Morah Galit's 5th grade Hebrew class

We got our play script today!

2012-01-23T16:05:00.001-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

We got our play script today! Please read it though, and know your part for a test on Friday.

Lilah Tov,
Morah Galit

Test tomorrow

2012-01-19T14:26:00.000-08:00

Shalom everyone,
Please remember to study for the test tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 20th.
You have the study and review sheets, and you can also find the list of words on yesterday's post.

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

Test and H.W. for tomorrow, 1/19/12

2012-01-18T11:20:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we went over the new vocabulary list in our unit furniture and tools at home.
Below is the vocabulary list of the word for the test on Friday. (It's only 10 words. You will be tested on the rest later on.

רדיו radio

ארוןcloset

כיור sink

שידה dresser

תנורoven

טלויזיהTV

מיטהbed

מנורהlamp

תמונהpicture

כורסאarm chair

H.W. for tomorrow, 1/19/12
Write the words below in english and in Hebrew, 3 times each.
For example: ארוןcloset ארוןcloset ארוןcloset

The words are:

רדיו radio

ארוןcloset

כיור sink

שידה dresser

תנורoven

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 18)

2012-01-06T06:50:00.000-08:00

בס"ד חדשות השבוע בעברית 1/6/12
5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 18)
Dear Parents and Students,
It was wonderful seeing all the students after the break. They were all well rested, and prepared to learn.
This week we started our food items vocabulary. This unit will be taught in two weeks, and will include vocabulary words (which we learned this week), and sentence patterns (on which we will focus next week).
Upcoming tests and quizzes:
1. Vocabulary quiz every Wednesday.
Here are the words for this week’s vocabulary test :
hungry רעב
thirsty צמא
Full (not hungry any more) שבע
prepare מכין
Cook (verb) מבשל
2. Unit quiz on Friday, 1/15/12. (Please see a study guide on the back of this page.)
Just a reminder: I update my blog every day. Please check it frequently.
Many student already posted comments and earned stickers 
As always, please contact me with any questions, comments or concerns. You can reach me at:
(614) 864-0299 X117
or email me at: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Shabbat Shalom, Morah Galit

study guide for Food Items Unit Quiz on Friday, 1/15/12
מה אתה אוהב לאכול?What do you like to eat?

אני אוהב לאכול אורז וירקותI like to eat rice and vegetables.
מה את אוכלת בבוקר?What do you eat in the morning?

אני אוכלת ביצים ושותה תה כל בוקר.I eat eggs and drink tea every morning.
איזה אוכל את אוהבת להכין?Which food do you like to make?

אני אוהבת להכין עוגות ועוגיות.I like to make cakes and cookies.
מה את מבשלת?What do you cook?

אני מבשלת מרק טעיםI cook a tasty soup.
מה אתה מכין? What do you make?
אני מכין סלט ירקות.I make a salad
מה יש בצלחת שלך?What’s in your plate

בצלחת שלי יש בשר ותפוחי אדמה.In my plate there is meat and potatoes.

Quiz tomorrow

2012-01-05T11:58:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Please study for the quiz tomorrow.

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

H.W. for tomorrow, Thursday, 1/5/12 and upcoming vocabulary test on Friday, 1/6/12

2012-01-04T06:59:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

It was great seeing you after the long break.
Our topic this week is food items.
On Friday, 1/6/12, we will have a vocabulary test on the following words:

עוף Chicken מרקsoup

ביציםeggs חלב milk

בשרmeat שוקוchocolate milk

לחםbread נקניקיהhot dog

גבינהcheese עוגיהcookie

עוגהcake

תפוח אדמהpotato

אורזrice

מבושלcocked

טריfresh

tasty טעים

H.W. for tomorrow, Thursday, 1/5/12

Chose 5 of your new vocabulary words above, and write a sentence with each of these 5 words.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Chag Sameach everyone!

2011-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

Chag Sameach everyone!

Have a wonderful and safe break.

Morah Galit

Costumes/ props for the show

2011-12-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Most of you already know their part by heart :-) Please review it for a pretest tomorrow.
Don't forget to bring tomorrow your costume/ props for the show.

Have a great evening - ערב טוב
Morah Galit

Upcoming test

2011-12-14T11:22:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we got our parts for the Hanukkah play.
On Friday, 12/16/11, each student will have an oral pretest on his/her part.(Including students in the enrichment and support groups)
On Monday, 12/19/11, each student will have an oral test on his/her part.

No additional H.W. until then :-)

Lilah Tov,

Mora Galit

H.W. For tomorrow, 12/14/11

2011-12-13T13:11:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Great job preforming the conversations today:))

H.W.
Please write a sentence with each one of the words below:

always תמיד
usually בדרך כלל
is right נכון

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit.

P.S.
Post a comment and receive מדבקה

H.W. for tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/13/11

2011-12-12T11:05:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend.
Today we continued reading our library book, and rehearse our conversations.

H.W. for tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/13/11:

Choose on of the conversations and memorize it.

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 15)

2011-12-09T06:36:00.000-08:00

בס"ד חדשות השבוע בעברית 12/9/11
5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 15)
Dear Parents and Students,
Last Friday, as a Siyum to our fruit and vegetables unit, we used our newly gained vocabulary, and made a salad in Hebrew. The students learned in advance relevant sentences and key words, and all the communication while preparing the salad was done in Hebrew: asking for specific fruits, for a cutting board, explain what they are doing, etc.
A big and special Thank You goes to Mrs. Yael Levi, who washes the vegetables, prepared the tables, communicated with the students in Hebrew, and took great pictures.
Another big Thank You goes to Moreh David, our support and enrichment teacher, who helped us make these yummy salads. תודה רבה!

This week we also started practicing our “Sichot”, (Hebrew conversations skits), for the Chanukah performance, and continued to read our book
"איך נפתור השנה בעיות בכיתה This book offers problem solving skills, and promotes tolerance toward others.

