Monday, June 8, Thursday, June 11, and the End of the Year

The last few days of KIRS were busy and exciting ones in Kitah Dalet-Hei. The students completed their work with Mitkadem, and reflected on what it was like to learn Hebrew with that program. A great way to encourage students to keep up their Hebrew skills over the summer is to attend Shabbat services with them, or have them recite the blessings for kiddush, candles, or food at home.
The students also completed their iPad projects on characters from the book of Kings and on the mitzvah of Shmirat HaLashon. I hope you enjoyed seeing them at the end of the year celebration!
It has been a pleasure working with your students this school year. I was very sorry to miss the last few classes, but I know they were in great hands with the substitute teachers. I hope you all have a wonderfuk summer, and I look forward to seeing you all when I return!

Thursday, June 3, and student projects!

On Thursday, the students created iPad projects about characters in the book of Kings. Check out their amazing work below!

Matthew as King Solomon:

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Eli as King David:

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Caleb as King David:

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Mira as King David:

Carly as Absalom:

Anya as Absalom:

Anya as Absalom: 

Monday, June 1

Class on Monday was led by Yvonne Asher, who reported that it went very well. The students worked on Mitkadem. They have just one more class session to reach the goal of mastering 3 Ramot this year! They also explored the concept of Shmirat HaLashon in a project that required them to give compliments to each of their classmates, and then discuss what it was like to both give and receive compliments. Shmirat HaLashon is not just about not using hurtful words, but about actively using kind words.

Thursday, May 29

Greetings from Huqoq, Israel! 

The view from the site where we are digging

On Thursday, the students were led by Sara Fried, who reported that they had a great class! The students analyzed characters from the book of Kings in preparation for their final project on that book. They then worked on their video projects on the subject of Shmirat HaLashon. Most of them are very close to finishing. Stay tuned to hear how you can help the students celebrate the completion of their studies and the end of the year!