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A Whole Year of Kindergarten By Esti Greenstein

Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Grade Level: Kindergarten Description: Kindergarten handouts including notes to parents, songs, games, and summer review. Appropriate sheets are included for Yomim Tovim, aleph bais review, special Shabbos Kits, Pirkei Avos, and Brachos. Also available as individual unit downloads. Goals/Objectives: Students will learn and review many aspects relating to the Kindergarten curriculum. 

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Beginning of the Year Welcoming Book/Supplies List By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: Cheery, editable (Publisher file) welcoming “book” in rhyme for the beginning of the year. Also, a supply list and sheet for parents to write down pertinent medical and carpool information. Goals/Objectives: Students will feel excited about starting the new school year with this upbeat booklet that includes the supplies list. Instructions: Book should be mailed out to each student (not to parent) at the beginning of the year. Variations: Book could be personalized with each child’s name on the front cover.

WELCOME KINDERGARTENERS!

Dear Parents, We are looking ahead to a great year with [name of student] in our class! We hope that she will enjoy the many exciting educational experiences that we have planned. We would appreciate your sending in the following items as soon as possible.

1) A backpack or plastic bag for

bringing home projects etc…. 2) A box of tissues 3) A blanket or towel for rest 4) A change of clothing (with your name

on each item) 5) A smock or old “daddy” shirt for

messy projects 6) A penny for tzedaka a few times a

week 7) An occasional mitzvah note to tell us

of the beautiful mitzvos that our daughter does for you!

8) A small photo of [name of child]

Please let us know if your daughter has any special needs or allergies, and anything you feel that we should know. Dismissal time will be much calmer if we know exactly how your child will go home each day. Please take a moment to fill in the carpool or bus information and return it to school tomorrow:

……………………………………………… My name is ______________________

I go on bus _________ My carpool drivers are:

Monday: ________________________

Tuesday: ________________________

Wednesday: _____________________

Thursday: _______________________

Friday: __________________________

Thank you! Please remember to bring a BIG Bais Yaakov smile to school tomorrow!!!!!!

Name of School

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A great big shirt, a change of cloths,

A box of tissues to wipe your nose.

A school bag so nothing will get lost.

A penny for the Tzedaka box Ark your name on everything, And be sure Eema reads all

the notes you bring.

Ask Eema to write a note Each day or two,

Describing the wonderful Mitzvos you do.

Celebrating birthdays Is lots of fun,

Just ask the Morah How it’s done.

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Mitzvah Gems By Esti Greenstein

Bais Yaakov of Baltimore

Grade Level: Kindergarten Description: Complete Mitzvah note program for Kindergarten revolving around the theme of “Fill Your Treasure Chest with Mitzvah Gems!” Includes story, mitzvah note templates, and a letter to parents. Goals/Objectives: To provide an appealing incentive for children to perform mitzvos and to understand the relationship between performance of mitzvos and the real reward to come. Instructions:

1. Prepare a large bulletin board on which to display the notes, with the heading, “Filling Our Treasure Chest with Mitzvah Gems”

2. Board can be enhanced with a large treasure chest, or by enlarging and copying the gem templates onto bright and/or shiny paper and using as a border.

3. Read the story to the students, explaining the nimshal (meaning) in simple terms (“our mitzvos are like gems we can collect all day!”)

4. Send home the story, the letter to the parents, and copies of the blank “gem notes” on brightly colored paper. Parents cut out gems, write the child’s daily mitzvos on them and send them back to school.

5. Display the notes after reading them aloud by stapling onto the bulletin board.

Variations:

• Cut out the gems before sending them home to make it easier on parents, or have children cut them out.

• Save each child’s notes in an envelope at the end of each semester, and start the display afresh. At the end of the year, paste each child’s accumulated notes into a “treasure chest” scrapbook for a memento that will be “treasured” forever.

Fill Your Treasure Chest with Mitzvah Gems!

We are looking forward to a year full of beautiful mitzvos. In order to encourage your child to sparkle with “middos tovos” (good character) we urge you to take a few moments each week to write a mitzvah note about the special mitzvos your child has done at home. We are providing you with “mitzvah gem” stationary for this purpose. We read these notes aloud each morning. We know how busy you are, but we feel that this is an important means of reinforcing and rewarding the mitzvos that we teach. May we all be “zoche” to acquire a “fortune” in mitzvos this year!