Next week we will continue practicing the “Sichot”, and read our book.
We will also start a new unit :מזונות/ אוכל (= food items).

Upcoming tests and quizzes:
Vocabulary quiz every Wednesday. Here are the words for this week’s vocabulary test :

colorful צבעוני
helps עוזר
fact עובדה
idea רעיון
to think לחשוב

Just a reminder: I update my blog every day. Please check it frequently.
Rewards opportunity: Students who will write a comment on the blog, showing me that they actually checked it for homework and updates, will receive a sticker (מדבקה) for each daily comment. An appropriate comment will be : “got it”, “I have a question” “I checked the blog”.
(Every 10 stickers= homework pass.)

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments or concerns. You can reach me at:
(614) 864-0299 X117
or email me at: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Galit

H.W. for tomorrow, 12-9-11

2011-12-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we learned 3 of the conversation scripts for our Chanukkah performance.

H.W. for tomorrow, 12-9-11

Copy the 1st conversation, and read it aloud 3 times.

In case you lost you copy, below is the conversation:

בס"ד

-שלום
-שלום
-מה שלומך?
- טוב, תודה, ברוך השם. מה שלומך?
- אני שמח מאוד, כי היום חג החנוכה.
-חג שמח!
-חג שמח גם לך.

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

H.W. for tomorrow,words for the next spelling quiz, on 12-14-11

2011-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

What a great class we had today:-)) we listened to our hats songs, did well on our quiz, and learned new vocabulary.

Words for the next spelling quiz, on Tuesday, 12-14-11

colorful צבעוני

helps עוזר

fact עובדה

idea רעיון

to think לחשוב

H.W. for tomorrow, 12-8-11

Write each of the words above 3 times, in English and in Hebrew.

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

H.W. for tomorrow, 12-7-11

2011-12-06T10:55:00.001-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we continued reading our book|
איך נפתור השנה בעיות בכיתה
We had a great time discovering what is in Moreh Shlomi's box, and listening to the song about the thinking caps.

H.W. for tomorrow, 12-7-11

כתוב מהם 8 הכובעים של המורה שלומי.
(List Moreh Shomi's 8 hats.)

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Spelling words and H.W.

2011-12-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone!

We had such a good time yesterday, preparing fruit and vegetables salad, communicating only in Hebrew.
I want to Thank Mrs. Levi and Moreh David Adar, for their big help:))

The spelling words for Wednesday spelling quiz are:

I brought הבאתי

Problem בעיה

Solution פתרון

will solve נפתור

good manners נימוסים טובים

H.W.

Please write a sentence with each of the words above.

Lilah Tov

Morah Galit

H.W. due Friday, 12/2/11

2011-12-01T10:58:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,
Today we learned different sentences that we will use tomorrow while preparing our salads.

H.W. -due Friday, 12/2/11
Please bring 2 fruit and 2 vegetables, if you didn't bring them today.
2. Review the sentences in the worksheet:
אנחנו עושים סלט
and copy each sentence twice, while saying each sentence aloud, in both English and Hebrew.

Lilah Tov,
Morah Galit

H.W. for 12/1/11

2011-11-30T11:05:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we learned a conversation about our families.The students had the opportunity to complete the conversation and practice it with a Friend.

H.W.
Please write 3 sentences with the words
יש לי
and 3 sentences with the words
אין לי
Lilah Tov,
Morah Galit

Making a salad- in Hebrew!

2011-11-30T07:59:00.000-08:00

Shalom 5th grade Parents and Students,

Last week we completed our fruit and vegetable unit, and to celebrate it and use our knowledge in Hebrew, we will be making salads together this Friday, 12/2/11, (and will eat them as well…)
Please send with your child tomorrow 2 fresh fruits (such as orange, apple, grapes, cantaloupe etc) and two fresh vegetables (such as cucumber, tomato, pepper, red pepper etc).
We also need a few volunteers on Friday, between 11:30-12:30, to help us with the preparations, clean up and cooking. (It will count as give and get hours).
Please let me know ASAP if you are interested.

Todah,
Morah Galit

Spelling quiz and home work.

2011-11-29T11:05:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone,

Today we started a conversation about our families. The students who didn't have computer class today started it today, and the rest of us will start it tomorrow.

Words for spelling quiz tomorrow:

אח Brother
איך אתה מרגיש How do you feel
I feel good אני מרגיש טוב
יש ליI have
אין ליI don't have

H.W.
Please write each of the words above 4 times, as a review for the quiz.

Lilah Tov,
Morah Galit

H.W. for Tuesday, 11-28-11

2011-11-28T11:07:00.000-08:00

Shalom Everyone!

I hope that you had a fantastic Thanksgiving break.
In class, we are reading the story:
"איך נפתור השנה בעיות בכיתה"
This story deals with the challenge of tolerance towards others, as well as in ways to solve problems.
The students have received a worksheet in which they will list words that they don't understand in the book. The categories in the worksheet are:
The Word= המילה
Page number= העמוד
Meaning= פירוש

H.W.
1. Please read pages 4,5,6,7, in the book.

2. Write on your worksheet 5 words you don't understand on each of the pages above.
3. Write the meanings of 5 of those words. (You can look them up in the dictionary, or use the website morfix.com (With parents’ approval and assistance.)

