March 17, 2013
Grade 5
Abby Page 144
Grade 5 class continue on page 72
Grade 3
Study page 93 with the letter ‘pey’ and the new vowel
Grade 6/7
We are on the letter ‘tet’. Study page 87 and practice at home.
Grade 4
Group 1- page 104
Group -2 Page 92
Continue with practice
March 10, 2013
Any student interested in before class study 9:15-9:45 for the next two Sundays, we will be learning to master the Passover full kiddish. I look forward to seeing you with me in the Ivrit Aleph classroom.
Grade 5: Continue studying page 56
Abby: Continue on 98
Grade 3:
Practice page 81- Hebrew vowel “oh” (sound) formed with a ‘vav’ and a dot on top. This is the first of two Hebrew vowels that will come next to the letter rather than under it.
Grades 6/7: Practice page 97- Hebrew letter ‘tet’. Once mastered work backwards to the previous lesson for practice.
Grade 4:
Group 1- Continue with practice on page 67 “chet”
Group 2- work on page 104 Hebrew letter “fey”
Feb. 3, 2013
| Dear Families, As we have Purim next week and then our February vacation with a week before and after, make sure your children practice below on a regular basis of 4 times a week for 5-7 minutes a day to remain successful and on top of what they have learned.ThanksReneeGrade 5 Abby Practice 119 (Gimmel), 127 (new vowel “oo”) and 132 (Zayin) Class Continue practice on page 67 Grade 3 Grade 6/7 |
Jan. 27, 2013
5th Grade Weekly Practice:
Abby – pg.104
Class pg. – 67
3rd Grade Weekly Practice:
Class Practice is page 82 with the new vowel “Oh” Introduced.Reminding students that sometimes you will see it simply as a vav and a dot on the top to make that sound and other times the dot without the vav will be there but still sounds “oh”.
6/7th Grade Weekly Practice: Where you left off last time we met. Don’t forget to practice.
4th Grader Weekly Practice:
Group 1 practice page 92 the new vowel “eh” sound.
Group 2 Practice on page 67:Tet or the ‘t’ sound.
Jan. 13, 2013
Work for the week from Ivrit Aleph:
Grade 5: Please continue on the silent “Ayin” on page 56 where we left off. Please practice . You may also go back and practice our new vowels found on page 52.
Abby keep up the work on pages 92/93 with the new vowel.
Grade 3: Continue on pages 67 with the ‘Chet’ and “Yud” as a letter on page 72.
Grade 6/7: We left off on the letter “Chet” found on page 67 to study.
Grade 4: Please continue practicing 62. Jared and Eleanor please practice page 82, the final “Nun”.
As always, practice is the reading of the last lesson we learned with daily practice with a 5×5 program. Five minutes a day; five times a week.
Thank you,
Renee
Jan. 6, 2013
Hi Parents:
I want to remind you that I am in each Sunday at 9:20 and have a small group of students who come for extra help or enrichment. Your children are welcome before school for extra Hebrew help. Perhaps they need extra one on one. Send them with their breakfast and we sit and read. It gives me a chance to work on one one and help them to feel confident.
If you want to get your children involved in learning go here:http://shalomuvrachah.com/ and then choose the RED button on the left bottom. Activities are found if you then press the orange button, or the red button to play a game.
Get your children involved in thinking about what they have learned this Sunday. I look forward to working with them each week.
Renee
Grade 5: Please practice reading page 41. Pay attention on the last line #8 for mastery as I will test the students on their fluency on line 8 as it really has a little bit of everything, rule-wise, and if the students can read this with confidence then we move on. Again, come early in the morning for extra help. (Abby continue working on your ‘Final Mem’ letter).
Grades 3, 6 and 7: Practice this week will be page 57 and the silent ‘ayin’. Treat it just like an ‘aleph’.
