Please return the January Reading log as soon as possible. A new log will be in your child’s folder tonight. 
This week we will…
-Read the story, Jan’s New Home, and discuss how changes such as moving can be exciting.
-Work with words with the ending of -es (kisses) and the r-controlled o (more).
-Check our reading comprehension by exploring theme and monitoring our reading.
-Practice our spelling words: fix, fixes, class, classes, wish, wishes, kiss, kisses, bus, buses, friends, very. Bonus: school, more.
-Work with the high-frequency words (word wall words): away, car, friends, house, our, school, very.
-Work with action verbs that do not add an -s in our writing.
-Take the STAR Reading Test to reassess our AR levels.
-Continue the Rocket Math program.
-Continue the Unit 7: Shapes.
-Continue learning about maps with a focus on states in our country and the countries that border the U.S.
Reminders:
-Report Cards will be sent home this week. Please sign and return the envelop containing your child’s report card. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
-On Friday an envelop was sent home about raising money to plant trees for Tu BiShvat. You can mail your payments/orders directly from home, but please send a note in with your child if you plant a tree so we can record it on a poster in our room. Thank you for your support.
We will celebrate the 100th day of school on 2/9! We would like to have a special snack on this day. We are asking that every child select a kosher item that can be added to a class snack mix–cereals, crackers, dried fruit, etc. Each child should count out 100 items of that particular item (please wash hands throughly) and send the pre-counted items in a bag to school by 2/8. We’ll combine the treats on 2/9 and celebrate the 100th day of school.
תודה רבה Todah Rabah THANKS SOO MUCH to all those who helped organize and create such beautiful siddur covers. Special thanks to Jennie D. for coordinating it all and to Susan Lubliner for being such a great creative person. If you haven’t sent them back, please put them in our box at school.
חגיגת הסידור Haggigat Hasiddur is in 2 weeks!!! Please read the notice in your child’s white folder this weekend. There is very important info about times, dress, photo opportunity, etc.(Come with cameras on Thursday, Feb. 9th at 2:30 in the main sanctuary for our BIG rehearsal.) Many of you already have a part in the service. PLEASE contact me so that I can give every family one part!!!! Don’t disappoint us or your child!
התנהגות Hitnahagut Behavior In our class, we have a new (similar to Mrs. O’Neill’s) behavior chart with the colors:
אדום Adome Red (Parent either called or emailed THAT DAY!!)
צהוב Tzahove Yellow Caution
ירוק Yaroke Green Proceed!!! We hope to all be able to use Derch Eretz (Good manners) and GO Green!!
אריאות Ariyot introduces us to our new letters that we have been working with:
נ nun
ן nun sofit final nun
We especially enjoy our classmates with this letter:
נדב נתניה
Netanya (Elizabeth) and Nadav
You might have heard something about a new baby soon to be born…. we have a contest in our class to see who can guess the baby’s name, gender and birthday… YES!! Morah Rachel will be a safta (grandmother) again. Our daughter is due on 2/15. Prize for whomever comes the closest!! :)
During the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 3 we will take the STAR Reading test to reassess our AR reading levels. Your child will not have an AR book assigned this week.
This week we will…
-Read the story, Ruby in Her Own Time, and discuss how we learn to do things at different rates. For example, some of us know how to ride a two-wheeler and some of us are still learning.
-Work with words with the ending sounds of nk (sink) and ng (sing). We will also work with compound words (classmate) and contractions (can’t).
-Check our reading comprehension by exploring plot and summarizing.
-Practice our spelling words: bring, trunk, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, sunk, every, sure. Bonus: when, were, bedtime.
-Work with the high-frequency words (word wall words): any, enough, ever, every, own, sure, were.
-Work with action verbs that end with -s in our writing.
-Read our AR books and take tests and meet in reading groups.
-Wrap-up our unit on adding and subtracting two-digit numbers. We have learned many strategies to help us solve these math problems: make a ten, use a number line (to count-on or count-back), use a number bond, and draw pictures.
-Continue the Rocket Math program.
-Begin Unit 7: Shapes. A “Friendly Newsletter” with more information will be sent home by the end of the week.
-Continue learning about maps with a focus on our continent and country. We will use maps, globes and the iPads with Google Earth to explore these concepts.
Reminders:
-Book Orders are due on Friday.
-The second quarter ends this week. Report Cards will be sent home next week.
תמונה של מ Temunah shel Mem a picture of the letter Mem
מאי מוטי משה בנימין משה יוסף May, Moti, Mason and Moe!!
חגיגת הסידור Haggigat HaSiddur IMPORTANT INFO
סידורים Siddurim Prayerbooks
THIS WEEK parents are decorating the Siddur covers (SH-h-h-h!! It’s somewhat a secret for our students!). THIS Wednesday evening (6:45 PM) and/or Thursday morning (8:30AM) parents will be using their creativity and making memorable treasures. For more information, contact Jennie DeBardeleben. See you there!!!
English or Hebrew parts for the service on Shabbat, Feb. 11th are still available to adults (one part per family). Please let us know what you would like to do. We would really love for every family to be represented on the bimah (pulpit) that morning. Contact us if you need help!!
אריאות Ariyot Our letter lion loves this story
הלל השואל Hillel HaShow-el Hillel the Questioner
We all know someone who asks a lot of questions….. but that’s how we learn!!
