Congratulations to all of our teachers and staff on our NAEYC re-accreditation. For more information about this process read here. You may also contact Jennifer Hesse in the preschool office. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work!
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Art in the Sweet New Year!
We have been very creative here at Beth Shalom Preschool this year. We are enjoying experimenting and creating in our new Valinsky Art Studio. We are following the educational theory of Reggio Emilia. As a refresher, here is a definition of this educational practice. The Reggio Emilia Approach is an educational philosophy focused on preschool and primary education. ItContinue reading “Art in the Sweet New Year!”
Our First Week of School and Upcoming
We had an exciting first week of school! Our theme was getting to know you and friendship. We had a wonderful time getting to know our friends and our teachers. We sang and danced with Morah Marina, we learned “welcome words” in Hebrew with Morah Tamar, and we loved being creative in the new artContinue reading “Our First Week of School and Upcoming”
Professional Development Week and Reggio Learning
This week has been Professional Development week for our educators. This entire summer our staff has been participating in a variety of opportunities for educational growth. Eight of us went to the Moreh L’Morim Conference in Detroit, our two Associate Directors went to Portland, OR for the Reggio Emilia Conference, and our teachers have beenContinue reading “Professional Development Week and Reggio Learning”
This Week In Preschool
This week was Bear Week at Camp Gan Shalom. We crawled, growled, built caves, and made bear puppets. We went on a bear hunt through the shul and learned how to bear crawl. We read a variety of books to help learn about bears including the Berenstein Bears, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, and many others! We madeContinue reading “This Week In Preschool”
Moreh L’Morim
You might have noticed a few faces missing from camp and the office this week. On Sunday, 7 educators from Beth Shalom made the trip to Detroit for Moreh L’Morim. The theme of this four day conference is Lo Bashamayim He, Reaching For Heaven, Standing on Earth. The seven of us will be taking the timeContinue reading “Moreh L’Morim”
How to Garden With Your Children
“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.” In this beloved children’s story, Peter Rabbit, the rabbits live with their mother and Peter is caught sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s Garden. This summer at Camp Gan Shalom we are looking at how animals moveContinue reading “How to Garden With Your Children”
This Week In Preschool
We had such a fun 3rd week of camp! Our theme this week was fish! We pretended to swim, blew bubbles, and made so many cool “under the sea” projects. We made aquariums, rainbow fish, sea bottles, and more! We also read the books “One Fish, Two Fish” and “Rainbow Fish.” Check out our pictures here.Continue reading “This Week In Preschool”
Pre-K Graduation Video
We had such a great year with this year’s Pre-K class! For Pre-K graduation we put together this video of their time here at Beth Shalom, some from infants. Our theme for graduation this year was “Oh The Places You’ll Go.” . After a few technical difficulties we are finally publishing it on the web!Continue reading “Pre-K Graduation Video”
Reminder
The Preschool is closed on Wednesday, July 4th.
Beth Shalom Early Learning Center 