Kim's Korner

Successful Artist's Reception

A HUGE thank you to our ECE parents, families and friends for the awesome turnout for our Artist’s Reception. Thanks to your generous support, we have raised $1,250 with this annual event. We plan to purchase child-sized picnic tables for our playground as well as equip the sandbox with ne…

Celebrating Purim with Song and Hamentaschen

We've had a busy week preparing for Purim here in the ECE. The story of Purim has been heard in each of our classrooms, Cantor Kathy has taught us new Purim songs, shiny crowns have been made and our beloved Granny Group visited to make Hamentaschen with the children. Hazzan Matthew Austerkl…

Bake Sale

We have all heard the phrase “You made your bed, now lay in it!” symbolically suggesting a direct correlation between one’s behavior and its consequence. As we conclude the High Holiday cycle at Yom Kippur, we are reminded that while actions have consequences, we always have the power …

To believe in beginnings is to believe that the world can change

We have had a wonderful beginning of school as the children settle into their new classroom routines, get to know one another, and form relationships with their teachers. This week we celebrated the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, often called the “Birthday of the World,” or the Jewish New Yea…

Back to School

It is hard to believe that the school year is almost upon us. Our teachers have worked so hard this week – cleaning, re-organizing, and setting up their classrooms. We have a brand new look in every space and can hardly wait to see our students’ reactions! We have also focused on learnin…