Shalom!
This week in class we started learning about Mah Tovu. Micah talked with the class about a minyan and how we use Mah Tovu to determine if there is a minyan or not.
We also learned our first 2 cursive letters! (Shin/Sin and Bet/Vet)
I explained how class is going to work now that we are learning cursive. We are going to study the normal prayer packets for the first section of class, then learn 1 or 2 new cursive letters (and practice the ones we have already learned). Homework will be only reading and writing (with a few exceptions), but I cannot stress the importance of practicing reading and writing multiple times a week now that we are learning cursive!
Reading homework for this week is Mah Tovu (page 7), and lines 5 and 6 on page 4 of the packet.
Writing homework is to copy the lines from the writing worksheet we did in class in your machberet, in cursive, with vowels! Remember your spacing between words and to add dots and vowels for the current letter before you move onto the next letter!
Also, just a reminder that there is no school next week!
Enjoy your 2-week break! Email me with any questions (solomon4@bu.edu)
B'shalom,
Arielle
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
No English in the Machberot
Shalom!
This week we finished up Modeh Ani. We went over the translation activity on page 3 that was assigned for homework last class, and we took apart many of the words in the prayer to find prefixes, sufixes, and roots that we're already familiar with. Everyone also demonstrated their lovely singing voices when we learned the melody of Modeh Ani (a new melody).
Then everyone received their very own Machberet (notebook) that we will use for our writing practice and for learning cursive. Just as a
reminder: there should be no English in the Machberet! We didn't learn any cursive letters yet (the first one will be next week), but please do your writing homework in the Machberet.
Just as a reminder about the lines inside the Machberet: start writing in the first big space (not the one right at the top), and your vowels should go in the small spaces above/below the big spaces. If you have questions, please email me!
Homework for next week:
- Try to remember to say the Modeh Ani one morning this week; you can sing it if you like, or just say the words 'Modeh Ani', but try to read the entire prayer and think about what it means.
- Read page 6 of the packet (intro to Ma-Tovu), and write one interesting thing you read about the prayer as well as one question you have
Reading homework:
- Modeh Ani (front cover of packet on the bottom)
- Page 4, lines 6-8
Writing homework:
- Page 2, lines 5 and 6 (in Machberet)
Have a great rest of the week!
Cheers,
Arielle
solomon4@bu.edu
This week we finished up Modeh Ani. We went over the translation activity on page 3 that was assigned for homework last class, and we took apart many of the words in the prayer to find prefixes, sufixes, and roots that we're already familiar with. Everyone also demonstrated their lovely singing voices when we learned the melody of Modeh Ani (a new melody).
Then everyone received their very own Machberet (notebook) that we will use for our writing practice and for learning cursive. Just as a
reminder: there should be no English in the Machberet! We didn't learn any cursive letters yet (the first one will be next week), but please do your writing homework in the Machberet.
Just as a reminder about the lines inside the Machberet: start writing in the first big space (not the one right at the top), and your vowels should go in the small spaces above/below the big spaces. If you have questions, please email me!
Homework for next week:
- Try to remember to say the Modeh Ani one morning this week; you can sing it if you like, or just say the words 'Modeh Ani', but try to read the entire prayer and think about what it means.
- Read page 6 of the packet (intro to Ma-Tovu), and write one interesting thing you read about the prayer as well as one question you have
Reading homework:
- Modeh Ani (front cover of packet on the bottom)
- Page 4, lines 6-8
Writing homework:
- Page 2, lines 5 and 6 (in Machberet)
Have a great rest of the week!
Cheers,
Arielle
solomon4@bu.edu
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