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The playground benches are the perfect place for friends to chat.
On friends:
When you are nice to them, they play with you. "(Brian)
"Fnends hug you when you feel sad." (Getlen)
"II you feel lonely you can go to someone's house and play."
(Isaac)
"You can invite fnends to your birthday. "(Diana)
A Child's concern about challah:
'We went on a trip and I forgot to take the challah. It's still in
the t>ag... we can use it next holiday." (Anna)
When asked why we build a sukkah:
"If people don't have a house tfwy can live in a Sukkah."
(Karen)
Children's feelings about holidays from school:
"/ feel sad because I want to be at school." (Pavel)
"Painting is just like art; all ttie colours get mixed together." (Naomi) "We can make rainbows and we can match colours to the dothes we are wearing."(Brynn)
"I like when you put the paint bmsh on the paper you can make whatever you want." (Jordan)
"It's fun when you paint cause you can draw your Ixxty and your hands. (Lucie)
"When you bring your paintings tiome, your mom and dad say, "It's beautiful!"
EARLY
CHILDHOOD AT
VANCOUVER
TALMUDTORAH
The Early Childhood department at Talmud Torah is a happy place to be. The chiWren learn through play and activities that draw upon the natural curiosity of three, four and five year oMs. Our classrooms are filled with a wide variety of harxls-on materials and exptoration centers which attract the chitdten to come play.
There are many star features that make the Vancouver Talmud Torah Early ChikJhood Department such a special place to learn.
The coHegiality and kxig standing relationships between our teachers foster a spirit of caring that feels like family. There is a high level of expeiienoe, expertise and educaUon vtlUilii ourteachirig staff. The school focuses on piovidyig a sound foundation in Judaic Studies. The continuity of being able to provide classrooms for three, four and flvB year dds in our EC.E wing gh«8 our children a feeling of seojiily, tamlia% and a sense of belonging. Our large classrooms can aocombdUs a viHde variety of expioralion osnlsre inducing water and sand play arsas. catpsntiy beiKhes, blod( oorhsre and sd^nceosntMB in each nxxn. Our studsnl9 eniOy a wide apeciiiiT)
of tedwologlcal support^ wiilch......
includes Mening and raoonflng
i^indetgaiten dfiBSiDoin, a oomputsr with appiopfiate software.
Furlhermoret the Idndeigarten chldren visit our new Technok)gy Resouioe Center (oomputers) on a weeidy basis. The chMrsn find it such fiin to visit the Hbrary and to participate In our exceHent gym and music programs, taught by our capable spedaiists. The singing of'O Canada'and-Haicvah'at the start of each day sets the tone for blending our programs of Judaic and General Studies.
•/ like to play with my friend A.J. in the kitchen. Sometimes A.J. uses the computer and I am the mother I cook pancakes. I pretend the flat things are roast beef" (Teava A.F.
"/ love pears for snack at school because they're soft and juicy." (Shawn S)
7 make puppet shows for my friend A. J. I like to use the shark puppet because it's fuzzy." (Benjamin M)
"VWjen we play house, Joel and I like to be dads. Adam likes to be the baby. Heliesonttie bed and speaks baby language." (Da\fld E)