After the Fair

Our culminating activity for the Edot track is over, but that doesn't mean that we're sitting around and not continuing to learn and to build a strong community. Quite the opposite - we've been continuing to build and strengthen our Hebrew vocabulary during our Hebrew Through Movement sessions. And the sixth graders from all 3 tracks have been meeting with Jory (our 7th grade co-ordinator) during tefillah time, to build and strengthen their connections to each other and to Isaiah.

Hebrew through Movement sessions this past week have focused on introducing vocabulary relating to the upcoming holiday of Shavuot (erev Shavuot is Saturday evening, May 23rd this year).

Leefto'ach aron ha'kodesh (Open the holy ark)

 L'hareem et sefer ha'torah (Raise the Torah scroll)

 

L'hareem sal ha'peyrot (Raise the fruit basket)

L'seem sal ha'peyrot al ha'rosh (Put the fruit basket on the head)

La'lechet eem sal ha'peyrot al ha'rosh (Walk with the fruit basket on the head)

Our 7th graders "graduated" to Noar Night two weeks ago. Up until that time, our 6th graders have joined the 7th graders each weekday session for tefillah up in the Sanctuary. Since the 7th graders are no longer attending Religious School sessions, Jory has been meeting with the 6th graders and leading them in community building games and exercises during tefillah time.

During the first week, Jory met  with the 6th graders up in the Oneg Room. This past week, they met in Room 301, downstairs in the Temple House Building, near the Youth Lounge. It's a much smaller space than the Oneg Room, but very conducive to getting everyone to work together to achieve a goal!

Heading down the ramp to the Youth Lounge - a path they'll be taking as 7th graders on a regular basis next year

Here's a peek into how the students worked together to figure out a way to cut the time it took them to move around in a circle together, in half.

We have a 10-minute hafsaka (recess) period for all the 5th and 6th grade students together each weekday session up on the lawn outside the Sanctuary. It's not much time, but the children make good use of it - another way to build community at Isaiah!

We don't have school this Sunday in honor of Mother's Day. There is only one more weekday session to go, and then our final day of Religious School on Sunday, May 17th - our SPRING FLING! I hope I'll see you all there!