לפני ראש השנה

בס"ד

אלול תשע"ז

9-15-17

Dear Parents,

We have been very busy continuing learning about Rosh Hashanah.

This week in Kabalat Shabbat with Moreh Dror we learned new things about the Shofar and we saw many type of “shofarot”.

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.

Please look for the Hebrew folder on Tuesday with our special projects.

Prayer:

We started the “An’im Zemirot” prayer. Wow! It is very impressive!

Hebrew:

This week we reviewed the Aleph-Bet letter names with their sounds as well as the “AH” vowel sound up to the letter “Tet”. We learned to read, sounding out and writ words. We also learned the meaning of some of the words.

Parashat Hashavua - Parashat Nitzavim and Vayeilech

This Friday you will find in the folder a Parasha sheet with pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha. Please encourage your child to explain to you what in the pictures.

Shabbat Shalom, 

   Morah Irit.

כי תבוא

בס"ד חודש אלול תשע"ז

9.8.2017   

Dear Parents,                                                                     

 We have been very busy learning about Tishrey month.

Chagim (Holidays):

We were very busy learning about Rosh Hashanah.

Here are some of the thing we learned:

Rosh means "head" and Shanah means "year", together the two Hebrew words means: "head of the year". On Rosh Hashanh we go to "Bet-Keneset" (synagogue) and pray for a year of good health and peace. We need to think about the good things we did in the past year. We also promise to ourselves that in the year to come we will try to become better people by doing t'shuvah (repentance).

Prayer:

We Pray all the 3 parts of “Shema Israel”  all the way to “Emet” with the torah reading tune. Wow! It is very impressive!

Hebrew:
Our small groups are running very well. We are using a workbook called “Me Ot L’Ot”, where we learn to read, write, and sound out Hebrew words. This week, we finished the first “חוברת"- work book- up to the letter “Hey”. We learned the meanings of some of the Hebrew words and learned how to spell them as well. We focused on the “ ה” at both the beginning and the end of a word.  We learned that most of the time a “ ה” at the front of the Hebrew word means “The”.  We saw many examples of Hebrew sentences that start with “The”.

This week we also learned about the letter "ו"

We learned that "וְ" (veh) = And.

We practiced saying different things using "וְ" like: "אִמָא וְאַבָּא"

Please ask your child to say a sentence using- "וְ"  “Veh” (and) together with “הַ” (the) and ( "בַּ" ) in.

For example: “The fish and the Jar in the classroom”.

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”. “בִּיכּוּרִים”. 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.

Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit.

Reading assignment:

I am sending home (at the back of this page) a list of words that are a combination of words of the letters Alef up to Vav.

Please let your child read it until he/she reads it fluently.

With your help and support we can make a real difference in your child’s Hebrew reading skills!

אַבָּא

בָּאָה

גַב

גַג

דָג

בָּד

גָד

הָב

הָבהָב

הָבָה

וָו

שבוע שני

בס"ד                                                                                                                                                    9.1.2017   בס"ד

9.1.2017

Dear parents

Thank you for coming to “Meet the teacher”

Chagim (Holidays):

We were very busy learning about Elu month and Rosh Hashanah.

We got to know about the Shofar, and Moreh Dror has even come every morning to blow the Shofar for us.

We learned a new song for the 12 Hebrew month, and we know that Rosh Hashnah starts on the first day of the first month of Tishri.

Prayer:
We learned the whole “Alenu  Leshabeach” at the end of the service. We added one more new prayer to our morning prayers:
“En ke elokenu” We love singing it with the music;
We are also saying the entire “Birkat Hamazon”. Please encourage your child to follow with his/ her finger along the words while he/she is davening or benching.

Hebrew:
Our small groups are running very well. We are using a workbook called “Me Ot L’Ot”, where we learn to read, write, and sound out Hebrew words. This week we finished up to the letter "ד" . We learned the meaning of some of the Hebrew words and learned how to spell them as well. 

Learning with "Ariot" in the Computer Lab:

On a weekly basis we will be visiting Ariot in the computer lab to work on our Hebrew language skills.  Students will hear on the computer the same story that we are currently working on in their Ariot workbooks.  This will provide them with a "fun" forum to reinforce their newly learned skills and Hebrew vocabulary.  The students are extremely excited to use the special noise cancelling headphones, which help them stay focused.

Parashat Hashavua - Parashat Ki Teitzei

This Friday you will find in the folder a Parasha sheet with pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha. The first graders learned about the Mitzvah  of Hashavas Aveida. “השבת אבידה” which means we must return lost objects to their owner. A person cannot pretend that he does not see the object, and he must watch over the lost item until the owner returns for it. He/she also cannot use that object while it is in his/her possession. One must also ask the owner for signs in order to establish that the object is really his. We also learned about the Mitzvah of Tzitzit as well. We learned that there are 5 knots and 8 strings which add up to 13. We learned that there are 613 Mitzvot and looking at our Tzitzit reminds us to always be ready to follow the Mitzvot of Hashsem. Please encourage your child to explain to you what is in the other pictures as well.

Shabbat Shalom,
      Morah Irit.