ויקרא שבת זכור

Deare parents,

“Chag Hasiddur” is getting closer!

Please plan attending it on Thursday, April  7  at 9:30am.

I’m sending aletter about “Chag Hasiddur”, Please fill in and return the letter ASAP.

Siddur dedication:

Please email me a short message to your child as a dedication for his /her new siddur.

I’ll print it and put it in your child's siddur. 

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s book is called:"לִכְבוֹד פּוּרִים מִי בַּכִּיתָה?"- Lichvod Purim Mi Bakitah- (Who is in the classroom for Purim?)

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

Cursive Hebrew letters:

We are continuing to learn how to write cursive Hebrew letters. The students focused on forming the letters correctly and reading words written in cursive script. This week, we reviewed the letters up to “ע”. We learned that there are 5 letters that do not start from the top as “ט” and ל.

Homework:

First grader are learning their vocabulary words very well.

There will be two days of homework instead of three days.

Therefore, the vocabulary test will be on Wednesday instead of Thursday.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat :ויקרא"”. We learned that the Jews brought korbanot because the process of bringing a korban helped them become close to hashem.

This Shabbat called Shabbat Zachor ("Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) it is the Shabbat before Purim , the holiday on which we celebrate the foiling of Haman the Amalekite's (There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was a descendant of Amalek) plot to destroy the Jewish people. The weekly Torahreading is supplemented with the Zachor ("Remember!") reading in which we are commanded to remember the evil of Amalek.

When the Israelites left Egypt, no nation dared pick a fight with them. Who would start up with a people whose G‑d just smacked around the mighty Egypt with ten awesome plagues, and drowned the surviving few in the sea? Only Amalek, driven by profound hatred which defied logic, came to wage battle.

Vocabulary words:

This is our word list.

The test will be on Wednesday 3/23/16.

מילים למבחן

Clown –  לֵיצַן

Wine -  יַיִן

  Costumes תָחְפוֹשֶֹת

Noise Maker (gragger)  רָעָשָן

Hamentashen  אוֹזֶן הָמָן

בהצלחה!

You can practice with flash card at:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/2912299/6t5v

ויקהל 2016

What’s in the box?

This week we read the story called “Dan Ve Dina naganim” (The story is about children named Dan and Dina who play musical instruments). I brought to the class my own musical instrument in a big box. I asked the children to guess what musical instrument was in the box and only one was able to guess correctly!  (Ask your child what instrument it was, or flip the page and look at the picture.). I explained what the instrument was and I played some songs the students knew. 

Cursive Hebrew letters:

We are continuing to learn how to write cursive Hebrew letters. The students focused on forming the letters correctly and reading words written in cursive script. This week, we reviewed the letters up to “ח”.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s book is called:"אופס" -“Oops”

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

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Aliza’s home.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat : "ויקהל "  we learned that Bezalel was the one appointed by Hashem to build the Mishkan. We also learned that Moshe first warned them to keep the Shabbat before giving them the commandment to build the Mishkan. This told the Jewish People that even though the building of the Mishkan was important they still must rest on Shabbat and recognize that Hashem created the world.

Vocabulary words:

Our Hebrew vocabulary words for this week come from our unit on different clothing in “Shalom 2” workbook:

Shirt חוּלְצָה-

Pants מִכְנָסַיִם-

Socks גַרְבַיִם-

Shoes נַעֲלַיִם-

Skirt חֲצָאִית-

Pajamas פִּיגָ'מָה- 

Dress שִׂמְלָה-

You can practice with flash card at:http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1203980/7ua5

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit

כי תישא 2016

בס"ד

Dear Paents,

This week we started to learn how to write cursive Hebrew letters. The students focused on forming the letters correctly and reading words written in cursive script. This week, we reviewed the letters up to “ג”.

Homework:

Some children are still having trouble getting their homework notebook back to school on time.

Please make sure your child is writing his/her homework with pencil only!

Please make sure the homework notebook is placed  back into your child’s  backpack.

It is extremely important to have it in class on time, otherwise I can’t post their homework.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat :כי תשא"” we learned about the Mitzvah of giving a “Machatzit Hashekel” (1/2 shekel coin) to the Bait HaMikdash so they can count how many people there are in Bnei Yisrael . Ask your child to tell you why ½ and not whole Shekel? We learned that the Kohanim used this money to buy animals for the daily Korban (sacrifice) that was brought every morning and afternoon. We also reviewed the story of the “Aigel Hazahav” or the sin of the golden calf. Have your child tell you the story!

Purim Project:

Please send to school an empty “Pringels” can. ( If you can send more then one that will be great!) It supposed to be easier then sending Pictures.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Moish’s home.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s story is called: “לילה טוֹב בִּינָה וְדֹב” (Good night Bina and Dov).

This story is a great exercise for this week unit in “Shalom” workbook.

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

Vocabulary words:

The Test will be on Wednesday.

The Hebrew vocabulary words for this week come from our unit on body parts in “Shalom 2” workbook.

Eye עֵינַיִם -

Ears  אוֹזְנַיִם -

Hands יָדַיִם-

Legs רַגְלַיִם-

Belly בֶּטֶן-

Nose אַף-

Mouthפֶּה -

You can practice with flash card at:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1192531/s6r5

Shabbat Shalom from

Morah Irit Karavani

תרומה -ראש חודש אדר א

Dear Parents,

Rosh Hodesh Adar started with great “simcha” (happiness)! We danced and wore funny hats It was a lot of fun!

Moreh Dror gave us Hamantashen " אֹזֶן המן " to eat.   It was very Yummy!

 Hebrew workbook:

This week we finished our workbook which teaches about the vowel “Holam” (the “O” sound). We learned to spell words with all four of the vowels we have learned (“Ah”, “Ei” ,“O” and “Eh”).

