Dear
Parents,
We learned the letter Vet and Vav...The students are given clues to help them learn each letter. They practiced writing both letters and we read words that began with the "V" sound. We did a matching game where there were Hebrew letters in a row (not alphabetized) and a row of letters underneath and the students had to select which letters matched up. For example, There was an Ayin mixed in with other letters and in a row below that were letters also mixed up with an Alef hidden in there. I explained how even though two letters may not look the same, they are still pronounced the same way.
We did an exercise where I read the students a sentence and there were six pictures and they had to figure out what I was saying. Although, they didn't know what each sentence meant, they recognized a couple words and with a little help, they figured out which picture matched to the sentence I read to them. Lastly, I read the students words that sound similar in Hebrew and English and they had to circle which objects began with the sound of the letter Vav. They did great and were able to identify each picture relating to the "V" sound.
I have attached some photos of your children working diligently and really understanding their assignments today. I also had each child go up to the board and pick a letter (in Hebrew) of their choice and add a vowel, then choose a student they wanted to call on to announce what the letter is and pronounce it correctly with the vowels. They really enjoyed doing this and it gave them the opportunity to interact with one another.
Tuesday, We worked in our Torah workbooks. We talked about Joseph and the personal change and reconciliation. While Joseph was in Egypt, someone told a lie about him and Joseph went to jail. In jail, he became famous for interpreting dreams. We continued reading the story and how Pharaoh asked for Joseph to interpret his dreams. In the end, Joseph realized his brothers were sorry about what they did to him. He told his brothers that he was Joseph. The students were happy that he and his brother brought their father Jacob, to live with them in Egypt. We talked about how special it is to have parents or grandparents living with families and what it would mean to them.We finished the unit on Torah and will begin our next chapter of G'milut Chasadim (Acts of Loving Kindness). Your children received a certificate of completion in The Chai Level 1 Torah Workbook. They were very proud of their accomplishments and I hope they shared their certificate with you.
This Sunday is our Fall Fix Up. We will meet at Shaarey Zedek at 9:30 and we will be assigned a house where we will rake leaves and clean windows for home bound seniors. This will lead us into our next chapter we will be working on for the next few weeks about giving of ourselves without anything in return. The children understand we will be helping out elderly people who cannot do for themselves.
One example I would like to share on how effective this is with me personally. My daughter, Alexa who is my assistant on Sundays and Tuesdays is going to Tamarack this weekend with her youth group BBYO. I told her Sunday is Fall Fix Up and she asked me if I could pick her up at Tamarack Saturday night after Shabbat is over so she didn't have to miss Sunday because she did not want to miss it. She said it makes her feel good to help people. It made me realize how important doing for others can really affect young kids and teenagers who need to physically be a part of volunteering and get a "feel" for helping others.
Looking forward to sharing this Sunday with you and your children.
Have a great rest of your week!
Lisa Dresner Wais
We learned the letter Vet and Vav...The students are given clues to help them learn each letter. They practiced writing both letters and we read words that began with the "V" sound. We did a matching game where there were Hebrew letters in a row (not alphabetized) and a row of letters underneath and the students had to select which letters matched up. For example, There was an Ayin mixed in with other letters and in a row below that were letters also mixed up with an Alef hidden in there. I explained how even though two letters may not look the same, they are still pronounced the same way.
We did an exercise where I read the students a sentence and there were six pictures and they had to figure out what I was saying. Although, they didn't know what each sentence meant, they recognized a couple words and with a little help, they figured out which picture matched to the sentence I read to them. Lastly, I read the students words that sound similar in Hebrew and English and they had to circle which objects began with the sound of the letter Vav. They did great and were able to identify each picture relating to the "V" sound.
I have attached some photos of your children working diligently and really understanding their assignments today. I also had each child go up to the board and pick a letter (in Hebrew) of their choice and add a vowel, then choose a student they wanted to call on to announce what the letter is and pronounce it correctly with the vowels. They really enjoyed doing this and it gave them the opportunity to interact with one another.
Tuesday, We worked in our Torah workbooks. We talked about Joseph and the personal change and reconciliation. While Joseph was in Egypt, someone told a lie about him and Joseph went to jail. In jail, he became famous for interpreting dreams. We continued reading the story and how Pharaoh asked for Joseph to interpret his dreams. In the end, Joseph realized his brothers were sorry about what they did to him. He told his brothers that he was Joseph. The students were happy that he and his brother brought their father Jacob, to live with them in Egypt. We talked about how special it is to have parents or grandparents living with families and what it would mean to them.We finished the unit on Torah and will begin our next chapter of G'milut Chasadim (Acts of Loving Kindness). Your children received a certificate of completion in The Chai Level 1 Torah Workbook. They were very proud of their accomplishments and I hope they shared their certificate with you.
This Sunday is our Fall Fix Up. We will meet at Shaarey Zedek at 9:30 and we will be assigned a house where we will rake leaves and clean windows for home bound seniors. This will lead us into our next chapter we will be working on for the next few weeks about giving of ourselves without anything in return. The children understand we will be helping out elderly people who cannot do for themselves.
One example I would like to share on how effective this is with me personally. My daughter, Alexa who is my assistant on Sundays and Tuesdays is going to Tamarack this weekend with her youth group BBYO. I told her Sunday is Fall Fix Up and she asked me if I could pick her up at Tamarack Saturday night after Shabbat is over so she didn't have to miss Sunday because she did not want to miss it. She said it makes her feel good to help people. It made me realize how important doing for others can really affect young kids and teenagers who need to physically be a part of volunteering and get a "feel" for helping others.
Looking forward to sharing this Sunday with you and your children.
Have a great rest of your week!
Lisa Dresner Wais
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