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notinjersey December 12, 2012

Knitted Teacher’s Gifts and Hanukkah Night 4

Today the kids are taking their teacher’s Hanukkah gifts to school. (Well, Simon took his yesterday). Gabbie wanted to take hers in right away on Monday, but I wasn’t ready yet! My kids have a…

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notinjersey December 11, 2012

Flashback Feature #8 – Hanukkah

For this week’s Flashback Feature, would it make sense to share anything but Hanukkah celebrations of the past? I didn’t think so! 2008: This is our old kitchen in NJ! Gabbie received a felt doll…

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notinjersey December 10, 2012

First Day of Hanukkah

The first day of Hanukkah was so busy! (Hanukkah, like all Jewish holidays, began at sunset – so Saturday night was the first night, while yesterday was the first day. Today is the second day!)…

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notinjersey December 9, 2012

Hanukkah School Projects and Night #1!

As promised, I’m back to show you the projects my kids made at school for Hanukkah this year! First up, Simon! Simon and his class made these great menorahs out of toilet paper rolls. The…

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notinjersey December 7, 2012

Letter of the Week Preparatory Curriculum Week 7 and Estimation Jar!

We are finally back on track with our Letter of the Week Poster. This week’s theme was Stars. Simon really enjoyed using dot markers to decorate the stars, even though the star shape isn’t supposed…

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