ויצא 2016

Dear Parents,

I will be in Israel until winter break is over.

Morah Eva and Morah Malka will substitute for me and teach first grade.

During my absence, the Hebrew folder and books will not be sent home.

Hagim (Holidays):

This week we started to prepare for Chanukah.

We learned the story of Chanukah and we learned the Hebrew words: “Yehudim” (Jews) and “Yevanim” (Greeks).

We saw two different Dreidels – סביבונים. One is from the USA and the other from Israel.

Please ask your child to explain what are the differences between the two dreidels and why the difference exists. (The answer is in the page in the Hebrew folder).

Hebrew workbook:

We are half way in our workbook with the “Segol” and “Tseyre” vowles.

First Grade Album:

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

Please send it to me soon as possible - the latest time is after winter break, you can also Email me the picture and I will print it.

 “My library” -  “הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s book is called: “?מִי לֹא בַּכִּיתָה” (Who is not in the class?)

We learned the questions: “מִי בַּכִּיתָה?” and “?מִי לֹא בַּכִּיתָה” (Who is in the class? Who is not in the class?)  In this week’s story –

שַחַר לֹא בַּכִּיתָה, שַחַר בַּבַּיִת כִּי שַחַר חוֹלֶה"  “Shachar Lo Bakita, Shachar Ba’Bayit Ki Shachar Hole’”   (Shachar is not in the class.  Shachar is at home because Shachar is sick!). We learned that you wish a " רְפוּאָה שְלֵמָה " (speedy recovery) to someone who sick.  

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

Parashat Hashavua

This Friday you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat: “ויצא” (Vayeitzei). We learned that the 3 prayer services we say every day were established by each of our forefathers. We also learned the stories of Yaakov’s dream, how Lavan tricked Yaakov into marrying Leah and Rachel, as well as the birth of the 12 sons of Yaakov.

Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit.

תולדות2016

Dear Parents,

Yesterday we had a very nice time welcoming in the new month of “Kislev”. In this “Rosh Chodesh”   Moreh Dror gave us a “sufgania” with lots of “Ribah” (jelly) in it! 

Hebrew workbook:

This week, during the Alef Bet unit, we finished  Part 4 of the workbook!!!

We reviewed the Aleph-Bet letter names with their sounds and the vowel sound “AH” up to the letter Tav. We also focused on: “Shin” and “Sin”. We practiced writing words and placing the dot on the right place. (Shin- on the right Sin-on the left). I am sending it home for you to keep and review.

We will start a new Choveret (workbook) with the vowel “Tsereh” (the short E sound). We will learn to spell words with both vowels we have learned (Ah and short E).

I am sending a page with all of this workbook’s words. Please practice reading it with your child. It is very important to make sure he/she knows all of the Alef Bet letters and their sounds.

Ariot:

This week Ariot went to Bella’s home.

“My library” -  “הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s book is called: טוֹב בַּכִּיתָה- Tov Ba’kita (it is good in the classroom).

This book is a great way of practicing all the sight words.

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

וירא

Dear parents,

As part of our Parasha learning, our class received a very special invitation. The kindergarten requested our presence at Avraham’s tent in order to learn about

הכנסת אורחים -“Hachnasat Orchim”. We had a blast and enjoyed their company.

We also went to Avraham’s tent in Moreh Dror’s  Kabalat Shabbat.

Please look at the pictures.

 “My library”"-  הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s book is called: “Sharona Bakita?” (שרונה בכיתה?).

Find out who came with Sharona to the classroom.

Please returns the book with a signature.

SHALOM BAKITA (Shalom in the Classroom):

This week we started the “Shalom 1- Shalom Bakita”  workbook from theTal-Am program.

The workbook deals with everyday life in the classroom from the beginning of the school year, and focuses on familiarization with the characters of a "virtual" classroom, the articles and the learning habits in the classroom. 

Shalom Bakita is further organized into 3 subtopics: 

(a) Who is in the class? 

(b) What is in the class? 

(C) How to study. 

These topics will accompany the students throughout the year, since they deal with the everyday life of the students.

Ariot:

This week Ariot went to Gefen’s home.

Hebrew workbook:

This week during the Alef Bet unit we finished part 3 of the workbook . We reviewed the name of the Aleph-Bet letters  with their sounds and the vowel sound “AH” up to the letter Kof.

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.

Parashat Hashavua

This Friday you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat:  “ וירא” (Va yerah). We learned about two important Mitzvot that our Parasha teaches us: Hachnasat Orchim and Bikur Cholim. We also learned about other stories from the beginning of the Parasha. Please encourage your child to tell you the stories he/she learned about this Parasha using the pictures on the sheets.

Prayer

We are doing very well reading and singing the following new prayers: “Baruch Shamar”, “Ashrey” and “Anim zemirot”

Shabbat Shalom from

Morah Irit.

פרשת לך לך

בס"ד

Dear Parents,

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.

 “My library”  -  “ הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s book is called: “Shachar Bakita?” (?שחר בכיתה).

What’s happen to Shachar?  Is he in the classroom?

Please remind your child that he\she will get a “Dag”  (our reward fish) when he\she is returns the book with a signature.

Ariot:

This week Ariot went to Eliana L’s home.

SHALOM BAKITA (Shalom in the Classroom):

This week we will start the “Shalom 1- Shalom Bakita”  workbook from theTal-Am program.

