Friday note

Dear parents,



We were very busy learning about Rosh Hashanah.

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.


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). We ask G-d to forgive us for any wrongs we have done.



- In "Bet-Kneset we pray from special prayer book call "Machzor".



-another name for Rosh Hashanah is Yom t'ruah, the day of blowing the shofar. The shofar is a ram's horn, and the sound reminds all Jews to return to Torah and to good deeds.



There are three types of shofar blasts blown on Rosh Hashanh, known as T'kee'ot:

T'kiah- a straight unbroken blast that ends sharply.

Shevarim- three broken sounds, like a shiver.

T'ruah- a group of nine short notes.


As you see we made a circle with the symbols and their meanings:

Round challah (challah agulah)- we pray that our coming year will be unending just like the round challah

Apple and Honey (tapuach be dvash)- we ask G-d to send us a year of sweetness.

Head of a fish (rosh shel dag) we ask G-d to be as the head and not as the tail.

Pomegranate (rimon)- we ask G-d that our merits increase like (the seed of) a pomegranate.
"שָנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה"

"May you have a sweet and happy new year."

MORAH IRIT

"Ariot"

Dear Parents,

I’m very proud to introduce Ariot. Ariot is the “Lion” from the Tal-Am program.

Every Friday one of the 1st grade students will get to have Ariot over for the weekend.



In the Ariot’s backpack you will find Ariot along with a binder.

Please take a picture of your child and Ariot together and help your child write about their experience spending time with Ariot during the weekend.

It can be in English, or English and Hebrew, or only Hebrew.

Thank you for your support.

Morah Irit Karavani.



For your convenience I’m adding few sentences in Hebrew with their translation.

Hi, My name is:________ - שָלוֹם הַשֵם שֶלִי _______

Here is me and Ariot in the - הִינֵה אֲנִי וְאֲרִיאוֹת

House בָּבָּיִת

Outside בָּחוּץ

On the playground בָּחָצֵר

I have a good time with Ariot- טוֹב לִי עִם אֲרִיאוֹת

I played with Ariot at________ שִיחַקְתִי עִם אֲרִיאוֹת -

First week

Dear Parents,




First grade is doing very well. In this week we learn how to ask for things only in Hebrew.

Here is some of our Subject we accomplished:



Prayer:

We are davening all together, reviewing what we already know.

We will be learning new prayer as the year goes on.



Hebrew:

We are working in 3 groups. Two groups work independently, and one group works with me. We are using a workbook called Me Ot L’Ot, where we learn to read, write, and sound out words.

This week we finished the letter Alef! We also started the Shalom workbook from Tal-Am program.

The kids were excited to discover the lion named Ariot!



Parashat Hashavua

Every Friday you will find in the folder the Parasha in pictures, along with a summary. The first graders learned about the main ideas in the Parasha.

Please encourage your child to explain to you what in the pictures.



Chagim (Holidays):

We started with the month of Elul. We got to know all about the Shofar, and Moreh Dror has even come every morning to blow the Shofar for us.

We also started our unit on Rosh Hashanna.



Please Pass through the 1st grade hallway, and see our bulleting board, were the students wrote in Hebrew about themselves.



Morah Irit.

Welcome.

Dear parents,


My name is Irit Karavani and I’m glad be your child’s Hebrew teacher in 1st Grade.

I recently moved to Columbus from Charleston South Carolina, with my husband and our two (out of four) children. I’m thrilled to join the CTA family, and looking forward to meet your child.

The first grade students will learn Hebrew through the Tal Am curriculum. This wonderful program contains many songs and stories and all in Hebrew (“Ivrit b’Ivrit”). I’ve been trained to teach the program and have been teaching Tal Am in first Grade for 9 years. I participated in Tal Am conferences in the past and recently this summer.


As a teacher, as well as a mother, I strongly believe in open communication between teachers to parents. To reach this goal I invite you to check my blog at morahirit.blogspot.com, email me with any questions to: iritkaravani@hotmail.com or just call me at home at:
(614)338-0308 and leave me a message if I’m not home.

You will also receive Emails from me, as well as reminder emails before assignments.


Looking forward to a wonderful year.
Sincerely,
Morah Irit Karavani