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So, summer has arrived! Baruch Ha’Ba la kaitz! Here is a song to start it!

I can’t put in words all the amazing things that happened this year and all the incredible things you learned. It was amazing, a pleasure and an honour  teaching all of you. I know that you enjoyed the Jewish Studies classes so much and you gain a very special connection to the language and to our  Jewish Culture and History  so, I’ll leave here the suggestions so you can still practice and engage to all these wonderful learning this summer.

ISRAELI CULTURE AND CHAGUIM

All content from the YouTube  channel הופּ! ילדות ישראלית (Hop. Yaldut Israelit) it’s great to keep developing the ear for the Israeli accent and pronunciation. You can find content related to Israeli Culture like the song Kachol ve’Laban as well content related to Chaguim like for Rosh Hashana that’s coming after the chophesh. This YouTube channel definitely is a resource to have in mind!
Also you can organize some dance parties with Israeli music, they loved to follow the “Just Dance” version of the songs. So here is a list of some examples:
–Tel-Aviv by Omer Adam.
–Maapecha shel simcha by Omer Adam.
–Tudo Bom by Static u Ben El.

PRACTISING THE ALEPH-BET

Next year, you are going to start learning more deeply about how to write and read in Hebrew! So exciting! So keep preparing yourselves! I know you already know by heart the song of the Aleph-Bet but, remember, practice makes the master. So I’ll leave here the link for the Aleph-Bet song so you can keep practising and shhhh… don’t tell mommy or daddy, also to have fun! Because you also enjoyed, laughed, danced and sang so much, I’ll leave here the link for the “Crazy one” (that’s how they called this version of the Alpeh-Bet song lol).

Mommy and Daddy or all the Mishpacha join to help and play! It would be very helpful for starting the first grade to solidify identifying the Hebrew Letters and their sounds so you can show a slide with all the Aleph-Bet and you can ask your kids which letter is which and what are the sounds.

JEWISH LIFE

Slowly but steady, we introduced some Jewish Values and some Jewish rituals (routines with prayers) into your kids daily life, as I’m almost sure, most of you have heard them singing something with “bam, bam, bam”… It was the Modeh Ani! Something very important is that this rituals are linked with the values and to their actual present life, so we started the day not only with this prayer, also with a gratitude circle. Is highly suggested, and also beautiful, to keep incorporating this practices, of course give your own look and taste. Here is the link to the song we used for the Modeh Ani.
Another thing we did was to say the brachot before we ate. For snack was “Bore Minei Mezonot” and for lunch was “Hamotzi”, you can keep doing them or I suggest to have little chats about the importance of being grateful and conscious about having food in our tables.
Also I encourage you to ask your kids to help you in setting the Shabbat Table and doing the Brachot! We did it through a scavenger hunt in Hebrew, you can do it as well!

Here you will find a Canva Presentation with a lot of the vocabulary we work through the year:
-Colors
-Directions
-Family
-Shabbat

Hope everyone will have a wonderful, fun and restful summer!
With love,
Morah Jaqui

Dear Parents,

Please note that the Model Seder for SK  will take place on Tuesday, April 16th at 9:00 am. We ask that your child(ren) come dressed in holiday clothing and bring a uniform in their backpack to change into after our seder.

Each student is asked to bring to school on that day (in addition to his/her usual snacks and lunch) the following:

• 1 hard boiled egg, peeled and wrapped in plastic/foil wrap

• 1 stalk of celery

• 1 piece of romaine lettuce

The remainder of the Seder ingredients will be provided by the P.T.A.  We will serve horseradish, egg matzah, grape juice, and NUT FREE charoset.

Should you have any concerns regarding food allergies, please provide your child with his/her own food.

We wish you a wonderful Pessah holiday.

Sincerely, the SK Team

Dear SK Parents,

                                                   

Dear SK Parents,

The theme in SK French is Making Music as well as learning the name of musical instruments.

We are making music instruments. We’ve already made rattles using simple materials.

We would also like to make a string instrument and for this we need:

• empty shoe boxes
• empty tissue boxes

If you have any of these boxes at home, can you please send them in with your child.

Merci!

Madame Maryse

Dear SK Parents, 

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m sending home the children’s work and activities related to our theme of l’Automne (the Fall).       

I hope you enjoy looking at the children’s work with them… and just a reminder to empty the Note Tote and return to school.  

Many thanks, 

Madame Maryse

Bonjour! SK has been learning about ‘les 5 sens’ (the 5 senses) and to wrap up our unit we dressed up in our ‘5 sens’ props and sang – check out the video below!

If you’d like to practice at home, here is the  link to the song. 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Friday, Nov. 11 – 2:00 pm Dismissal begins

Friday, Nov. 18 – Photo Retake Day (including students who were absent for the initial photos).  Please wear a white shirt and ensure the original photo is brought into school.