Early Childhood Center News
![ECC Students Collect and Deliver Tzedakah to Help Families in Need Observe Pesach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":1353}])
The ECC classes have been collecting tzedakah this year and now they have finally delivered it to Rabbi Haskel Lookstein '49 to be donated as maot chitim. These maot chitim (literal translation: wheat money) will be used to help provide Passover seder supplies and food to families in need. The students are so excited to know that their...
![Tzitzit and Bedikat Chametz Programs Envigorate Students' Jewish Pride and Pesach Spirit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713385060/ramaz/ftlxtnae42ygdjxzv3re/TzitzitECC.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713385060/ramaz/ftlxtnae42ygdjxzv3re/TzitzitECC.png","width":445}])
Our students have received generous donations to enhance their "Jewish awareness and Jewish pride" unit! Each ECC boy received a spare pair of tzitzit to keep at school in case he forgets. As part of this tzitzit program, the students also crafted...
![ECC Students Explore Egypt at the Met Museum of Art in Preparation for Pesach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713372503/ramaz/iscxirndcbemgqcsfu5l/ECCMetDendur.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713372503/ramaz/iscxirndcbemgqcsfu5l/ECCMetDendur.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713372503/ramaz/iscxirndcbemgqcsfu5l/ECCMetDendur.jpg","width":749}])
The ECC visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art to take a private tour of the various Egyptian exhibits for Passover. Their guide began the tour by pointing to a map of Egypt and showing them important locations, such as the Nile river and the border of Israel. She took them around to many rooms and displays, showing...
![ECC "Matzah Factory" Workshop Teaches the Science, Kashrut, and Fun of Making Kosher Matzah]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712771708/ramaz/bpeubmzkjxryr3fhx7it/eccmatzahmaking.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712771708/ramaz/bpeubmzkjxryr3fhx7it/eccmatzahmaking.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712771708/ramaz/bpeubmzkjxryr3fhx7it/eccmatzahmaking.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712771708/ramaz/bpeubmzkjxryr3fhx7it/eccmatzahmaking.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712771708/ramaz/bpeubmzkjxryr3fhx7it/eccmatzahmaking.jpg","width":1411}])
The ECC had an exciting “matzah factory” workshop in which each class got to learn the entire process of how to make kosher matzah. The visiting rabbi showed them every step of the creation, starting with a wheat plant and demonstrating how to separate the seeds from the rest of the stalk. The children lined up next to a stone grain mill and...
![Kindergarteners Learn All About Cooperation and Play Fun Games to Practice]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712158981/ramaz/jg9vgig9ikds0ef4xrre/Kidnergartencharacterstrongpyramid.jpg","width":1920}])
Each month, the Kindergarten participates in a new installment of the Character Strong program, in which they highlight a different, important character trait. This month, the Kindergarteners are focusing on Cooperation/שִׁתּוּף פְּעֻלָּה! They...
![Pictures Here: ECC Students Feel the Purim Spirit Through Creativity and Play]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711554588/ramaz/itculgoeymvmpcrjxnvs/ECCCarnivalGamecroppedproperly.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711554588/ramaz/itculgoeymvmpcrjxnvs/ECCCarnivalGamecroppedproperly.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711554588/ramaz/itculgoeymvmpcrjxnvs/ECCCarnivalGamecroppedproperly.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711554588/ramaz/itculgoeymvmpcrjxnvs/ECCCarnivalGamecroppedproperly.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711554588/ramaz/itculgoeymvmpcrjxnvs/ECCCarnivalGamecroppedproperly.jpg","width":1600}])
What an incredible week of Purim festivities at the ECC! From hamantaschen making to fun costume days to multisensory carnival games, the students truly connected with the joy of the holiday. On Wednesday, students came to school dressed to show their love for Israel...
![Nursery Students Bring Song to the KJ Lunch & Learn]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710959756/ramaz/o6pjyvqodobdvqhumpci/NurseryLunchandLearn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710959756/ramaz/o6pjyvqodobdvqhumpci/NurseryLunchandLearn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710959756/ramaz/o6pjyvqodobdvqhumpci/NurseryLunchandLearn.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710959756/ramaz/o6pjyvqodobdvqhumpci/NurseryLunchandLearn.jpg","width":899}])
The Nursery students participated in KJ's weekly "Lunch and Learn" senior program for an afternoon of community building and song. With Cantor Chaim Berson, as well as Upper School juniors and choir students...
![ECC Students Explore Costumes Through the Ages and Craft Their Own Purim Masterpieces]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710356285/ramaz/bygndgxf4zmmgpxne6mk/ECCPurimCraft.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710356285/ramaz/bygndgxf4zmmgpxne6mk/ECCPurimCraft.jpg","width":380}])
The ECC participated in an exciting program called “Mummies and Masterpieces,” which took the students on a tour around the world as they examined masks and costumes in different cultures across time. They examined the various materials and styles that were popular in...