Sunday, October 2, 2011

Kindergarten focused on Yom Kippur, their actions during the past years, how we pray for forgiveness, as well as having better behavior in the future. We read the story about K'tonton (Jewish Tom Thumb), the Yom Kippur Kitten and Jonah. Then we made our own big fish books! We also enjoyed music class with Benny. We continue to work on our songs that will be sung at consecration. First Grade prepared for Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. It is a time to reflect on how we behaved during the past year. We say “I’m sorry” to the people we not act correctly with. We then drew pictures of the things we were sorry for and we promised to try harder to be the best we can be. We recognize we missed the mark and we are determined to do our best to hit the bull’s eye with our actions next year. Second Grade learned about how hard it is to do Teshuvah! Third Grade learned the Hebrew letters Mem & Laned. They wrote personal letters to God asking for forgiveness so that we can have a happy 5772. In Judiac Studies we finished our brochure on the Negev. We learned what children in Israel do during Yom Kippur. We also learned about the high priest and what would happen when he entered the Holy of Holies. Fourth Grade read the story of Jonah and the students illustrated the story and wrote “What is the message of the story? Why is it read on Yom Kippur afternoon?" In art we made Siddur covers. Fifth Grade started yotzer or. Please practice lines 1-3. The Judaic Studies class started our new unit, Hachnasat orchim. We read he story of “Abraham and the three vistors” and came up with a list of how to best welcome guests to our homes. Finally, we created skits that demonstrated how Abraham would act in variety of situations. We learned it is a Jewish value to welcome people into our homes. Sixth Grade began the learning of the Haftorah blessings and discussed the meaning of the root. We made the connection to the time of the Maccabees when Antiochus banned Jewish practice and we made a connection to our freedom. We also completed our letters to God that soon will be posted on the classroom board. In Judiac Studies we read and discussed the history and culture of Tel Aviv.