Playing with worms and compost
Learning about beans that came from Brazil
Weeding the garden
Tasting a cucumber fresh from the garden
Exploring the sensory garden
Sukkot is also known as Chag Ha'asif, or the harvest festival. After learning about the harvests of ancient Israel, fifth grade took a trip to Seattle Tilth's Good Shepard farm to learn about the harvest cycle of plants and crops here in Seattle. We explored the sensory garden and tasted apples and cucumbers picked fresh. We learned about compost and the importance of good soil. We even played with compost worms. We also had a chance to weed some of the invasive plants that grow around the garden.
Thank you to our chaperones and drivers Judy, Regina, Moshe, and Larisa.
This week explored the connection of the book of Kohelet, the megilah we read on Sukkot, to the holiday. Students explored sections of Kohelet and came up with different reasons for reading this Megilah. Here are some ideas we had: Kohelet explores the changing times and seasons and we are celebrating Sukkot during a season change. Kohelet explores the fleeting nature of life and on Sukkot we sit in the Sukkah unsure what the fleeting nature of the weather will be. Kohelet tells us that we should rejoice in life and we know that Sukkot is a joyful holiday. It is even called Zman Simshatenu, the time of our happiness. What smart fifth graders!
Chag Sameach
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