As The Batt School prepares to celebrate the December holidays (Hanukkah and Christmas), Elle has agreed to be a student helper at our school Hanukkah party at lunch on Friday, 12/7/18.
We searched for some Hanukkah songs online that may be fun and appropriate to play on the TV monitor in the lunch room. We think a song by the group the "Maccabeats" may be most appropriate. We also researched the dreidel and how the game is played. We found some game rules and thought we would give a quick explanation of what each of the four sides of the dreidel means. Players use gold-wrapped chocolate coins as rewards collected, depending on which side their dreidel lands after it stops spinning. We will work more on this presentation tomorrow. It is an excellent way for Elle to use her leadership and social skills. I told her we can work on a presentation to prepare for the school Christmas party in a few weeks, too. This was also a great way for Elle to exercise her strong capacity for research and to learn something fun about another culture and how they celebrate a holiday.