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Federation Star
FOCUS ON YOUTH
February 2021
TEMPLE SHALOM PRESCHOOL
www.naplestemple.org / 239.455.3030
Temple Shalom Preschool opens fall enrollment By Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Director of Lifelong Learning
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emple Shalom Preschool is excited to announce we are opening fall enrollment this month! Even in the midst of this pandemic, our school has continued to grow and develop into a beautiful home away from home. Our students are happy, engaged
Toddler Adanna Umeh helps us “mow” the playground.
and constantly expanding their growing minds and hearts. In addition to the play-based curriculum, what makes our school so special is our abundant offering of enrichment activities. Throughout the day, students visit enrichment centers and engage in hands-on, experiential education. Enrichment centers include our Science and Technology Lab, The Garden of Music, Storyland and The TSP Yoga studio. In January, we added a brand-new enrichment center called the Markolit (Hebrew term for “Little Market”). The Markolit is a play supermarket, where the students come for dramatic play and to practice counting, sorting and reading. And we are looking forward to adding two new enrichments for the fall — a vegetable garden and a creative center. In the Garden of Eden, students will hone their green thumb as they actively take part in growing and picking vegetables and herbs in our Temple Shalom Preschool garden. In our Maker Space, students will engage in the creative process through art, building and woodwork.
Candle lighting times: Feb. 5: Feb. 12: Feb. 19: Feb. 26:
In addition to all these enrichment activities, our students enjoy nature hikes through our mini-forest, biking on our trike track and splashing in our water play center. Overall, students are happy, growing and spreading joy with smiles and laughter.
We look forward to growing our school even more this fall! If you are interested in learning more about our program or taking a tour, please reach out to Julie at preschool@naples temple.org or call 239-455-3227.
Students shop in our brand-new Markolit (Little Market)
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Teacher Kathleen Love and her students experiment in our Science and Technology Lab
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