קדושים 2016

Dear Parents,
This week we started the new month of “Iyar”. (Thank you to Moreh Dror for the cookie  he gave us for Rosh Chodesh treat).

On Thursday we had a special program with activities for “Yom Ha atzmaut” (Israel Independence Day). We have so many things coming up! We are preparing for the achievement fair. I am looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday May 18.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s story is:"אנחנו מתפללים בסידור" - We are praying from the Siddur.

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.

Parashat Hashavua:

Parashat :" "קדושים- Kedoshim.
We focused on how to respect our parents, Rabbi, teacher, or an older person.

This is our next words list from Ariot 4 work book.

The  test will be on Thursday, 5.19.16

קר במערה  

מְעָרָה   cave

קוֹפְצִים Jumping

רוֹקְדִים Dancing

אָדוֹן         Mr.

      גְבֶרֶת                  Mrs.

Please practice at:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1385504/8b3c

STEM:

 “Sight & Sounds”, a Hebrew Reading Facts!

Last week I sent the booklet for our new reading program

Please practice for 3-5 minutes each day!

The aim of the exercise is for your child to bring to mind the sound of the letters and the vocalization system used in Hebrew in rapid succession.

Please look at the rocket ship at what level you need to start practicing.

אחרי מת 2016

Dear Parents

The pictures and the DVD from “Chag Hasiddur” are ready!

If you ordered one, you will find it in your child’s Hebrew folder.

Mother’s day- Yom Ha’em

Please look for the special gift your child made for you.

Ariot:

 Ariot thanks all of the first grade families for the wonderful time he spent at your  house.

you are welcome to see the Ariot pictures with the kids at the achievement fair, as well as what the students  wrote about their experience with Ariot.

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.

Yom Ha’ atzmaut:

This week we  started learning about “Yom Ha’ atzmaut” (Israel Independence day).  Our new Tal-Am workbook “ My Israel” (Yisrael Sheli) focuses on: 
1. The bond 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.

Prayer:

We added the beginning and the end parts of the “Amidah” to our regular tefila service every day. I am very proud of all my first graders when they pray from their new Siddur in the morning!

ספירת העומר  -  counting the Omer

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

This is our word list.

The test will be on Thursday  5/12/16.

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 Shabbat Shalom from Morah Irit

 

מצורע

Dear Parents,
we can feel Pesach in the air!

Passover:

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

 We have reviewed the entire order of the Seder night as written in the Haggadah. We learned the names of the ten plagues in Hebrew and English. 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. We learned about the laws and customs surrounding the Seder night and Pesach.

We also started learning about “Pesach” (Passover) from the Tal-Am work book.

Ariot 3:

This week we finished Ariot 3 workbook. We concluded with the story

"מה יש בעננים"    - what is in the cloud. The students used all of their imagination to see deferent shapes in the clouds.

“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 weekend. It is a great way to practice.

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat : “מצורע"
This Friday we learned about – לשון הרע"“- l"ashon hara” . we learn to speak only nice thing about people.

Vocabulary words:

It is a short week, so there are  no vocabulary words.

Shabbat Shalom

From Morah Irit

תזריע- חודש ניסן 2016

Dear Parents

Dear Parents,

Chag HaSiddur was fabulous. I’m very proud of all my students. Thank you for coming.

The Siddur:

We got to pray today from our own siddur we received yesterday.

It was very exiting!

I'm sending the old Siddur to keep at home.

Passover:

We were very busy continuing to make our own Haggadadot. Each of us will bring one home before Pesach.

We have reviewed the entire order of the Seder night as it is written in the Haggadah. We 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 and the four questions of “Ma nishtana?”.

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.

This is the time to write all assignments in script

“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.
Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :"תזריע"  
This Friday we learned about – לשון הרע""- l"ashon hara” . we learn to speak only nice thing about people.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Nechama’s home.

Passover words

Egypt   מִצְרָיִם

slave- עֲבָדִים

Smart -חָכַם

 Seder plate  קְעָרָה

Cup -  כּוֹס

                       

You can practice with flash card at:

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

שמיני 2016 (שבוע לפני חג הסידור)

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.  

Cursive Hebrew letters: 

We finished learning how to write all the Hebrew letters in cursive.

From this point on all assignments will be written in script. 

I am sending the cursive workbook to keep and review at home.  

In the folder you will find a seet with all the Alef-Bet letters your child wrote  in cursive. 

Please keep practicing  at home and make sure your child is forming his/her letters correctly. Specially if there are letters that are circled. (Please look in the workbook to make sure what is the corect way to write it). 

Passover  

This week, we started learning about “Pesach” (Passover). 

We were very busy making our own Haggadadot. Each of us will bring one home before Pesach. 

We learned that there are four names for Passover and the reason for each name. Of course, there is still a lot to learn! We will be spending a lot of time over the next few weeks learning all the laws and customs surrounding the Seder night and Pesach. 

Ariot: 

This week Ariot is going to Aliya’s home. 

 “My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "    

This week’s story is:"איפה הדב של דב "  (Efo Hadov Shel Dov)- Wher is Dov’s bear? 

This story is a good practice for some of this week words. 

Parashat Hashavua: Parashat :"שמיני" 
This Friday we learned about kosher and non-kosher animals, birds, and fish. 

Vocabulary words: 

This week we will not have Homework or test. 

Shabbat Shalom, 

Morah Irit.

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