Exploring More and Less

By Anonymous
Hello Everyone!

Looking Ahead:
Noah and Dylan will be the Shabbat helpers next week (November 9th).
Asaf will be the featured Important Person (November 5th - 9th). 
Aar's birthday is November 9th!
Parent Conferences take place on November 12th and 14th.
Wednesdsay, November 21st is an early release day with a noontime dismissal.
Caleb will be the featured Important Person during the week of December 3rd - 7th.
Dylan will be the featured Important Person during the week of December 10th - 14th.

 Another busy week has flown by. Below you will find the link to this week's photo album.  Enjoy!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/s97pv6gBhL5Jmgop7

 Here are some questions to ask your children:

 What does it mean to be big?  When have they felt big?
What are the attributes of a triangle?
What is one more/one less than ___ ?(Fill in the blank with a number of your choice.)
What comes before/after _____ ?  (Fill in the blank with a number of your choice.)
Why do leaves fall off trees in fall?
What did Rebecca do that made Abraham's worker ask if she would marry Isaac?
How many gallons of water can a camel drink? (20)
How many camels did Abraham's worker bring with him?(10)
How many cups of water does their water container hold? (Explore this with your child.)
What are the colors of the rainbow?  Who is ROY G. BIV?  
What colors can you make with combinations of red, yellow and blue?

Shabbat Shalom,

- Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Liptz -

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