Lilah Tov,
Morah Galit

vocabulary quiz on Wed. 11/23/11

2011-11-21T11:13:00.000-08:00

Shalom everyone,

Great job on your fruit and vegi unit quiz:)
Please study the following words for your vocabulary quiz on Wed. 11/23/11
אפשר בבקשה לעבוד עם חבר May I please work with a partner?
אפשר בבקשה לשמוע מוסיקהMay I please listen to music.
אפשר בבקשה לקרא? May I please read?
תיבת דואר mail box
pear אגס

Lilah Tov,

Morah Galit

5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 11)

2011-11-15T05:54:00.000-08:00

בס"ד חדשות השבוע בעברית 11/11/11
5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 11)
Dear Parents and Students,
Again I want to share with you how proud I was of the 5th grade students for their wonderful Hebrew performance on special person’s day.
This week we completed our book reports on the library book
- המורה החדש מישראל" The new teacher from Israel ".
Please stop by the 5th grade bulletin board, by the Hebrew learning center, to read and see our informative and decorated book reports.
Next week: We will learn a unit about fruits and vegetables. The new vocabulary from this new unit will be tied to the previous topic related vocabulary units that we leaned. Our goal is to build up our vocabulary, and to use it more and more in Hebrew conversations.
Upcoming tests and quizzes:
Vocabulary quiz every Wednesday.
Fruit and vegetables unit test on Friday, 11/18/11. The students received a study sheet, and you can find another copy of it on the back of this page.
As always, please contact me with any questions, comments or concerns.
You can reach me at:

(614) 864-0299 X117
or email me at: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Galit

Fruit an vegetables-vocabulary unit test, Friday, 11/18/11

2011-11-14T16:21:00.000-08:00

fruit an vegetables - topic related vocabulary unit test- Friday 11/18/11
Please review the study sheet. (also appears on the back of the 5th grade weekly newsletter.)

Song link

2011-10-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

-- Dear 5Th Grade Hebrew Parents and Students,

I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
In Hebrew class we are now learning a new Israeli song, as a part of our Tal Am curriculum. Bellow you will find a link to this song on You Tube (Voices of a man and a children choir with a picture of the Israeli flag.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezvz6CNQr94
Please encourage your child to listen and sing along, as we will perform this song on Grandparents/ Special Person Day, 11/4/11.

Have a great evening,
Morah Galit

H. W. Due Wednesday, 10/19/11

2011-10-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

Shalom Evryone = שלום לכולם

I hope you had a great weekend.
Today we will continue reading the book המורה החדש מישראל
We Will focus on the highlights of the plot, and learn new verbs.
Home Work:

Complete the worksheet about the story. Please be sure with a neat hand writing, as we will display this work on the 5Th grade's bulletin board.

(The group that has computers today will receive this homework tomorrow.

חג סוכות שמח,
מורה גלית

Home Work for tomorrow, Friday, 10/7/11

2011-10-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Shalom תלמידים,
Today we had a very exciting day, as we had special visitors from Israel.
We watched PowerPoint presentation about בגדים= clothing items, and integrated our vocabulary words from the different topics we learned lately.

H.W.בגדים packet, first page, exercise א
לילה טוב,
מורה גלית

What's new and H.W.

2011-10-03T14:59:00.001-07:00

Shalom Everyone,

It was great seeing you today after Rosh Hashana break.
Today, as part of our Tal Am curriculum, we learned new adjctives that can discribe our class and ourselves. You did an awsome job gussing the meaning of the adjective based on it's shoresh.

Word list for vocabulary/spelling quiz on Wednesday:
Polite מנומס
May I please roll the die?אפשר בבקשה לזרוק את הקוביה
I received a prize. קיבלתי פרס

H.W.
Study for quiz on Wednesday.

Lila Tov,
Morah Galit

H.W.

2011-09-26T12:01:00.000-07:00

Shalom Everyone,
Please study for the spelling/ vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.

If you haven't completed your color quiz, you will have a chance to do so tomorrow.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Spelling words for the spelling/ vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, 9/28/11

2011-09-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

Shalom Everyone,

Here are the spelling words for the spelling/ vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, 9/28/11.
Please notice that all these words will promote tremendously the Hebrew communication in the classroom.

יש לי שאלה I have a question

אפשר בבקשה לקבל עזרה Can you please help me

אפשר בבקשה לעבוד עם חבר May I please work with a partner.

אפשר בבקשה לחדד עפרון May I please sharpen my pencil.

הבנתי I understood, I get it.

Please Contact me with any question,

Morah Galit

9/23/11 5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 4)

2011-09-25T08:52:00.000-07:00

בס"ד חדשות השבוע בעברית

9/23/11 5th Grade Weekly Hebrew Newsletter. (week 4)

Dear Parents and Students,
What a wonderful week we had:
We had the opportunity to reflect on our "Twin Day" experience.
We did very well on our spelling/ vocabulary quiz.
We reviewed weather and vocabulary, and took a unit test on colors.
When learning new vocabulary, the students are learning how to use the new words in specific sentence forms. That way, new vocabulary can be immediately used in sentences.
Friday is our fun activities day: we start by taking a short quiz (not so fun…), but then we enjoy singing Hebrew songs and playing games.
Students who maintained good behavior and participation during the week, get the chance to roll the treasure box dice and receive our fun prizes. This is a great incentive for the student, and it promotes good listening, good Midot and participation.
By the way, our class treasure box is always "Hungry" for new prizes.  Donation will be happily accepted.
Next week we will start our clothing unit. We will learn the names of different clothing items, and then "Open a clothing store" in class.
Important information:
After Rosh Hashana we will study a unit about our families. Please email me a picture (or two or three…) of your family, and a picture of your home. We will do something really fun with them…
Upcoming tests and quizzes:
Vocabulary quiz every Wednesday.
As always, Please contact me with any questions., comments or concerns.
You can reach me at:

(614) 864-0299 X117
or email me at: ggolan@torahacademy.org

Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Galit

Week of 9/19/11-9/23/11

2011-09-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Shalom Everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Coming up this week:

Monday and Tuesday- We will reflect on יום תאומים

Wednesday- Continue in our Tal Am books.
Thursday - we will continue to study about colors in the world
צבעים בעולם

Friday- שישי כיף

Reminders:
Spelling quiz on Wednesday on the following words:
לכתוב to write
לחדד to sharpen
לצבוע to color
לעבוד to work
לעזור to help

Unit quiz on Friday- Colors.

