First Grade Blog

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we spent time learning about clothing and what we wear. We learned the verbs lovesh (to wear, masculine) and loveshet (to wear, feminine). We also learned how to write the letters chaf, kaf, final chaf, pey and fey in script. In Yahadut, we started to learn about Purim. We read the story of Purim and got to look at a very small megilah that belongs to the first grade. We spoke about all the things that we do to celebrate Purim – giving Mishloach Manot, gifts to the poor, reading the megilah, and of course, having fun and eating! We are looking forward... Read More

Hello Families,   In Hebrew, we learned how to use the question words mah? (what) and mi? (who) in our writing and speaking. We practiced how to ask questions and answer them using those words. We also learned how to write the letters hey and kuf in script.   In Tefila this week, we learned two new prayers from the Amidah. The first prayer is matzmiach keren yeshuah. We listened to Louis Armstrong’s song – “What a wonderful world” and made a list of all the wonderful things in the world (In Hebrew). We discuss what we can do to... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we celebrated our accomplishments – finishing learning the Hebrew alef-bet and our nitzanim workbooks. I encourage you to look through your child’s workbook to see the amazing work that he/she has done! The first graders were also very excited to get a certificate for learning all of the Hebrew letters. We also learned how to write the letters resh, bet and vet in script. We continued to learn about Tu Bishvat.The first graders created two beautiful trees on our bulletin board. Each student described in writing what the tree has using different parts of the tree (leaves – alim,... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we continued to work on our word dictionary. We also started learning about Tu Bishvat (the birthday of the trees) and spent time learning Hebrew words related to the holiday. We started to practice changing words from singular to plural tense using different parts of trees. The first graders made beautiful trees and we are looking forward to learning more about Tu Bishvat next week! In Tefila, we learned two new prayers from the amida. The first prayer is called, shover oyvim umachniyah zedim. In this prayer we thank God for protecting us from danger. We spoke about who are the... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we learned the letter ayin and we now know all of the letters of the Hebrew aleph-bet! Our first graders are Hebrew experts! This is a very exciting accomplishment, and we look forward to celebrating as a class community next week. We read and wrote lots of words this week. The first graders started making their own Hebrew words dictionary using our word wall, word cards and dictionaries. InTefila, we learned a new prayer from the Amida called melech ohev tzedakah umishpat. We spoke about the rules we have in our classroom and in America and... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we learned the letters gimel and zayin. We added lots of words to our word wall like: geshem (rain), gesher (bridge), ginah (garden), gezer (carrots), garbyim (socks), gamal (camel), zayit (olive) and zebra. We also added a new action word to our chart – gar (live for a boy) and gara (live for a girl). In Tefila, we learned two new prayers from the Amidah.The first one called mevarech hashanim. We spoke about the importance of taking care of our Earth and what we can do to keep it a clean and safe place. The second one is called mikabetz nidchei amo yisrael,... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we learned the letter tet and added words to our word wall like: tabach (chef), tabaat (ring), telefon (phone) and tractor (tractor). We continued to practice our reading and wrote sentences using the action words tas (to fly for a boy) and tasa (to fly for a girl). In writing workshop, we have launched into our nonfiction writing unit!  First graders have decided what they are experts on and have written books to teach their readers about building, math, taking care of babies, video games, baking, and gymnastics. We learned how to plan an information book and think about... Read More

Hello Families, We enjoyed celebrating Chanukah with your children, and we wish you a Chag Sameach and a lovely break! Enjoy the pics! Ilana and Liz

Hello Families, In the Hebrew classroom this week, we learned the letters kaf and chaf as well as a new vowel, which makes the “Oo” sound. We added lots of words to our word wall like: kochav (star), kefafot (glaves), keter (crown), kelev (dog) and kova (hat). We wrote lots of sentences using the verbs ochel/ochelet (to eat) and ohev/ohevet (to love). We also spent time learning about Chanukah! We read the story of Chanukah – all in Hebrew and also learned how to say the symbols of the holiday in Hebrew. The first grader made beautiful dreidels which we used to decorate our classroom. Next week we... Read More

Hello Families, In Hebrew, we learned the letter yud as well as a new vowel that makes the “Oh” sound and added new words to our word wall like yam (ocean), yona (pigeon), and yad (hand). We continued to practice our speaking, reading and writing with all the letters and action words that we have learned so far. In Tefila, we learned a new prayer from the Amidah called harotze betshuva. We spoke about what or who reminds us to make good life choices. This week Parasha is Vayetze, which is about Jacob leaving his home to go to Haran, and on his way, he... Read More