Adapted from a parable of the Chofetz Chaim There once was a poor man named Shimon. Shimon tried very hard to earn

money for his family. He tried many different kinds of work, but he wasn't very successful.

One day Shimon heard about an island near Africa where there were so many

jewels that they were scattered all over the streets. He decided to travel to the island on a boat to collect some jewels.

It was a long, hard trip and he knew that he would not be home for a few years.

But he thought that if he could collect enough jewels he could sell them in his city and have enough money for his family. Shimon bought a ticket on the boat. The captain told him that he would take him to the island and leave him there. It was such a hard trip and such a small island that the boat would not come back for Shimon until the end of the year.

When Shimon got off the boat at the end of the trip he saw that the streets really

were sparkling with jewels. He dropped his suitcase on the ground and started stuffing jewels into his pockets. Shimon heard people all around him laughing. They said to him, “Why are you in such a hurry? You're going to be here for a whole year. You have plenty of time. Relax!"

Shimon decided that the people were right. There were more than enough jewels

for everyone to take. He soon discovered that the island people thought the jewels were just pretty stones. They weren't worth much to them! He asked the island people what was worth a lot of money to them. They told him that it was very hard for them to get enough cooking oil. Anyone who could find oil, prepare it, and sell it would soon be rich on their island.

Shimon decided that since he was going to be on the island for a whole year,

he would try to make cooking oil to sell to the island people. He could always collect jewels when it was time to leave.

Shimon spent so much time learning how to make cooking oil that he forgot

why he had come to this island! As he went about his work each day, he thought about the barrels of oil that he would soon have. They would be worth a lot of money! If he happened to see an especially pretty jewel in the street he would put it into his pocket. But he usually stepped all over the jewels as if they were just stones in the street.

After a year, Shimon had many barrels of oil. He heard that the boat would soon

be back to pick him up. He carefully packed the barrels up and carried them down to the boat. On the way to the boat he suddenly remembered why he had come to this island in the first place! But surely he could also make a lot of money by selling the oil too! After all it was valuable to the island people! He scooped up a few jewels on his

way to the boat, but he was in too much of a hurry to really collect many. After a few weeks on the boat, Shimon's oil began to smell bad. People

complained to the captain and he sent his sailors to look for the place where the bad smell was coming from. They found Shimon's rotting barrels of oil. The captain ordered Shimon to throw the oil into the ocean. Shimon cried and begged the captain not to make him throw away his precious oil; but the captain would not listen. "The oil is no good anymore. You can't sell it! You don't need it. Dump it out! Now!"

Shimon was so sad. He realized that he had wasted his whole year

making oil that was not worth anything! He should have spent his year collecting precious jewels. When Shimon got home his family was so happy to see him. But Shimon was embarrassed and upset. He took off his jacket and went right to bed.

His wife thought that he must be tired from his long trip, so she let him

sleep as long as he wanted to. She took the jacket and went to put it away. The pockets felt so heavy and she decided to see what Shimon had put into them. When Shimon's wife found the jewels she was so excited! She took them to the jewelry store to ask the storekeeper what they were worth. "Wow! You are a very lucky person;" he said “These jewels are worth a lot of money."

Shimon's wife was very happy. She ran home to thank her husband for

bringing home such wonderful jewels. But Shimon only started to cry. “Why are you crying?" she said in surprise “You have brought back such a great surprise. The jeweler said the jewels are worth a lot of money!"

Shimon sighed and said, "Don't you understand? If I would have

remembered why I went to that island I would have brought back hundreds of jewels. They were all over the streets. But the island people thought that cooking oil was worth a lot more, so I learned how to make it instead. I wasted my time and now it's too late!"

This story teaches us a big lesson about mitzvos. You see, our own world

is like the island. The reason why Hashem put us in this world is to collect "jewels" - which are His mitzvos! Mitzvos are sparkling everywhere we look… visiting sick people, helping our parents and friends, learning Torah! If we would spend our time the right way, we would have a fortune in precious mitzvos! Sometimes we forget this and try to copy the "islanders" (i.e. the other nations) and what they think is important.

Let's try to collect as many precious “mitzvah gems” as we can this year! For a more complete “adult” version of this story please see The Maggid Speaks by Rabbi P. Krohn.

Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur-Sukkos Songs By Esti Greenstein

Grade level: Preschool Description: Classic, catchy songs about basic information for the Yamim Noraim and Sukkos: including dip the apple in the honey, the shofar sounds, tashlich, etc. Goals/objectives: Students will internalize important information about the holidays through song. Instructions: Teacher should teach the material and use the songs as a review. Variations:

Students can color or decorate or cut out the song sheets. For students who have already learned the aleph-bais, the

transliterated Hebrew words can be written in Hebrew letters to reinforce aleph-bais awareness.

Whenever possible, teacher should have hands-on demonstrations of units such as: eating the apple dipped in honey and blowing the shofar sounds, etc.

Dip the Apple(to tune of “Clementine”)

Dip the apple (jUp,)

In the honey (acs) Make a bracha

Loud and clear, Leshana Tova Umesooka

May you have a sweet New Year.

Father, Mother, sister brother, Gather ‘round the table here.

L’shana Tova Umesooka May you have a sweet New Year!

The Shofar’s Sounds (to Camptown Races)

The Shofar makes 3 loud sounds tekee-ah tekee-ah

The Shofar makes 3 loud sounds shevarim teroo-ah

Tekee-ah :Tooo Shevarim: Too Too Too

Teroo-ah: Too Too Too Too Too Too Too Too Too

All together there are one hundred sounds throughout the day,

Made by the “ba-al tokay-ah” And this is what they say;

“Everyone wake up!

Hurry! Don’t waste any time Hashem’s judging us today!

This is the "lhka," Song!

To the tune of rmnv in

By Miri Weinberg Rohr

I’m going to the river Won’t you come along?

To throw away my ,Irhcg (ah-vay-ros)

And all that I did wrong

I’m going to say lhka, (tosh-lich) Won’t you come along?

To throw away my ,Irhcg (ah-vay-ros)

And all that I did wrong

Go away ,Irhcg! ,Irhcg Go away! Please come Mitzvos! We’ll look for you each day.

Yom Kippur Songs

(to the tune of - Frere Jacques)

On Yom Kippur (2x) We fast all day (2x)

And we daven (2x) And we say (2x)

We are very sorry (2x) We promise to be good (2x)

And do all the Mitzvos (2x) As we should (2x)

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Lets’ be friends, make amends Now’s the time to say “I’m sorry”

Let’s be friends make amends Please say “you’ll forgive me.”

The ten days of Teshuva

Time to make up, Time to pray, Take my hand and I’ll take yours,

And we’ll be friends for always.

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(To the tune of “1-2-3, 1-2-3”)

We “shlug Ka-pah-ros” As you can see! Zeh chalee-fah-see Zeh timoo-ra-see

Zeh ka-pah-rah-see

Succos Songs

(to the tune of - “I have a little Dreidle”)

I built myself a succah, With four walls and a door,

It doesn’t need a ceiling, It doesn’t need a floor

The s’chach will be the ceiling. The ground will be the floor

We’ll hand some decorations It’s ready now for sure!

Oh lulav and an esrog, We shake you up and down

Oh lulav and an esrog We shake you all around

I. I’m building a Succah My hammer never stops!

La la la la la la la la I’m putting up the S’chach

My hands never stop! La la la la la la la la

(make up your own verses to build a sukkah!)

II. When we shake the lulav, here’s a song that reminds us to

shake it “all over” Hashem is here. Hashem is there

Hashem is truly everywhere. Up, Up, down, down, right, left, and all around,

Here, there, and everywhere. That’s where He can be found.

________________________________________________ III. We are so happy on Sukkos!

lhdjc ,jnau jna lt ,hhvu

(vih-sa-moch-ta bi-cha-gecha vih-ha-yee-sa ach sa-may-ach)

Goldie Gezer’s Tzimmis and Honey Bee Cookies

By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: Let Goldie Gezer help you make delicious Rosh Hashanah tzimmis in an easy step-by step way. Also included: a yummy recipe for Honey Bee Cookies. Goals/Objectives: Students will learn how to make tzimmis and honey cookies while learning about the idea of simanim for Rosh Hashanah. Materials needed: for tzimmis:

about 10 carrots peeler pot orange juice concentrate honey cinnamon empty jar

for honey cookies:

margarine brown sugar honey 1 egg flour baking soda salt cinnamon cookie sheet chocolate chips

Goldie r®z®d’s Rosh Hashanah Tzimmis

1) Wash your hands 2) Peel Goldie and her friends 3) “Gently” slice each r®z®d into round slices. 4) Put carrot “coins” into a pot with enough 5) Cook until carrots are soft and easy to

bite. Drain well. 6) Add a few tablespoons of frozen orange

juice concentrate. 7) Add honey – as sweet as you like! 8) Add a few dashes of cinnamon 9) Stir to “glaze”

10) Enjoy!