Grade 4: Homework practice this week will be page 53. Once you have read through that, move on to pate 57 as I introduced the silent ‘Ayin” in class and as a silent letter it is read as an Aleph.
Dec. 16, 2012
GRADE 5
Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful Chanukah. As we are about to begin our Winter break please have your child continue their homework. There are several students who are coming to class without opening their book and practicing a few minutes. Some are forgetting their letters. Others are doing their work and and reinforcing what we do in class.
Although Chanukah is the great holiday of miracles, this is one that each child and family should take the time to work with so that their children reach success. It’s a quick pace this year and we need to keep up with it. I am in school everyday at 9:20 and encourage those seeking extra help to come seek me out.
Here are a list of some sites that I find can be helpful:
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/7_home.html
http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/aleph-bet.php
http://www.ehebrew.org/articles/hebrew-alphabet.php#.UM-G3ayM2q0
http://www.jr.co.il/alef-bet.htm
There are many sites and ways to learn if your child feels they are falling behind but it cannot substitute at home practice.
Homework:
Accelerated work on regular and final NUN on page 62.
All others study page 39 where we left off.
Grade 3
What a class! They are working their way right through the book. Have students practice pages 47 and 53 for practice over this long vacation.
These students want to be ‘stretched’ a bit in their learning. Below is a prayer for Passover. The can work with this – Remember reading from right to left. They do not know all the Hebrew letters yet, but can certainly work with the transliteration. Have a great vacation.
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GRADES 6/7
Keep up the practice over this long winter break. Students should continue to study page 45 Koof, 47 Tzadee and the page 53 the new vowel that is the long sound “e”. Although it is vacation time, we are moving at a steady pace and 5 minutes a day a few days a week to review the letters we learned are a lot easier than having them be reintroduced to the letters because they forgot them. In the long run, it pays off. Keep up the good work!
GRADE 4
We have had a few absences but still sprinted ahead. Students should study:
39 Silent Alef
41 Vav
44 Koof
47 Tzadee
For those who have missed sessions or need catch up Here are a list of some sites that I find can be helpful:
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/7_home.html
http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/aleph-bet.php
http://www.ehebrew.org/articles/hebrew-alphabet.php#.UM-G3ayM2q0
http://www.jr.co.il/alef-bet.htm
Have a great vacation!
Dec. 9, 2012
Grade 5
Homework: Practice page 34 Daled and 32 Vet
For accelerated: Practice page 44 Kof and 46 Tzadee
I am here at 9:20 each Sunday. Please come early and send your child to me so that I can help them with reading- to catch you up or enrichment. I want to do everything I can to make sure that your child succeeds in readying.
Renee
Grade 3
Homework: Practice page 39 Alef (the silent letter), 41 letter Vav and page 45 Kof.
I am here at 9:20 each Sunday. Please come early and send your child to me so that I can help them with reading- to catch you up or enrichment. I want to do everything I can to make sure that your child succeeds in readying.
Renee
Grade 6/7
Please check your children’s homework practice. Many are not opening the book all week, or coming in for early practice (I am here at 9:20 for those who need help). Your child will not be able to retain what is learned if they do not practice. Thank you for your support.
Homework: Page 39 Alef and 34 Daled
For accelerated: Page 66 Nun and Final Nun
I am here at 9:20 each Sunday. Please come early and send your child to me so that I can help them with reading- to catch you up or enrichment. I want to do everything I can to make sure that your child succeeds in readying.
Renee
Grade 4
Homework 
age 34 Daled and Page 32 Vet.
I am here at 9:20 each Sunday. Please come early and send your child to me so that I can help them with reading- to catch you up or enrichment. I want to do everything I can to make sure that your child succeeds in readying.
R
Dec. 4, 2012
All Parents: Homework in Ivrit Aleph — Students should be spending 5-7 minutes, no more- 4 to 5 times a week. Please check to make sure your student is studying. We keep a pace so that we learn all the letters so that your children can return right back to the classroom and meet the Hebrew part of the curriculum with success. I have had several students who are not able to practice at all. What happens is that they need to be retaught what they forgot.
