Gan Rina Nursery

Pesach by the numbers 2024...
396 pictures taken, printed, cut, and glued.
260 ft of laminate
585 peices of velcro
48 Haggadas
21 pillows and tamborines
18 place mats and matzah covers
9 sippy cups and matzah trays
1 cleaned house
2 sedarim cooked and set for
1 extra seat set, 130 needed
199 days of missing peices of ourselves
1,000,000 wishes for a beautiful Pesach to all!

As we all try to process the events of the past week and as we send our hopes and teffilot to the people of Israel the Morot here at Gan Rina Nursery wanted to send another kind of help.
For families with young children living in Israel, the children here have spent time this week making short (6-12 minute) videos full of singing, dancing, story telling, learning, and playing. We have loved getting the picture and video responses from our friends in Israel and are doing our best to personally reply to each of them as "virtual Pen Pals".
If you are interested in getting a link to our videos please reach out.
*Please note that we will not be posting the links to our page, at this time links must be requested directly.

The 2023-2024 school year has gotten off to a great start! From meeting new friends, to exploring our classrooms, to creating amazing projects and learning all about Rosh HaShana and Sukkot- we have been having a wonderful time and we cant wait to see what the rest of the year will bring!

As teacher appreciation week comes to an end I must make a moment to thank all the Morot here at Gan Rina.

Theses are the first Morot our children ever know, the ones who lay the foundation for every future teacher to build on, the ones who teach the ABCs and also how to be a friend, the ones who are often called Mommy because that is the only reference our children have for that kind of bond, how can we ever thank our Preschool Morot?

We have asked our students about their Morot, here is just a taste of what your children had to say:
"I love playing with my Morot and helping them clean up the toys, they show me where everything goes."
"I like when my Morot read me stories and let me cuddle for story time."
"When I am sad and need a hug my Morah makes me happy and makes me feel better."
"My Morah told me all about pesach, that is my favorite, my Morah does all the songs for me."
"I love when my Morah shows me how to make all the projects so I can show them to my mommy."
"My Morah gives me a hug when I come to school. I love my Morah."
"I love when my Morah helps me build my tower so tall and sends a picture to my mommy so she can see."
"I love that my Morot always takes care of me."

I am so grateful for our amazing staff, we can never thank you enough!

We take this trip every year and it never gets old... 2 Weeks in Israel, flying out, visiting the Old City, swimming at the Dead Sea, working on a Kibbutz, shopping at the shuk, and rounding it all off with an amazing 75th birthday celebration with music and dancing together.

Channukah is almost here!
We have had an amazing time here at Gan Rina Nursery getting ready, creating projects, singing songs, dancing, cooking, and even building our very own Bait Hamikdash from blocks...

While the Channukiot our children create do not light with fire we do take time to review our Fire Safety this time of year.
Please review the Fire Safety Tips from the Bergen County Fire Department below.
Wishing everyone a happy, safe, and bright Channukah!

o Place the Channukia on a level, fire-retardant surface.
o Channukiot should be out of reach from children and pets.
o Never place a Channukia near curtains, drapes or under a combustible cabinet.
o A lit Channukia should not be left unattended.
o The aforementioned also applies to Shabbat and Yahrzeit candles.
o When cooking latkes, don’t leave heated oil unattended.
o Keep children at a safe distance from hot oil which might splatter.
o If cooking oil catches fire, turn off the gas or electric range and cover the pan with its lid, if at no risk to yourself. Never throw water or a wet towel on an oil fire, as that will cause the hot oil to splatter on you or ignite something nearby.
o Make sure any plugged in lights/ hotplates/ crockpots etc… are plugged into the appropriate outlet/timer/ surge protector or the wattage listed on the item. Not all timers or surge protectors can handle the high wattage of these items.
o If a flame falls or if your children see a fire in the house they have been instructed to call for you and then go outside to wait on the lawn until you tell them it is safe to come inside.

And we are back!

Spring 2022!

Over 250ft of laminate, over 400 pictures, 115 pieces of cloth, 16 pillows, 10 matzah trays, 35 cups, 26 place mates, 32 salt and pepper shakers, 52 Haggadot, 3 Seder story reenactment and the children at Gan Rina Nursery are ready for Pesach!

Time is really flying by here at Gan Rina Nursery. We cant believe we are already 2 months into the school year and that registration for next year has already begun!

Welcome back! We had a great first day as we hit the ground running getting to know our new friends and Morot and jumping right into our Rosh HaShana unit!