Homework:
Monday- complete colors worksheet (only stidents who didn't have computer class today.)
Tuesday- Study for spelling quiz
Wednesday- Colors worksheet.
Thursday- Study for colors unit quiz.

Remember: All retakes on Thursday.

Have a great week,

Morah Galit

Hebrew Quiz On Friday (tomorrow)

2011-09-15T14:37:00.000-07:00

Shalom Everyone,

Please study the weather phrases glued in your composition book, for a quiz tomorrow.
It's a good idea to review the pretest we took today as well.

H.W.
Study for your quiz!

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

New topic and no homework! Hooray!

2011-09-08T12:56:00.000-07:00

Shalom everybody,

Today we started our 2nd topic related unit: colors in the world-

We had a great time learning about colors, and discussing different tings in nature in different colors.
No home work today,

Have a great night

Morah Galit

Weekly newslwtter, 9/9/11

2011-09-07T06:58:00.000-07:00

Shalom, 9/9/11 בס"ד
The second week of school went very smoothly. Every day we are checking the weather outside, and describing it with our increasing vocabulary.
In our Tal Am curriculum, which we have started this week, we are accompanying the class in our book since 1st grade. Now, in the beginning of 5th grade, we are learning about the changes which accrued to the class in our book since we left them, at the end of 4th grade.
One big change we are reading about is the addition of two new students to the class: the twins, Moty and Yosi. We had much fun reading a library book about these two new characters.
Moty and Yosi are twins, therefore, we will celebrate “twin day” in class on Tuesday, September 13th. .
The students will plan matching outfits with one or two partners, and they will present it in Hebrew to the class. This will be tied also to our new grammar topics: Colors and clothing.
Reminders:
1. Please remember that you child has a spelling quiz each Wednesday.
2. Quiz on Friday, 9/16/11: Your child has all the information for this quiz glued in his/her Hebrew composition book, and you can also find it on the back of this paper.
3. My blog is updated, so please feel free to check it at:
http://5thgradehebrew.blogspot.com

Please contact me with any questions,
Thank you,
Galit Golan
(614) 864-0299 X117
ggolan@torahacademy.org

2nd Spelling quiz- 9/7/11

2011-09-06T11:07:00.001-07:00

Shalom,

Great job listening to the story today.

Tomorrow we will have a very short spelling quiz (only five words and phrases)
The words for the quiz are:
water drops טיפות מים
twins תאומים
Different שונה
Similar דומה
What's your name איך קוראים לך

Have a great evening!!!
Morah Galit:))

2011-09-03T07:55:00.000-07:00

Dear parents,

The new school year is starting, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to be your child's Hebrew teacher.
We are heading toward an exciting year, learning Hebrew through the Tal Am program, guided by the principal of Ivrit B'Ivrit.
As always, the Hebrew department promotes open communication between parents and teachers and vice versa. This will enable you, as a parent, to know what your child is learning in Hebrew class, as well as tests and assignment schedule.
To reach this goal, you can check my blog, which will be updated often, and will contain the homework assignments, as well as quizzes and tests schedule. You will also receive a weekly letter, in your child's Friday folder, as well as reminder emails, before tests and other assignments.

Please feel free to contact me with any question.
You can reach me via phone at the school: (614) 864-0299 x117 or via email at: ggolan@toraacademy.org , or check my blog at http://ggolan.blogspot.com/

Looking forward to a wonderful school year,

Sincerely,

Galit Golan
Hebrew language and Israel education coordinator
Columbus Torah Academy
(614) 864-0299 X117

Welcome to my blog!

2011-09-03T07:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Galit Golan, and I’m the Hebrew coordinator in CTA, as well as a Hebrew teacher for the 5th grade, and two of the upper school grades.

I was born and raised in Israel. I served in the Israeli military and right after that started gain my higher education in Tel Aviv University, where I received my Bachelor degree In Jewish history and Hebrew literature. I received my teaching diploma with honor from Bar Ilan University in Israel, and now in the process of completing my master’s degree through Hebrew College. I worked many years as a teacher,Hebrew director and curricula developer.

I believe that a relaxing and encouraging learning environment enables the student to learn more, and to enjoy the learning process better.

My main goals this year are:

●To continue bringing enthusiasm and excitement to the classrooms.

●To improve the student’s phonetic reading in Hebrew by tracking their levels and progress, and implementing a new approach, based on the “Hebrew Reading Magic” curriculum.

●To implement our spiral curriculum for grades 6th-12th, based on the school’s philosophy and specific educational needs.

● Support parents, students and hebrew teachers, with all their Hebrew needs.

Please free to contact me regarding any concern you might have, or with any new ideas for the Hebrew program.

Galit Golan

2011-03-25T11:26:00.000-07:00

Dear parents,
I hope that you had the chance to read “The Shushan Dispatch” that the 5th
grade students wrote in Hebrew. This newspaper was so much fun for the students to write, and it really showed their increasing ability to express themselves in Hebrew.
If you want another copy of “The Shushan Dispatch”, please contact me at ggolan@torahacademy.org

The egg projects arrived to school, and they look wonderful. The students wrote
cards, describing their eggs, using sentence patterns we’ve practiced in class.
I can’t wait for you to see all these wonderful projects during the achievement
fair.

This week we studied vocabulary words that are related to things around the house. The students played Hebrew Tic- Tac- To (in Hebrew it’s
called X-Mix-Drix), and demonstrate their fluency of these words.
The test on these words will be on Monday, March 28th. (Pretest was today.)
You can find a copy of the words bellow,and in your child’s Hebrew grammar folder.

Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Galit

Word list for test in on Monday, March 28th

רדיו radio

ארוןcloset

כיור sink

ארון מגרות dresser

תנורoven

טלויזיהTV

מיטהbed

מנורהlamp

תמונהpicture

כורסאarm chair

אמבטיה but tab

מקררrefrigerator

שולחןtable

שרותיםtoilet

ארון ספריםbook shelf

שטיחrug/ carpet

ספהsofa

מכונת כביסהwasher

מיבש כביסהdryer

Directions for the project and the "Shushan Dispach".

2011-03-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

Dear 5th Grade parents,

We are learning so much in Hebrew class!
We read the story הביצה שהתחפשה/ מאת דן פגיס
and now, we are ready to start our project. The students will combine creativity with free writing,They will dress up two eggs and write about it. The complete directions for the project are posted bellow.

This week, in honor of Chag Purim, we will write the "Shushan Dispach". If you like to read an interview with Queen Esther, read about the evil plan of Bigtan and Teresh, and see pictures of Haman, by and on the tree, - the "Shushan Dispach" is the newspaper for you. (Coming up this Friday.)

בס"ד
Directions for the project about the story-
הביצה שהתחפשה/ מאת דן פגיס

During the past few weeks, we’ve learned the story: ” הביצה שהתחפשה”.
The story, which talks about self search, and how to choose friends, describes the journey of an egg that tries to find a friend. The egg tries to dress up in different costumes, in order to become something else, and find a friend.

As part of your project, you will dress up two eggs. One of the eggs will be dressed up in one of the costumes shown in the book. The other egg will be dressed as something else, by your choice. Use your imagination to decide.

You can use real eggs, and empty them ahead of time. (To empty an egg, poke a hole in the egg, using a needle. Do it with the help of an adult. Let the egg stand for a few days, until all its substance leaks out.)
Another option is to use plastic eggs. (You can find them now in
Wal-Mart or the dollar stores), or use an oval shaped Styrofoam.

The second part of the project will be done in class. Student will describe each egg they decorated, and write its characteristics.
Note to parents: Students will take their books home, to use while working on this project.
Projects are due by March 23rd

Please contact me via email with any question you might have:
ggolan@torahacademy.org

Or call me at: (614) 864-0299 x114

Chag Purim Sameach!

Morah Galit

H.W. and Quiz

2011-03-01T07:09:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

We are reading the story הביצה שהתחפשה
On Tuesday, March 8th, we will have a quiz on story related vocabulary.
The students were given the word list today, but here it is again, for your convenience.
We are practicing writing sentences, following the grammar rules we've learned.

Here is the list:

מתחפשdress up as…

תחפושת costume

תכונהcharacteristic

חוץout side

פנימיinside, inner

תכונה חיצוניתphysical characteristic

תכונה פנימית inner characteristic

תאורdescription

דומהsimilar

שונהdifferent

עגול round

סקרןcurious

חוצפןrude

אני רוצה להיותI want to be

הייתיI was

H.W. for Thursday, 2/24/11

2011-02-22T11:25:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

I hope that you had a nice weekend.
Today, we started reading a new story, הביצה שהתחפשה
This is a story of self search and self exceptness.

H.W. for Thursday, 2/24/11Complete p. 54 in your Tal Am book.

Homework for Monday, 2/14/11

2011-02-10T09:35:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

We are now learning a conversation "In the Restaurant" (במסעדה)
We've learned some new words as part of this conversation.

Homework for Monday, 2/14/11
Write 7 sentences. Each one with one of the following vocabulary words.

Restaurant מסעדה

Waiter מלצר

Chicken עוף

Dessert קינוח

Plate צלחת

Knife סכין

Fork מזלג

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

2011-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

Dear 5th Grade Parents,

As we started the 2nd semester, I would like to give you a quick update about the 5th grade Hebrew class.
As you know, we follow the 5th grade Tal Am program, and in addition, learn topic themed vocabulary (Such as: vocabulary words related to weather, food items, clothing, and more.) Learning the topic themed vocabulary, builds the foundation for conversation in Hebrew.
After mastering the vocabulary, the students receive a related conversation to practice with a partner. (Such as: "In the restaurant", "in the clothing store")
Practicing these conversations boosts up the students' confidence, and encourage them to initiated their own conversations as well, in Hebrew.

Coming up this semester:

-Each student will write a book in Hebrew, inspired by a poem we've learned in class.

- Reading more library books in Hebrew

- A book inspired project

- More Hebrew dialogues.

And much more fun, productive learning

Please contact me with any questions,

Thank you,

Morah Galit

Learning and creating in class

2011-01-24T07:30:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

Above are some pictures of our Hebrew book reports preparation in class.

Enjoy!

Morah Galit

H.W. For Wednesday, 1/26/11

2011-01-24T07:24:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

Today we learned in class about a different kind of hat, a magic hat כובע קסמים
We listened to a song about this hat, and wrote in our notebook what we would have done if we had a magic hat כובע קסמים
We are now learning how to take notes during class, and write in our notebooks the main idea of the lessen.

H.W. For Wednesday, 1/26/11

Review the notes we took today in class.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

2011-01-19T11:25:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

After finishing our hangers book report, we completer today the rest of the work about the reading book מוכר הכובעים
in our Tal Am books.

Homework (For everyone- boys and girls), due Friday, 1/21/11:

Finish pages 36-37 in your Tal Am book.

Erev Tov,

Morah Galit

Home Work For Tomorrow, 1/12/11

2011-01-11T07:27:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

Yesterday, we finished reading the story מוכר הכובעים
and today we started our project about the story. We will summaries the story in a creative way, using our "Thinking caps".

