ר"ח אדר - פרשת תרומה

Dear Parents,

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

Homework:

-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.

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

SHALOM BAKITA (Shalom in the Classroom):

This week we finished our Tal –Am workbook “Shalom 1- Shalom Bakita”. The workbook deals with everyday life in the classroom at 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.

 “My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "   

This week’s book is called:"מה יש בבית הספר" -“Ma Yesh Bevet Hasefer?” (what is in school). It is the last book from “Shalom Bakita” unit.

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:

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 (contribute). We went over all the different things that were in the Mishkan including: the Mizbayach, the kiyor, the menorah, the shulchan, the mizbayach haZahav. We learned about the different miracles that Hashem did in the Mishkan as well.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Ayala’s home.

Vocabulary words:
 This week’s words will be from the story” Hagiga Ba’mishpacha” from “Ariot 2” workbook 
The test will be on Thursday, 2-6-14.

Party, Celebration חֲגִיגָה -

Familyמִשְׁפָּחָה -

Brother- אָח

Sister אָחוֹת -

Uncle דּוֹד –

Aunt דּוֹדָה -

Grandfather סַבָּא –

Grandmother סָבְתָא -

You can practice with flash card at:
 http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1145973/v49t
Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Irit

פרשת משפטים

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.

“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "

This week’s story is called: "איך לומדים?"- 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.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Avraham’s home.

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat: “משפטים” We learned that Moses gave many of G-d's laws to the B’nai Yisrael such as “be careful not to lie” as well as the laws of paying for any damages you do to another’s property. We learned about the four ways a person can damage another’s property and have to pay: If he/she damages, if their animal damages, if they spill or leave out something where you can trip, and if your fire damages

This is our first word list.

The test will be on Thursday  1/30/14

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

Hebrew homework

Dear Parents,

First grade students are doing very well. We are ready to move to a higher level. We will have a small quiz every Thursday on the 5 words we have studied. I will send home a list of words on Friday in our “Friday Hebrew Folder”. Please keep the words in an available place, sign the folder, and send the folder back.

To help your child study the words, each student will have a special notebook that he/she will take home on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with their homework assignment.

Every Monday, each student must write the words in Aleph-Bet order. Every Tuesday, they must write the words 3 times. And every Wednesday, they will have a word search puzzle with our week’s words.

For your convenience, I’ll make flashcards to be practiced on line.

Parents may not know Hebrew, but the students do!

Parents don’t have to study for the test or do the homework!

Your child knows how to do that, we also will go over the words in class.

Please make sure your child is studying and doing his/her homework.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me:

338-0308

Thanks,

Mora Irit Karavani

Name: ___________________________Date:____________________________

I read the letter and I understand that my child will have homework every Monday ,Tuesday and Wednesday.

The quiz will be on Thursday.

Parent Signature: ____________________

Ariot in Israel and Tu bishvat week

Dear Parents,

I’m back! The wedding was great and even Ariot got to fly to Israel and be at the wedding.

Here are some pictures:

Tu Bishvat

 This week we learned 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”.

We practice the tree parts in Hebrew, and we started learning of “שבעת המינים” – Shivat Haminim (the 7 species). We learned that there are two main things that we do on “Tu Bi’shvat”: 1) we plant a tree, or give money for planting a tree in Israel. 2.we eat the special fruits of the land of Israel.

Seder Tu Bi’shvat:
Yesterday we celebrated Tu Bi’shvat. We had a “seder” over fruits from “שִׁבְעַת הַמִּינִים” – Shivat Haminim (the 7 species). We practiced the ברכות-Berachot (blessing) over the special fruits and learned which blessing we should say first.

“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.

שיעורי בית(shi urey bayit) – Home work.

Yes, we are going to start assigning  Hebrew Homework- Please sign the Homework letter and send it back in the folder.

Ariot:

This week Ariot is going to Aryeh’s home.

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.

”My family” and “My house” Pictures:

Unfortunately, I didn’t get pictures from all!

 If you haven’t sent your pictures yet or you have sent only one of the pictures, please send your pictures this week!

For your convenience you can Email me the pictures and I will print them for you! (My Email is: iritkaravani@hotmail.com)

Parashat Hashavua:

This Friday you will find in their folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat: “יתרו” (Yitro). We learned that the whole Parasha is named after Yitro because he was the father-in-law of Moshe and he accepted that Hashem was G-d after hearing about all the miracles that Hashem did in Egypt saving the Jewish People..  We also learned about how the Jewish People received the Torah at Har Sinai. We learned about the 10 commandments which include honoring our Parents. I’m encourage you to bring you child to “בית כנסת” (synagogue) so they can hear all the 10 commandments in the Torah reading.

