October 25 & 26
Experiential Education
We had another great week in Experiential Education!
This week we started learning about Kashrut. For our younger students, we began class with a short video about what makes certain animals kosher and others not. Next, each group was given sheets of paper that had rules written on them such as “all fish with fins and scales are kosher.” Students then worked together to make lists of what animals would fit in that category. Our older students started class trying to remember some of the rules of Kashrut and animals that would fall under each category. We then learned about the 3 classifications of food: meat, dairy, and pareve. At the end of class, students worked together to try and name foods that are pareve such as oranges, greens, pasta, etc.
Midweek Hebrew - Tuesday Gimel
The Gimel students read lines of Hebrew aloud as a group and also read individually with “popcorn reading”. They focused on reading with the Hebrew letters Nun and Aleph along with the letters and vowels that they already learned to read with.
Tuesday Vav
The Vav students continued their Hebrew reading review. They read lines of Hebrew aloud as a group and also read individually to the teacher with “popcorn” reading. They focused on some of the less common vowel sounds and exceptions to the general reading rules. Next week, we will finish our Hebrew reading review.
Wednesday Hey
The Hey students continued their Hebrew reading review. They read lines of Hebrew aloud as a group and also read individually to the teacher with “popcorn” reading. They focused on reading with the four “OH” vowels and the two “OO” vowels sounds.
Wednesday Vav
The Vav students learned about the services that are part of our Shabbat worship which include Shacharit, Musaf, Mincha, and Ma’ariv. We discussed how prayers such as the Amidah are a part of each service, and we found the Amidah in these various services in the Siddur (prayer book). They also practiced their Hebrew reading skills by reading the Ashrei prayer.
September 20 and 21, 2022
Tuesday- Gimel Students continued reading and emphasizing letters and vowels that they learned last year. Students completed activity worksheets and read aloud to the teacher. Once our review is complete, students will learn to read with additional Hebrew
September 20 & 21 - We had another great class in Experiential Education! We started class with students answering questions about our rapidly approaching High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. During this, students discussed differ
SEPTEMBER, 13 & 14
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION
We had a great first class in Experiential Education!
We started class with classroom expectations and an introduction to the class. Students then broke into pairs to do our first activity. During each round, students would talk about a prompt. One example is "what is your favorite Jewish holiday," and share it with their partner. After each round, students found a new partner and had the opportunity to talk about the next topic.
Next, students received a prompt written on the board that tied into Judaism. Examples included grapes, candles, and prayer. The students would then write the first thing they think of on the board through a Jewish lens and review it as a group.
HEBREW
Tuesday Gimel - Margaret Musa
We are beginning the year by reviewing and reinforcing reading with all of the Hebrew letters and vowels that the students learned last year. To start, we reviewed the Hebrew letters: Shin, Tav, Bet, Lamed, Mem, and Lamed, and the Hebrew vowels making the AH and OH sounds. Each student practiced reading lines of Hebrew aloud, and most of the students were excited about how much Hebrew they remembered from last year!
Tuesday Vav - Margaret Musa
We are beginning the year by reviewing and reinforcing reading with all of the Hebrew letters and vowels. Once the students’ Hebrew reading skills are refreshed, we will start our Hebrew prayer program. We reviewed and practiced reading with the ten most common Hebrew letters and the AH, OH, EE, and silent vowels. The students did a fantastic job with their Hebrew reading!
Wednesday Hey - Margaret Musa
We are beginning the year by reviewing and reinforcing reading with all of the Hebrew letters and vowels. Once the students’ Hebrew reading skills are refreshed, we will start our Hebrew prayer program. To start, we reviewed the Hebrew letters: Shin, Tav, Bet, Lamed, Mem, Dalet, Alef, and Lamed, and the AH, EE, silent, and OH vowels. Each student practiced reading lines of Hebrew aloud, and most of the students were excited about how much Hebrew they remembered from last year!
Wednesday Vav - Margaret Musa
After reviewing the Hebrew letters and vowels, the students began working in the Mitkadem Hebrew prayer program. Each student reviewed the activities they were working on at the end of last year, and then worked on new activities. Each student also read the prayer that they studying aloud to the teacher.
Kitah Zayin - Rabbi Kornsgold
Students began class talking about prayer; what it means to them, where and how they have experienced prayer. Then, students had the opportunity to go around the round and read various quotes about prayer. Students selected the quote which resonated with them the most and explained to the class the reason they chose that quote. Finally, students were asked to decorate a Jewish star with words or drawings which connected them to Judaism. The Jewish stars will be put together and displayed in the school, showing the connections among the students in the class.
