Sixth grade Judaic update for Jan. 21

B"H

Shalom U'vracha Sixth Grade Parents,

Just a short update for our sixth grade Judaic class this past week:

In Chumash : We completed Parshat Shmot and have begun Parshat Va'era: the beginning of the "makot" ( plagues) and the wonders Hashem did in Mizrayim. We continue honing our Chumash skills and are also learning different Rashi's.

In Navi: We will begin perek tet (9) in Sefer Shmuel: Shmuel appoints Shaul to be the first king of Israel. The students had a vocab quiz last week , please sign and return.

In Mishna: we completed mishna gimel in Masechet Avot and will continue mishna daled. The students will be tested orally on the mishnayot we have learned.

Halacha: The students will get a special Tu B'Shvat packet which I prepared for them and we will be working on it and learning about the importance of Tu B'Shvat. We will also have a special Tu B'Shvat "seder" together this week.

In Parsha: Please make sure you sign the parsha sheet and return if your child shared it with you.

Thank you and Shavua Tov!

Rabbi Elbaz

fourth grade Judaic update for Jan. 21

B"H

Shalom U'vracha Fourth Grade Parents

A short weekly update for Judaics in Kita Daled

In Chumash: we continue learning about the preparations of Yaakov and family for leaving lavan's house and returning to Eretz Yisrael. The students continued working on the different skills of: who said to whom, who am I? , comprehension of the Chumash text, Chumash vocab., and reading and understanding Rashi.

In Navi: We completed perek gimel in Yehoshua and will begin perek daled. Please sign the quiz your child brought home on the Navi vocab. This week we will continue onto perek daled and learn about the mitzvot Bnei Yisrael did before entering Eretz Yisrael, right before they conquer Yericho.

In Halacha: This week the students will work on a special Tu B'Shvat packet which I prepared for them and we will conduct our special Tu B'Shvat "seder" together.

In Parasha: Please don't forget to sign and return the Parsha sheet if your child shared it with you.

Purim Play: Please make sure your child is learning his/her part by heart.

HW: This week the students will get hw on Tues and Wed only.

Thank you and Shavua Tov!

Rabbi Elbaz

Sixth grade Judaic update for Jan. 13

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Shalom Sixth Grade Parents,

Just a short update for our sixth grade Judaic class. In Chumash:B'sha'ah Tovah we completed our study of Parshat Shmot and will have a siyum this Friday, B"H. The students were quizzed on 20 words from the parsha and showed wonderful knowledge. We continue to stress the important skills of : who said to whom?, how is it written in the Torah? Who am I? different shorashim ( roots) , reading and understanding Rashi, and general comprehension.

In Navi: We completed our study of perek 8 and will begin to learn about the first king of Israel: Shaul

The students received their vocabulary list of words for the quiz this coming Thursday.

In Mishna: We completed mishna Bet in Masechet Avot and will continue learning mishnayot gimel through heh ( 3-5).

Please remember to have your child share their D'var Torah on the week's parsha with you.

Shavua Tov!

Rabbi Elbaz

Fourth Grade Judaic Update for Jan. 13

B"H

Shalom Fourth Grade Parents,

Just a short update for fourth grade Judaics. In Chumash we completed the study of the birth of the shevatim ( tribes) and continue to learn about Yaakov's preparation to leave Lavan's home and return to Eretz Yisrael. The students have worked on different skills such as: who said to whom? how is it written in the Torah? looking for shorashim ( roots),reading Rashi, and expanding their Chumash vocabulary. The students had a Chumash vocab. quiz and did very well. We also use the Tal Am workbook in our classroom to enhance our knowledge and skills further.

In Navi: We completed perek gimel about the splitting of the Jordan River and will work on reading from the text. The students received a prep sheet for their vocab test which will be this Thursday.

We have also begun working on our Purim play. More about that later on.

Please remember to encourage your child to share the D'var Torah on the parsha each week.

Have a Shavua tov!

Rabbi Elbaz