Home Work For Tomorrow, 1/12/11

Write in your Hebrew notebook 5 main facts from the story (For your כובע עובדות)

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Hebrew oral quiz

2011-01-06T09:28:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

This is just a reminder that tommorow,Friday 1-7-11 we will have a Hebrew oral quiz , on the dialog we learned in class. The students received a copy of the dialog at the beginning of the week, and have been practicing in class every day.

Bellow is a copy for your convenience.

שיחה בנושא אוכל

- שלום

- שלום, מה שלומך?

- טוב, תודה, ברוך השם. איך אתה מרגיש?

-אני מרגיש מצויין, אבל אני מאוד רעב.

- כן, גם אני. בוא נכין משהו לאכול.

- מה נכין?

- נכין סלט.

- כן, יש לנו מלפפונים, עגבניות, פלפל ובצל.

- מצויין. אני רוצה לאכול גם ביצה ולחם.

- יופי. אני מביא גם חומוס.

- אני גם צמא מאוד.

- בסדר. מה אתה רוצה לשתות?

- אני רוצה לשתות מיץ תפוזים.

- ואני רוצה לשתות חלב.

- נשים הכל על השולחן

ונאכל בתאבון.

More Student's videoclips

2011-01-06T09:24:00.000-08:00

More students' video clips

2010-12-22T10:12:00.000-08:00

More students' video clips

2010-12-22T09:12:00.000-08:00

Hebrw video clips- watch your children sing!

2010-12-22T07:45:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

I want to share with you the joy of Hebrew learning in the 5Th grade. The students learned a unit about fruit and vegetables, and learned a poem about how to prepare salad. They were so passionate about it, that they composed a tune, to go with the poem. Please watch to clips bellow, and enjoy!

Homework for Wednesday, and oral quiz tomorrow

2010-12-20T07:07:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

The students did a great job with their fruit and veggie quiz.
Tomorrow they have an oral quiz on the poem איך עושים סלט

Home Work for Wednesday, 12/23/10Tal Am book, page 27, question 1: Why do we need to use all our thinking caps to solve a problem, and not just one of them. (Answer in Hebrew).

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

2010-12-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

I was so impressed with the way the 5th grade students performed only in Hebrew, during the Hanukkah play. The level of Hebrew conversation and learning in class is tremendous, and it is defiantly shown by the students’ confidence level and their enthusiasm to initiate Hebrew conversation.

This week we are learning in the Tal Am book about the different skills required to solve problems.
In Grammar, we are learning topic focused vocabulary and sentence forms- this time about fruit and vegetables. The students are writing and saying their own sentences, using the sentence forms learned, and are chanting a short poem about how to prepare a salad. (This is an opportunity for the students to learn more verbs in a fun and easy way.)

Upcoming quizzes:

1. On Friday, 12/17/10, quiz about fruit and vegetables vocabulary. (Please see attached review sheet and poem sheet. The students already received it in class and put it in their grammar folder. )

2. Oral quiz on the poem on Tuesday, 12/21/10.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Oral quiz on Monday

2010-11-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

Shalom,
On Friday we opened a clothing store in class! We enjoyed practicing the conversation,putting price tags on the clothes, and trying them on. Looking at the picture above, you can see how much fun we had.

Home Work:
Memorize your part, and Sir Israeli, for an Oral quiz on Monday.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Morah Galit

Home work due Thursday, 8-11-10

2010-11-09T16:07:00.000-08:00

Shalom,

We had a wonderful time in The in class today, singing the new song, שיר ישראלי
The song explains the concept of "Kibbutz Galuyot"- קיבוץ גלויות
The state of Israel as the home of Jews from different countries and different cultures from all over the world.

Home work due Thursday, 8-11-10

Tal Am book (red book), p. 10- ב, ד

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Weekly Newsletter

2010-11-08T17:21:00.000-08:00

Weekly Newsletter

Dear Parents and Students,
I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
The students learned the names of the different clothing items, and now they practice a conversation between a customer and a sales person in a clothing store. Therefore, we will open our own clothing store in class!
Please send with your child by Friday 2 labeled clothing items (shirt, pants, skirt, scarf...)
and two clothes hangers. (Yes, clothes will get back home, but please don’t send fancy clothing items…)

Upcoming Assignments:
* Wednesday, 11/10/10- quiz retake (for students who scored less than %80 on the Friday quiz. Study sheet for this re-quiz is available – please let me know if your child needs one.)

* Wednesday, 11/10/10- the first draft of the book report on the book "שתי טיפות מים שונות"
is due.

*Corrected drafts of the book report on the book "יהודה חזר הביתה" were due last week. If your child still didn’t hand in the corrected draft, he/ she should hand it ASAP for partial credit.

*Oral quiz- conversation in the clothing store.

Please contact me with any questions,

Have a wonderful week,

Galit Golan

Home Work Due Wednesday, 11/3/10

2010-11-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

Home Work Due Wednesday, 11/3/10

Grammar packet (clothing items)- page 50.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

2010-11-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

Weekly Hebrew Class Newsletter 10/29/10
Dear parents,

Yom Teomim was so much fun for everyone. We enjoyed games, and also presented ourselves and our twin in Hebrew, and made a Venn diagram in Hebrew. Please take a look at our diagrams. You can find them on the 5th Grade Hebrew bulletin board, by the learning center.
This coming week our focus in Tal Am will be on the kind of class we are, as well as on Moty and Yosi, the new twins in our study book. Please expect the book "שתי טיפות מים"
“Two drops of water, to be sent home with a book report worksheet on Thursday.

Quizzes and Assignments:

1. On Friday we will have a vocabulary quiz about clothing items.
(A reviewsheet was emailed to all parents.)
2. Your child received back his/ book report, with a clean copy of this sheet. You child needs to copy the corrected version of the book report about the book "יהודה חזר הביתה" on this clean sheet.
Due date for submitting the corrected book report: 11/4/10

Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Galit

"Yom Teomim" Venn diagram and צבעים Grammar packet, is due tomorrow, 10/28/10.

