פרשת כי תבוא 9.12.2014

Dear Parents,                                                            בס"ד     י"ז אלול תשע"ד                                                                 

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

  אֶפְשָר בְּבַקָשָה....- May I please……

Hebrew Sentence of the week:

" אֶפְשָר בְּבַקָשָה לִשְתּוֹת מַיִם-  May I please drink water

Prayer:

We started the “An’im Zemirot” prayer. Wow! It is very impressive!

Chagim (Holidays):

We were very busy learning about Rosh Hashanah.

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.

Parashat Hashavua-Parashat Ki Tavo This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a Parasha sheet with pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha.  Please look inside each picture for the words your child wrote in the box.  The first graders learned about the Mitzvah  of “Bikurim”. “בִּיכּוּרִים”. We fulfill this Mitzvah by bringing the first fruits that our crops produce to the Kohein in the Bait Hamikdash. There, we said  special verses from the Torah to praise Hashem for the all the bounty He has provided us . We also learned about the “curses “ and “blessings” that Hashem will give us. Wonderful blessings  will come when we observe the Torah but if we do not observe the Torah, the Jews will receive curses.

Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit.

Second week in first grade

9.5.2014                                                                                                                                                בס"ד

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.

Hebrew Sentence of the week:

  אֲנִי יוֹדָעָת I know (F)   אֲנִי יוֹדֵע /  I know (M)

Prayer:

We learned the whole “Alenu  Leshabeach” at the end of the service. We are saying the entire “Birkat Hamazon”. Please encourage your child to follow with his/ her finger along the words while he/she is davening or benching.

Hebrew:

Our small groups are running very well. We are using a workbook called: “Ivrit eem Morah Irit” (Hebrew with Morah Irit), where we learn to read, write, and sound out Hebrew words. This week we finished the first “חוברת"- work book- up to the letter “Hey”. We learned the meaning of some of the Hebrew words and learned how to spell them as well. We focused on “ ה” in the front of the Hebrew word which means “The”. We saw many examples of Hebrew sentences that start with “The”.

Ask your child to show you some of the sentences.

 I’m sending the workbook home to review and keep at home.

Parashat Hashavua - Parashat Ki Teitzei

This Friday you will find in the folder a Parasha sheet with pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha. The first graders learned about the Mitzvah  of Hashavas Aveida. “השבת אבידה” which means we must return lost objects to their owner. A person cannot pretend that he does not see the object, and he must watch over the lost item until the owner returns for it. He/she also cannot use that object while it is in his/her possession. One must also ask the owner for signs in order to establish that the object is really his. We also learned about the Mitzvah of Tzitzit as well. We learned that there are 5 knots and 8 strings which add up to 13. We learned that there are 613 Mitzvot and looking at our Tzitzit reminds us to always be ready to follow the Mitzvot of Hashsem. Please encourage your child to explain to you what is in the other pictures as well.

When you come to visit the school, please feel free to come to the 1^st grade hallway, and see our bulleting board!  The students have written about themselves.

Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit.

first week 2014

בס"ד

8.29.2014

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming to the open house!. It was a pleasure to meet all of you.

Here are some of the things we accomplished:

Hebrew Sentence of the week:

שָלוֹם כִּיתָה א' - Shalom Kita Alef (Shalom first grade).

Prayer:

We have been using the Artscroll Siddur during our daily Tefillah service. While singing the Tefillot, the children follow the words in their siddurim. This helps them become familiar with the words of the prayers. This week we added one new prayer to our service: “Ein ke elokenu” We love singing it with the music! We also bentch Berkat Hamazon every day using the siddur as well.

Hebrew:

We are working in 3 groups. Two groups work independently, and one group works with me. We are using a workbook called “Ivrit eem Morah Irit” (Hebrew with Morah Irit), where we learn to read, write, and sound out words.

This week we finished the letters up to Dalet!

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.

Next week we will start our unit on Rosh Hashanna.

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

Shabbat Shalom

Morah Irit.

פרשת נשא 2014

בס"ד

5.30.2014

Dear parents

Thank you for coming to the achievement fair and letting me share with you just a few things from all the activities and learning we had all year long.

Shavuot:

Every day in our morning prayer we are counting the days that past Passover. Tuesday will be our 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).We learned a new song about Har Sinai and another song about the 5 books of the Torah as well.