Honey Bee Cookies

Ingredients: ½ cup margarine ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup honey 1 egg 1½ cups flour ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp cinnamon

1. Heat oven to 375o

2. Beat margarine, sugar, honey and egg until smooth. Add remaining ingredients.

3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Add chocolate chip “eyes”

4. Bake until set and light brown around edges, 7 to 9 minutes.

5. Let stand 3 to 5 minutes before removing onto a wire rack.

6. Drizzle on melted chocolate chips for “stripes”.

7. ENJOY Makes 36 cookies

Rosh Hashanah Mitzvah Checklist By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: Basic checklist for students to fill in of relevant Rosh Hashanah mitzvos with pictures on the side. Goals/objectives: Students will be encouraged to keep track of their accomplishments over Rosh Hashanah. Instructions:

1. Hand out sheet before Yom Tov. 2. Have children or parents check off relevant circles. 3. Children should bring in the completed checklist after Rosh Hashanah. 4. Reward children with a small treat or prize.

Variation: Reward or give recognition to each student for all the items are checked off.

Rosh Hashanah Mitzvah Checklist

I helped my tn¦t to get ready for Yom Tov . I gave ve¨sm before Yom Tov. I ate apple dipped in honey for a sweet New Year. I ate a “special” i«um¨r h¦v±h food, such as tzimmis or a fish head. I listened to the shofar telling me to do vcUJ§T. I sat quietly and looked for “t” in the while tn¦t davened. I said a Ub²h¡j¤v¤J for new clothes or a new fruit. I went to say lhk§JT and “threw away” my ,«urcg.

Kapparos Chicken By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: Chicken prop for students to make and use when they “shlug kapparos”. Goals/objectives: Students will use fine-motor coordination to make the chicken. Materials needed:

copies of two chickens for each child crayons scissors stapler cup/baggie small change

Instructions:

1. Have each child cut out their chickens. 2. Color them in. 3. Staple chicken cut-outs back to back with a cup or baggie in

between. 4. Put small change in the cup/baggie for use during kapparos.

Skills needed: fine-motor coordination, cutting, coloring This project is a good way to assess the children’s coordination at the beginning of the year.

Pirkei Avos By Esti Greenstein

Grade level: Preschool Description: An adorable unit on Pirkei Avos where 1-2 themes are chosen for each perek and are introduced with a catchy song and graphics. Goals/objectives: Students will internalize some of the integral lessons of Pirkei Avos through song. Instructions:

1. Start the Pirkei Avos unit after Pesach. 2. Introduce a new theme every week from that week’s perek. 3. Teach the song. 4. Explain the theme further in story or dramatic form.

Variations: Make a Pirkei Avos notebook or folder at the end of the unit. Paste in all the song sheets. Have children illustrate their own drawings to explain each theme.

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(to the tune of “Twinkle, twinkle”)

Raise your hand

When you don’t understand Don’t be shy

Always ask why snuk iahcv iht

Ask your Morah and don’t be afraid!

(To the tune of Baruch HaMakom)

veh,a vnfjk dhx A fence to wisdom is silence.

It’s always better to be quiet, Than to make a lot of…

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vr«uT ih¥t o¦t

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Learn Torah,

Behave the right way,

Behave the right way,

Learn Torah everyday!

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(To the tune of "I've been working on the railroad)

I’ve been busy doing Mitzvos, all the day and night. I’ve been busy doing Mitzvos, learning to do what’s

right. Can’t you see the chain is growing? Mitzvos from

end to end. Can’t you see our faces glowing? We have learned

to be good friends.

Mitzvah Go-reress Mitzvah One Mitzvah leads to TWO, THREE, FOUR!

