A good second week.

This was a great, if short week.

The classroom was full of smiles, and I began to hear many voices join my own.

We began talking about the letter "S". We discovered many things around us begin with "S":

spoons, scissors, squares, spiders, September, sukkah.

Morah Katie: Look at our playground, the swings begin with "S".

Dena: Swings have "S"

Morah Katie: What does slide begin with?

Levi: S, but not catching, that begins with "C".

We went on a hunt for all the square objects we could find in the classroom. We discovered our mirrors are in the shape of a square, some books and blocks as well as our group meeting room are in the shape of a square.

Morah Katie: Should we rename circle time square time?

Children: NO! silly!

We ate lunch in the Chabbad sukkah tuesday and wednesday. On tuesday we talked about the sukkah.

Morah Katie: Where are we eating today?

Children: Sukkah!

Dena: It's a big sukkah.

Morah Katie: How many sides does the sukkah have?

Dena: One, two, three.

Levi: Four until the door opened.

Kian: Big sukkah.

Tori: We can't move it.

Morah Katie: How many friends are eating lunch in the sukkah?

Levi: 7!

Morah Katie: Where will we eat lunch tomorrow?

Children: Sukkah!

Wednesday at lunch we discussed:

Morah Katie: What do we do in the sukkah?

Levi: Eat!

Morah Katie: Who do we eat with?

Tori: Friends!

Levi: Family and friends

Morah Katie: Who are we eating with today?

Dena: Levi

Tori: Dena

Kian: Friends

Levi: Kian

Tori: Daniel

Dena: Tori

Levi: Morah Katie

Morah Katie: I am happy to be eating lunch in the sukkah with my friends.

We spent a delightful time playing in our wonderful outdoor play area and on the fantastic train!

Next week is also a short week, we will continue to explore the letter "S" and practice our counting and pattern making.