2010-10-27T17:50:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

The students did a wonderful job with their "Yom Teomim" Venn diagram. If you didn't hand me your diagram, please plan on handing it tomorrow, 10/28/10.

צבעים Grammar packet ti due tomorrow as well.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Upcoming quiz and Home Work for tomorrow, 10-27-10

2010-10-26T08:16:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

We are now reviewing colors and sentence patterns in class. A quiz on the topic is scheduled to Friday, 10/29/10.
A study sheet was given to the students, and emailed to all parents as well.

Home Work for tomorrow, 10-27-10

Complete and decorate your Venn diagram about twin day.

Homework due Friday, 10/22/10

2010-10-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

Homework due Friday, 10/22/10

Finish you stamp project.
יום תאומים worksheet
Plan yor outfit for יום תאומים

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Twin Day on Thursday, 10-21-10

2010-10-19T08:06:00.000-07:00

Twin Day on Thursday, 10-21-10

We had much fun todayreading in our Tal Am books about 2 new characters: Moty and Yosi Melamed.
Moty and Yosi are twins, therefore, we will celebrate twin day on Thursday.
The students plan matching outfits with one or two partners, and they will present it in Hebrew before the class. This will be tied also to our new grammar topics: Colors and clothing.

Homework due Wednesday, 10/20/10
describe in your Hebrew notebook, what is the kind of class you would like to be part of, and the kind of class you would not like to be part of.
Use the adjectives we learned in class:

למדנית
מפולגת
חרוצה
מנומסת
חוצפנית
עצלנית
חברותית
חכמה
מאוחדת

H.W. Due Monday, 10/18/10

2010-10-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

Shalom

Our preposition quiz was rescheduled to 10/22/10

H.W. Due Monday, 10/18/10Finish the picture on your stamp, if you didn't do so yet.

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Galit

Homework due Monday, 10-11-10

2010-10-07T16:08:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

We are practicing prepositions and learning new vocabulary in class.
H.W. due Monday-
Wednesday Hebrew group (girls): Do the next exercise in your worksheet.
Thursday Hebrew group (boys): Do the part that is highlighted in pink in your worksheet.

Please bring you flash drive to class!!!

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Grammar packet- Due Friday- 10/8/10

2010-10-04T16:46:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

It was great to see every one after the long weekend.
Today we reviewed prepositions:
ב
בין
על- יד
על
מתחת

The students received a review packet to complete by Friday, 10/8/10

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Home Work- Due Monday, 10-4-10

2010-09-29T11:10:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

Today we practiced a new conversation in class. Please encourage your child to practice this conversation at home. (You can find it in your child's Hebrew grammar folder.)

Home Work- Due Monday, 10-4-10

Complete and practice the conversation.

Chag Sameach,

Morah Galit

Home Work due Monday, September 27th

2010-09-20T13:09:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

Today we practice in class conversations about Yom Kippur and Sukkot.
The students taking turns in the conversation' and present it before the class.

Home Work due Monday, September 27Th
Complete the writing of 6 sentences, with the new vocabulary word.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Hebrew conversation and home work due tomorrow.

2010-09-20T08:09:00.001-07:00

Shalom,

Today the 5Th grade students had an opportunity to practice with a partner a conversation about their own families. After practicing a few times, the students had the conversation without looking at their study sheet. The sounded almost like Israelis!

Home Work (due tomorrow):

Practice the conversation at home.

יום טוב!

מורה גלית

2010-09-18T21:25:00.001-07:00

9/17/10 בס"ד

חדשות השבוע Weekly newspaper
Dear parents,

*It was wonderful meeting you at the Open House.

*The student did great on their משפחה vocabulary quiz today, using the words, and forming sentences with them.
This week we learned a new song for the holidays. This is a classic Israeli children song for the New Year.
Following are links to this song on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFYWWzhDpGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_djj1dhad4&feature=related (Same song, mixed choir, animated).

*No vocabulary quiz next week, as it is a short week

Please feel free to contact me with any question.
You can reach me via phone at the school: (614) 864-0299 x114,
or via email at: ggolan@toraacademy.org
Gmar Chatima Tova,,

Morah Galit

Song and quiz reminder

2010-09-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Parents,

All students did great on their pretest today, and I’m sure they will do well on the quiz tomorrow.
Today we learned a new song for the holidays. This is a classic Israeli children song for the New Year. The children have the words for this song in their notebooks, and they need to practice the first tow verses for tomorrow as home work.
Following are links to this song on You Tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFYWWzhDpGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_djj1dhad4&feature=related (Same song, mixed choir, animated)

Enjoy!

Morah Galit

Quiz and Home Work

2010-09-13T13:14:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

Today we started our grammar and vocabulary unit. The first subject in this unit is :My family. המשפחה שלי
Each student received a folder for grammar. Grammar homework will be done in the grammar folder. Please make sure that your child brings his/ hers grammar folder to school every Monday and Wednesday.

Your child will have a Hebrew quiz on Friday, 9/17/10. Pretest will be on Wednesday, 9/15/10. Review sheets were given today (You can find then in your child’s Hebrew Grammar Folder)
An email with a copy of the first study sheet was sent today to all parents. If you haven't received it, please let me know.

H.W. due Wednesday:

Complete worksheet מי במשפחה שלי

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Weekly newspaper 9-3-10 and Homework due Wednesday.

2010-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Dear parents,

What a wonderful week we had. Practicing the vocabulary,
students had the opportunity to study with partners,
play a fun game (and win prices…), and write conversations
with the new vocabulary.
The students even had the opportunity to present their skit
before the class.
Homework is given almost every day. However, please rest
assure that the homework are being explained a few time in
class. If you still have questions about the homework, please
check my 5th grade Hebrew blog at:
http://5thgradehebrew.blogspot.com/
Students have two days to complete their homework. This
enables them to come and ask me question about the work,
on the day after it was given, and still be able to complete it
on time.

