Morah Aronowitz’s Judaic Newsletter


24 Chesvan 5,773/ Nov 9 2012

Another great week has passed with lots of learning, projects and fun….

Aleph Bet

We learned the letter Hey this week. The helpful sign for this letter is: “Hey looks like a house with a door.” The song for Hey is “Hashem is here, Hashem is there” and we learned the mitzvah of Hashavat Aveida-returning a lost object to the rightful owner. We are going over and over the line group. The children are all doing great and are really enjoying learning to read words. Keep up the good work

Next week we are going to be learning the letter Vav. We will send home the homework books on Monday and please return the notebook completed on Nov 15th. Please make sure to write comments on how your children are reading. This will help u a lot when we asses them.



Parasha

This week’s Parsha is Chaya Sara. We learned all about Rivka and how she loved to do Chesed (loving kindness). We discussed some ways we could do chesed.

We worked hard on two projects this week. We made Rivka and Yitzchak’s tents. We included all the miracles that left the tent when Sara passed away but returned when Yitzckah married Rivka. We also made a surprise for our special mommies. We made beautiful cards with the bracha of lighting candles on them because it was connected to the parsha and our Shabbat unit. Sara’s and Rivka’s Shabbat candles burned from Friday night to Friday night, and we learned all about the beauty of lighting candles before sunset in our Shabbat unit.







Shabbat Unit

This week we learned about the special and beautiful prayer of Lecha Dodi which we say at shul when we welcome Shabbat. We got to see how many people all over the world sing the same song but in different tunes and accents. We then enjoyed finishing up our Shabbat booklet that we are working very hard on.



Nachat Notes…caught in the act…

- When I handed out a paper to Eden this week she immediately said thank you!! What beautiful derech Eretz- good work Eden!!

- When one of the children at Tova’s table ran out of tissue paper Tova went to another table to get him some tissue paper so that he could finish his project. That was very kind of you Tova!! I am so proud of you!

- When Yonatan found a kippah outside in the playground he handed it to Morah Naomi. Yonatan did the mitzvah that we learned about this week of Hashavat Aveidea, returning a lost object to its rightful owner. Nice job Yonatan!!



Friendly reminders



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-Please send in the $10 for the end of the year album, if you have not done so already. Please make sure to send it in your child’s Judaic homework.

- If you have any pringle cans please send them in… I need 30!! Thank you!!



I am looking forward to seeing you all at the conferences next week!!

Have a great Shabbat!

Morah Arnonowitz and Morah Naomi







Questions on Parshat Chaya Sara

1) How old was Sara when she passed away? 127 years old

2) Where was Sara buried? Me’arat Hamechpaila

3) From whom did Avraham buy the Me’arat Hameachpaila and how much did he pay for it?

He bought it from Ephron for 400 shekel

4) Where did Eliezer go and why?

To Charan to find a wife for Yitzchak

5) How many camels did Eliezer take and what was on the camels?

He took 10 camels and he had jewelry and presents for the family and the girl that would marry Yitzchak.

6) What did Rivka do that was special?

She not only offered Eliezer a drink she also offered to give his camels to drink until they were done. (Camels drink a lot of water.)

7) Where was Yitzchak when Rivkah met him? He was praying the mincha prayer in the field.

8) What happened to Rivkah when she saw Yitzchak? She fell off the camel.

9) What were the 3 miracles that Rivkah brought back to the tent?

a) The cloud of glory that rested on the tent

b) The candles burnt from Friday night to Friday night

c) They challah stayed fresh from Shabbat to Shabbat

10) Where was Avraham buried? In Me’arat Hamachpeila near Sara his wife













In this week’s Parsha Rivka did chesed by offering Eliezer and his ten camels a drink

Here are some examples of how we do chesed……

Shayna- I do the dishes for my mom.

Maya- I dry my savta’s hair for her.

Aryeh- I help make cookies for Shabbos.

Tzvi- I help Ela on Shabbos.

Boaz- I help make dinner.

Nissan- I help my mom cook when Talia and Becca don’t want to.

Rena- I watch my baby so that my mom can cook for Shabbos.

Batya- I look after my sister when my mom does things for Shabbos.

Mordechai Ezra- I get the siddur out for my Dad.

Sophia- My sister and I help my mommy cook.

Tani- I go to bed nicely.

Hadassah- I help my mom clean up.

Yosef- I let my mommy sleep on Shabbos.

Mordechai Shmuel- I get the siddur out for my Dad.

Rivkah- I helped my sister with the bucket.

Avraham-I help my sister clean up.

Ayala- I gave Sigal my ticket when she was sad.

Michael- I help my mommy clean up the room.

Yaakov Meir- I help to get my talit.

Yehoshua- I help my mom feed Ben when she is busy.

Chaim Shmuel- I clean up my room.

Eden- I help my mom make the beds and fold the laundry.

Yonatan- I clean my room.

Tova- I clean up my sisters’ boo -boos when they are bleeding.

Isaac- I help my Dad cook.

Morah Aronowitz’s newsletter

12 Tishrei 5773/Sep 28 2012

This week we finished learning about Yom Kippur and started learning about Sukkot.

