We will return to our regularly scheduled lessons and talk about the synagogue as a house of prayer, or Beit Teffilah. Students will learn the ways that Jews pray and will talk about (and hopefully try on) the special clothing Jews wear during prayer. At the end of the lesson, we will have the chance to write our own Jewish prayers and to decorate kippot to wear in teffilah at the end of Hebrew school.
During Hebrew we will be learning the letter DALET, which makes a sound like a "D". After this lesson, we will have covered 6 letters. Students can now read actual words like Shabbat and shalom.
We will also be having our second Reading Raffle with the whole school tomorrow, before teffilah. In case this is still unclear, each week students bring home a sheet for Hebrew reading practice and an orange card. Every time your child practices reading the Hebrew sheet, sign the card. Completed cards will then be turned in once a month for a chance to win the Reading Raffle. It is really important for retention that students practice what we've learned throughout the week, and Reading Raffle is a great way to reward students for their hard work.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Today in the second grade....
Today we will be celebrating Sukkot, the next in our current string of holidays, which begins tomorrow night. We will continue our conversation from last week about how Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are meant to wipe our slates clean, so Sukkot starts our new year out with joy, with simha. We be making decorations for the synagogue's sukkah by writing our wishes for a joyous new year on strips of paper and stringing them into a paper chain. Our celebration will continue with some Sukkot songs and hopefully we will get to shake the lulav & etrog in the sukkah ourselves!
In Hebrew, we will be learning the letter LAMED, which makes a sound like an "L". We will also be learning a new vowel HOLAM which sounds like "oh". The picture at the top of this post is a review of what we covered.
For homework help, please refer to the workbook's website: www.tiyulim.torahaura.com
We're on lesson 4.
Hope you all have a happy Sukkot!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Tomorrow in the Second Grade...
This week's class will start with an exploration of the synagogue as a Beit Midrash, or "house of study." We will talk about how people of all ages - from second grade through adulthood - come to the synagogue to learn and study together. We will also think about rooms within our own synagogue where learning happens.
We will also be introduced to the letter TAV this week. Tav is a consonant that sounds like "t". By learning this letter and putting it together with the other letters we have learned (Shin and Bet) we are able to read the word Shabbat.
Speaking of chagim, or "holidays", we will also be talking about Yom Kippur, which begins this Friday night. Students will tell us what they already know about the holiday and then we will look at the idea of Teshuva, which literally means "return" and begins with the letter TAV. We will reflect on the past year's mistakes by using an analogy of a missed target on the board, and then we will "do teshuva" by literally returning to a clean slate.
Students will each bring home a sheet with their Hebrew homework for the week, but if your student missed class, the homework can also be found online at this link: http://www.tiyulim.torahaura.com/Script/S_Lesson_Three_Page_One/s_lesson_three_page_one.html
Have an easy fast!
We will also be introduced to the letter TAV this week. Tav is a consonant that sounds like "t". By learning this letter and putting it together with the other letters we have learned (Shin and Bet) we are able to read the word Shabbat.
Speaking of chagim, or "holidays", we will also be talking about Yom Kippur, which begins this Friday night. Students will tell us what they already know about the holiday and then we will look at the idea of Teshuva, which literally means "return" and begins with the letter TAV. We will reflect on the past year's mistakes by using an analogy of a missed target on the board, and then we will "do teshuva" by literally returning to a clean slate.
Students will each bring home a sheet with their Hebrew homework for the week, but if your student missed class, the homework can also be found online at this link: http://www.tiyulim.torahaura.com/Script/S_Lesson_Three_Page_One/s_lesson_three_page_one.html
Have an easy fast!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Today in the second grade....
In class today we will be talking about the Hebrew word Simha, which means joyous occasion. We will be making a Simha Web on the board with drawings of all the students' favorite Simhas and then we will do an activity about Simhas that are celebrated in the Beit K'nesset (a vocab word from last week that means "house of gathering.")
Then we will have a class celebration of Rosh Hashana, a Simha coming up on Thursday, where we will create oragami shofars and decorate them with shins and shana tovas. If time allows, we will also be playing a shofar game where students will practice their knowledge of shofar calls such as tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and everyone's favorite, tekiah gedolah.
After snack is Hebrew. Today we will be learning BET, which we will read in combination with the letter and vowels we learned last week.
