פרשת צו

22.3.2013

Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful “Model Seder”. Now we are ready for the big night!

Passover:

This week, we continued learning about “Pesach” (Passover). We finished making our own interactive Haggadot (I sent it home on Wednesday).

This week we learned the difference between “Avadim” (slaves) and “Beney Chorine” (free people). We reviewed the entire order of the Seder night as written in the Haggadah. We also learned the names of the ten plagues in Hebrew and English. We learned all the laws and customs surrounding the Seder night and Pesach.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   
This week’s book is called:"יש חמץ?" -“Yesh Hametz?” (is there a “Hametz”?).
It is a story about finding the Hametz with a special helper. (the “Tuki”- parrot).
Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the break .It is a great way to practice.

Ariot:
This week Ariot is going to Morah Irit’s home.

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :צו""
This Friday we learned about the 2 jobs that the Kohanit does today since we don't have "BEt-Hamikdas" (The holy tempel).

Vocabulary words:

We will be back to school on Thursday, so there are  no vocabulary words.

I wish you “chag kasher ve’sameach”,

a joyful Passover.

פסח כשר ושמח

Morah Irit Karavani

פרשת ויקרא

בס"ד יום שישי ד' בחודש ניסן

Dear Parents,
we can feel Pesach in the air!

Passover:
This week, we started learning about “Pesach” (Passover) from the Tal-Am work book. We were very busy continuing making our own Haggadadot. Each of us will bring one home before Pesach.
We have learned the story of how the Jews became “Avadim” (slaves) in Egypt. We have reviewed the entire order of the Seder night as written in the Haggadah. We also learned the four names for Passover as well as the names of the four sons mentioned in the Haggadah.  We also learned that the four cups of wine we drink at the Seder stand for the four different languages for redemption. Of course, there is still a lot to learn! We will be spending a lot of time over the next week learning all the laws and customs surrounding the Seder night and Pesach.

Cursive Hebrew letters:
We finished learning how to write all the cursive Hebrew letters. Please make sure your child is writing his/her letters correctly.

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

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   
This week’s book is called:"גילה שואלת מה נשתנה" -“Gilah is asking “Ma Nishtanah””
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 Menashe’s home.

Shalom Babayit Uavchutz (Shalom at Home and Outdoors)
This week we learned the Hebrew words for the different foods we eat. We learned that we thank Hashem for providing us with food by saying “Birkat Hamazon” every day after we eat.




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.

Passover words

Egypt מִצְרָיִם 1

slave-  עֲבָדִים 2

Evil-   רָשָע3

  Plate  קְעָרָה 4

Cup -  כּוֹס 5

Wine – יָיִן 6

 Spring   אָבִיב 7

Vegetable  יְרָקוֹת 8

Order-    סֶדֶר   9

Smart-    חָכַם 10

                       

You can practice with flash card at:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/215961/d2r4

פרשת ויקהל פקודי

Dear Parents,

This week, we started learning about “Pesach” (Passover). We have starting making our own Haggadadot. Each of us will bring one home before Pesach.

Cursive Hebrew letters:

We finished learning how to write all the cursive Hebrew letters. The students have been focusing on forming the letters correctly and reading words written in cursive script. This week, we will review all the letters. Now it is required for all students to write only in cursive! Please make sure your child is writing his/her letters correctly.

Homework:

The students are ready to write their homework in cursive. I know that for some students this transition will be hard so please courage your child to form the cursive Hebrew letters correctly. Please use the example of the script Hebrew letters that are posting on the inside of the homework notebook cover.

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

Shalom Babayit Uavchutz (Shalom at Home and Outdoors)

This week we focused on the Hebrew words for different the clothing we wear. We also focused on how we thank Hashem for giving us our clothing every day by saying in our morning prayers the blessing: “" מלביש ערומים. We labeled our self with notes on our body naming what we were wearing to learn what each part of our clothing is in Hebrew. Next week we will learn Hebrew words for foods.

“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 Bina’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 פקודי" We reviewed all the various vessels that are in the Mishkan and 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 the still must rest on Shabbat are recognize that Hashem created the world.

Vocabulary words:

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

Milk חָלָב-

Juice מִיץ-

Bread לֶחֶם-

Cheese גְבִינָה-

Chocolate milk שוֹקוֹ-

Jelly רִיבָּה-

Egg בֵּיצָה-

You can practice with flash card at:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1222434/b95e

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit Karavani

פרשת כי תשא

בס"ד יום שישי י"ט אדר תשע"ג

Dear Parents,
Special person day was great! It was very nice to share with you my joy teaching your child!

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "
This week’s story is called: “בּוֹקֶר טוֹב בִּינָה וְדֹב” (Good morning Bina and Dov).
This story is a great exercise for this week vocabulary words..
 Please encourage your child to read it aloud to you over the weekend.

Bonus reading:
I’m sending Home the completed Ariot 2 work book.
Reading the stories is a bonus, and any student who returns with the bonus reading form signed will get something from me.

Ariot:
This week Ariot went to Adira ‘s home.

Cursive Hebrew letters:
We are almost finishing learning how to write all the cursive Hebrew letters.
(3 more letters: ף,ץ  and ש )
The students have been focusing on forming the letters correctly and reading words written in cursive script.

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. This week we focused on body parts and how we thank Hashem for giving us a healthy body every day. Next week we will learn Hebrew words for the different clothing we wear.


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 “Machtzet 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!

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