Dear Parents,

Today we practiced saying "Shalom Ani____ " and introduced two new words : Yeladim and Yeladot (boys and girls). We grouped ourselves according to gender and we were able to follow simple actions in Hebrew:
Yeladim Lashevet (boys sit) Yeladot La'Amod (girls stand up) etc.

We cut and pasted Kindergarten Kochavim names into the appropriate columns for yeladim and yeladot in order to reinforce this lesson.

 

Dear Parents, 

Today we made place-mats to use during our snack and lunch times. (Speaking of snack, our new routine is AWESOME!) The place-mats have Hebrew names on them so we can become familiar with the letters in our names.

We continued working on our Kamatz packets...

We used these Alef Bet wheels as part of our group activity. 

 Take a look inside our Kamatz sensory bottle. There are plenty of words to find and read! Sensory bottles are also very relaxing-- if you'd like to make your own, check out some ideas here

 

 Dear Parents,

Today we started our Chalav U'Dvash program. We learned Shalom (Hello) and Ani (I or me) and used those words to create a sentence introducing ourselves to our friends in Hebrew.

Ask your children about our friendly puppet from Israel named Bentzi. He is going to help us learn a lot of Hebrew this year!

 

Our Kindergarten כוכבים had a great day! We learned the Kamatz vowel and combined it with single letters from the Alef Bet. We started thinking of words we know that have that have the Kamatz sound. (אבא, דג, חנה, חוה, חלה). While some have a patach vowel too, it was nice for the children to feel proud of themselves for reading a "real word" and not just random sounds.

Throughout the week the children will work on a Kamatz packet. While they work independently, I can work with one or two children separately and focus on their individual needs. This will also give me the chance to get to know their learning styles and abilities. Today I got to hear each child read from the packet. Please continue to reinforce Alef Bet letters and their sounds at home when you can.

 

 

 

Kamatz sensory bottle

Creating words we can read!

 Enjoying the playground!

Aug 19, 2016

 Dear Parents,

This short week has been full of smiles, Hebrew letters,  and learning a new Kindergarten routine. There are a few new rules for our friends, and I know we will learn to follow them so we can get the most out of our time together!

 Alef Bet Magnets

 Alef Bet Bingo

Observing our class fish!

 

 

Teamwork! 

Getting ready for Shabbos!

Have a restful Shabbos-- see you next week!

First Day!

Dear Parents,

We had a great first day in Kindergarten! Our כוכבים came in with bright smiles ready to start the day. Check out some of the activities we did ...

      Working on Friday Folder cover

 

Alef Bet Mega Blocks

 Can you find the letters in your name?

Hebrew colors sensory bag

See you tomorrow!