שאלות Sh-eh-lote Questions
When we finish all of our questions and answers for the letter mem, we will begin:
נ Nun
ן Nun Sofit Final nun With words like:
מנגן menagen plays an instrument for a boy
מנגנת menagenet plays an instrument for a girl
שכן shachen boy neighbor
שכנה sh’chenah girl neighbor
שכנים sh’chenim neighbors
כלי נגינה k’lay neginah musical instruments
נדנדה nadnayda swings (on the playground)
שולחן shulchan table
גן gan garden
AND our own
נתניה ונדב Netanya v’Nadav Elizabeth and Nadav
טו בשבט Tu B’Shevat the 15th day of the month of Shevat is the New year for the trees. We learn parts of the tree like:
גזע gezah trunk
ענף ענפים anaf anafim branch branches
עלה עלים aleh alim leaf leaves
פרח פרחים perach p’rachim flower flowers
פרי פרות p’ree pehrote fruit fruits
זרע זרעים zerah z’ra-im seed seeds
שורש שורשים shoresh shoreshim root roots
פרשת השבוע בא Parshat HaShavuah Bo This week’s Torah portion is Bo.
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עשרת הדברות Aseret Hadebrot The 10 Commandments
……. כל הכבוד ל Kol Hakavod All of the honor goes to…..
Nadav נדב Ariel אריאל
They learned the 10 commandments in Hebrew by heart! WOW!
יום הולדת שמח לשרה Yom Huledet Sameach l’Sarah This Sunday Happy Birthday to Saylor!!
This week we will…
-Learn about MLK and his legacy. We will write about our own dreams and reflect on his.
-Write our final draft of our Changing and Growing paper (complete with beautiful pictures!)
-Work on individual reading assessments to check for fluency and comprehension.
-Take AR tests! Please have your child read his/her AR book to you and return it on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on the note sent home with your child.)
-Continue the Rocket Math program.
-Wrap-up our unit on adding and subtracting one-digit and two-digit numbers. Please be very careful with the homework. We understand it was difficult for some children last week. We have rewritten the homework and will send it home Tuesday to be returned by Wednesday as review.
-Work with iPads by reviewing the rules of handling an iPad as we explore some new apps.
-Continue working on maps and creating our own maps by including landforms.
Reminders:
-Please review our classroom rules with your child–there is a recent post about our “new and improved rules.” In order for us to work as a classroom to learn and grow each child needs to follow the rules. Thank you for your support!
-There is no spelling this week, but there is other homework. Packets are due on Thursday.
-Thank you for sending in the permission slip for your child to go our field trip to MOSH on 2/15. We are very excited! We have room for a few parent volunteers if you’d like to join us for the trip. The cost of admission is $8 per parent to be paid directly to the museum upon arrival. If you would like to attend, please let Mrs. O’Neill know as soon as possible.
-Book Orders were sent home on Friday. We hope you select a few books to enjoy at home with your child. Don’t forget every book ordered supports our classroom library.
-There will be no school on Friday, 1/20 for Teacher In-Service.
אין בית ספר Ayn Bet Sefer
There is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Day. And there ‘s no school on Friday for the students due to Teacher’s Professional Day. Even so, PLEASE keep reading and singing with your child!!
אריאות Ariyot Our letter lion has also reminded us
לקרוא Leek-row!! TO READ!!! Our new letters are:
מ Mem
ם Mem Sofit (final mem) Words like:
מילון milone dictionary
???? מילים עם milim im ??? words with question marks?? like:
מי me who?
מה mah what?
כמה kamah how many?
למה lamah why?
מלך melech king
משפחה mishpacha family
שמש shemesh sun
שמים shamayim heavens
ים yam sea
טו בשבט Tu B’Shevat the 15th day of the month of Shevat is Jewish Arbor Day. WE LOVE TREES!!
עץ אילן etz ilan two words for tree
עצים etzim trees
פרשת השבוע Parshat HaShavuah The Torah portion this week is:
וארא Va-era We’re in the midst of all the Moses stories!!
חגיגת הסידור Haggigat HaSiddur is getting closer! Review and read parts. PLEASE!!
סידור Siddur You should be getting emails about our Siddur decorating parties 1/25 and 1/26 Thanks to Jennie DeBardeleben for all her efforts!
עשרת הדברות Aseret HaDebrot The 10 Commandments is our theme for Haggiagat HaSiddur. A sheet with the 10 commandments in Hebrew along with a song in English came home in your child’s white folder on Friday. Please review all!! We would love to have the students really know the 10 Commandments in Hebrew and know what they mean as well. EXTRA CREDIT to those who can recite/read them.
תודה רבה Todah Rabah already to those parents who have helped us for Haggigat HaSiddur. Staci Scharf is a real creative asset and has worked quickly and efficiently to help us with our “props” for our presentation. WOW!!!
Today, as a class, we discussed classroom rules. It seemed that we needed some additional rules to continue on with our successful year. We tore up the old rules and talked about how we needed to act like a family in our class. We discussed how we should treat each other (with respect, use kind words and actions) and how we should treat teachers (with respect, pay attention, listen and not talk during instruction.) After our discussion we asked the children what rules they thought we should have for class. The following is our list of rules–all kid created. Some of the rules were old rules and some were new rules. We signed the document and posted it in the room so we have a guideline to follow for the rest of the year!
-Raise your hand -Listen while others are talking -Pay attention -Be kind in your words and actions -Stay still -Compliment each other -Tell the truth -Use walking feet -Follow the directions -Be a hard worker -Try your best -Keep your hands to yourself -Clean up after yourself -You are only in charge of you -Use inside voices
We had so much fun “performing” for our classmates. Each child had a part in a script and he/she practiced reading individually and then together as a group. We hope you enjoy our pictures.