Bet (consonant) says "b"
Shin (consonant) says "sh"
Kamatz (vowel) says "ah"
Patah (vowel) says "ah"
We will also be reading a story about Jerusalem as it relates to the origins of the Hebrew language.
Homework for this week will be pages 3 and 4 of the homework workbook. The books will be staying at ARS, so each student will take home a copy of the homework each week. If your student misses class for some reason, please email me and I will send you a scanned copy of this week's homework.
Have a happy and healthy new year!
Then we will have a class celebration of Rosh Hashana, a Simha coming up on Thursday, where we will create oragami shofars and decorate them with shins and shana tovas. If time allows, we will also be playing a shofar game where students will practice their knowledge of shofar calls such as tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and everyone's favorite, tekiah gedolah.
After snack is Hebrew. Today we will be learning BET, which we will read in combination with the letter and vowels we learned last week.
Bet (consonant) says "b"
Shin (consonant) says "sh"
Kamatz (vowel) says "ah"
Patah (vowel) says "ah"
We will also be reading a story about Jerusalem as it relates to the origins of the Hebrew language.
Homework for this week will be pages 3 and 4 of the homework workbook. The books will be staying at ARS, so each student will take home a copy of the homework each week. If your student misses class for some reason, please email me and I will send you a scanned copy of this week's homework.
Have a happy and healthy new year!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Welcome to Second Grade at ARS!
Hello parents of second graders!
I just officially took on the post of second grade teacher this week and I am thrilled to be working with your children! We have already had two great classes where we:
Second, the Hebrew program will consist of furthering the students' knowledge of Hebrew, focusing on letter recognition, reading and writing. In addition, they will learn the meaning of some Hebrew words, how Hebrew became a spoken language again and they will be comfortable performing some basic prayers.
Homework:
Each week the students will come home with one double-sided homework sheet from their Hebrew books. They should complete this homework and bring it back the following class. A short class once a week is enough to give them the knowledge they need to learn Hebrew, but practice throughout the week is essential for retention. Each class will build upon what was done the week before, so simply, if a student did not do their homework, they will not be prepared for the next class and they will fall behind. This is frustrating for all parties involved - you as the parent, me as the teacher, the rest of the class that has to slow down their lesson, but most importantly, it is frustrating for the student. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to do homework consistently.
You can help your child with homework, if he/she needs help whether or not you know Hebrew as there are English instructions. You can also refer to the text's online counterpart www.tiyulim.torahaura.com and select the lesson. Of course, if your child has further trouble with the assignments, I would be happy to provide help, but the effort has to be there on the student's part and your encouragement is vital.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments!
staceybg@bu.edu
267-261-1468
Here's to a great year!
Stacey Goodman
I just officially took on the post of second grade teacher this week and I am thrilled to be working with your children! We have already had two great classes where we:
- Played some fun ice breaker games
- Reviewed Hebrew basics (that it's read right to left, that vowels are under letters, etc) and had a Hebrew Letter Scavenger Hunt in the chapel
- Practiced reading and writing the letter Shin and vowels Kammatz and Patah
- Learned that a synagogue can be a Beit K'nesset (house of gathering), Beit Midrash (house of study), and a Beit Tefillah (house of worship)
Second, the Hebrew program will consist of furthering the students' knowledge of Hebrew, focusing on letter recognition, reading and writing. In addition, they will learn the meaning of some Hebrew words, how Hebrew became a spoken language again and they will be comfortable performing some basic prayers.
Homework:
Each week the students will come home with one double-sided homework sheet from their Hebrew books. They should complete this homework and bring it back the following class. A short class once a week is enough to give them the knowledge they need to learn Hebrew, but practice throughout the week is essential for retention. Each class will build upon what was done the week before, so simply, if a student did not do their homework, they will not be prepared for the next class and they will fall behind. This is frustrating for all parties involved - you as the parent, me as the teacher, the rest of the class that has to slow down their lesson, but most importantly, it is frustrating for the student. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to do homework consistently.
You can help your child with homework, if he/she needs help whether or not you know Hebrew as there are English instructions. You can also refer to the text's online counterpart www.tiyulim.torahaura.com and select the lesson. Of course, if your child has further trouble with the assignments, I would be happy to provide help, but the effort has to be there on the student's part and your encouragement is vital.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments!
staceybg@bu.edu
267-261-1468
Here's to a great year!
Stacey Goodman
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