kindergarten/grade1

01 May 2012
Hi, A big Yoshoar Koach to the children for an outstanding job at Hillel Lodge. You really put SMILES on the Bubbies and the Zaidies faces. The children started to learn about Shavuot. The older children are going to begin to write their Hebrew names. If your child has a Hebrew name kindly send it to me, otherwise I can sound out their English name in Hebrew. I am going to be spending some time ensuring the children recognize each letter of the Aleph Bet as well as their sounds. The children will be learning in detail the following two commandments : “ Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother” and “Remember to Keep the Shabbat Holy”. The first commandment ties into Mother’s Day. The second commandment will include a general discussion about Shabbat, a special Shabbat craft and a Shabbat party with the Grade 2/3. On Shavuot it is a custom to eat dairy. Next Sunday we will be having an ice cream party to celebrate Shavuot. I will be AWAY on Sunday, May 13. Have an amazing week! Morah Miriam
29 Apr 2012
Shalom Everybody, Today we celebrated Israel’s Birthday. The children learned how to say blue and white, flag, birthday, and 64 in Hebrew. The children also learned the Israeli National Anthem, and a few other Hebrew songs. I will give you the words for the Israeli National Anthem next week. The children tasted hummous and pita bread, date honey and had a carrot muffin cupcake. I sent home an Aleph Bet match game with the children. The children can finish coloring the letters at home. Enjoy playing and reviewing the Aleph Bet with your children. Next Sunday April 29 we are going to visit the Bubbies and the Zaidies at Hillel Lodge around 10:30am. You are welcome to join us. Attached is the Permission Slip for you to PRINT, to SIGN and to RETURN to me next week. Enjoy your week! Morah Miriam
07 Feb 2012
Hi Parents: A Yoshar Koach to all the children and their families for collecting enough money to buy four trees to be planted in Israel for TU B’SHEVAT. The kindergarten children finished their Aleph Bet books and the Grade 1 counted all the money in Hebrew. All the children illustrated their own copy of Morah Miriam’s TU B’SHEVAT story, MY PRECIOUS TREE. The children from JK-1 and the Grades2/3 had a TU B’SHEVAT SEDER in which they tasted various different dried fruit from Israel. A REMINDER THAT THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12 IS MITZVAH DAY. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE WITH YOUR CHILDREN. It will be fun for everybody. We will be meeting at 9:00 am. FEBRUARY 19 NO SCHOOL due to FAMILY DAY weekend. Morah Miriam
30 Jan 2012
Shalom Parents: A big YOSHAR KOACH to all the Yeladim, children for an outstanding job with the Bubbies and Zaidies last Sunday. They are looking forward to their next visit around Purim time. This week we are going back to TU B’SHEVAT and hopefully the Kindergarten children will finish their Aleph Bet Books. We will be doing some planting, learning some songs for TU B’SHEVAT and doing some other fun activities. DON’T FORGET TO BRING IN THE TZEDAKAH BOXES for SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5. MARK FEBRUARY 12 on your calendar for MITZVAH DAY. SHABBAT SHALOM! SEE YOU SUNDAY! MORAH MIRIAM
07 Dec 2011
Shalom Parents: The children got that “Chanukah Feeling”. They are very excited preparing for the Chanukah party on December 18 and making Chanukah crafts. This week the children painted their dreidles , and continued to learn the story of Chanukah. I will hand out a list of vocabulary words and some songs that the children are learning for Chanukah. This week the children will be making a Hannukiah and some other fun crafts. After the winter break I would like to start teaching the children in Grade 1 how to write their Hebrew names. If your child has a Hebrew name please let me know. Don’t worry if your child does not have a Hebrew name, I can use their English name. I hope the children are filling up their Tzedakah boxes for February. I want to be able to buy a class tree for Tu B’Shvat. The children are also learning different tunes to Adon Olam. I started to teach it to “It’s A Small World After All”. Enjoy the rest of your week. Looking forward to another fun Sunday morning . Morah Miriam
27 Nov 2011
Hi Parents: The Chanukah season is just around the corner. The children are getting very excited because there are a lot of fun activities planned in class to prepare for Chanukah. Last week the children made dreidles out of clay. Each child was given a piece of clay to mold into an unique dreidle shape. The children also learned some Chanukah songs and they began to learn the story of Chanukah. The children are also preparing a special song for the Chanukah party on December 18. I will photocopy or attach in next week’s update a list of vocabulary related to Chanukah and some Chanukah songs that the children are learning in class. A Big TODAH RABAH to Joni Feldman for teaching the children the Ladino Chanukah song and playing her guitar for us. The children had a good time. Next week the children will continue to learn the story of Chanukah, paint their dreidles, and start to make their Hannukiahs. Enjoy the rest of your week. Morah Miriam
24 Nov 2011
Shalom Parents: The yeladim(children) enjoyed another Yiddish lesson with Judy. They learned some basic Yiddish vocabulary and a Chanukah song . The Kindergarten children continued to work on their Aleph Bet books and the Grade ones learned the sounds that go with the letter Vet and practiced writing the letters Aleph and Bet. At the end of the morning, the children along with the two Teaching Assistants did a fun Scavenger Hunt. For the next three weeks the children will be learning about Chanukah. They will be making some crafts to use at home and learning some Chanukah songs . Remember to mark on your calendars December 18 as the date for the school Chanukah party. More details will follow. Enjoy the rest of your week! Morah Miriam
15 Nov 2011
Hello Parents: The children worked very hard to complete their paper plate Noah’s Ark. They also learned the names of the animals they made in Hebrew. In Ivrit, Hebrew part of the morning, the children continued to learn how to count from 1-10 in Hebrew. We also played “Simon Says” in Hebrew. Each child has the opportunity to be Simon and to tell their classmates what to do in Hebrew with the help of the teacher. It provided the children the opportunity to use the Hebrew vocabulary they have learned. Yiddish started this week. Judy ( the Yiddish teacher) taught the children a few songs and some basic vocabulary. This Sunday we will be starting to learn about Chanukah and continue with our regular routine. Enjoy the rest of the week! Morah Miriam