Hey everyone!

This week we caught up after a long winter break (both the 5th grade and mine combined with a snow day last week.) We reviewed material done for homework and with substitute ARS teachers. After discussing plans for the forthcoming reformatted class, we read in small groups while I rotated through listening to each group's reading skills.

After, the class broke into interest groups, reviewing with flashcards, timing themselves to speed up their reading skills, compiling vocabulary lists to talk Hebrew like the most verbose Israelis, or practiced writing words read aloud onto the white board.

In the next few weeks we'll be changing how the class works, combining both the current curriculum from Journeys Through the Siddur: Shabbat Morning with each student's personal goals. It's going to be thrilling, that's for sure!

For homework: please continue to practice reading every week, filling out Reading Raffle cards which require Adom students to read for 5 minutes 5 times a week. 25 minutes a week is the minimal amount, of course more is encouraged. Sent home also is a supplemental worksheet that reinforces concepts in class, concentrating on suffixes. Pages to read for practice are circled in your child's copy of Journeys.

Thanks, and have a great week!
Ariana