Labor of???

We have been busy creating our class gift for the Taste of the Town auction. First came the prep work...the sanding. This took lots of strong muscles. Matty, Oliver, and Johua were enthusiastic helpers Thank you for all your hard work.

After the chair was sanded many of the boys and girls commented that the chair was "ugly." Well what could we do to make it look better? It was decided we could paint it. Then came the questions of planning our design. We presented the possible colors, blue, orange, yellow and green. Some thought that the "girls" could use some colors and the "boys" could use other colors, or we could "rainbow" it. Stay tuned for the process designing our beautiful chair.

Pasta Chefs

 Lunch bunch boys and girls enjoying pasta making. What ingredients did we use? All you need is flour, oil, salt, and a pasta attachment for your Kitchen Aid. A quick 3 minutes cooking time in boiling water and voila, a delicious treat.

Culinary Delight

Many of our boys and girls enjoy cooking, although some have indicated they are "eaters" not "cookers." Either way they can all participate in some manner. A couple of weeks ago, right before Passover, we made sushi. 

Our ingredients were carrots, cucumbers, rice, and seaweed sheets. We followed step by step instructions. First we cut the long carrots, using a carrots shredder, then spread the rice, and stuffed it with the ingredients of choice. Some boys and girls wanted just cucumber, some cucumber and carrots. Then we rolled the seaweed and cut it. Then came the taste test. These may be sushi chefs in the making.

B is for...

During our circle time, we read a book about Israel's birthday.  I held up the book and Brett crawled right up and pointed to the cover and said "B"!  I said, "Yes!"  The first letter of birthday is B, just like Brett.  Ben then exclaimed "I start with a B, too".  Lizzie added, "Like a bumblebee!"


We teach letters and phonemic awareness in a natural way.  This is a perfect example of how we follow children's interests.  It is so exciting to see the children begin to recognize letters, sounds and make connections between their own world and the texts that we read!! 

Yom Huledet Sameach to Israel

With our school's youngest children, the Levana class, we celebrated Israeli  Independence Day by talking about Israel as the Jewish homeland, singing Happy Birthday to Israel  in English and in Hebrew, and by creating our own versions of the Israeli flag using white and blue fabric. Two songs that are new to many of the children, Am Yisrael Chai and David Melech Yisrael, were introduced by Matt earlier in the week, and we have added them to our repertoire; singing in Hebrew is one of the ways in which we try to give our children a foundation for a strong, caring bond with Israel.

The Shuk!

Israelis can buy their food at the supermarket.  But most Israelis shop at small corner stores.  Others like to shop at shuks.  Shuks are outdoor markets.  Sellers and Buyers bargain at shuks.

The Lunch Bunch children made a sign for the shuk in the Tel Aviv classroom that will be in the real city of Tel Aviv when we arrive in Israel tomorrow.  We can't wait! 

On our way!

Everyone had did their part and worked together to get us ready for our long awaited journey to Israel!  Dylan was the pilot, Lily and Molly were co-pilots, Jacob and Hannah passengers, Eliza collected the tickets and checked passports, Rachel and Max were the flight attendants, and Eli is planning to meet us in Israel tomorrow for a delicious Shabbat snack!
We ate popcorn and enjoyed popsicles!  We had a layover in London as we were invited to participate in a live dance show with DANCING NANCY.  The children danced and moved so freely... What a show it was!