Shavuot Fun

              This week, we have been learning all about the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai, which we celebrate every year on the Hebrew date of Vav Sivan.
               Kitah Gimmel knows all about Shavuot. We've learned about the Torah and how much Hashem loves us.

            In the photo above, we are experiencing the concept of the "special gift" that Hashem gave us, the Torah.

              Music was playing, as we passed the gift around the circle, and when the music stopped, whoever was holding the gift got to rip off the top layer of wrapping paper. Under most of the layers, there was a lollipop for that child to keep. 

             Finally, once we got to the final layer, we tried to guess what was inside.               

Evan: I think it's a really really big lollipop!

Caleb: It's a really big toy!

             We all agreed it was a lot of fun.

             Caleb opened the last layer and we discovered the biggest present of all. The Torah! Inside all of that wrapping paper was a toy Torah.

             "What present did Hashem give us?" I asked the class. 

             "The Torah!" they yelled excitedly!

             It has been a great first week in Kitah Gimmel. We've had so much fun learning about our special gift, the Torah, and preparing for the holiday of Shavuot!

(Below is a song about Shavuot, and the giving of the Torah, that we are learning in Kitah Gimmel.)

Hashem Gave Us a Present:

Hashem gave us a present,

do you know what is was?

He gave us the Torah,

so we could keep it's laws.

He asked the other nations,

"Do you want this gift of mine?"

But, they said, "no thank you!"

For Torah, there's no time.

Then to Bnei Yisroel, 

Hashem did go.

We said "Naaseh V'Nishma,"

because we love Hashem so.

Then to Bnei Yisroel, 

Hashem did go.

We said "Naaseh V'Nishma,"

because we love Hashem so.

       

Have a happy Holiday! Chag Samayach!

Love,

Kitah Gimmel!