Yom Kippur

I hope you all enjoyed the projects that were sent home before Yom Kippur. We worked very hard making them. I am sure your children made you very proud when they showed you how much they knew when you asked the Yom Kippur questions.

Sukkot

We made 3 different projects to go up in your sukka.  Here is what we learned and what we made for the sukka:

-          We learned about the Arba Minim (4 species) that we shake on Sukkot.  We discussed why we shake those 4 and what they mean. 

-          We learned about the different Ushpizin (guests) that come to our Sukka.  Every night we invite one of the guests to come and join us in the sukka.

-          We made a welcome sign for you to hang up by your door to you sukka.

Sukkot Questions you could ask your child

1)      How many days in total do we celebrate the Holiday of sukkot? 7

2)      What do we put on top of the sukka? Schach, anything that grows from the ground could be used.

3)      What do we shake on sukkot and how? We take the Arba Minim(4 species)-lulav,etrog, hadasim and aravot.  We shake them in all directions.

4)      Who are the ushpizin? They are the guests that we invite to our sukka every sukkot night. Avraham, Yitzchak, Yakov, Moshe,  Aharon, Yosef and Dovid

Next week sneak peek

We are going to build a sukka in our classroom and make our own sukkot out of graham crackers.  We are going to have a little dancing party at school.  We will make simchat torah projects and enjoy a special field trip to Joey and Lindsay Shottenstein’s sukka. (Sorry about the mix up; we accidentally sent the wrong invite in the email the first time around! We do expect to have double helpings of fun at the party J )

Friendly reminders

-         I am collecting empty pringle boxes with lids. If you have any, please send them to school with your child. (Thank you to those who have sent some in)

-         Please send a full change of clothes if you have not done so yet.

-         Please keep the Mitzvah notes coming, please write them on the etrog template provided; it is a lot of fun reading them out, loud.  The children really enjoy hearing about the mitzvoth their friends do at home.

-         Please send tzedakah money (a roll of pennies is a good amount) that they could keep in their cubby. 

-         Please make sure to put extra kippot in your boys backpack in case they need one at school.

We want to wish you a very good Shabbat and a wonderful Sukkot

Morah Aronowitz and Morah Naomi

Morah Aronowitz’s Judaic Newsletter

5 Tishrei 5773/ Sep 21 2012

Even though it was a short week we sure learned a lot and had great fun!!

Aleph Bet/Homework

We are not going to be learning any new letters until after the holidays since there is a lot to learn about all the different holidays.  We are still reviewing the letters we have learned so far - Aleph, Bet and Vet.  I would like to suggest that even though there is no official homework for the next couple of weeks, I encourage you to please review the letter name, helpful sign, and sound of the letter, and also how to write the letters.  In addition, please practice with your child how to write their Hebrew name.  I will send home worksheets with each child’s name on it so that you could, if you want/have the time, practice it with them.

Yom Kippur

We have had a lot of fun with the Yom kippur unit. Here are some of the things that we have covered this week: 

-         We discussed that this time is called Aseret Yemei Teshuhva, and that we have 10 special days to do extra mitzvoth and do Teshuvah.

-         We learned about the things we do on Yom Kippur and the things that we do not do on Yom Kippur.

-         We made a collage and learned a song of all the things we don’t do because on Yom Kippur we are like angels.

-         We read a book/learned a very fun song and painted Yonah in the fish.

Nachat Notes caught in the act…..

Periodically I will write about mitzvoth that I catch the children doing in school, for you to read and enjoy. I am very proud of all our children and the midot/characteristics that they are showing.

-         When I was carrying a pile of books, Nissan (Miles) noticed and came over to me, without me asking him to, and asked me if he could help me with the books. I was very impressed Nissan. Good Job!!

-         When a new girl came to school one day, Hadassah Rivkah (Rebekkah) made sure to help her find her place in the siddur that we use for Tefilah.

-         This week Chaim Shmuel gave up the hook he wanted because someone else wanted it too.

Friendly reminders

-         I am collecting empty pringle boxes with lids. If you have any, please send them to school with your child. (Thank you to those who have sent some in)

-         Please send a full change of clothes if you have not done so yet.

-         Please keep the Mitzvah notes coming, it is a lot of fun reading them out loud, the children really enjoy hearing about the mitzvoth their friends do at home.

-         Please send tzedakah money (a roll of pennies is a good amount) that they could keep in their cubby. 

-         It is very important to let us teachers know if your child will be missing school for any reason ie: going out of town.  This will allow us to get things ready for your child in time. Please write it in Both the Judaic and General studies folders- Thank you

Have a very good Shabbat!

Morah Aronowitz and Morah Naomi

Morah Aronowitz’s Judaic Newsletter


13 Elul 5772 /Aug 27, 2012

We have had another great week in kindergarten. The children are really adjusting well and are really happy.

