey”). To round out our festive preparations, the children are working hard on a special holiday craft using paint and wooden apples. It is wonderful to watch them connect our Jewish traditions through hands-on learning and play.
Throughout the day, we use sign language with the children: helpful communication signs such as eat, more, milk, and all done, along with some of their favorite food signs like cheese. Using sign language is a fantastic way to help young children express their needs before they can fully speak, which greatly reduces frustration and builds early communication skills. We encourage you to practice these same simple signs during meals and snack times at home to help reinforce what they are learning!
Thank you for partnering with us!
Shana Tova!
Morahs Rachael, Mary, and Nina