Please feel free to contact me with any question.
You can reach me via phone at the school: (614) 864-0299 x114,
or via email at: ggolan@toraacademy.org

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Galit

Study for Hebrew quiz

2010-09-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

Shalom,
Great job everyone, on the wonderful skits today. I love the way you act in Hebrew.

Just a reminder: Study for the Hebrew quiz tomorrow

Morah Galit

Homework due 9/2/10

2010-08-31T16:53:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

Today, the student took a pretest on מזג אוויר phrases. We checked it in class and learned that we know most of the phrases, but we all need to review at home.

Homework due 9/2/10-
Worksheet (P.33)

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

H.W. -Due Wednesday Sep.1st ,and quiz reminder

2010-08-30T13:12:00.000-07:00

Shalom,
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
We had a great review game about today. Students seem to know the new מזג אוירvocabulary.

H.W. -Due Wednesday:
Find a picture (in newspaper, on line...) that shows a certain weather, and describe the weather in your own words.

Vocabulary quiz on weather words- Friday, Sep. 3rd.

Laila Tov,

Morah Galit

Weekly newsletter 8-27-10

2010-08-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

Dear parents,

The first week of school went smoothly. We are shaking the summer dust off our Hebrew, reviewing last year vocabulary, and learning some new word. The students had the opportunity to write about themselves in Hebrew, and you are all welcome to pick at our Hebrew bulletin board, located by the learning center.
We are now learning to say different phrases about the weather, preparing the kids to make a small talk in Hebrew…
The students made flash cards with the new words, and have the complete word list in their Hebrew note book. You can also find a copy of this list on my blog at http://5thgradehebrew.blogspot.com/

Quick reminders:
*Vocabulary quiz (weather words)- Friday, September 3rd.
* In case you haven't send A4 spiral notebook (large, lined paper), self photograph and Hebrew English dictionary with your child, please do so by Monday.

Please feel free to contact me with any question.
You can reach me via phone at the school: (614) 864-0299 x114, or via email at: ggolan@toraacademy.org

Shabbat Shalom,

Morah Galit

Home work due Monday, 8/30/10

2010-08-26T14:53:00.000-07:00

Erev Tov!

Great class today!
We've been practicing our weather words with a partner, and describing the weather in class.
Home work due Monday, 8/30/10
Study weather words.

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Homework- Due 8/27/10

2010-08-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

Shalom,

Great work today speaking only in Hebrew in class!
Homework: For tomorrow- רק על עצמי page due Don't forget to decorate it.
For Friday- Study new מזג אויר (weather) vocabulary.

מזג אויר (weather) vocabulary

מזג אויר

מה מזג האויר היום? What is the weather today?

היום מעונןIt’s cloudy today.

יש שמש בשמיםThe sun is in the sky.

השמש זורחתThe sun is shining.

הרוח נושבת The wind is blowing.

הציפורים מצייצותThe birds are chirping.

הגשם יורדIt’s raining.

השלג יורדIt’s snowing.

העלים נושריםThe leaves are falling.

הציפורים נודדותThe birds are migrating.

הסנאים אוספים בלוטיםThe squirrels are gathering acorns .

Lila Tov,

Morah Galit

Supply list and home work

2010-08-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

Shalom!

The first day of school went smoothly, and the students had the opportunity to share their summer experiences in Hebrew.

Please send the following with your child ASAP, and no later than the end of the week.
Child's photo
A4 (large page) spiral notebook
Hebrew English dictionary.

H.W. - Due Thursday
Worksheet רק על עצמי

Have a great day,

Morah Galit

The new school year is starting

2010-08-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

Dear parents,

The new school year is starting, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to continue as your child's Hebrew teacher.
We are heading toward an exciting year, learning Hebrew through the Tal Am program, guided by the principal of Ivrit B'Ivrit.
As always, the Hebrew department promotes open communication between parents to teachers and vice versa. This will enable you, as a parent, to know what your child is learning in Hebrew class, as well as tests and assignment schedule.
To reach this goal, you can check my blog, which will be updated often, and will contain the homework assignments, as well as quizzes and tests schedule. You will also receive a weekly letter, in your child's Friday folder, as well as reminder emails, before tests and other assignments.

Please feel free to contact me with any question.
You can reach me via phone at the school: (614) 864-0299 x114 or via email at: ggolan@toraacademy.org , or check my blog at http://ggolan.blogspot.com/

Looking forward to a wonderful school year,

Sincerely,

Galit Golan
Hebrew language and Israel education coordinator
Columbus Torah Academy
(614) 864-0299 X114

Welcome to my blog!

2010-08-22T16:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Galit Golan, and I’m the Hebrew coordinator in CTA, as well as a Hebrew teacher for the 5th grade, and two of the upper school grades.

I was born and raised in Israel. I served in the Israeli military and right after that started gain my higher education in Tel Aviv University, where I received my Bachelor degree In Jewish history and Hebrew literature. I received my teaching diploma with honor from Bar Ilan University in Israel, and now in the process of completing my master’s degree. I worked many years as a teacher, a Hebrew director and curricula developer.

I believe that a relaxing and encouraging learning environment enables the student to learn more, and to enjoy the learning process better.

My main goals this year are:

●To continue bringing enthusiasm and excitement to the classrooms.

●To improve the student’s phonetic reading in Hebrew by tracking their levels and progress, and implementing a new approach, based on the “Hebrew Reading Magic” curriculum.

●To implement our spiral curriculum for grades 6th-12th, based on the school’s philosophy and specific educational needs.

● Support parents, students and new hebrew teachers, with all their Hebrew needs.

Please free to contact me regarding any concern you might have, or with any new ideas for the Hebrew program.

Galit Golan