Dear Parents,

Fourth grade is busy learning about Tu Bishvat. This week we learned about machzorim, cycles in nature and focused on the water cycle. We have also been learning about the shivas haminim, the seven special fruits that Israel is blessed with, and describing the different areas of Israel where they grow.

Thursday, January 24, will be Israel Day in our class. The students were instructed to bring an item from home that reminds them of Israel. It can be a souvenir, photo, something made in Israel, or simply something that reminds them of Israel.

Please help your child select an item that they will feel proud to share with the class.

Morah Rikal

I hope everyone had a wonderful vacation.

It was great seeing everyone back today, and we got off to a great start in learning!

For the next few weeks we will be focusing on organization. 

Today the students received a new red folder for Vocabulary Words. Starting tomorrow and continuing every week, we will add the new vocabulary list to the folder together with the previous lists.

The students now have two folders:

• Original Folder: contains
• Homework log- please remember to check daily and sign
• Chumash dictionary of Hard Words
• Mini Chumash for reviewing the pesukim (verses) for homework
• Any materials to be brought home.
• Red Vocabulary Folder
• Vocabulary sheets
• "machberet" (minin notebook) for writing sentences.
• other Hebrew language related materials

Have a great week!

Morah Rikal

When we got back to school, the fun wasn't over!

We learned more about Chanukah and paired up to make dreidels out of toothpicks and candy!!

 Looking forward to seeing you all at the Chanukah party tomorrow on Thursday. 
Stay tuned for more pictures!

Also, the Hebrew vocabulary test will be next week.

Chanukah Activities

Happy Chanukah!

I hope all of you are having a very happy Chanukah. Here at Mazel Day School we are learning so much and experiencing Chanukah in so many ways.
It's been a while since the last post and there is a lot to catch up on. 

I'll start with today and hopefully make my way backwards:

Today was a packed day! 
In the morning we took a trip to the Jewish Children's Museum where we searched for jugs of oil hidden all around, went shopping for Kosher Food, learned how to make olive oil from olives, rolled wax candles and participated in a fantastic game show!

The Jewish Holidays exhibits:

Searching for the jugs of oil 

Chanukah Game Show 

 Olive Oil Workshop

Candle Making

That's quite a BIG dreidel!

Goodbye to the JCM

Snacks

Dear Parents,
This a friendly reminder to please send a healthy snack of fruits or vegetables with your child.
Thanks so much!

We're Back!

We are so happy to be back to learning! We settled down into our new space, and got to work...

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Judaic Studies in 4th grade has gotten off to a great start this year!

We have had a great time learning about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We focused on the special importance of teshuvah- repentance, tefillah- prayer, and tzedakah- charity and acts of kindess during this time.

Please enjoy these photos of some of the activities we enjoyed:

"Tashlich" at the boardwalk. 

The students said a special prayer to asking Hashem to help us 'throw our sins into the sea'- make a fresh start and put mistakes that we have made in the past behind us.

"Kapparos" ceremony before Yom Kippur

Rabbi Naftali swung a chicken over our heads. We asked Hashem to forgive us in the merit of our giving this chicken to tzedakah to help feed the poor.

 

Baking honey cake for a sweet new year :) 

Lots of honey = lots of sweetness!

Shanah Tovah,
Morah Rikal

*Stay tuned for some Sukkot pictures :)