Your children are making excellent progress learning the alef bet, and are having lots of fun, too! They're becoming more familiar with our self-paced Hebrew learning program and how to check their own work, and coming to me with their questions and for help.
Homework is another way they can progress. I don't give a lot--just enough to expose their brains to Hebrew until our next Hebrew class. Just a few minutes, a few days a week will do it! I was so happy to see that many of the students remembered to do their homework and bring their homework folders to school so I could check it. To motivate them, I'll be giving a sticker every time they bring in their homework. The goal is to cover their homework folder in stickers!
Thank you for your help in reminding your children to do their Hebrew homework, helping them to find the time to do it, and bringing it to school. Please be assured that homework is a suggestion, not a requirement. If a child doesn't do it or forgets it, no problem. There's always next week!
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Sunday, 10/25 class summary
Our Sukkot trailer was our priority today, and thanks to Morah Jill, we did it! I noticed that the video was posted to our blog, but it may not be working yet (or it could be my laptop and/or lack of technical skill!) If you can't view the trailer, I'm sure that it will be up and running in the near future for your viewing pleasure, so please do try again soon.
We'll be finishing our Sukkot studies next Sunday, and will talk about the Sukkot and Thanksgiving connection. This theme will also carry over to our elective next Sunday--cooking--which is always a very popular class. Don't worry, they'll all be bringing a delicious "harvest" treat home to share!
The children are all doing very well in Hebrew on Tuesdays, too. Both early and late sessions are self-paced and cover the same material, so please feel free to bring your child to late session
(4:50-6:15) instead of early session whenever it fits your schedule.
Enjoy your week and this beautiful autumn weather,
Morah Debbie
We'll be finishing our Sukkot studies next Sunday, and will talk about the Sukkot and Thanksgiving connection. This theme will also carry over to our elective next Sunday--cooking--which is always a very popular class. Don't worry, they'll all be bringing a delicious "harvest" treat home to share!
The children are all doing very well in Hebrew on Tuesdays, too. Both early and late sessions are self-paced and cover the same material, so please feel free to bring your child to late session
(4:50-6:15) instead of early session whenever it fits your schedule.
Enjoy your week and this beautiful autumn weather,
Morah Debbie
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Tuesday, Oct. 20 class summary
We began with the Alef Bet song to refresh our memories, then started to work in the Mitkadem, Ramah 1 workbooks. The children learned how to identify, pronounce, and write some Hebrew letters, as well as recognize some beginning words such as Shabbat. Letters that they've learned so far include shin, bet, tav, lamed, resh, and chet. Everyone was engrossed in their work and enjoyed being able to check their own answers and learn at their own pace. My madricha (helper) Claire and I were on hand to answer any questions.
Last Tuesday I sent home an alef bet chart. If the children look at this chart and point to each letter as they sing the alef bet song at home--just a few times during the week--it will help them to learn and remember the letters. Today, each child went home with a homework folder and a quick and fun assignment. If they can find a few minutes during their busy week to look at their Hebrew, they'll be pleasantly surprised with the results!
Morah Debbie
Last Tuesday I sent home an alef bet chart. If the children look at this chart and point to each letter as they sing the alef bet song at home--just a few times during the week--it will help them to learn and remember the letters. Today, each child went home with a homework folder and a quick and fun assignment. If they can find a few minutes during their busy week to look at their Hebrew, they'll be pleasantly surprised with the results!
Morah Debbie
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Summary for 10/18/15 Sunday class
Shalom Parents,
We began with an alef bet warm-up game, tossing one another an inflatable alef bet beach ball and calling out Hebrew letters. Our madricha (helper) Rebecca made sure that everyone had a turn. Then it was time to learn about Jewish holidays, our curriculum for Sundays.
Autumn has arrived, so it's all about the fall holidays, in particular--Sukkot! Today we continued our technology adventure with Morah Jill and madrich Dan, and made a lot of progress on our Sukkoth video trailer. The children explored the Temple and took more photos with the iPad, then learned how to insert their photos into the trailer. Everyone is participating, learning, and having fun as they create an amazing Sukkot video. We have one more technology elective next Sunday, and will let you know when and how you can view the finished product!