Reading

This week we learned the letter Aleph. We learned the helpful sign- “To draw an aleph, above the letter to the left fall down.” We learned how to write an Aleph (Aleph is a hard letter to shape so don’t worry if your child has not mastered it yet-they will soon!!) We sang a song that starts with the letter Aleph and we learned about a middah that starts with the letter Aleph- Emet (telling the truth)

Thank you for taking the time to do homework with your children. I am sure you will be very happy with the results at the end of the year. The children did great during the assessments; they were very eager to show the Morot how much they have learned. Keep up the good work!!


Rosh Hashanah

We have been as busy as “bees” learning about Rosh Hashana. These are some of the things we have learned and have done this week:

1) We have been very busy working on our beautiful machzorim.

2) On Rosh Hashanah we say that Hashem (G-d) is our king and we appreciate everything he does for us. We talked about the beautiful world that Hashem created with all the beautiful colors. We talked about our families and about being thankful for attending a great school.

3) We discussed that Hashem remembers all the good things that we have done during the year. We got to draw a picture of mitzvoth that we did in our Machzorim.

4) We have learned the different sounds that the shofar makes. (Ask your child to sing you the song “The Shofar makes 3 loud sounds…..”. ) We played a game and read stories about different shofars.

5) We also worked on a very special surprise for our parents!!!

Kabalat Shabbat and Happy Birthday

We had our very first kabalat Shabbat this week. The children were very excited and we all had a great time learning all about the shofar. The children got to see many different kinds of shofarot, we discussed where they come from and how they are made. We sang songs and got to hear about this week’s Parsha. We celebrated Tani’s birthday. We want to wish Tani happy Birthday and to thank him for the snack.

Please remember that if you have any questions or concerns you are always able to reach me by writing in your child’s folder/emailing/calling.

- Please remember that your child should start their homework on Mon and return it by Thursday. This coming week your child will have the “Bet” homework to complete and should return it on Thursday.

- Please remember to look in your child’s folder, it should be emptied out every night and look to see if your child has notes from the teacher.

- I am collecting empty pringle boxes with lids. If you have any please send them to school with your child.

- Please send a full change of clothes.

- Please send tzedakah money (a roll of pennies is a good amount) that they could keep in their cubby.

- Please keep sending mitzvah notes

- Chalav U’dvash with Morah Eva will start after the holidays.

Have a wonderful Shabbat and enjoy the long weekend!

Morah Aronowitz and Morah Naomi

Newsletter Aug 24

  Morah Aronowitz’s Judaic Newsletter

4 Elul 5772/Aug 24 2012

We have had a great start to the year. We have all been really busy learning all about what we do in our school and in our classroom. We are learning what to do when we arrive at school in the morning, what we do when we come into my classroom, how to line up in the hallway and lots more.  Parents, if you could please help your child learn the following procedures by discussing them with your child that would be very helpful. 1) We first put our backpacks away (KB-Morah Aronowitz, KA-Morah Rachel) 2) we take out our apple and frog folders from our back pack and we put them away in the right places. 3) We take out our mitzvah notes from the ziplock bag and put it in the blue basket. 4) We put up our picture for attendance 5) we take out out money for tzedakah 6) we go and sit down and get ready for davening. I know this is a lot but in no time they will know it perfectly.

Some of the fun things we did this week :

1)      We learned how to recognize and write our Hebrew names. We played lots of games like hot and cold, and the children had to identify their Hebrew name. We wrote our name with cheerios and then got to eat them. We practiced connecting our name with dots.

2)      We worked really hard on a “get to know me” packet, where each child drew a picture of his family and a picture in his favorite color, colored in his favorite foods and lots more.  On Thursday and today we got to present our packet to the class.

3)      Moreh Dror has been coming in every morning to blow the shofar. We are learning the different sounds of the Shofar.

Some friendly reminders

-         - Please send Tzedakah money with your child. They will keep it in their cubbies and take out one penny a day.

-          -Please use the shofar cut outs on which to write the mitzvah notes and put them in the ziplock bag provided in  the apple folder.

We are looking forward to a great year!!!!

Have a great Shabbat

Morah Aronwitz and Morah Naomi

First Week Of School Aug 20

Newsletter for the first day of school

August 20, 2012

Dear Parents,

We had a fabulous first day of school, and I am looking forward to continuing the school year with your children.  We had a lot of fun activities today; we played some getting to know you games, and we made a project (which is hanging up in our hallway). We also started working on a “getting to know me” book that we are each going to present to the class at the end of the week.

We spoke about Mitzvah notes today in class and about how important it is to do lots of mitzvoth before Rosh Hashana. I sent home some blank mitzvah notes for you to fill out. Please cut them out and send them to school with your children in the ziplock bag provided for them in their folder, and I will read them out loud to the class after davening.

We had a special assembly where we got to meet our senior buddies, and we each received our very own cap. Then we ate lunch and had recess together with our senior buddies.

Just a few notes:

1-    Please provide your children with 1 or 2 snacks a day for recess. Please only send nut free snacks as some of the children in our school have nut allergies.

2-    Please send a few rolls of pennies for Tzedakah (the children will keep them in their cubbies.)

3-    There is note paper in your child’s folder; if you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, or any other comment you would like to share about your child please feel free to do so.

Thank you so much and all the best,

Morah Aronowitz and Morah Naomi