Dear Parents, 

We continue our Pesach unit. Here are some highlights:

Art

Our friends paint with corks and aluminum foil. 

Our friends also start to create their own seder plates. 

 Grape Juice

This week our friends turned grapes into grape juice. The first  step was to smash the grapes.  Using zip-loc bags, we put grapes inside then used cylinder blocks and hammers to smooth and squeeze all the juice from the grapes out.  We then poured our juice through a sifter to separate the grape pulp from the juice. Last, we made a Bracha Hagafan on our juice and drank it.  We compared our juice to grape juice in the bottle.  We discovered our juice was lighter in color but they were both sweet!  We asked which juice tasted better?  Lia said she liked our homemade juice the best! 

  On Friday we set baby Moshe in a basket.  We used some blue fabric, blankets, plants, a baby and a basket.  Morah  told us the story about long ago when baby Moshe's mommy was protecting him from King Pharaoh and the only way to keep him safe was to float him down the river.  We asked our friends what are some things babies need to feel safe?  Setting up a provocation is an invitation to play and explore.  This provocation invites the children to role play and imagine what it was like for baby Moshe to be in the basket.  Through this platform we reinforce and learn vital skills such as empathy, sharing, turn taking, and problem solving. 

This week we also said a farewell to our friends, the Atlas's, as they head off to Israel. We wish them well and safe travels.  Next week we will continue our Pesach unit. 

 Wishing you a peaceful Shabbos, 

Morah Felicia