In שׁוֹרָשִׁים (Shorashim– ‘roots’ for nursery) and שְׁתִּילִים (Shteelim– ‘saplings’ for kindergarten) we a starting the year with a stance of trying new things. In fact, one of the children decided that the Jewish Enrichment Center is the “try new things” school, because, “we are always trying new things here.” This week we have all tried lots …
Tag: kindness
Sep 08
We are kind!
It’s the first week of sessions and the children in Nitzanim v’Anafim (“Buds” for 1st and 2nd grades and “Branches” for 3rd grade) already know so much about how to be kind and caring towards each other. When we accept and celebrate that everyone in our community has different skills and challenges, we make our …
Sep 30
Doing the Work of Becoming a Community
The beginning of the school year is always a very busy time, being in שׁוֹרָשִׁים (Shorashim– ‘roots’ for nursery) and שְׁתִּילִים (Shteelim– ‘saplings’ for kindergarten) is no exception. In addition to the Jewish content that we are learning at the beginning of the year, we are doing things like learning new routines, learning each other’s Shemot (Hebrew …
Sep 20
A Community of Kindness
The children in Shorashim (‘roots’ for nursery) and Shteelim (‘saplings’ for Kindergarten) have started the year working on being a community where we all take care of each other by being kind to each other. There were so many examples of children being kind this week: We welcomed guests for a Rosh Hashanah celebration! We …
May 08
Shorashim Teaches Us How To Show Chesed
Shorashim has been learning how to show חסד (chesed – kindness) like Ruth in Megillat Rut. In Megillat Rut, she shows חסד by sharing her barley. That is certainly one way that we can still show חסד, but there are so many other non-barley related ways! Throughout our day in Shorashim last week, we noted times …