School at Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland, MA

Shir Tikva Religious School - Grade 5

Students in Grade Five study the Book of Prophets, N’vi-im. Through the study of the Prophets students will extrapolate their learning from the text and apply it to their everyday lives to help them examine and correct the injustices that exist in our world today. In addition, students will participate in a specialized program of Israel study created by the Lokey International Academy of Jewish Studies, through the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, Israel. Our Grade Five class will be paired with a fifth grade class in Israel. Both here and in Israel, classes will study a specifically designed course on Jewish identity, and its meaning for them as individuals. The course is divided into four units: Personal Identity; City/Local Identity; National/Country identity and Jewish Peoplehood Identity. Student work will be shared with our partner class in Israel and vice-versa, through snail-mail, email and a video conference. Students review the liturgy of Erev Shabbat and add to that, the study of
the first half of the liturgy for Shabbat morning, from Bar’chu through the conclusion of the Shabbat morning Amidah.

The goals of the Grade Five Hebrew program are :

- to review their knowledge of the alphabet and grammar learned in Grade 4 year.

- to introduce specifically selected vocabulary through the use of the modern Hebrew text, Shalom Ivrit 2, which explores ethics and mitzvot through Hebrew stories.

- to present Hebrew grammar rules simply and clearly.

- to acquire Hebrew language skills through use of the Hebrew language.

- to learn the sequence of the Shabbat evening and morning service, with particular attention paid to the prayers of the Amidah.

- to review the following prayers: Barchu, Ma-ariv Aravim and Yotzer, Ahavat Olam and Ahavah Rabbah, Shema and v’ahavtah, Ge-ulah (Mi Chamocha).

-to read the following prayers:

Hashkivenu
V’shamru
All of the Amidah for weekdays and Shabbat, including Avot v’Imahot, Gevurot,
Kedusha, Birkat Shalom.
Havdallah
Ein Keloheynu and L’cha Dodi

- to comprehend and explain the concept of each prayer and blessing (what it’s about, why we say it)

- to identify and translate key words found in each of the prayers and blessings.

- to understand the meaning of the prayer or blessing through the use of stories.

Grade Five Tzedakah Project - Songs of Love - is an organization that creates one of a kind songs for sick children a s a way of providing them with a source of inspiration, joy, and possibly even healing, The Grade Five classes will participate and learn about the mitzvah of BikkurHolim, Visiting the Sick, by using its tzedakah collective to raise money for this fantastic organization. www.songsoflove.org