Our service at 10:00 focused on the Barchu and Shema prayers, which the students are also learning on Tuesdays. They're getting more familiar with the prayer book and prayers, and I'm so pleased that they are respectful and interested in this important learning.
By the way, you can contact me anytime via email at dreiselman@gmail.com.
Have a great week!
L'Shalom,
Morah Debbie
We began with an alef bet warm-up game, tossing one another an inflatable alef bet beach ball and calling out Hebrew letters. Our madricha (helper) Rebecca made sure that everyone had a turn. Then it was time to learn about Jewish holidays, our curriculum for Sundays.
Autumn has arrived, so it's all about the fall holidays, in particular--Sukkot! Today we continued our technology adventure with Morah Jill and madrich Dan, and made a lot of progress on our Sukkoth video trailer. The children explored the Temple and took more photos with the iPad, then learned how to insert their photos into the trailer. Everyone is participating, learning, and having fun as they create an amazing Sukkot video. We have one more technology elective next Sunday, and will let you know when and how you can view the finished product!
Our service at 10:00 focused on the Barchu and Shema prayers, which the students are also learning on Tuesdays. They're getting more familiar with the prayer book and prayers, and I'm so pleased that they are respectful and interested in this important learning.
By the way, you can contact me anytime via email at dreiselman@gmail.com.
Have a great week!
L'Shalom,
Morah Debbie
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Sunday Class Summary, 10/4/15
Shalom, Parents:
Today was fun and busy! We began by making name tags, and all were quite colorful. Please send in your child's Hebrew name (transliteration is fine) so that we can share and learn those, too.
Since our Sunday curriculum is Jewish holidays, I asked the children to list all the Jewish holidays they knew. Then we divided into teams and played a game to identify the holidays. You should have seen everyone working together, racing to the blackboard, and even breaking sticks of chalk because they were writing so quickly! The children also had time to take a quick look at their new holiday books.
The service at 10:00 featured Sukkot learning with the Rabbi and another special treat--the special baby-naming ceremony for Morah Liz's little girl.
Our special enrichment activity for the next few classes is Technology with Morah Jill. Today, she helped them to choose a fall holiday and brainstorm ideas for the trailer they will make. She also brought in the school's iPads and helped the children learn how to use them. I hope that everyone will be able to be in class the next two Sundays so they'll all participate in this fun and exciting class project. You'll be able to view their final product, too--more information to follow.
I look forward to seeing everyone this Tuesday, when we'll start to learn Hebrew in a fun, no-pressure setting. I do serve a small snack on Tuesdays (pretzels, cheddar goldfish, etc.) so please let me know if your child has any special dietary needs. Please remember that there is no Sunday school Oct. 11.
Enjoy your week,
Morah Debbie
Today was fun and busy! We began by making name tags, and all were quite colorful. Please send in your child's Hebrew name (transliteration is fine) so that we can share and learn those, too.
Since our Sunday curriculum is Jewish holidays, I asked the children to list all the Jewish holidays they knew. Then we divided into teams and played a game to identify the holidays. You should have seen everyone working together, racing to the blackboard, and even breaking sticks of chalk because they were writing so quickly! The children also had time to take a quick look at their new holiday books.
The service at 10:00 featured Sukkot learning with the Rabbi and another special treat--the special baby-naming ceremony for Morah Liz's little girl.
Our special enrichment activity for the next few classes is Technology with Morah Jill. Today, she helped them to choose a fall holiday and brainstorm ideas for the trailer they will make. She also brought in the school's iPads and helped the children learn how to use them. I hope that everyone will be able to be in class the next two Sundays so they'll all participate in this fun and exciting class project. You'll be able to view their final product, too--more information to follow.
I look forward to seeing everyone this Tuesday, when we'll start to learn Hebrew in a fun, no-pressure setting. I do serve a small snack on Tuesdays (pretzels, cheddar goldfish, etc.) so please let me know if your child has any special dietary needs. Please remember that there is no Sunday school Oct. 11.
Enjoy your week,
Morah Debbie
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