Jerusalem Project

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In 6th grade we had a unit about Jerusalem. We learned that Jerusalem is the religious and historical epicenter of the world  since it is  holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians – over one-third of all the people on earth. Jerusalem is as unique as she is special. Beyond her religious and historic significance, Jerusalem is the capital of modern-day Israel and an advanced, dynamic city.

After reading informative texts, practicing dialogues, “visiting” the market and learning the vocabulary, the students designed a  street in Jerusalem and presented  it in class. It had to combine historic and modern aspects of Jerusalem.

They students worked hard, showed creativity and could express themselves in Hebrew.

                       

 

 

 

Gev. Ishak

Yom Ha’Ivrit – Hebrew Language Day

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Today we celebrated Yom H’Ivrit. Israel marks Hebrew Language Day every year on the birthday of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern spoken Hebrew.

The revival of the Hebrew language is an extraordinary story, unparalleled in history. A language with roots dating back more than 3,000 years, it was brought back to life after centuries during which it effectively lay dormant, and it’s now flourishing in the 21st century.
We talked about  Eliezer Ben Yehuda and his vision, played Hebrew games, talked about onomatopoeia in Hebrew, sign a poster that says “גם אני מדבר עברית” – which means “I speak Hebrew too” and chose their favorite Hebrew word.
The new Hebrew –  העברית החדשה
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG8z5GpOazc
Shabbat Shalom,
Gev. Ishak

Hebrew updates

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We have started a unit about Jerusalem and we learn about this special city by using adjectives and new vocabulary.

The students had to choose a paragraph and teach the whole class about a different street in Jerusalem. They had to plan an activity  in order to teach new words and check how well we understood the text.

 

Today we celebrated Yom H’Ivrit. Israel marks Hebrew Language Day every year on the birthday of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern spoken Hebrew.

The revival of the Hebrew language is an extraordinary story, unparalleled in history. A language with roots dating back more than 3,000 years, it was brought back to life after centuries during which it effectively lay dormant, and it’s now flourishing in the 21st century.
We talked about  Eliezer Ben Yehuda and his vision, played Hebrew games, talked about onomatopoeia in Hebrew, sign a poster that says “גם אני מדבר עברית” – which means “I speak Hebrew too”. The students got a book mark and then chose their favorite Hebrew word:
מרגיש margish (feel), שקשוקה shakshuka, מכונית mechonit (car), פקק pkak (cork), כלב kelev (dog), כן ken (yes), שום דבר shum davar (nothing).
               
Shabbat Shalom,
Gev. Ishak

Special activity for Hanukkah

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The 6th graders organized rotations for Hanukkah today. They planned the activities which were related to Hanukkah, made the signs in both Hebrew and English,  gave instructions, managed the time, cleaned up and basically ran the whole activity.  It was amazing to see their engagement, responsibility and cooperation.

 

 

 

In the spirit of Hanukkah, we talked and wrote about the “light in my life” –  things that make me happy. We practiced Hebrew and it gave me a chance to get to know them better.

 

Happy Hanukkah!

Gev. Ishak

 

Hanukkah in 4th grade

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The past week we were focusing on speaking skill.

In the spirit of Hanukkah, we spread the light by giving compliments to our friends. The Hebrew month is Kislev, which means pocket (kis) and heart (lev), therefore the kids wrote positive things about their friends on a heart and put it in a pocket.

We talked about our favorite sufganiot : with Jelly (Riba), chocolate or candies (sukariot).

 

Happy Hanukkah!

Gev. Ishak

 

Hanukkah with 7-8 grade

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Holiday is always a reason to celebrate and do something special. We took a short walk to the Shlichim’s house to speak Hebrew in a different atmosphere.

We played with Sevivon, sang songs, played games and learn about Hanukkah while practicing speaking.

Focusing on the bright side and spreading the light in the honor of Hanukkah, we gave complements to our friends and then wrote our teacher a word of appreciation.

 

 

 

                               

 

Happy Hanukkah,

Gev. Ishak

Mishpacha Unit

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Hello,

In 2nd grade we learned the letter “chet” and about the Mishpacha (family). We learned how to say and write “Ach” (brother), “achot” (sister)  and to describe our family. Thank you for sending the nice videos!

We also started to use adjectives. We know that unlike  English, in Hebrew adjectives come after the nouns and we have different forms for female and male.

Today we practiced writing the letter chet, by writing Chanuckah cards to our family.

Shabbat Shalom,

Gev. Ishak

Thank you

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It turns out that thanksgiving (or giving thanks) is very Jewish.

According to the Jewish tradition  we say thank you a few times a day in our Tefila.

In Hebrew class we talked about the importance of being grateful, realized we have many things to thank for and wrote about it.

 

 

Shabbat Shalom,

Gev. Ishak

Learning about the Negev area of Israel

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We have started to learn a new unit about the Negev area of Israel. We learned about the population who lives there, its geography and cities.

We also learned about the Bedouin lives and culture. We had a “tent” in class, drank tea and ate pita. We practiced the speaking skill by having a dialogue with the Bedouin about what we want to eat, drink and going on a trip. We learned new vocabulary items such as tent, meat, trip, camel, start, guide and more. Then we wrote about our “visit” in the desert.

 

 

 

 

                                     

Planning a 2 days trip in the south of Israel

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As a part of our unit about the Negev, the 6th graders planned a 2 days trip. They searched for 3 places to visit  a day, places to eat and a place to stay for the night. They also had to find some information about the places  they visited, such as Eilat, Beer Sheva, the Ramon Crater, a Bedouin tent, the Air force museum, Masada, David stream, the dead sea and more.

The projects were presented in class in Hebrew, using vocabulary we have learned. During working on this task the students practiced the reading, writing and speaking skill.

After presenting, we gave each other a positive feedback, emphasizing the good things about the trip and mentioning what was missing and could be done differently.

The students worked according to schedule and a guideline, and their final projects were serious and impressive.

Shabbat Shalom,

Zehavit Ishak