First Grade News
Dear Families, In Hebrew, we learned the letters mem, mem sofit (final mem), lamed, and a new vowel, which makes the “Ee” sound. We added lots of new words to our word wall, like menorah (lamp), melech (king), mechonit (car), matanah (gift), magafayim (boots), michnasayim (pants), misparayim (scissors), lechem (bread), lashon (tongue) and lev (heart). We also continue to read and write with all the letters and vowels that we have learned so far. In Tefilah, we started learning the Amidah. The Amidah has 19 parts, and we will learn all of them. Our first graders are definitely up to the challenge! During this prayer, we need to... Read More
Kindergarten Blog 10/28
Dear Kindergarten Families, This week, being our first full week of school in a month, Kindergartners are getting back into the swing of things and practicing our Kindergarten transitions and routines. We have learned new verses to some of our Morning Meeting songs as well as a new silly song for Kabbalat Shabbat called Chicken Soup! In Phonics/Handwriting, Kindergartners learned all about how to write the letters L, K, and V, and the sounds they make.We looked at the names Lyla, Liam, Lev, and Viv and at the word Kindergarten. In Writer’s Workshop we divided our writing into two sides... Read More
Board Chair Melissa Kushner Participates in #JDSALUMNIPROUD
Prizmah sat down with dozens of Jewish day school alumni from a variety of geographic, denominational, and professional backgrounds to reflect on their day school experiences and speak to the critical values of Jewish day school education for our future, including Senesh’s very own Board Chair Melissa Kushner. Watch her incredible video below: