//SHANA TOVA GRADE 8.
I WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.
PLEASE START WORKING ON THE SHABBAT SHEVA BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4. IF YOU FINISH, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR MISHNA ASSIGNMENT.
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//I want the students to practice using a new tool that I will be using at different points throughout the year. They will need headphones and their device for this task. You can give out iPads if they do not have their own device. They will need to do this completely on their own. I have made a video of our first lesson. Throughout the video, it will pause and ask them to answer some questions. They do not need to worry about getting something wrong, they can always pause and go back to rewatch something if they need, and they must watch the whole video and answer all the questions. If anyone doesn’t have headphones, you can spread them out in different areas in the hallway so they can listen without being disturbed by others.
//Shalom,
We spent this week learning about the customs and Mitzvot of Rosh Hashana.
If you have not already turned in your assignment, please make sure you send it to me by the end of the day Friday to receive full credit.
Ktivah V’Chatima Tova, כתיבה וחתימה טובה
ART 1.
//Shalom,
We spent this week learning about the customs and Mitzvot of Rosh Hashana.
If you have not already turned in your assignment, please make sure you send it to me by the end of the day Friday to receive full credit.
Ktivah V’Chatima Tova, כתיבה וחתימה טובה
ART 1.
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//On Monday the student recited the “order” of the brachot. They needed to explain why certain brachot are recited on which foods. During the middle and end of the week, part of grade 6 was learning the Jewish customs and Traditions about Rosh Hashana. The other half of the grade was preparing a play to perform to the Kindergarten on Monday about Rosh Hashana.
//This week students started asking critical questions about the Chagim (Holidays). The verse in the Torah (Bible) states, “on the first day of the seventh month, will be known as Yom Teruah (Day of the Shofar Blasting). The students asked how can Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, be during the seventh month, Tishrei, and not the first month, Nissan? Toiling through Jewish text (via the internet) the students figured out that Tishrei refers to start of Creation and Nissan refers to the period when the Israelites left Egypt.
One of the skills we are teaching the students this year is how to learn and become familiar with a diverse group of Jewish texts.
//This week started off with a trip to the community home Hillel Lodge! There, each student was paired with a resident to befriend. We started to forge meaningful connections that will continue to grow over the next few weeks. We will be returning to Hillel Lodge to catch up with our new friends every Monday.
On Thursday, Ari Kotkowski of the Grade 8 class presented a wonderful Dvar Torah about this week’s Parsha, Ki Tavo. He discussed the concept of punishment and reward, and what it means to give to others. The Middle School students then broke off into groups to discuss questions provided by Dr. Marcovitz. The discussions were led by Grade 8 students.
On Friday, Grade 8 participated in a fun and tasty lesson! We made chocolate logs! The purpose of this, is to practice the concept of Baal Tashchit – Not to waste and recycle instead. This is because used leftover snack from the Middle School retreat, to make something new.
Prepared: Talia Cherun
//Grade 6 started the process of understanding the concept of Brachot. We began by identifying what needs a Bracha. Is it just food, travel, something new, a rainbow… Next week we will be looking at the actual text to figure out all the different categories of Brachot. For a fun activity, which will be their assessment, (similar to a Spelling Bee), we will have a Bracha Bee. We hope all of you will be able to join us for the Bracha Bee.
Shabbat Shalom.
//This week the 7th graders learned about the Mezuzah. They asked each other questions about the laws of the Mezuzah. Do we put a Mezuzah in a boat, a storage room, etc… I explained to the students they were reenacting what the great Rabbinical Sages did in the year 200. The students went around the school to make sure all the appropriate location had Mezuzot. Next week, we will be looking in the text (the Talmud, the Torah, and the Shulchan Aruch) to understand what are the laws of the Mezuzah. The students are starting to understand the Torah is a living document.
//Sept. 11, 2019
These last few weeks the Grade 8 class has been discussing ideas of what to learn this school year. One idea that came up was bonding with Hillel Lodge residents. We thought this was a great idea to show some Gemilut Hasadim to the elderly people. We got a list of hobbies that each resident wrote down on a piece of paper and based on that, we chose the resident who had hobbies that we were interested in, so it would be a good match to promote bonding and a shared interest. Our next step is to go meet with the residents and chat with them. The Grade 8 class is very excited to get to hear some of the amazing stories of these elderly people. They have lived through a lot so it will be a great learning experience for us and even for them to hear each other’s stories. They will also feel valued by the younger generation taking an interest in their past.
Another idea we had was to have a debate. We have had some class experiences with debates in the past and we thought it would be fun to do another one. The topic that we chose for this debate is the school dress code. We have some mixed opinions about the school dress code so it will be great to hear each other’s opinions when we debate this topic.
Since we are the Grade 8 class, the most responsible grade in the school, each week we would teach a few things about Israel to the younger grades. Some examples are: One student from Grade 8 would write a small Torah portion and read it out to the younger grades. Another student would make a word search relating to Israel and the younger kids would try and solve it. Another student would write a small fact about Israel, sharing their knowledge to educate other students.
Before the start of a Jewish Studies period, Dr. Marcovitz would give us ten minutes to write a sentence or two about an Israeli article. This is a fast and fun way to learn about what’s going on in Israel right now.
Kiera Vered
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