Ariot 4: This week we started the Ariot 4 workbook. We read a story about “Salat shel Pilim” (An elephant salad). We learned that salad is very healthy for you. The story taught us that if the “Pil Pilon” (the young elephant) wants to eat “pudding” he has to eat the salad first.
Prayer:

This week 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 for 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 all the vocabulary we have learned.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Rivka’s home.

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :" נשא"
This Friday we learned about the 12 spies that Moshe sent  to look at the land of Canaan to see if it is good or bad. Please ask your child to tell you what’s happened at the end.

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’ll send the מחברת (notebook) home for you to keep next week.

Shabbat Shalom,  Morah Irit.

פרשת בחוקותי 2014

בס"ד

Dear Parents,
Chag Hasiddur is almost here and we are very excited and looking forward to it.

Chag Hasiddur

We are continuing to practice our lines and our songs for our “Chag Hasiddur”.

I am sending home another copy of your child’s part to practice at home (in case you have lost it). Please make sure your child practices and learns his/her part by heart.

Chag Hasiddur dress code:

Please dress your child in a blue or black skirt or pants and a white shirt.  Please do not send your child in a suit or a dress. 

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Jacob’s home.

 “My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s story is:"יש גשם בחוץ"  (Yesh Geshem Ba’chotz)- there is rain outside.

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.

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat : בחוקותי

We learned that G-d told us that if we will keep the commandments, He would give us rain, plentiful crops and fruits, peace, etc.

and what will happen if we will not keep the commandments.

Vocabulary words:

This week we will not have Homework or test.

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit.

פרשת בהר 2014

Dear Parents,

On Tuesday we had a special program with activities for “Yom Ha atzmaut” (Israel Independence Day) It was a lot of fun.

Chag Hasiddur

We started to practice our lines and our songs for our “Chag Hasiddur”.

I am sending home a copy of your child’s part to practice at home. Please make sure you child practices and learns his/her part by heart.

Chag Hasiddur dress code:

Please dress your child in a blue or black skirt or pants and a white shirt.  Please do not send your child in a suit or a dress. 

Siddur dedication:

I still need a dedication for some of the students. If you didn’t email it to me yet, please email me a short message to your child as a dedication for his /her siddur.

I"ll print it and put it in your child's siddur. Please do it ASAP

Mother day:

Please look at the beautiful present and the note that your child made in Hebrew class, special for “Yom Ha’Em”.

 “My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s story is:"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 and will learn.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Josh’s home.

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat: "בהר"

This Friday we learned about the Mitzvah of Shimitah. This Mitzvah happens in Israel every 7 years. The farmers do not work their land, plant on it or sell any foods that grow from it. After 7 Shimitot, we celebrate the “Yovel” year. This occurs every 50 years. We also learned about the Mitzvah of Tzedaka. We learned that the best way to give Tedaka is to give it secretly so that no one knows that the poor person ;;is getting money.

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

פרשת אמור 2014

בס"ד

5.2.2014

Dear Parents,
This week we started the new month of “Iyar”. (Thank you to Moreh Dror for the cookies he gave us for Rosh Chodesh treat). We have so many things coming up! On Tuesday we will have a special program with activities for “Yom Ha atzmaut” (Israel Independence Day). We are also preparing for the achievement fair and of course we started to prepare for our “Chag Hasiddur” celebration.

Siddur dedication:

I still need a dedication for some of the students. If you didn’t email it to me yet, please email me a short message to your child as a dedication for his /her siddur.

I"ll print it and put it in your child's siddur. Please do it ASAP

Yom Ha’ atzmaut:

This week we started learning about “Yom Ha’ atzmaut” (Independent day).  Our new Tal-Am workbook “ My Israel” (Yisrael Sheli) focuses on: 
1. The tie between the People of Israel and the Land of Israel; 
2. The identification of the People of Israel with the State of Israel and Jerusalem. We learned that this identification is acquired and internalized through celebrating these special days as well as through displaying the Israeli flag, symbol and emblem, singing the national anthem, and saying the prayer for the welfare of the State.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s book is called:"אה, יום העצמאות?!" -“Ah, Yom  Ha’ atzmaut?!”

 (Ah, Independent day?! ).

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 Zach’s home.

Parashat Hashavua:  Parashat :אמור""-counting the Omer

We learned that from Passover until Shavout we count 49 days which is 7 weeks. Ask your child why we are counting the days.  We are counting the Omer every day as part of our “Tefilah” (Prayer).

Vocabulary words:

This is our next word list.
The test will be on Wednesday May 7^th.

מילים למבחן

    

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