Education – 3rd Grade (Wilgus)

9/14: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. What a great 2nd class!
  2. K-3rd grade started with tefilah with Rabbi Bellows and Morah Alexa and began to learn about tefillot and talked about Rosh Hashanah.
  3. Students got their Torah texbooks and we learned the very first chapter of the Torah about how everything was created! We did some fun games in our books, including a dot-to-dot and seek and find, too.
  4. K-3rd grade then joined Morah Alexa for shira and learned and sang some fun songs, including ones for Rosh Hashahah, and heard Rabbi Prass blow the shofar for this Hebrew month of Elul.
  5. We then started our Partners with God books to discuss the idea of God what Judaism tells us about our relationship with God. We talked about how creation was not a one time thing, but something that happens all the time, and how when God created humans, we were given the job to work with God to make sure the world works well.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Finish the fill in sentences in chapter one of A Child’s Bible.
  2. Look for things that remind you that God is all around us. Just like we can’t see the wind, we can’t see God – but just like we can see the impact of the wind and what the wind touches, we can see God’s presence and presents all around us.

9/7: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. What a great start to the year!
  2. The whole school gathered to start off the year with a fun assembly which included prayer, hearing the shofar for Elul, minute to win it Jewish style, and confetti ‘canons’! It was lovely to have so many parents join us!
  3. Then, 3rd grade parents joined Morah Wilgus to learn what their students will be doing this year while the students stayed with Morah Alexa and the madrichim.
  4. Students came in and we said good bye to parents
  5. Students received their name cards for stickers
  6. We discussed rules and suggestions to make this year the best
  7. We talked about what we will learn this year
  8. We talked about cycles in our lives and how around all of them, God supports all
  9. We read the introduction to our Torah book, learning that Torah means teachings and how we will be learning about our history and how we came to be Jews
  10. We discussed our favorite Torah stories
  11. We listed questions we may have about God and what we will learn
  12. Students asked lots and lots of questions!
  13. Many stickers were earned today!
  14. We ended the day with shira with the rest of the school and Morah Alexa
  15. Students received lollipops on their way out to celebrate the tradition that Jewish learning should be sweet.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Talk with your parents about ideas for us to vote on a tzedakah project this year.