Gimel – Third Year – Tuesday (Kerman)

11/4: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents,
  2. Our school day began with an all school Tefillah lead by Rabbi Prass. He asked us who has your back? And how does it feel when that person has your back? He then showed us that the Avot v’imahot prayer is about our ancestors, and by extension us, being in relationship with God.  Or in other words God having our back. 
  3. When we returned to class, we spent about ten minutes with our flashcards.
  4. We went into greater detail with each word discussing the letters, the use of final letters, and reviewing the vowels.  The students had to read and define the words they were given.
  5. Next, we reviewed and read our homework and wrote down the homework for this week.
  6. We reviewed the new material that we will be working on and ended our session with a quick game of Jewish Trivia.
  7. Lastly, all of the classes joined in Hebrew Thru Movement led by Rabbi Prass and some of our students as well. We reviewed the new words we learned last week.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Reviewing the Hebrew Alphabet and vowels, pg. pg. 25 all,
    • pg. 26 the circled words,
    • pg. 27 all and
    • pg. 28 & 29 read and fill-in the blanks,
  3.  B’Shalom,Paul Kerman

10/28: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents,
  2. Our school day began with an all school Tefillah led by Rabbi Prass. He led a discussion about what makes them feel safe and why it is important to feel safe.  He then pointed out that the end of the Avot v’imahot prayer talks about God being the Magen (or shield of our ancestors).
  3. When we returned to class, we spent about ten minutes with our flashcards. We went into greater detail with each word discussing the letters, the use of final letters, and reviewing the vowels.  The students had to read and define the words they were given. I was very impressed with how our students answered these questions.
  4. Next, we reviewed and read our homework and wrote down the homework for this week.
  5. Gimmel and Daled then went outside for a rousing round of Hebrew Thru Movement. Several students led this session, and we had a fun time.
  6. Upon returning to class, we looked at the Shema, discussed its importance, and played a quick round Jewish Trivia.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Reviewing the Hebrew Alphabet and vowels,
    • pg. 23,3-4-&7 & 
    • page 18 -1 & 2                   
  3. B’Shalom, Paul Kerman

10/21: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents, I hope you had a wonderful Fall holiday experience. I missed seeing and working with our students for the past two weeks! Everyone returned to class prepared to move ahead.
  2. We joined the rest of the school and Rabbi Prass for tefillot.  In addition to our ‘regular’ t’fillot, we reviewed the recent holidays thru by looking at the symbols of the shofar, white Torah mantel, lulav, and etrog. We heard how the dried lulav sounds like rain, since the rainy season in Israel has now begun and some of the prayers we say ask for bountiful rain. We also spoke of the recent release of several hostages from Hamas and answered students’ questions.  We concluded with singing Hatikvah.
  3. When we returned to class, we reviewed the homework that was assigned for the break. We then worked with our Flashcards. The students had to read and define the words they were given. I was very impressed with how our students answered these questions.
  4. We reviewed and read our homework, wrote down the homework for next week.
  5. We joined kitah daled and Rabbi Prass for a look at the Torah scroll – exploring the parchment and handwritten letters. Each student had the opportunity to read a word directly out of the scroll and hold the torah.
  6. When we returned to class, we continued looking at the new material we will be working on next week, and during the last five minutes of class played Jewish Trivia.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Reviewing the Hebrew Alphabet, pg.10- 3-4
    • Pg.13,lines4,5 &6,
    • pg. 14 all, and
    • page 19, 1-2 & 3                   

9/30: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents,I hope you are having a wonderful holiday experience.
  2. During Teffilah today, Rabbi spoke about the importance of Yom Kippur and forgiveness. The students found this to be very interesting.
  3. I hope you have an easy fast and that we are all inscribed in The Book of Life for a healthy and nachas filled New Year!
  4. When we returned to class, we collected Tzedakah, and our class took a test on the Hebrew Alphabet. It is very important that our students master the letters and vowels quickly as they learned in 3rd grade, and they are the key to doing well in Gimmel.
  5. We reviewed our homework
  6. Gimmel & Daled participated in Hebrew Thru Movement outside, led by Rabbi Prass
  7. Viewed the new homework
  8. Played a quick round of Jewish Trivia
  9. This is a great class whose energy and spirit I appreciate.

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Studying the Hebrew Alphabet, pg.10- 1-5
    • Pg.11 1 -2   pg. 13 1-5 and pg. 14 1-2                   

9/17: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents, Thank you for sending us your talented and clever students.
  2. Our session began with Tefillah where Rabbi Prass reviewed how our services are structured. We discussed why we are wearing kippot during Hebrew School t’fillot. We then prayed the avot v’imahot and sang the Israeli National Anthem.
  3. We returned to class, collected Tzedakah, worked with our Flashcards, and reviewed our homework from last week.
  4. We corrected a matching exercise and looked at the homework for our next class.
  5. We played a shortened trivia game.
  6. Gimmel & Daled students went outside to have a lesson in how to blow the shofar with Rabbi Prass. It was fun to listen to the students try their best. I heard some impressive sounds!

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Page 4 lines 1-4,
    • Studying the Hebrew Alphabet,
    • Page 10…lines 1-2 &5
    • Page 11…Read the top section and
    • practice reading lines 1, 2, & 3 on the bottom of page 11.
  3. I would like to wish each Gimme family a Shana Tova. L’Shalom, Paul Kerman

9/10: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Hello Gimmel Parents, Thank you for sending us your amazingly clever and bright students! Also, thank you for attending our “Meet the Teacher” portion of our day. It was so awesome to meet each of you today.
  2. Our day consisted of an introductory session with Rabbi Prass, class time, a quick game of Jewish Trivia, and Rabbi’s Hebrew in Motion session.
  3. I look forward to communicating with you each week. If you want to contact me, please use my email: teechman8@gmail.com

Homework to be completed by next class:

  1. Every student wrote out the homework for the week on an index card.
  2. The homework consists of:  
    • Page 4 lines 1-4, Page 5 top section,
    • Studying the Hebrew Alphabet,
    • Pages 6 & 7 the top sections
  3. We will review these pages next week.