In keeping with the pace of the class, please make sure your children practice their Hebrew. Students who have forgotten the previous week’s work can come to my before school drop in session at 9:20am. By offering this, I can keep the students for their half hour with me at the right pace.
Please send your children with their Hebrew school book (take a peek to make sure they have their Aleph Bet book). If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at:
rba01701@yahoo.comB’Shalom,ReneeGrade 5
Even with the lapses of holidays and missed Sundays the kids are practicing and serious about learning. Homework is to practice pages 32 and 27 in that order. I always like to start from the newest and then go back to the chapter before. Ideally 4 times a week for 5 minutes each will keep them current and make learning Hebrew a breeze. The are all so sweet. I left them with a “Study hard” as they were walking out the door and they all echoed back, “We will”. What wonderful students!Grade 3
My small group of fierce studiers are on page 34. I told them to be careful of the new rules for the new vowel –> (shva) :
Under the first letter it sounds like a short ‘i’ as in ‘kitten’. Under the other letters, it is silent and the children practicing a short pause in the word. Have them practice page 34. Keep up the good hard work!Grade 6/7
I told them to be careful for the new rules of the new vowel –> (shva) :
Under the first letter it sounds like a short ‘i’ as in ‘kitten’. Under the other letters, it is silent and the children practicing a short pause in the word. Have them practice page 34. Not everyone in this group is studying. My advice for the parents is just ask the children what page did they study. If they did study it they will know it. Without practice learning Hebrew lags and we revisit material that we should have known. Ideally 4 times a week for 5 minutes only each time is perfect. It is not always length, but like anything to do well and ‘own it’ is frequency. They are a great group and with some serious home study will fly with the material.Grade 4
We are on page 25 and this is where the students should be in their studies. We keep moving ahead at a steady pace and with all the holidays and vacations it seems as though there is never enough time. At home study is very important. Ideally 4 times a week for 5 minutes each day so that what they learn in class is reinforced or it is easily forgotten the next Sunday.
Nov. 4, 2012
Grade 5
I apologize for next getting homework assignments posted as Hurricane Sandy left me without internet, electricity and phone. I am thankful we are all right and made it through and hope that you and all your loved ones are fine. I know some children had no electricity and many families had a lot more to be concerned with than home practice.
Although we have gotten through the many Jewish Holidays and several Sundays without Hebrew school this is why attendance is so important. I want to see each and every student succeed to the best of his/her ability. Also Hebrew at home practice. For those students who have been spending four days of the week spending no more than 5 minutes of Hebrew reading, they come to class ready for “What’s next”. It does show in these small groups who is able to spend time with at home practice, such a small commitment- 5 minutes a day so that your child feels prepared and does not struggle. We have 2 Sundays ahead of us that leave the students without Hebrew school. Next week is one of them. Below is the home practice assignment.Since we do not meet for two weeks, please ask your child to take out their book and practice. If they are struggling, then please have them read the last lesson that they feel comfortable with. Make sure that they read aloud and not silently.
Homework is page 19 as we learned the new letter KAF. I also introduced them to the letter HAY found on page 21. If they find 21 too challenging please let them review what we did in class, page 19.
Grade 3
I apologize for next getting homework assignments posted as Hurricane Sandy left me without internet, electricity and phone. I am thankful we are all right and made it through and hope that you and all your loved ones are fine. I know some children had no electricity and many families had a lot more to be concerned with than home practice.