We are now learning the last vowel: Shoorok & Koobots (oo sound).

This means that soon we will finish our reading program. Wow!  

Homework assignment:

Next week, since we do not have school on Monday for President’s Day, we will do our Monday homework on Tuesday during class time.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s story is called: "? אֵיך לוֹמְדִים"- How do we learn?

We talked about different things that we do in the class in order to learn. For example:

Reading, writing, singing, and even coloring are some of the things that help us to study.

 Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend.

Purim Project:

Please send to school an empty big size “Pringels” can. ( If you can send more then one that will be great!) It supposed to be easier then sending Pictures.

Homework:

Some children are still having trouble getting their homework notebook back to school on time.

Please make sure your child is writing his/her homework with pencil only!

Please make sure the homework notebook is placed  back into your child’s  backpack.

It is extremely important to have it in class is on time, otherwise I can not post their homework.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of Parashat: “תרומה” we learn that the Hebrew word "תרומה" -(Terumah) means to give a present (contribution). We went over all the different things that were in the Mishkan including: the Mizbayach, the kiyor, the menorah, the shulchan, the mizbayach haZahav.

This is our word list.

The test will be on Thursday  2/19/16.

מילים למבחן

יֶלֶד אוֹכֵל  - A boy eating

   יַלְדָה אוֹכֶלֶת-A girl eating

 יַלְדָה חוֹלָה-A sick girl

 גְלִידָה-Ice-cream

Have a great weekend and Shabbat Shalom

Morah Irit

שבת שירה

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 15^th 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.

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 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:

 http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1131922/2mg2

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit

בא

Dear Parents, 

This week we built our own Jewish snow man – אִיש שֶלֶג יְהוּדִי 

We started the month of  “Shevat” with  great new learning:  

We started “Ariot 2 workbook” and “Ariot 2 CD”:

We started “Ariot 2” workbook, and Ariot 2 program on the computers.                      

 Even though “Ariot 2” is more challenging,  it is even more fun to figure out the words in the  “Hachtava” (the spelling test at the end of each unit) and we are still able to figure out the words without help.

Coming soon:

-Next week (1.22.16) we will start a weekly Hebrew homework and vocabulary test. (Please sign the letter).

-We will start a new unit on home & family (this is why the students need pictures of their home and family!)

-This month we also will start to learn Hebrew script letters. Wow!!!

Hebrew workbook:

This week we almost finished our workbook which teaches about the vowel “Hirik” (the Ei sound). We learned to spell words with all three of the vowels we have learned (“Ah”, “Eh” and “Ei”).

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

אֵיזֶה יוּפִי! קַר! – How wonderful! It is cold!

This story is a very important story for practicing all the body parts.

Please find out in the story why it is so wonderful that it is cold.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Talia’s home.

Tu Bishvat

We are going to start to learn the Tal-Am unit for Tu-Bishvat. 

”My family” and “My house” unit:

We are supposed to start learning about our family and about our house in Hebrew. I asked a few weeks ago that you should send two pictures about your family.

1. A picture of the outside of your child’s house.

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

Unfortunately, I’ve received pictures only from a few of the class and therefore I will have to push off teaching this unit for another two weeks. If you haven’t sent your pictures yet or you have sent only one of the pictures, please send your pictures this week!

At the end of this unit, the pictures will be posted in your child’s album. For your convenience you can Email me the pictures and I will print it for you! (My Email is: iritkaravani@hotmail.com)

Parashat Hashavua                                                                                                      

   This Friday you will find a picture page in the folder with a summary of the story of Parashat: “בא” (Bo). We reviewed the 10 makot (the Ten Plagues) names in English and in Hebrew.

We learn that “בא” in gematria is 3 and in our Parasha we have the last 3 Makot (plagues).

Shabbat Shlom from Morah Irit Karavani

ויגש - חופשת חורף

בס"ד

Dear Parents,

Good news!

My son in Israel had a baby girl (a new sister to Yair). I will be away for the week after winter break (Jan 3- Jan 10, 2014).

Morah Eva will teach first grade.

During my absence, there will be no Hebrew folder or books sent home.

Hebrew workbook:

This week we finished our workbook which teaches about the vowel with “Segol” and “Tseyrey”.

“Ariot 1 workbook”:

We finished “Ariot 1” workbook.

It was very easy because we had already learned so many of the vocabulary words and writing skills while doing our reading program. “ Ariot 1” was so fun when we challenged ourselves to figure out the words in the  “Hactava” (the spelling test at the end of each unit) and we were able to figure out the words without help. We can read all the Hebrew in it!  We were practicing Ariot I CD-ROM on the smart board in our classroom and in the computer lab  which includes the same stories and activities as in the workbook.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "    ( Home work for  this week and for the vacation).

6 short stories from the Ariot workbook:  “shalom  ani Ariot”- p.11,  “Shabbat shalom”- p.21,   “Aba babayit”-P. 37,   “Gimmel bagan?”- P.54-56    “Dag?”- P.72-74 and “Efo HavHav? “-P.87-89.

Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the winter break. It is a great way to practice all the vocabulary we have learned in this unit.

Vacation reading:

In the folder you will find a list with the vowels we have learned.

The list is build up from Alef to Taf. It is very important to practice reading the words with the combination of that vowel, especially when it is in the same words.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going with Morah Irit to Israel.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat: “ויגש” – Vayigash. From our Parasha we have learned how important it is to be responsible for our siblings and for our family.

First Grade Album:

I still need two of the following pictures (4”x6”)

1. A picture of the outside of your child’s house.

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 the class!

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

I wish you all חופשה נעימה – Chofsha Ne’ima (Have a nice vacation) and Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit