Dear
Parents.
Sunday was productive as we learned our new letter of the week which was Mem. The students practiced writing the letter and continued reading sentences. Each week, we will increase the amount of letters onto words so we can expand their reading ability of new words. The students are now able to read a Hebrew word and translate it to English. Many of them are now raising their hands to read sentences which is a huge improvement from the beginning of the year. Their confidence has grown so much which makes a tremendous difference in their ability to read.
We made an edible project for Tu B'Shevat which the students enjoyed very much. We talked about the birthday of the trees and how the greenery improves our environment. Each student shared their favorite types of foods that grow on trees and could barely keep their hands down to share with the class their ideas of why we need trees. Their enthusiasm is so wonderful to see because it shows how much they truly love learning.
Tuesday, we continued working on our Chai lesson Avodah. We talked about Havdalah and how it is saying goodbye to Shabbat. We talked about how Shabbat occurs every week. Beginning on Friday night at sundown, ending on Saturday night at sundown. The students learned the Havdalah candle has two wicks instead of one and we discussed how God created the world in six days which they responded with, he rested on the seventh day.
We worked very hard at matching sentences with pictures to make sure the students understand what they are learning. For example, the sentence said, I look for three stars up in the sky, or it may say the boy lives in the house depending what topic we are discussing. There are many photos describing Havdalah and photos that may not pertain to Havdalah and they had to figure out which picture matched the correct sentence.
Havdalah is a ceremony that divides Shabbat and the rest of the week. We compared the departure of Shabbat to a family member or a close friend who leaves for a long period of time and needs a proper send-off. We discussed how ceremonies can be done in different ways and this was just one example. The importance of this lesson was that the students can remember how special Shabbat is and how the ritual of Havdalah is beautiful. We also discussed how Bar and Bat Mitzvahs are celebrated with a Havdalah service. We will continue working in our Chai booklets when we return from break.
Enjoy your week off. Have a safe and restful vacation.
Shavua Tov--
Lisa Dresner Wais
Sunday was productive as we learned our new letter of the week which was Mem. The students practiced writing the letter and continued reading sentences. Each week, we will increase the amount of letters onto words so we can expand their reading ability of new words. The students are now able to read a Hebrew word and translate it to English. Many of them are now raising their hands to read sentences which is a huge improvement from the beginning of the year. Their confidence has grown so much which makes a tremendous difference in their ability to read.
We made an edible project for Tu B'Shevat which the students enjoyed very much. We talked about the birthday of the trees and how the greenery improves our environment. Each student shared their favorite types of foods that grow on trees and could barely keep their hands down to share with the class their ideas of why we need trees. Their enthusiasm is so wonderful to see because it shows how much they truly love learning.
Tuesday, we continued working on our Chai lesson Avodah. We talked about Havdalah and how it is saying goodbye to Shabbat. We talked about how Shabbat occurs every week. Beginning on Friday night at sundown, ending on Saturday night at sundown. The students learned the Havdalah candle has two wicks instead of one and we discussed how God created the world in six days which they responded with, he rested on the seventh day.
We worked very hard at matching sentences with pictures to make sure the students understand what they are learning. For example, the sentence said, I look for three stars up in the sky, or it may say the boy lives in the house depending what topic we are discussing. There are many photos describing Havdalah and photos that may not pertain to Havdalah and they had to figure out which picture matched the correct sentence.
Havdalah is a ceremony that divides Shabbat and the rest of the week. We compared the departure of Shabbat to a family member or a close friend who leaves for a long period of time and needs a proper send-off. We discussed how ceremonies can be done in different ways and this was just one example. The importance of this lesson was that the students can remember how special Shabbat is and how the ritual of Havdalah is beautiful. We also discussed how Bar and Bat Mitzvahs are celebrated with a Havdalah service. We will continue working in our Chai booklets when we return from break.
Enjoy your week off. Have a safe and restful vacation.
Shavua Tov--
Lisa Dresner Wais
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