B"H
Morah Robin's Judaic
Newsletter/ Sept. 28th
Shalom Fifth Grade
Parents,
I hope you had a
meaningful Yom Kippur and although these past two weeks were not complete ones,
we did manage to get a lot done in our fifth grade Judaic classroom.
After we learned about
Rosh Hashana and completed our packet which I hope your fifth grader shared
with you , the children were tested. That test went home last week. Please make
sure you saw your student's test. It should be signed and returned so I can
mark that you saw it in my grade book. We have been very busy learning about
Yom Kippur and now Succot in our new
Chagim packet. We completed our study of Yom Kippur, but are still learning
about Succot. We may need to continue just a bit on Wed. of Chol HaMoed in
order to complete the information in our new packet. Once we are done I will
post a test date for the dinim on the Yom Kippur and Succot packet. I am trying not to give any tests,
quizzes or even much homework during these weeks of holidays. I know how busy
our households are just preparing for these beautiful and meaningful holidays
and told the children that when they don't have h.w. from me they should be
helping at home. Since during Succot it is actually a mitzvah to be happy, we
are very excited that we are going to have our own "Succabiah"
during Succot! The class is divided into 2 teams: Lulavim and Etrogim
and they will be competing in different categories. Tomorrow we will devote
some time to our first competition, this time in sports. We will continue on
Wed. and Fri. of next week, B"H, while Thurs. will be a more
"normal" learning day.
I must congratulate our
very first Melech ( king) and Malca ( queen) of Elul's Middah of the Month:
Savlanut ( patience) and they are…….( drum roll please..)
Our Melech is: Daniel
Margolin
Our Malca is: Shylee
Delman
Yishar Koach to
them both!!
Each month as I wrote in
a previous newsletter, we work on a different Middah (virtue). Last month's was
: Patience. During the month we watch the students and see who is progressing the
most in that important middah. I hope we have many "kings" and
"queens" in future months, to crown. This month's ( Tishrei) middah
is : "seder v'nikayon" ( organization and cleanliness) . This means
our desks and areas are spotless and organized and we have the material we need
for class each day. Right now we have many candidates for the new
"kings" and "queens". I will let you know who our finalists
are at the end of this month. I took
pictures of Shylee and Daniel with crowns and all, but am having trouble
posting them here. I will keep trying and hopefully their pictures will be here
soon.
With all we are learning
about the chagim , we still had time to start our Yosef diaries. These
beautiful projects are an ongoing activity that when completed will be part of
our Achievement Fair presentation. This also counts like 2 tests and I am
encouraging the children to put much effort and thought into their work. This
is a good way for them to reflect on what we learn in Chumash and to use the
new Chumash vocabulary in a meaningful way.
Today your child will
have another D'var Torah to share. Please encourage them and return signed and
decorated to hang in our Yofi Shel Parsha corner.
Wishing you a very happy
and healthy Succot!
Chag Sameah and Shabbat
Shalom,
Morah Robin
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