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בס"ד

First Grade

 Hebrew & Judaic study

 Morah Irit Karavani & Morah Noa

Curriculum:

iTaLAM for first grade is a new web-based adaptive program based on the TaL AM curriculum. The iTaLAM program uses a "blended learning" model, which draws on the TaL AM Hebrew literacy and a Jewish Heritage curriculum. iTaLAM uses the benefits of technology to facilitate adaptive and personalized learning.

Our students will be able to experience learning activities in a multimedia environment using games, animated stories and songs, making the learning process more enjoyable and effective. One unique aspect of iTaLAM is that the students can complete activities in the classroom or from home as part of the learning process.

Unit - Tefilah

     Text Used:  

·            Select Tal Am Poster Sheets

·            Children’s Siddur

       Objectives:

·        To learn how to daven

·        To be able to participate in tefilah in Shul and School

·        To be able to read the tefilah

·        Knowledge of authors of various tefilot and reasons for the tefilah

·        Learn words/translation

Unit - Chaggim – Holidays

Hebrew will be incorporated in the lessons to reinforce Hebrew language skills.

iTal-Am

Text Used:  

·        Tal Am Holiday Workbooks

·        Tal Am library books (audio books)

·        Tal Am flashcards, Posters, Games and Songs

·        Various additional books compiled and designed by Morah Irit

Activities: writing a book about the holiday, creating projects and decorations for the holiday table and other fun and exciting activities.

Objectives:

·        Learning Laws and Customs 

·         Hebrew words 

·        Pitgameem  (phrases)

·        The story behind the holiday.

Unit – Parashat Hashavuah –  

Hebrew will be incorporated into the lessons and parsha worksheets to reinforce Hebrew language skills.

Parasha worksheets: contain pictures depicting the story of the parsha and will also be accompanied with a brief summary.  Look for newly learned Hebrew words in the summary.

Objective: learn the main ideas of the Parasha.

Unit – Reading\Writing: -

We will learn to read and write the Aleph Bet using M’ote L’ote and will be reinforced with the TaL AM curriculum.

iTal-Am

Text Used: 

·        Ariot 1,2,3,4

·        Shalom Kitah Alef  l,2

·        Tal Am library books (audio books)

·        Various additional books

·        Siddur- Koren leaning Siddur

Note:       Reading and writing will be predominantly in small groups.  We will be working in 3 rotating groups. One group works independently, one group works with me and one with Morah Noa. We will be using a workbook called “M’ote L’ote”.  These workbooks will help students to learn to read, write, and decode words.

Objective:

·        To be able to read consonants and vowels accurately

·        To improve fluency

·        Reading comprehension

·        Creative writing

Intro to  Chumash

·        גמטריה- Gematria

·        To be aware of the concept of a Perk Parasha & Pasuk (פרשה פרק ופסוק) 

·        6 days of creation

·        Introduction to the concept of שרשים

Hebrew Conversation

iTal-Am

·         The TAL AM curriculum accompanied by additional materials and exciting projects will create a Hebrew language enriched environment where the Hebrew language oral, aural and written language comes to life in an active manner.

Unit- Hebrew Cursive

          Workbook “Reshit Chochmah”

        and various additional workbooks.

Objective: Be able to read and write in Hebrew cursive form.

Hebrew Homework-

Hebrew homework will start after the 2nd  quarter

REMINDERS FROM MORAH IRIT and MORAH NOA

Allergies:

We have students who have nut allergies. Please be respectful. Our class is Nut Free!!!!

No food with nuts please.

Snacks & Drinks:

Please send two snacks (nut free) and water every day.

Friday folder:

Friday folder needs to be signed and returned to school empty on Monday.

Ariot:

Ariot will be sent home with one student every weekend, so please help your child write about his/her experience spending time with Ariot. Don’t forget to add a picture and send it back to school by Monday.

Kipah and Tzizit:

Please send your son to school wearing Kipah and Tzizit every day. I have some extra but not many. Please bring Kipah clips from home.

Please feel free to email me for any matter.

My email address is ikaravani@rasg.org

Thank you for your support.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year with your children.

Morah Irit Karavani & Morah Noa

מכתב לאלבום

Dear parents,



I can’t believe we are nearing the end of the year. This year I have enjoyed seeing the children growth, physically, academically and spiritually.

They have become like my own children.



Yesterday I mailed home a special album with your child’s picture. It is combined as a workbook that includes all the subjects we have learned in ‘Tal-Am’.



Please respond by this E-mail and let me know you have received this Album.



Feel free to contact me with any questions.



Sincerely,

Morha Irit Karavani

(843) 852-9635

iritkaravani@hotmail.com

תולדות 2018

בס"ד

11/9/2018

Dear Parents,

I am looking forward to seeing you on Monday, Nov 12 for the Parent Teacher conferences.

Kabalat Shabbat:

Last
Friday we started a special Kabalat Shabbat program in our class.

Every
week we will have one boy for “Abba Shel Shabbt” and one girl for “Ima Shel
Shabbat from each class.

We
will make a Kiddush over grape juice and “Hamotzi” over the Challah.

This
week Kabalat Shabbat was sponsored by: Mrs. Salver.

Thank
you to the Salver Family.

We
will be sending out a google doc for any parents who would like to sponsor a
Kabalat Shabbat program during this year.

First
Grade Album:

We are working on a special album that includes all the subjects we are
learning in “Tal-Am”.

 If you have not yet sent in a
picture, please send ASAP to school.

two of the following pictures (4”x6”)

1. A picture of the outside of your child’s house. (It can be with your
child next to it or without him/her).

2. A picture of your child’s family (a group picture of as many members
of the family as possible).

These pictures are very important for our learning in class!