Although we have gotten through the many Jewish Holidays and several Sundays without Hebrew school this is why attendance is so important. I want to see each and every student succeed to the best of his/her ability. Also Hebrew at home practice. For those students who have been spending four days of the week spending no more than 5 minutes of Hebrew reading, they come to class ready for “What’s next”. It does show in these small groups who is able to spend time with at home practice, such a small commitment- 5 minutes a day so that your child feels prepared and does not struggle. We have 2 Sundays ahead of us that leave the students without Hebrew school. Next week is one of them. Below is the home practice assignment.Since we do not meet for two weeks, please ask your child to take out their book and practice. If they are struggling, then please have them read the last lesson that they feel comfortable with. Make sure that they read aloud and not silently.
Homework is on page 27 as they learned the new letter CHAF. If they want to, they can go on and work on the letter VET and new vowel, but that was briefly introduced to them. If it seems as though they are struggling, return to page 27.
Grade 6/7
I apologize for next getting homework assignments posted as Hurricane Sandy left me without internet, electricity and phone. I am thankful we are all right and made it through and hope that you and all your loved ones are fine. I know some children had no electricity and many families had a lot more to be concerned with than home practice.
Although we have gotten through the many Jewish Holidays and several Sundays without Hebrew school this is why attendance is so important. I want to see each and every student succeed to the best of his/her ability. Also Hebrew at home practice. For those students who have been spending four days of the week spending no more than 5 minutes of Hebrew reading, they come to class ready for “What’s next”. It does show in these small groups who is able to spend time with at home practice, such a small commitment- 5 minutes a day so that your child feels prepared and does not struggle. We have 2 Sundays ahead of us that leave the students without Hebrew school. Next week is one of them. Below is the home practice assignment.Since we do not meet for two weeks, please ask your child to take out their book and practice. If they are struggling, then please have them read the last lesson that they feel comfortable with. Make sure that they read aloud and not silently.
Students should be practicing on page 27 the letter CHAF. We practiced in class and they should continue reinforcement through practice at home.
Grade 4
I apologize for next getting homework assignments posted as Hurricane Sandy left me without internet, electricity and phone. I am thankful we are all right and made it through and hope that you and all your loved ones are fine. I know some children had no electricity and many families had a lot more to be concerned with than home practice.
Although we have gotten through the many Jewish Holidays and several Sundays without Hebrew school this is why attendance is so important. I want to see each and every student succeed to the best of his/her ability. Also Hebrew at home practice. For those students who have been spending four days of the week spending no more than 5 minutes of Hebrew reading, they come to class ready for “What’s next”. It does show in these small groups who is able to spend time with at home practice, such a small commitment- 5 minutes a day so that your child feels prepared and does not struggle. We have 2 Sundays ahead of us that leave the students without Hebrew school. Next week is one of them. Below is the home practice assignment.Since we do not meet for two weeks, please ask your child to take out their book and practice. If they are struggling, then please have them read the last lesson that they feel comfortable with. Make sure that they read aloud and not silently.
Students should be practicing page 21 as we learned about the letter HAY. It has the sound of an H but when alone without a vowel under it or at the end of the word without a vowel under it it is silent.
Oct. 21, 2012
| 4th GradeWe have completed learning the letters Bet, Tav and Shin and our first 2 vowels. Homework practice will be on page 8. Have a terrific week!3rd GradeGreat job studying at home and doing homework! It shows you have practiced! It sure helps us fly by the book with little effort. We learned the letter Kaf today and homework practice will be on page 19. Have a great week!6th/7th Grade We got right through to the letter ‘Hay” today. Most students are practicing at home but some still say that they are far too busy. It is important to practice only 5 minutes a day for 4 times a week. I am sure that everyone can find that 5 minutes. It is the best investment of time, as Bar/Bat Mitzvah is at hand for many students and now is the time to put that effort forth. Parents do not need to help the students as they know what to do and when the students leave class, the homework practice is only on a skill that they have demonstrated in class that they know well. If it is forgotten by week’s end, often it is for lack of at home practice. This is a great class and in class 100% effort is put forth. Let’s keep it rolling all week long! Have a great week.4th GradeMade it right to the letter “Lamed”. 100% Homework practice. It’s great because it lets the kids feel great what they are doing it because they all understand what we have done so far. Homework study will be on page 17. Keep up the great work! |
Oct. 14, 2012
Grade 5 Ivrit
We have introduced/reviewed the letters Bet and Tav as well as the new vowels. Make sure that you practice reading the lesson for five minutes a day, 4 times a week so that you will remember what we did and feel comfortable about it. Be sure to look at the “Bet” as I know that there was confusion about it. The “Bet” has a ‘bottom’ or a ‘base’ to it where the “Tav” does not. Often these letters are confused and with Hebrew reading practice they will begin to look very different.
