We LOVE our co-op friends! And, this week, we celebrated our friendship with a Valentine's Day Party. The kids exchanged valentines, decorated treat bags, ate cupcakes and had a super-fun game, where the kids competed to eat red vines without using their hands! The winners were Cameron, Josh and Alyssa Cervantez. Way to go, kids!!! After the party and the accompanying sugar rush, the kids divided into their classes. The Upper Grammar kids made scrolls of the Book of Esther. Afterwards, they acted out a short play about Esther. At the end of class, they even performed their play for the Lower Grammar class. In the Lower Grammar class, the kids learned about the Persian Empire and the role it played in the history of the Jewish people. They learned about Queen Esther and her brave appeal to the king which saved her people from destruction. They made Purim Graggers or noisemakers. These graggers are used during Purim, the Jewish holiday celebrating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot to destroy them. The LG kids then watched the UG play about Esther where they used their noisemakers and "booed" every time Haman's name was mentioned. Down the Five in a Row class, they read Miss Rumphius. Then the kids played some color games and did a cute flower art project.
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