שבת שובה

בס"ד

9.21.2012

Dear Parents,

Even though this  week was very short, we were very busy learning about Yom Kippur.

-We looked at the calendar and we saw that the date is Yud which means 10, and the month is Tishrei.

Calender:

When we came back to school we found out that it is a new month (Tishrei) and a new Hebrew year ( תשע"ג).

We also saw that we are in the middle of Aseret Yemei Teshuva and that this Shabbat is Shabbat Shuvah.

Aseret Yemei Teshuva”

-We counted 10 days from Rosh Hashanah and now we understand  why these days are called: Aseret Yemei Teshuva” the 10 days of Repentance.

-We learn about Selichot service.

Shabbat Shuvah

-After Rosh Hashanah ends and before Yom Kippur starts the next notable day is the special Shabbat (this Shabbat) that has its own name: Shabbat Shuvah ("Sabbath [of] Return") meaning the Sabbath devoted to "teshuva" which means "repentance" in Hebrew.

Tashlikh (תשליך‎, meaning "casting off")

This week first grade went to the stream that is next to our school and trew their “mistakes”. Now we are all ready for “Yom Kipur”.

9.7.2012

9.7.2012

Dear Parents,
We have been very busy learning this week!  Here are some of the things we have accomplished:

Prayer:
We have been using the Artscroll Siddur during our daily Tefillah service. While singing the Tefillot, the children follow the words in their siddurim. This helps them become familiar with the words of the prayers.

Parashat Hashavua-Parashat Ki Tavo
This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a Parasha sheet with pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha.  Please look inside each picture for the words your child wrote in the box.  The first graders learned about the Mitzvah  of “Bikurim”. “ביכורים”. We fulfill this Mitzvah by bringing the first fruits that our crops produce to the Kohein in the Bait Hamikdash. There, we said  special verses from the Torah to praise Hashem for the all the bounty He has provided us . We also learned about the “curses “ and “blessings” that Hashem will give us. Wonderful blessings  will come when we observe the Torah but if we do not observe the Torah, the Jews will receive curses.

Hebrew:
This week we reviewed the Aleph-Bet letter names with their sounds as well as the “AH” vowel sound up to the letter “Zayin”.
We also learned that the letter “ו”added to a word means “and”. Please ask your child to explain this to you.

Chagim (Holidays):
We continued working on our unit on Rosh Hashana. The students completed a project during Hebrew class and I will  send it home B”H next week along with our Rosh Hashana workbook.

Shabbat Shalom,
      Morah Irit.