The workbook deals with everyday life in the classroom from the beginning of the school year, and focuses on familiarization with the characters of a "virtual" classroom, the articles and the learning habits in the classroom. 

Shalom Bakita is further organized into 3 subtopics: 

(a) Who is in the class? 

(b) What is in the class? 

(C) How to study. 

These topics will accompany the students throughout the year, since they deal with the everyday life of the students.

Hebrew workbook:

This week during the Alef Bet unit we almost finished part 3 of the workbook . We reviewed the name of the Aleph-Bet letters  with their sounds and the vowel sound “AH” up to the letter Pay Fay and Fay sofit. We also focused on the final letters: “Fay sofit”. We practiced writing words and we learned when to use a final letter.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find a picture page in your child’s folder with a summary of the story of Parashat 

 לך לך (Lech Lecha). We learned the story of the beginning of Avraham’s journeys. We learned the story of how Avraham discovered there was one G-d and what happened when he started to teach everyone about it. Please encourage your child to tell you the stories he/she learned about this Parasha using the pictures on the sheets.

We met “Avraham Avinu”  ( Moreh Dror) who came to our Kabalt  Shabbat and showed us Israel’s land.

Prayer:

We have finished reading the entire “Ashrei” Psalm and we are now practicing singing it together.

Shabbat Shalom

Morah Irit.

שמחת תורה 2016

Dear Parents,

This week we completed the unit of Sukkot.

Your child is bringing home a workbook with activities in it.

Calendar: We continued to develop and work on our Hebrew calendar skills.  We spent time locating Sukkot, Chol Hamoed and the last two days of Yom Tov on the calendar.

     4 species:

     We reviewed the names of the 4 species.

We compared each one of the 4 species. to our body parts:

Lulav= spine

Etrog= heart

Hadas= eye

Aravah= mouth

We also compared it to different kind of people by comparing the taste to people who learn Torah and smell to people who do Mitsvot (good deed)

A kosher Sukkah:

     Moreh Dror discussed with us what can make a Sukkah kosher or not kosher. We saw many kind of sukkot build by the high school students.

(Make sure to ask your child!)

Look at the pictures on the back of this page.

Sukkot activitys:

-Today  we participated in 2 sukkot activities that was led by 4^th and 6^th grade it was great!

Look at the pictures on the back of this page.

“Degel” (flag):

We are very excited to finish reading the entire torah on Simchat Torah and then start reading it all over again. We are ready to dance and have a real Simcha (joy) with our “Degel” (flag) that we made for the special event.

Look at the back of this page to see how we danced with our own “Degel”.  Please remember to take it with you to the Bet-Keneset- Synagogue).)

חג שמח    !

Happy Holiday.

חוברת יום כיפור

Dear Parents,

I’m sending home our “yom Kippur” work book to keep and review.

-We learned about two Mitzvot that we do before the fast.

1 Kaparot

2 Seudah Mafseket, also called the “feast before the fast.” We learned that it is a Mitzvah to eat.

-Yom Kippur is here and we know now exactly what to wear - white clothes like the angels. ( We wear white also because  white is clean and we want to be clean from “mistakes”) and what kind of shoes we can wear. Some people wear a kittel, a white robe-like garment for prayers on Yom Kippur

Five prohibitions of Yom Kippur

1.    No eating     2.  No drinking    3.  No wearing of leather shoes   4. No bathing or washing

5.     No perfumes or lotions

On Yom Kippur we are praying from a Siddur call “Machzor”

-Yom Kippur is the only day in the year when there are five prayer services. The evening service, containing the Ma'ariv prayer, is widely known as "Kol Nidre", the opening declaration made preceding the prayer. During the daytime, shacharit, musaf (which is recited on Shabbat and all festivals) and mincha are followed, as the sun begins to set, by Ne'ila, which is recited just this once a year.

-In the service there are two main stories we learn.

1 The Kohen Gadol entered the Holy of Holies (Kodesh Hakodashim)  in the center of the Holy Temple (Bet Hamikdash).

2 Jonah and the whale.

We made a book mark for the 5 prayer services that are mentioned above.

-We finish the Yom Kippur Prayer with the sound of the Shofar   - wishing that our prayers will be accepted.

-Right after Bet Knesset (synagogue) we run to start our first Mitzvah - building the sukkah.

-In order to encourage the student to do Mitzvot I’m sending home a Mitzvah checklist to fill in together with your child.

I wish you and your family a Gmar Hatimah Tovah!

Morah Irit Karavani.

לפני יום כיפור- שבת שובה

בס"ד

10.7.2016

Dear Parents,

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

I will send our “Yom Kipur” workbook B”H on Tuesday.

Calender:

When we came back to school we found out that it is a new month (Tishrei) and a new Hebrew year ( תשע"ז).

                                                                                              

"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.

Tashlikh (תשליך‎, meaning "casting off")

This week, first grade went to the stream that passes through our campus and performed the Tashlikh ritual.  The children were taught that Tashlikh is the way we show our regret for past “mistakes”.

Now we are ready for “Yom Kipur”!

Hebrew workbook:

This week during the Alef Bet unit we finished part 2 of the workbook . We reviewed the name of the Aleph-Bet letters  with their sounds and the vowel sound “AH” up to the letter Lamed. We also focused on the final letters: “Kaf sofit”. We practiced writing words and we learned when to use a final letter.

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.

Hatima Tovah – חתימה טובה

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