Sunday, October 16 Highlights!

Today Kindergarten was very busy! We had music, a visit to the sukkah, and consecration rehearsal. That left us with only 30 minutes to squeeze in our snack and a story. We heard On Sukkot and Simchat Torah by Cathy Goldberg Fishman which gave us a lot of information on the history and customs of these holidays. First Grade explored the four species that make up the lulav and etrog and made edible Sukkot. 2^nd Grade learned the Alef Bet letters kaf and vav. We waved the lulav and visted the sukkah. In 3rd Grade we learned a new letter, mem, and the "ee" vowel.  We then did an activity that led students to discover one of the most precious resources in Israel, water.  The end of Sukkot starts the rainy season in Israel so a prayer for rain is added at this time. We made and ate edible Sukkot! The 4^th Grade learned resh and the ay vowel. We played up the montain with our new reading words and learned the Succot blessings. We also reviewed what we learned about the Torah from the Rabbis. We went into the sukkah & welcomed our new students. Today in  5^th Grade we continued our celebration of the holiday of sukkot. First, we talked about the requirements of building a sukkah. Then, we built our very own sukkot: they will be on display in the class room next Sunday. 6^th grade focused on the blessings after the Haftorah reading. The central theme is the statement that God is “The one whose every word is dependable." The last part the blessing is about shabbat. We also looked for Kamatz Gadol during the reading of the blessings. Then the entire 6^th grade played a sukkot game all together.