 Welcome to Fourth Grade Hebrew at Or Chadash! This year, our curriculum teaches several of the major prayers and blessings. We study them as a vehicle to develop Hebrew reading skills while we explore their meaning and their roles in the Shabbat service and in home observance.
Our class will study the opening prayers in the Shabbat morning service as well as songs, prayers, and blessings for the home, including those for Shabbat and the holidays (sitting in the sukkah, lighting Hanukkah candles, eating matzah), allowing students to "bring home" their new Hebrew skills. As we study the prayers, students examine their themes and links to Jewish values. Through an exploration of word "roots," students will learn skills for reading and finding meaning in unfamiliar though related words. The letters koof, dalet, shin, for example, create a root that means "holy" -- the word that lies at the core of so many prayers. Students will be challenged with analytical questions about the meanings of the prayers in an environment that is encourages questioning and open discussion. Students will also see several prayers in their original context -- the actual page from the Torah and parchment from inside the mezuzah.
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 Welcome to Fourth Grade Jewish Studies at Or Chadash Religious School! We have adopted the CHAI curriculum for our Fourth Grade Jewish Studies class. The CHAI Curriculum is a flexible educational system specifically designed to facilitate lifelong Jewish learning within Reform congregations. The CHAI curriculum concentrates classroom learning on Torah (study) and g'milut chasadim (acts of loving -kindness), focusing on the big ideas of the core of Jewish education. Teaching these foundational concepts ensures that student learning will go beyond the specific classroom activities and will lead students to a deeper, enduring understanding, establishing a basis for lifelong Jewish learning and living.
The core curriculum theme for fourth grade is "Me in My Community". The Essential Questions for the Torah strand are: - What does it mean to be a member of Am Yisrael?
- As a member of Am Yisrael, what is my connection to Eretz Yisrael?
The Essential Question for the G'milut Chasadim strand is: - How do my actions affect the people around me?
Each week, Tzedakah money will be collected in class. The students will understand that tzedakah means doing acts of justice and righteousness, and at various times during the year they will help decide how and where the class tzedakah funds will be used.
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No Homework this week. Stay warm and safe.
b'shalom.
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| Date |
Student |
| 9/11 |
Rebekah L. |
| 9/18 |
Nadia B. |
| 9/25 |
Sophie B. |
| 10/9 |
Michael B. |
| 1016 |
Jessica and Matthew L. |
| 10/23 |
Sarah H. |
| 10/30 |
Shayna L. |
| 11/6 |
Sydney L. |
| 11/20 |
Olivia O. |
| 12/4 |
Stephanie O. |
| 12/11 |
Bowie S. |
| 12/18 |
Lexi T. |
| 1/8 |
Josie T. |
| 1/22 |
Rebekah L. |
| 1/29 |
Nadia B. |
| 2/5 |
Sophie B. |
| 2/12 |
Michael B. |
| 2/26 |
Sarah H. |
| 3/4 |
Jessica and Matthew L. |
| 3/11 |
Shayna L. |
| 3/18 |
Sydney L. |
| 3/25 |
Olivia O. |
| 4/1 |
Stephanie O. |
| 4/22 |
Bowie S. |
| 4/29 |
Lexi T. |
| 5/6 |
When it is your turn to provide snack, please bring in:
2 loaves of challah (sliced, if possible)
16 Juice boxes (100% Juice such as Juicy Juice or Apple & Eve)
4 bottles of water
If class is canceled on your snack day, we will skip your turn and continue with the regular schedule the following week. You will not be expected to make it up the next week.
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Hineni Book 1
Chai Student Journal
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