Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Sunday Night Fever and This Week at the Gan

For starters, here's what's going on this week at the Gan. For some great pictures of our fantastic auction "Sunday Night Fever" to benefit the schools, scroll below.

Monday, May 28^th.  School closed for Shavuot and Memorial Day holidays.

Transition to Kindergarten meeting for Kitah Gimmel parents at the home of Marni and Darren Kottle, Wednesday, May 30^th.   RSVP and sign up to bring a dessert on the Kitah Gimmel door.

Shabbat Mishpacha, Saturday, June 2nd. Meet from 10:15am to 11:00am in Gan Kitah Gimmel, followed by the Kiddush in Room 5/6. Shabbat Mishpacha is a parent-led, child-focused service for children ages 1-7, and their parents and siblings.  Great for Gan kids!

How cool…check out Rabbi Bloom’s new Gan Avraham blog!  http://jewishpreschoolinoakland.blogspot.com/2012/05/shavuot-at-gan-avraham-preschool.html.  Feel free to share this with anyone that might be interested!

COMING SOON:

The Annual Gan Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, June 10^th.

Come to a “Meet and Greet” and offer a warm welcome to our new GAN Director, Barbara Kantor on June 11^th, 7:30-9:30pm in the Chapel.  All current, future and prospective parents are welcome. Please RSVP to Rachel Teichman at rachel.teichman@gmail.com.  Barbara will also be at the Gan picnic so be sure to introduce yourself there too.

The Funky Folks

The Beautiful People

And the Rabbi with Escapees from Studio 54

Friday, May 25, 2012

Shavuot at Gan Avraham Preschool

We had a great celebration of Shavuot today at Gan Avraham Jewish preschool in Oakland. Shavuot is the holiday which celebrates both the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the bringing of first fruits to the ancient Temple.

First, children, made their own commandments.

Next we celebrated with children bringing "first fruits."


Hold up those first fruits!

Then, Rabbi Bloom showed them the 10 Commandments in the actual Torah in the main sanctuary.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Playing in the Yard

http://www.tbaoakland.org/education/gan-avraham

Another beautiful day in the schoolyard at Gan Avraham...

Swinging....

Climbing...

Hanging...

Hanging out with friends...

Cleanup, cleanup, everybody everywhere...

Meet the New Director

Meet the new director...

Barbara Kanter - Director, Nursery School

Barbara began her work as a preschool teacher right here at Temple Beth Abraham, where she worked for 15 years. She describes this new job as a "homecoming," and we are so excited to have her. For the past decade, she has been the Director of the preschool at Temple Beth El in Berkeley. Barbara has early childhood and elementary school teaching credentials and a masters degree in early childhood education.

Celebrating Israel's Birthday

Yom Ha'atzmaut

Yom Ha'atzmaut is Israeli Independence Day, which in preschool, we call, simply, Israel's birthday.

Our students are enjoying the favorite Israeli fast food, Felafel with Israeli salad and hummus.

Not much left!

This week at the Gan

Shavuot Celebration. Friday, May 25^th.  Send your child with a piece of fresh fruit for a recreation of the bikkurum offering.  Afterwards, the fruit will be donated to the Emeryville Community Action Project (ECAP).

RSVP and volunteer to help for the Gan Annual Picnic by May 25^th.  Sign ups are on your child’s door.

Clean out your bookshelves and donate some books for children in need to the East Bay Children’s Book Project!  There is a purple bin outside Ruth’s office. Donations will be accepted until Friday, May 25^th.  No text books or religious books please.

COMING SOON:

Transition to Kindergarten meeting for Kitah Gimmel parents at the home of Marni and Darren Kottle, Wednesday, May 30^th.   RSVP and sign up to bring a dessert on the Kitah Gimmel door.

Monday, May 28^th.  School closed for Shavuot and Memorial Day holidays.

A BIG THANK YOU TO:

Tosha and David Avidor for organizing the Kitah Gimmel camping trip this past weekend.