Read For The Record!!

Wow! With all of the holidays, our last two weeks have certainly flown by! But even with only six days of school, all of the children at the Friedberg JCC Early Childhood Center had two wonderful weeks full of fun and learning.

Everyone was very busy with holiday celebrations. Even though the weather has been turning cooler, we all put on our sweaters and jackets and enjoyed eating outside in our sukkahs! Seeing the leaves turn colors around us and enjoying fall coming in with a cool breeze made Sukkot extra special.

Enjoying the Fall weather in Long Beach! 

We also celebrated Simchat Torah this week. Everyone was very excited to celebrate the reading of our Torah from the beginning.  In Oceanside, we were so happy that we marched through the halls waving Israeli flags. Everyone sang and cheered throughout the entire building, and many of our JCC members had a chance to see our parade and celebrate with us!

One of the most exciting things to happen in these past two weeks was everyone participating in Read for the Record! Every year, Jumpstart holds a wonderful early literacy campaign with the goal of having children from across the globe hear the same story on the same day, regardless of their ethnicity or economic background.  This year’s record to beat was two million readers!!

Reading for the Record in Oceanside!

Everyone was thrilled to participate in reading this year’s selected book; Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by Jacky Davis and David Somon. As a designated site, children, parents and community leaders come together to lend their voices in reading for this great cause. Not only did we enjoy hearing the story from many volunteers, but we also made fun art extension projects and had wonderful discussions about friendship, feelings, and imagination.

Ladybug projects in Merrick/Bellmore!

As you can see, we all certainly took full advantage of the little time we had together these past two weeks. Everybody is excited to see what the rest of Fall has in store for us.  Want a great idea for a fun Fall project? Check out this great list of “Crafts with Fall Leaves” 

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