Mitzvah Go-reress Mitzvah Come on! Let’s do some more!

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(To the tune of Ani Maamin)

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Oh, when it’s nice outside I want to play

But Morah says we have to stay. Finish learning Torah today

More will come our way!

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(To the tune of Ani Maamin)

It’s good for ME It’s good for YOU!

It’s good for every Jew to learn the Torah every single day.

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It’s good for YOU to learn Torah

It’ better than silver and gold!

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(Tov lee, tov lee, Toras Pee-cha, May-alfay zahav vo-cheseff)

Brachos Month By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: A delicious curriculum for learning about four important brachos: ha’eitz,mezonos,ha’adomah,and shehakol. One week is devoted to each brachah. Includes a catchy tune for each brachah, some activities and a sum-up sheet at the end. Goals/Objectives: Students will learn about four main brachos in an exciting program. Instructions:

1. Introduce a new brachah every week. 2. Teach the accompanying song. 3. Teach the basic halachos for each brachah. (Can be found on sum-up

sheet.) 4. Have the children bring in snacks corresponding to that week’s brachah.

Be creative. 5. Prepare a Shabbos treat for the class Shabbos party that is related to the

brachah of that week. 6. At the end of Brachos Month, create a brachos placemat with class for

extra review at home. 7. Plan a brachos siyum. 8. Create a class brachos menu. Place food in its proper place on the

brachos placemat and enjoy! Variations:

If any mother or older sibling has any special talents in food preparation related to that week’s brachah, have them come to class to give a demonstration. Ex: cake decorating, fruit or veggie platter arrangements, etc.

Create a mini- supermarket in class. Ask students to bring in various foods. Go shopping for foods of different brachos.

Welcome to ,ufrC Month

We will be devoting the next four weeks to learning all about four important

Brochos:

Week One: Nov. 2-6 .g©v Ha-aytz: fruits and nuts that grow on trees

Week Two: Nov. 9-13 ,«ub«uz§n Mezonos: baked goods (except bread) Week Three: Nov. 16-20 k«F©v¤J Shehakol: candy, drinks, eggs,

cheese, tuna Week Four: Nov. 23-25 v¨n¨s©t©v Ha-Adama: vegetables, also any

fruits that grow on the ground such as pineapple & banana, also peanuts.

Each week we will ask you to send in morning snacks from the brocha of the week. Please try to be ‘creative’ and send in a wide variety of foods. In this way the girls will become familiar with the many foods for each type of brocha. We will prepare a special Shabbos treat to enjoy at our weekly Shabbos party related to the brocha of the week. We will also make a placemat that can be used to practice and review the brochos after Brochos Month, at home. If you have any special talents that are related to a particular brocha (cake decorating, candy making, fancy garnish vegetables etc.) that you would like to demonstrate for the class we would love to hear from you before the appropriate week, so that we can schedule time for a special presentation! Thank you for helping us to make this a delicious learning experience!!!

The Kindergarten Moros

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To Tzion Tzion

If you see a pear or an apple on your plate,

The brocha to be made is .g©v h¦rP t¥r«uC (bo-ray p'ree ha-aytz)

For many kinds of fruits that you may see,

.g©v h¦rP t¥r«uC if the fruit grows on a tree.

By Naomi Brisk Ellenbogen

To the tune of “No Lashon Hara Should be Said” by Naomi Brisk Ellenbogen

If you’re eating cake or all kinds of ,«u°dUg Don’t forget to say “,«ub«uzn h¯bh¦n t¥r«uC"

For a pretzel or some cereal or a cupcake too,

When you make a vfrC, You’re a real good Jew!

Help “Mindy Mezonos” put all of the ,«ub«uzn food into her oven. Draw a line from each ,«ub«uznfood to the oven.

v¨n¨stv h¨rP t¥rIC to the tune of: rmnv in

For corn and tomatoes

And carrots and potatoes

And any kind of foods

That grow under the ground

Before you take a bite,

Know what is right.

v¨n¨stv h¨rP t¥rIC

(boray p’ree ha-adama)

that is the bracha.

By Naomi Brisk Ellenbogen

kFva Song! To the tune of “Yankee Doodle”

Chewy, Crunchy

Gooey, Munchy

Any kind of candy. IrcsC vhvb kFva

That’s the bracha. Yes, we know!

