Morah Levinson,Zachor, and Sable Hebrew Update

Dear 4th - 6th grade families,

We had a wonderful week in Hebrew school! It is so great to watch everyone's  confidence increase as they improve their reading skills. It's such a pleasure to have the opportunity to teach our students. :)

During class on Sunday, we got a lot accomplished. We began by reading in 2 groups from our books, and were able to finish quite a few pages. While reading, the 4th graders came across a very tricky letter / vowel situation involving the letter Vov and the vowel that makes the sound "oh", and we reviewed this extensively. Ask your 4th graders to explain to you what they learned. We also played a game of Hebrew baseball with our flashcards, translating each word as they read them correctly. At the end of the day we practiced the מה נשתנה (Four Questions) 4 different ways -- we read them from the הגדה (Haggadah), sang them together as a class, sang them in a "round" and finally went around the room and had each child (by memory) say one word of the first question with each student following where the previous student left off. They did an awesome job! 

Tuesday, all 3 reading classes got together for their lessons.
The 4th graders practiced reading the Pesach kiddush. We discussed the significance of having the holiday fall on Shabbat, and taught them the correct way to say the blessing when this occurs.
The 5th and 6th graders practiced singing the מח נשתנה (Four Questions) all together, and then we talked about the 3 key concepts of the seder : פסח (Pesach) מצה (Matzah) and מרור (Maror). We ended the day by splitting the kids into multiple groups and they worked together on holiday worksheets. It was a great afternoon!

Wishing you all a peaceful Shabbat.

B'shalom, 

Dona Levinson 

Edna Sable 

Aliza Zachor