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Grade 3 Ivrit
Great job practicing Hebrew over the long break we had. When you do, you can see that it makes it that much easier to move forward.
We introduced two new letters “Mem” and “Lamed”. Make sure that you practice on page 17 and read aloud. Practice while reading it silently will not help. Hebrew is a language and as all languages are spoken. Practice reading it so you can hear it and self monitor your progress.
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Grade 6 & 7 Ivrit
Group Aleph
We introduced two new letters “Mem” and “Lamed”. Make sure that you practice on page 17 and read aloud. Practice while reading it silently will not help. Hebrew is a language and as all languages are spoken. Practice reading it so you can hear it and self monitor your progress
Group Bet
Dalet is the new letter. Practice reading it aloud on pages 33 and 34.
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Grade 4 Ivrit
What a great class! Everyone is practicing at home and everyone said that they were working hard during the long break from class to class. It showed. When you all practiced it made it so much easier today. Good job!
We introduced two new letters “Mem” and “Lamed”. Make sure that you practice on page 17 and read aloud. Practice while reading it silently will not help. Hebrew is a language and as all languages are spoken. Practice reading it so you can hear it and self monitor your progress.
Sept. 30,2012
Grade 5
Review page 6 as not to be confused with the directionality of the letters Bet and Tav. Homework practice is page 8 as the new letter Shin was introduced.
It is important to remember to do homework for 5 minutes of reading practice 4 times a week.
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Grade 3
When it came to two and three syllable words I chunked them at the syllable split in the book to make it easier to read. Homework practice should be on the latest lesson on page 8- it is reading practice.
It is important to remember to do homework for 5 minutes of reading practice 4 times a week.
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Grade 6/7
Kvootza (group) Aleph: Practice the last lesson on page 8 with the introduction of the letter Shin.
Kvootza (group) Bet: Review the Resh and the Chaf as well as the silent letter “Shva” that looks like -> :
Remember that the bet and the vet have two separate sounds as you practice.
It is important to remember to do homework for 5 minutes of reading practice 4 times a week.
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Grade 4
This class remembered to practice all week! B’sha-ah tova! Keep up the good work as you continue to review the Shin and practice page 8 for homework.
It is important to remember to do homework for 5 minutes of reading practice 4 times a week.
Sept. 23, 2012
All grades:
Today was a great start. The students were introduced to the concept of Hebrew being read from right to left and at the same time reading consonant – vowel (up down). I think that they all felt that this was a great decoding adventure!
We did start with “bet” and the two vowels and most moved on to the two letter ‘tavs’. I do not move on until all the students understand each week’s letters/vowels and concepts.
I told them that although the book has some engaging activities to write and they are free to do so, the reading is what I am looking for. I spoke to them about a dedicated 5 minutes a day 4 days a week (much better than a 20 minute sit down session on a Sunday morning before heading out the door to Sunday school.
I love Hebrew and love languages and enjoy taking your children on a new adventure and turning them into bilingual readers. Hebrew is also not a hard language. I know I struggled with the ‘old way’ of being taught, but I hope to make each lesson engaging and exciting and that each child is able to meet success.
Please stop in and say ‘hi’! I’d love to meet the parents. Also if there are questions or concerns you can reach me at my home email of: rba01701@yahoo.com
Warm Regards, B’Shalom,Renee