Dear Parents,
This week we successfully flipped the time. I think it
is more confusing to me than to the students. We are all adjusting well.
Tu Bishvat
We started to learn the Tal-Am unit for
Tu-Bishvat. We used gematria to find out that “Tu” is 15 and we celebrate
Tu Bishvat on the 15th of
Shvat.
We also learned that this is a Rosh Hashana for
the
trees.
We all knew that tree in Hebrew is “Ets”
but now we all know that another word for tree is “Elan”.
שיעורי בית(shi urey bayit) – Home work.
Yes, we are going to start assigning Hebrew
Homework (the first word list is at the back of this page).
“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "
This week’s book is called:"עץ גדול עץ קטן" -“Etz Gadol Etz Katan?” (Big tree, small tree). When we read the book, we clapped our hands each time we read the words “Gadol Gadol” (big). We snapped every time we read the words “Katan Katan” (small).
Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend and clap your hands and snap to follow to the story. It is a great way to practice all the vocabulary we have learned.
This week’s book is called:"עץ גדול עץ קטן" -“Etz Gadol Etz Katan?” (Big tree, small tree). When we read the book, we clapped our hands each time we read the words “Gadol Gadol” (big). We snapped every time we read the words “Katan Katan” (small).
Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend and clap your hands and snap to follow to the story. It is a great way to practice all the vocabulary we have learned.
Ariot:
This week Ariot is going to Avital’s home.
Hebrew workbook:
This week we finished our workbook which teaches about
the vowel “Hirik” (the long E sound). We learned to spell words with all three
of the vowels we have learned (“Ah”, “Eh” and “Ei”).
We also learned to
follow Hebrew directions; identifying “ על יד “(“AL Yad”-next to) or “ מעל “
(“Me-Al” -above) and “Mi Tachat” (under) from pictures in our workbook. We
started the vowel “Holam” (the “O” sound),
I’m very proud of everyone’s accomplishments!
I am sending home the workbook for you to keep. Please encourage your child to
go over the unit with you and read all the words.
Shalom Babayit Uavchutz
(Shalom at Home and Outdoors)
We started our new Tal
AM workbook called “Shalom at Home”. The “Shalom at Home” Workbook focuses on
the daily life of a Jewish child at home from waking up in the morning until
going to bed at sunset.
Parashat Hashavua:
This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, (The Shabbat of Song). The Shabbat on which the parsha of Beshalach is read is called Shabbat Shirah, because it contains the song sung by Israel after the splitting of the Red Sea.
We learned that one of the customs associated with this Shabbat is to place crumbs outside for the birds to eat. We read in the Torah on this week about G-d giving the "מן" (“Maan”) to the nation of Israel, for their sustenance. Moshe told the nation of Israel that the Maan would not fall on Shabbat, and therefore they should collect a double portion on Friday. Datan and Aviram, who wanted to embarrass Moshe and weaken his authority, took Maan they had collected on Friday, and after dark placed it out on the ground. When morning came, they hoped that people would think that the Maan did indeed fall on Shabbat, and Moshe was wrong. However, no Maan was found on Shabbat morning. Why? Because the birds carried it away before the nation awoke. Therefore, the nation indeed trusted Moshe and respected the sanctity of the Shabbat. To reward the birds for this noble deed, we feed them the week on which we read of the surrounding incident, the week of Beshalach.
There is an additional reason why we feed the birds this week. The chirping of birds is not just idle song. It is the way that birds praise G-d for providing them with their needs. Because, this week, we too sing praises of G-d for providing for us in the desert, we recognize the constant song of praise chirped by the birds by providing for their needs.
This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, (The Shabbat of Song). The Shabbat on which the parsha of Beshalach is read is called Shabbat Shirah, because it contains the song sung by Israel after the splitting of the Red Sea.
We learned that one of the customs associated with this Shabbat is to place crumbs outside for the birds to eat. We read in the Torah on this week about G-d giving the "מן" (“Maan”) to the nation of Israel, for their sustenance. Moshe told the nation of Israel that the Maan would not fall on Shabbat, and therefore they should collect a double portion on Friday. Datan and Aviram, who wanted to embarrass Moshe and weaken his authority, took Maan they had collected on Friday, and after dark placed it out on the ground. When morning came, they hoped that people would think that the Maan did indeed fall on Shabbat, and Moshe was wrong. However, no Maan was found on Shabbat morning. Why? Because the birds carried it away before the nation awoke. Therefore, the nation indeed trusted Moshe and respected the sanctity of the Shabbat. To reward the birds for this noble deed, we feed them the week on which we read of the surrounding incident, the week of Beshalach.
There is an additional reason why we feed the birds this week. The chirping of birds is not just idle song. It is the way that birds praise G-d for providing them with their needs. Because, this week, we too sing praises of G-d for providing for us in the desert, we recognize the constant song of praise chirped by the birds by providing for their needs.
This is our first word list.
The test will be on
Thursday 1/28/146
Goose אַוָז-
Gold זָהָב-
Move (M)זָז -
Move (F) זָזָה-
Mountain הָר -
You can practice with flash card at:
Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Irit