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מה אני אוהב/ת לעשות בזמני החופשי? What grade 7 Ivrit students like to do in their free time?

rlebovich / / Uncategorised

שאלתי את תלמידי מה הם אוהבים לעשות בזמנם החופשי, הנה מספר תשובות:

בזמן החופשי שלי

בזמני החופשי

מה אני אוהב לעשות בזמני החופשי

בזמן החופשי שלי

 

מי אני? Grade 6 Hebrew project

liatlevy / / Grade 6 Hebrew Language (Hebrew I), Hebrew Language Studies, Uncategorised

שלום הורים יקרים

We just finished our first big project of the year.

The students worked hard and did an amazing job presenting it to the class. They started off by writing all of the information in Hebrew, and made a beautiful Canva project. All the practice paid off. The oral presentations were wonderful. !!!  כל הכבוד

We learned how to introduce ourselves in Hebrew, and to share important and interesting facts about ourselves.

Here is an example of one of the project.

תהילה- מי אני

Be sure to check your child’s project!

 

Grade 6: D’var Torah Assignment

mwasherstein / / Grade 6 - Mr. Washerstein, Uncategorised

Each week, a student from each class will compose a D’var Torah and present it to their peers.

What is a D’var Torah?

A D’var Torah (a word of Torah) is a discussion or explanation based on the weekly parsha. The D’var Torah provides a brief summary and analysis of a lesson or interesting interpretation regarding the weekly Torah portion. 

Assignment: Each student will create a D’var Torah for an assigned portion that will be shared with their peers during the correlating Thursday tefillah service. Students will practice their public speaking skills and actively engage in Torah study. This assignment will count towards your grade for both Language Arts and Jewish Studies rubrics. 

Click here to access the assignment:

Washerstein D’var Torah Assignment

 

Click here to access the D’var Torah example: 

D’var Torah Checklist

 

Click here to access the example: 

Washerstein D’var Torah Example

 

Click here to access the D’var Torah schedule:

Grade 6 D’var Torah Schedule

 

 

Sage Advice: Holistic look at Pirkei Avot

miriamt / / Uncategorised

The second semester for Grade 8 has been focused on a particular section of Oral Law, a section of Mishna otherwise known as Pirkei Avot. The objectives of this Lookstein course are manifold but the overall goal is to learn the process the Sages took to focus on character development and thus to translate it into our lives. Particularly, as Grade 8 nears their commencement this course is selected as way of honing in on Jewish values through Jewish texts.

We began with a focus on the “rule of three” and connected it to a famous mantra of “the world stands on three things.” The following units elaborated on Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim. Under the umbrella of Torah, we discussed concepts such as significance of location (where we live/who we surround ourselves with), motivation (what works and doesn’t), how to prioritize time and who should receive honor as beacons of Torah (can be anyone that has taught you anything). We continued with the overarching theme of Avodah. In our study, we used as a way to further discuss how to get the job done and a further analysis of motivation. Finally, we concluded before Pesach with the topic of Gemilut Chesed. In this unit we addressed topics such as identifying different ways to treat others with dignity, different types of interpersonal relationships from friends to community to wider society and finally focused on explaining why Pirkei Avot discourages rejoicing at the downfall of an enemy.

With each area of study, students respond to discussion prompts and write reflections, applying the texts/concepts to real life situations.

Looking forward to continuing our study together!