You can Email me the picture and I will print it.

“My
library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי - "

 This week we learned the questions: “מי בכיתה?” and “?מי לא בכיתה”
(Who is in the class? Who is not in the class?)  We also read the story
called “Shachar Ba’Kitah?” that told us that – שחר לא
בכיתה שחר בבית כי שחר חולה“Shachar Lo Bakita Shachar Ba’Bayit Ki
Shacar Hole’”   (Shachar is not in the class.  Shachar is at home because Shachar is sick!).
We learned that you wish a " רפואה   שלמה"
(speedy recovery) to someone who sick. We made a “Refuah Shelemah” card for
Shachar.

Ariot:

This week is
Sabrina’s turn to take home Ariot.

Parashat
Hashavua

This Friday
you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of the story of
Parashat: “תולדות” (Toldot). We learned
that Rivkah had twin boys: Esav and Yaakov. We learn about their differences.
We learned the story of how Esav sold the birthright to Yaakov for a bowl of
lentil soup.

 Shabbat Shalom,

Morah irit
Karavani and Morah Noa

יום כיפור 2018

בס"ד

9.14.2018

Dear Parents,

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

Tashlikh (תשליך‎, meaning "casting off")

B’H on Monday we will take the first grade students to performed the Tashlikh ritual.  The children were taught that Tashlikh is the way we show our regret for past “mistakes”.

Now we will be ready for “Yom Kippur”!

Please sign the paper.

Yom Kippur workbook:
we are learning about Yom Kippur from our workbook.

I will send the workbook home B"H on Monday to review and keep at home.

-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 discovered that it is a new month (Tishrei) and a new Hebrew year ( תשע"ט).

                                                                                              

"Aseret Yemei Teshuva”

We also counted (in Hebrew) ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur and we now understand that these days are called Aseret Yemei Teshuva (TEN days of Repentance).  This activity helped us reinforce our Hebrew counting skills and provided us with a better understanding of the Jewish calendar.

Shabbat Shuvah

Between Rosh Hoshanah and Yom Kippur we have a special Shabbat called “Shabbat Shuva”.  Shabbat Shuva (Shabbat of Return) is devoted to “teshuva”, which means “repentance” in Hebrew.

Hatima Tovah – חתימה טובה

מורה אירית

סוף השנה

בס"ד

5-6-2018

Dear Parents,
Wow!  It is the end of the school year!

Today we had a ceremony .I gave each student a certificate- תעודה.

Summer work:

It is very important to help your student retain the Hebrew skills that he/she has achieved this year. I’m sending an enrichment workbook. I highly recommend that your child finish this workbook over the summer.

Siddur:

I’m sending home the Siddur that your child received at the Chag HaSiddur to use over the summer. Please make sure to return it to school with your child at the beginning of the new school year. They will use it every day next year as well.

Jornal notbook:

I’m sending home the journal notebook call : "מחברת עברית"

In this מחברת  you’ll fine all the daily work we wrote in it during the year.

Ariot:

 Ariot thanks all of the first grade families for the wonderful time he spent at your house.

Ariot 4: This week we completed the “Ariot 4” workbook. We enjoyed studying the story with “אדון וגברת גורילה” (Adon Ve Geveret Gorilah)-Mr. and Mrs. Gorilla.

The last story was about the Tal –Am students receiving a certificate. Each student in our class also got the same certificate recognizing their ability to read Hebrew.

 I am sending the completed workbook home to keep.

Please take time to go over the stories with your child and let him/her read and explain them to you. I’m sure you will enjoy it.

 I’m very proud of my first grade students’ achievements this year. Thank you as well. Your child’s achievements this year would not have been so successful without your help and support.

Have a wonderful summer.

From:

Morah Irit Karavani

נשא 2018

בס"ד

5.25.2018

Dear parents,

We are getting ready for the Achievement Fair. I am looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday  May 30^th  at 6:00PM.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week we created our own book:” מה יש בעולם”- Ma Yesh Ba’Olam.

Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend .It is a great way to practice their reading and all the vocabulary we have learned.

You can keep this book at home.

 Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Tzippy’s home.

Supplies :

I’m sending with the students their notebooks that we didn’t use (if any were left).

 Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :נשא""

This Friday we learned about Nazir , Birkat Kohanim and about the Nessi’im.

Please ask your child to tell you about what we have learned.

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit

במדבר 2018

בס"ד

5.18.2018

Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful day at the zoo. We learned a lot!

Shavuot:

Every day in our morning prayer we are counting the days that past Passover. Tonight will be the last day of counting the days. Ask your child why we are going to stop count the days.  We also learned that Beney Yisrael got the Torah on Har (Mt.) Sinai on “Vav Sivan” (6^th of the month of Sivan).

 Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Beeri’s home.

Prayer:

We added the beginning and the end parts of the “Amidah” to our regular tefila service every day. I’m very proud of all my first graders when they pray from their new Siddur in the morning!

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s story is:""האותיות בתורה שלנו- (the letters in our Torah)- a story special for Shavuot!

Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend .It is a great way to practice their reading and all the vocabulary we have learned.

 Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :במדבר""
This Friday we learned about how the Jewish People traveled in the desert. We learned that the Mishkan was set up in the center of the camp with the tribe of Levi surrounding it. The rest of the tribes camped around the camp of Levi.

Vocabulary words:

There will be no more Hebrew vocabulary words for this year!  I’m very proud of my first grade students’ achievements this year. Thank you as well. All your child’s studying this year would not have been so successful without your help and support. I am send the מחברת (notebook) home for you to keep and review.

שבת שלום וחג שמח

From Morah Irit Karavani