The Little Shofar Chanukah 2010/5771 Jewish Family Congregation Early Childhood Center Newsletter Dear Parents, These last weeks have been filled with activity and excitement. The children began by studying Thanksgiving and, immediately following their Thanksgiving feast, they immersed themselves in learning about the miracle of Chanukah. Going from thankfulness to miracles is nothing unusual for the ECC as we do it everyday. Being with your children and helping them develop their skills is truly a blessing that we are grateful for. Yet it is also the miracles we see every day that makes our work worthwhile. We may not see the mighty army of Antiochus defeated by the Jewish Maccabee soldiers as the story of Chanukah retells. We do, however, see the smile of victory as a coat is zipped for the very first time. Of course, we remembered with gratitude that the oil lasted for eight days instead of one as we lit our Chanukiot. Nevertheless, when a child can finally write her name the light in her eyes shines even brighter. Thank you for letting us share in these special milestone moments with your children and thank you for coming to our Chanukah celebration last Wednesday. Seeing our families together was another wonderful blessing we can all be thankful for, and hearing the children sing the songs they learned for Chanukah was a miracle we all enjoyed.
Although our children were very busy learning and practicing a variety of developmental skills, the ECC committee was just as busy. Thank you to Luda Samuels, Elise Serby, Whitney Wasserman, Gillian Margolin, Rachel Clott and all of you who helped out, shopped and made the Ladies Bazaar a magnificent success. You raised over $2,000 to benefit the Early Childhood Center, and we are very grateful for all you have accomplished. The ECC committee is also planning many other social activities, so please stay tuned. In addition to the work that the ECC committee is doing to raise money for the school, they are also involved in projects to help our children learn the importance of giving tzedakah and doing