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit

First grade 12.13.2013

בס"ד     י' טבת תשע"ד

12.13.2013

Dear Parents,

Good news!

My son is getting married in Israel. I’ll be away for the week before winter break and the week after winter break (Dec 16- Jan 10, 2014).

Sharon Schamm will be subbing for first grade. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mrs. Sapp. Mrs. Sapp will be supporting Mrs. Schamm.

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

Hagim (Holidays)

Last week we had an exciting time celebrating Chanukah! We lit the Chanukiah every day in our classroom. We said the B’racha and sang “Hanerot Halaloo”  every day. 

I’m sending home our Tal-Am workbook for Chanukah for you to keep. We also learned new songs and read Hebrew stories for Chanukah. (The books are shown on the back of the festival workbook).  

Hebrew workbook:

This week we finished our workbook which teaches about the vowel “Hirik” (the long Ei sound). We learned to read and spell words with two of the vowels we have learned (“Ah”and “Ei”).I’m sending it home for you to keep and review.

“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.

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 “וחי” – Vayechi. From our Parasha we learned how important is a tzadik’s blessing.

First Grade Album:

I still needs 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.

Shabbat Shalom

Morah Irit.

First grade 11.22.2013

בס"ד

Dear Parents,

This week we learned more about חנוכה “Chanukkah.” We got to make 2 different  “Sevivonim” (Dreidels).

Next week we will do more projects for Chanukkah.

It will be great if you can come to get your child’s projects after the Thanksgiving show (one of the things is very fragile).
Hagim (Holidays):

We continued learning from our workbook for Chanukah! We learned that we celebrate Chanukkah to remember the great miracles that Hashem did for us during that time. We are saying thank you to Hashem! “תוֹדָה, תוֹדָה אֱלוֹקִים. תוֹדָה עַל הַנִיסִים” (Todah, Todah Elokim. Todah al hanisim,).

We also learned about the different of the Israeli’s dreidels and out of Israel dreidels. (please read the story “"אְרִיאוֹת וְהַסְבִיבוֹנִים (Ariot and the dreidels)

A Special story

In your child’s folder you will find a story called: “"אְרִיאוֹת וְהַסְבִיבוֹנִים (Ariot and the dreidels)This story served as a good exercise for your child’s Hebrew reading and for practicing their vocabulary as well. Please review this story with your child. 

Ariot:

This week Ariot went to Brooklyn’s home.

Computer lab: This week we started going to the computer lab. Each student got the opportunity to learn with the Ariot program( read stories, listen to songs, and practice skills by using games) on his/her own computer using headphones.

Parashat Hashavua

This Friday you will find in your child’s folder a picture page with a summary of the story of Parashat: “וישב” – Vayeshev . We learned that Yosef’s story happened because Hashem wanted him to end in Egypt and to get into the palace.

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 (soon is better  - the latest time is after winter break).

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.    

Shabbat Shalom from

 Morah Irit.

First grade 11.15.2013

בס"ד                                                                                                                                    11.15.2013 

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming for the parent/teacher conferences. It was very nice to share with you my joy teaching your child!

First Grade Album:

We are working on a special album that reviews all the material we are learning in “Tal-Am” curriculum. 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! You can e-mail me the picture and I will print it.

A Special story

In your child’s folder you will find a story called: “מה יש בכיתה שלי” (What is in my classroom). It is the same book as last week except that each child wrote down in his/her book the items we have in our class in Hebrew. They also learned to change these words from the singular to the plural form. This story served as a good exercise for your child’s Hebrew reading and for practicing their vocabulary as well. Please review this story with your child. 

Ariot:

This week Ariot went to Max’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: “וישלח” – Vayishlach . We learned that Yaakov prepared to meet Esav in 3 ways: 1- Shalom (peace- he send a מתנה present). 2-Tefilah (prayers to Hashem) and 3- Milchamah (war).

-Yaakov returned to the other side of the river to get the small כָּד –Kad (jar) that he had forgotten to take with him. Yaakov teaches us that we need to be responsibility for our things even if it is something not so expensive.

Hagim (Holidays)

We started our new work book for Chanukah! We learned the story of Chanukah and we learned the Hebrew words: “Yehudim” (Jews) and “Yevanim” (Greeks).

Prayer

We are practicing the blessings for lighting the “Chanukiyah” (Chanukah menorah). We have added the song “הַנֵרוֹת הַלָלוּ” (Hanerot Halalu) -the song that we sing after lighting the Chanukiya.

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Irit.