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13 Shevat, 5772
4rd grade

toc =Jewish Studies=

Torah
The 4th graders are learning Torah in two different tracks. On Fridays, we follow the weekly Torah portions. We recite and sing all the names of the parshiyot, discuss the events, and we read/perform a Torah skit.

Our assigned Torah study for 4th is the book of Ba’Midbar, Numbers. We will be spending a long time in the wilderness. So far the Israelites collected many donations for building the Mishkan – The Tabernacle. We read the details, had discussions, viewed a very beautiful and detailed Video on the construction of the Mishkan, and assembled a 3D model in class. After learning about the 12 tribes, we focused on the census of the Levites, and their special assignment for assembling/disassembling the Mishkan, and their special duties in the Mishkan, as they prepare to march towards the Promised Land. We are currently purifying the Mishkan in parashat Naso, and learning about the special offering of each tribe.



Tefilla/Brachot
We continue to pray Shacharit, reviewing and adding more prayers.

We are learning about the Shema, and the blessings before and after the Shema. This week we focused on Mee Kamocha, which coincides with the crossing of the sea of reeds. We are also reciting and discussing the Amida.

Every Monday we continue to have Havdalla service in class. On Fridays we sing Shabbat songs.

We will review blessings connected to our Tu-Bishvat studies.

Tu-Bishvat
We are reviewing the seven kinds of fruits and grains that grow in Israel, “Shiv’at Ha’minim”.

The students are learning Tu-bishvat songs, and reviewing the story of the holiday. We are remembering the parts of the tree in Hebrew, hearing Tu-Bishvat stories, and preparing to celebrate with a Sephardic Tu-Bishvat Seder. In our Seder, we will share Tu-Bishvat information that students have researched in a homework assignment, and engage in a “Seven Kinds Israel Fruit" characteristics game.


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Unit of Study/ Israel
In preparation of our “Israel Congress” end of the year event, we began our studies of the history of Israel. We are looking at ancient and modern history, and the events that led to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.

=Hebrew=

This semester we are focusing on the Tal-Am unit “Tov Ba’kita, Tov Ba’bayit”. The vocabulary centers on things we do in school, and later at home. The “Tov Ba’kita” themes are about objects in the classroom, in our desks, and inside our backpacks. It proceeds with what do we learn, and how we learn. The unit offers a workbook, and is accompanied by many attractive story booklets. This is a unit that we skipped last year. We will elevate and embellish the level and activities of the unit, and enrich it to suit our needs.

Every Hebrew lesson starts with reading practice and conversation about what we read. In addition, we are working in our grammar book Yesodot Ha’Lashon #2, and learning grammatical structures, verb conjugations, infinitive verbs, adjectives, possessives, telling time, numbers, and creative writing.

Shabbat Shalom, Shoshana