Dear 4th - 6th grade families,
We had a great week of learning and reading in our classes!
On Sunday the 4th graders worked on recognizing and differentiating between the
many "look alike" Hebrew letters. It can be quite confusing at times,
and they are quickly catching on. We use several different nicknames and silly,
catchy ways to remember their differences. Once the students master this, the
reading process will become much easier.
The 5th and 6th graders played "Hebrew Baseball", and we used the
prayer Aleinu for the game. Most of the kids were sure that they knew the
prayer perfectly already since we sing it with Cantor Gutman every Sunday and
Tuesday, but they quickly learned that this was not the case! I used this as a
perfect example of how when we don't follow along in the Siddur during Tefillah
and simply sing along with the tune and the words "we think we hear",
we often times end up mispronouncing words and ultimately learning the prayers
incorrectly. The students were surprised to see just how many words they
thought they knew but didn't! Everyone enjoyed playing the game - it is one
that we will be playing many more times during the year with various reading
lessons in our books as well as different prayers. It's a great way to make
reading fun!
On Tuesday in both classes, we divided the kids up into 3 separate groups and
together with Edna and Aliza we worked on several reading lessons in our
Hasefer books. The kids always seem to enjoy working in small groups together.
Wishing you a peaceful and restful Shabbat with your families. Stay warm!
B'shalom,
Dona Levinson
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