One of our teachers over heard Mack and Jack, two children in our four-year-old class during lunch on Friday "I love Shabbat, don't you!" They are sitting at a table with a white tablecloth they decorated to be used only on Shabbat.

This morning as the children entered the Sanctuary they walked underneath a huge Tallit made by the 4's class last year. It is amazing to watch their faces light up as they know something special is about to happen. We have also started to play Shabbat music
as the children and parents leave on Friday afternoons. Everyone loves it including the office staff.

Last year we had a community Shabbat that included the candlelighting, kiddush and hamotzi.
We found that the children were not learning the brachot because the environment was too chaotic so we have switched back to candlelighting in individual classrooms with children taking turns each week to lead the brachot with parents as invited guest. We still have a community Shabbat Sing which is led by the Rabbi and Cantor.