Handprint Lamb Craft

This is a cute and easy handprint craft suitable for preschool and kindergarten children.

It goes well with an animal theme.

Materials:

• black construction paper (or grey)
• glue,
• white pencil crayon or a silver marker
• cotton balls.
   
• Optional:  scissors.
   
• Optional:  wiggly eyes

Instructions:

• Place your hand on the black (or grey) construction paper.  

• Your fingers should be slightly spread but the thumb should be out as far as possible.

• Fingers are legs and thumb is head.

• Trace your handprint.

 

• Optional:  Cut out your handprint.
   
• Glue cotton balls all over the handprint but leave the tips of the fingers and thumb cotton free.
   
• Glue small wiggly eyes onto the head (tip of thumb) or use pencil crayon.
   
• Use a white pencil crayon or silver marker to add a smile.
   
  

Mock Seder at the Day School

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 Passover on the Playground 

is this Sunday, March 17th 

from 3:30-5:00pm

Please RSVP to the Day School office

What is Passover?

Passover is the Jewish celebration lasting seven to eight days (seven in Israel, eight outside of it) that marks the freedom of the Jews from enslavement by the Egyptians. According to the Old Testament, the Jews, led by Moses, had requested freedom from the Pharaoh of Egypt, but were denied. To punish the Egyptians, God sent the 10 plagues to Egypt to convince the Pharaoh to release the Jews. The last of these plagues, and the most devastating, was to do away the firstborn male in each Egyptian household.

The Jews marked their doorways in hopes of protecting their firstborn sons. This allowed the threat of the first born to “pass over” the Jews in fulfillment of this last plague. Passover is often translated from the term Pesach which means to "pass over" or "to protect." In commemoration of avoidance of this last plague and the resulting freedom from Egypt, Jews across the world now celebrate Passover.

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 It's time for Spirit Week!!!

In honor of Purim, each year at this time we dress-up in our costumes and have a week of fun and silliness.

This year, we celebrate Spirit Week from February 18-22.

Dress-up Days are as follows:

Monday- Sports Day- Wear your favorite team outfit or colors

Tuesday- Pajama Day- Wear your jammies to school

Wednesday- Color Wars- Wear your class color

Thursday- Silly Clothes Day- How silly can you dress

Friday- Dress as your Favorite Purim Character- The beautiful and good Queen Esther, the evil Haman, the kind and wise Mordecai, the King or badly behaved Queen Vashti

All children are encouraged to dress up.