It was wonderful seeing so many parents today - in case you are wondering what the kids were up to - here are some of the highlights!
First Grade learned about Rosh Hashanah: its meaning, symbols and rituals. We also learned about the importance of community. Kindergarten focused on Rosh Hashanah and committing to good behavior towards others in the year ahead. We learned about Tashlich – the casting off of our bad behaviors. We threw bread crumbs into the water table on the playground to represent the things we have done wrong in the past year. Our 2nd graders learned the Hebrew letter “Bet” and spoke about why we should learn Hebrew and the importance of the language. The third grade began our study of Hebrew, exploring why we read from right to left. We also learned shin and the ah vowels. In Judaic studies we created our passports & did a word search. 4th Grade reviewed dalet, the o vowel and did a reading game with our new letters and words. In Judaic studies we took a tour of the torah museum & met the 5 main people who took us through each book. 6th Grade Judaic studies completed our final historic word splash. This word splash was about the Holocaust. Today we also continued learning the Birkot HaTorah. We are in the second part of our letters to God, and Today the students started their decorations. 5th Grade officially started our first Judaic Studies unit, Talmud Torah. We read various Brachot for inspiration and upon completing our discussion created and illustrated our very own prayers. The Hebrew class took a short quiz to see what they know really well and what they still need to learn. There are many students who are confused with the vowels. Please study the vowels for 10 minutes each day using your vowel pamphlet or the back of your blue machberet (notebook). Thank you to all the parents who were able to be at open house. It was wonderful seeing you!
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