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.
