Just a Few More Weeks at Havurah

This week at Havurah we had a whole bunch of exciting activities to participate in! We began the day reconvening in our regular spot -- on the carpet welcoming each other in song. After blessings, juice, and challah we divided into mini-groups and had rotating activities.

Some of us reflected on what we learned and did over Passover break through blocks -- we built towers and seder tables galore. Others found their Aleph-Bet books and did a bit of recap on our letters and added a few new ones as well!

Finally, we got to participate in a fossil activity organized by Brigitte and some of her coworkers from Bankstreet College of Education. We had the chance to identify certain plant fossils as well as to cast our own plant fossils through impressions. We discussed that fossils preserve plants from thousands and thousands of years ago and provide evidence for how they have evolved over time. Although our Havurah group did not participate in the planting elective many of the older groups did and hopefully our group will be able to do so with the knowledge they already have, in future Havurah classes.

Next, our new friends in the 2nd grade class came in to share and work with us. First we discussed all the interesting things that occurred over Passover -- we sat in a huge circle and described all of our various ceremonies and seders. Next, we went back to the Passover mural we have been working on together and added our final layer -- PAINT! We painted the birth of Moses on the water, the plagues, and splitting sea, and the desert our people traveled through for forty years!

After parting ways with the 2nd graders, we went upstairs to have yoga on the roof! All of the students were attentive to Victoria's directions and movements as they stretched their bodies and found new shapes for themselves. When it started to rain, we went downstairs and finished up in the common area. Finally, Paul came in for an amazing sing along!


Can't wait for the next few weeks and the upcoming Picnic in the park with all of our Havurah families!