A glass of milk, a piece of cheese,

An egg or slice of meat.

IrcsC vhvb kFva

Say it first, then you can eat!

By Naomi Brisk Ellenborgen

Dear Parents, As vfrc Month draws to a close, I would like to give you an idea of the basic concepts that we learned:

1. The vfrc “.gv hrp truc” is recited before eating fruits or nuts that

grow on a tree. The vburjt vfrc for all fruits and nuts (except the 7 special kinds: olives, grapes, pomegranates, figs, dates) is ",uapb truc".

2. The vfrc “vnstv hrp truc” is recited before eating vegetables or

fruits and nuts that grow on bushes or in the ground (bananas grow on a plant that is not considered a tree). The vburjt vfrc for these foods is “,uapb truc”.

3. The vfrc ,ubuzn hbhn truc is recited before eating foods which are

made with wheat, barley, oats, spelt or rye, which are not types of bread. The vburjt vfrc is “vhjnv kg”.

4. The vfrc “urcsc vhvb kfva” is recited before eating candy, or other

foods, which do not contain types of grain. It is also recited before drinking any beverages, except wine or grape juice. The vburjt vfrc is “,uapb truc”.

5. The vfrc “.rtv in ojk thmunv” is our umbrella vfrc. This means

that it “covers” all of the other foods at our meal, and they do not need separate ,ufrc (with the exception of fruit that is not served as part of the main meal -but is served afterwards).

6. When we make a vfrc we hold the food in our right hand. I hope that this “introduction” to the world of ,Ufrc will be a good foundation for your child’s continued growth in this important vumn. Today we had our first ouhx, where we created our own vfrc menu, placed each food on its proper place on our ,ufrc placemats and enjoyed a taste of each vfrc! As is the usual procedure at a ouhx, we learned about a new set of ,ufrc that we will begin to study now...the ,ufrc of vfubj!!! May we be vfuz to much ,jb from “our” girls this year!!!!

Shabbos Month By Esti Greenstein

Grade Level: Preschool Description: A unit entitled “all About Shabbos” which introduces old and new concepts about Shabbos through songs and projects. Create a Shabbos kit every week to illustrate what has been learned that week. Special feature of Shabbos Month is the “L’Kavod Shabbos Cookbook”. Goals/objectives: Students will learn about Shabbos in a creative, hands-on way. Instructions:

1. Prepare the students in advance for the upcoming Shabbos month. Get them excited and enthused.

2. Introduce a new concept about Shabbos every week. 3. Teach the students the song for that concept. 4. Create the Shabbos kit every week which has items to illustrate that

theme. 5. Collect recipes from mothers to be included in the L”Kavod Shabbos

Cookbook.

Welcome to Shabbos Month

Dear Parents, Our new unit “All about Shabbos” will introduce old and new concepts about Shabbos. Each week we will learn about a different aspect of Shabbos and make projects to illustrate what we have learned. Our Shabbos “Kits” are a source of pride to the girls, and help them to contribute to the beauty of your Shabbos table, while reinforcing important concepts. A special feature of Shabbos Month is our “L’kovod Shabbos Cookbook.” Please share soups, main courses, side dishes, salads, or desserts with us. Please send in your recipes on Monday, so we can start to type them right away!!

Shabbos Kit #1

To the tune of “Shabbos is Coming” Shabbos is coming. Let’s get ready

Let’s make a list of jobs to do.

Shabbos is coming. Let’s help out.

There’s plenty of work for me and you!

Put away the mukzah L’kovod Shabbos

Clean up your room L’kovod Shabbos

Take a bath L’kovod Shabbos

Dust and vacuum L’kovod Shabbos

Our first “Shabbos Kit” includes:

Shabbos Kit #2

To the tune of “Shabbos is Coming”

Shabbos is coming,

We’re all ready!

Its time to bentch licht right away!

Light the “nay-ros” and cover you eyes

Now here’s the brocha we must say:

“L’hadlik ner shel Shabbos”

(sing 3 times)

Shabbos is here!

Let’s shout “Hurray!”

The Shabbos Kit Contains: • 2 “mini” ,urb • A beautiful brocha plaque • vesm box (for before you bentch licht)

Shabbos Kit #3

To the tune of “Shabbos is Coming”

Shabbos is here

And we’re so happy.

