Happy Hannukah! In an effort to broaden our understanding of the people and cultures around us, we have been learning all about Hannukah this week. We read a French story about the history of Hannukah, and then got to colour our own simplified versions of the story. We also enjoyed making dreidels out of clay and learning the classic song. Traditionally, dreidels are supposed to be made out of clay that you can bake in an oven or a kiln. But Madame only had modelling clay on hand, so that's what we used. Unfortunately forming the correct shape out of clay was difficult enough for many little hands, without adding in the Hebrew letters that they were supposed to copy. We had fun with the process, but if Madame is being totally honest, it was a bit of a flop. But, then!... ...a MITZVAH!... In Madame's desperate quest to find "real" dreidels for the kids to use the next day, she quickly consulted the source for all important and accurate information - Facebook! It turns out that there's quite a vibrant Jewish community in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge who were eager to help her find some real dreidels. In the end, a neighbour drove out to Langley for Madame, purchased a class set of wooden dreidels, and dropped them on Madame's doorstep, insisting that she keep the dreidels free of charge. 'Twas a Hannukah miracle. We had so much fun with this game and it didn't take us long to become experts on the Hebrew letters and their meaning. The other focus of this week was, of course, our Christmas concert. We really enjoyed posing in front of the background, leant to us by Capture Photography Studio (in Osprey Village), and acting out all of the little silent clips to go with our song. Unfortunately the other background Madame incorporated was not nearly this beautiful (she is still kicking herself for not thinking to iron it before filming day!) so... don't set expectations *too* high for professionalism... but the kids did a wonderful job! ;-)
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