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Parashat hashavua – Lech Lecha

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Last weeks we learned about parashat lech-lecha (לך לך).

This parasha tells the story of the 12 spies sent into the land of Canaan in search of milk and honey. We thoroughly disscussed the idea of viewing one self in comparison to others, just as the Israelites viewed themselves as crickets compared to the giant inhabitants of Canaan.

Then we proceeded to camouflage a pair of binoculars and toured the school looking for the land flowing with milk and honey, the kids even found giant grapevines and tied them to a stick to bring back to Moses and Joshua as proof of the abundance of the land of Israel.

 

Have a great week!

Saar.

 

 

 

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Cheekiness, Chutzpah and whatever is between.

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Hey there Grade 1,

It’s almost Pesach and I figured a bit of showing off our conversational skills is in order.

As a part of my methodology I find it extremely important to anchor the learning in real life, as language is a “use it or lose it” skill. That’s why I decided to connect Hebrew studies with Israeli culture. As you might know, the students surely realized it by now, Israelis are loving, passionate and welcoming, however they are also loud and full of Chutzpah!!

Taking this into consideration I decided to teach the kids several different ways to ask and answer people “how are you doing?”, some are formal, some are good old fashion cheeky!! Please feel free to listen to them answer about their day and ask me how I’m doing. It was a calculated risk, but boy am I bad at math, the kids can definitely talk, but now I got a classroom full of cheeky Israeli sounding kids.

 

Have a great Pesach vacation,

Saar.

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Here it is!!!

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Amazing news everyone, thanks to the generosity and kindness of the Customs and Immigrations Union, our first graders received the opportunity to see their words come to life.

The letters we sent struck the president’s heart strings and he couldn’t resist but to come to class and grant us the old flag, promising the flag will be replaced this Wednesday afternoon.

We were more than excited to make him some extra thank you notes and can’t wait to see our flag returned in two days!!!

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New online classroom

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Dear parents and students.
This week was interesting, and that’s down playing it, so many students were out feeling unwell that I felt something has to be done.

I’ve uploaded a new page to the kitah Alef blog, “Moreh Saar’s bitmoji classroom”. It offers many resources about things we do in class, daily routines, prayers, vocabulary, reading practices and games. I encourage you to let the students explore the different options and try out some of the different features, just to make sure they keep on practicing while they’re home.

Please note, it is not homework nor mandatory, just a little something to fill their day with Hebrew, Judaics & fun while they’re away.

I hope that next week I’ll be able to see the adorable faces I love so much,
Shabbat shalom,
Saar.