Its time for Kiddush,

Lift your cup!

Listen as Abba makes a bracha

Then it’s time to drink it up!

Listen to the bracha:

“Boray pree hagofen”

Then say “int” and drink your wine!

The Shabbos Kit Contains: • Kiddush card for Abba • Coaster • Cup

Shabbos Kit #4

To the tune of “Shabbos is Coming”

Shabbos is here, And we’re so hungry!

It’s time to start our “seudah” now. One-two, one two

Wash your hands and make a bracha, this is how…

“Al n’teelas yadayim” (3 times) Let’s be quiet and sit down.

Now our Abba takes 2 challos, Makes a bracha, loud and clear.

This is the final bracha that I’ve been waiting to hear

“Hamotzee lechem min ha-aretz” (3 times)

Oh I’m so happy Shabbos is here!

The Shabbos Kit Contains: • ohsh ,khyb towel and cup • Challah cover • Challah • Salt shaker

Shabbos Kit #5

From “Uncle Moishy I”

Shabbos is going away,

The sky’s getting dark

It’s the end of the day.

Oh, Shabbos you really should know

We’re sorry to see you go.

But you will come back, next week we know.

You will come back, for we love you so.

So let us thank Hashem,

Who will bring Shabbos back again.

The Shabbos Kit Contains: • “Mini” havdalah candle • B’somim flower • Havdalah plate (Tip for Havdalah candle: Dip Chanukah candles in very hot water to soften. Quickly braid 3 into a havdalah candle.)

Exciting Aleph-Bais Activities Esti Greenstein

Grade level: Preschool Description: Varied activites to teach and reinforce letters of the aleph-bais in creative and exciting ways. For example, on “yud” day, the children have to prepare a special trick with their “yadayim” and dress in “yarok”. These events make the aleph-bais come alive for the children. Included are activities for letters ת , מ, ל, כ, י, ז, ב Goals/objectives: Students will internalize the aleph-bais through hands-on activities. Instructions:

1. Introduce the activity at the beginning of the week. 2. Send home the notice so parents have time to send in the necessary

items. 3. Build excitement for the upcoming event.

Beautiful vCC Day

Get ready for our first special C-t event of the year! Tomorrow v"ht we will be having a vCC (doll) contest. Please bring your favorite vCC to school. We will be awarding prizes to every vCC. We will have so much fun with the letter C. We look forward to seeing your vCC at our show!

Tomorrow is vrC®z (zebra) Day! Please wear stripes.

v¨rC®z

A Song for “z” (to the tune of “Jh©T Ubk Jh”)

vrC®z Ubk J¯h ick±u r«ujJ

o°hk±d©r gC§r©t «uk±u i¨y¨e c²b²z o³d±u

Please prepare a special trick, hand play, song, etc… to do with your ohsh tomorrow. If you can wear e«ur²h (green) that would be great too!

o°h©s²h o«uh

Tomorrow we will v"ht celebrate our newest addition

to the C-t with a vkF Day! Please dress your little vkF in white (or a

Shabbos-dik dress). We will have a mini-“reception” to be jnan our vkF‘s – we

may even invite a real vkF to join us! Thank you for cooperating with our special C-t celebrations.

You help to make the C-t “come alive” in a wonderful way!

Announcing our Annual

imhk Show

In honor of k we will be putting on a imhk (lay-tzon: clown) show tomorrow at 11:15. Please dress your daughter in some sort of clown costume. A good base for a quick costume is a blanket sleeper. Add a funny hat or sheitel, some make up and of course a big SMILE! We will perform our show to the pre-school and you are also welcome to join us. Thank you for your cooperation in preparing for our c"t ‘events’. With your help we will bring the c"t alive in a way the girls will never forget!

This week we will be having a vjpan (family) Display in honor of the letter n. Please send in a recent photograph of your family tomorrow. So that we can “get to know” everyone’s’ vjpan! All photos will be returned on Friday. Thank you!

Our last special C-t event is all about you! Please send in a baby picture of you (5 years ago) tomorrow. We will play guessing games (who’s who?) and enjoy this glimpse into yesteryear. Everyone who brings in their ,¤e«ub¦T photo will enjoy a special “T“ surprise!!

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