Attention all students and parents - Nov. 11th

Shalom Kulam,

I have changed my 'tech' school planning system to Engrade.  You should all have your codes by now, if not send me an email and I can give you your access code.
Included in the Engrade website are your grades and a course calendar.
Please click on the calendar events to read about descriptions about upcoming tests, assignments..etc.

any concerns or questions, please email me

Rav Shaanan
sscherer@torahacademy.org

JH 8 November/December syllabus

Week of	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
1- 5	- GO OVER PREVIOUS TEST - CLASS ON HERZL AND ZIONISM	- HERZL AND ZIONISM - SECOND ALIYAH	- JEWS IN USA EARLY 20TH - WWI AND THE JEWS	- JEWS IN USA EARLY 20TH - WWI AND THE JEWS	Quiz on 230 – 241
8 – 12	-Give out JH assignment due Dec. 14th - ORTHODOX, REFORM, CONSERVATIVE   - HOLLYWOOD JEWS	Computer Lab - research in Jewish history - GIVE OUT TEST REVIEW SHEET	- JEWS IN EASTERN EUROPE, PRE WW2	JEWS IN EASTERN EUROPE PRE WW2	Quiz on 244 – 245, 249 – 250, 253 – 256
15- 19	- HITLER AND THE NAZIS	HOLOCAUST	HOLOCAUST	HOLOCAUST	Quiz on 258 – 264, 267, 270 – 272
22- 24	AUSHWITZ AND FINAL SOLUTION	TEST UP TO PG. 272	HOLOCAUST	THANKS GIVING	THANKS GIVING
Dec. 6- 10	PALESTINE PRE – 48	Notebook check up to 273 – 282 - ‘1948’	-HAGANAH AND THE IDF	HAGANAH AND THE IDF	QUIZ  on 266,  268, 269, 285 – 292
13 – 17	SIX DAY WAR	Assignments are due presentations	NOTE BOOK CHECKon 293- 296 - YOM KIPPUR WAR	NOTEBOOK CHECK ON 293- 296 - YOM KIPPUR WAR	Presentations
20 – 22	Presentations	Presentations	presentations	WINTER VACATION	WINTER VACATION

JH 10 November Syllabus

Week of                               Topics, Assignments

Nov. 1- 5	-          Give out Rishonim assignment, computer lab research periods, -          Finish Islam and the Jews -          Jewish life in Babylon; Geonim, Karaites
Nov. 8 – 12	-          Computer lab research periods, -          Rashi, Tosafists,
Nov. 15 – 19	-          Rishonim Presentations (due on Nov. 15th) -          Crusades/Hasidei Ashkenaz
Nov. 22 – 24 Nov. 29 – 3	-          TEST on Nov. 23! -          Golden Age of Spain -          R.Judah Halevi, Maimonides, R.Shmuel Hanaggid

Chumash I week of Nov 1- 5

This upcoming week, we will have a parasha quiz on Monday, parashat chaye sarah.  these quizzes are open notes, so your son needs to prepare by writing his own notes and bringing them to class on Monday for the quiz.

Additionally, we are continuting to study "A Letter in the Scroll" a book by R. Jonathan Sacks on Jewish Identiy and Pride.  There is continuous homework on this material.

JH 8 week of Nov. 1- 5

Next week, we will continue to learn new exciting topics such as:

Theodore Herzl and Zionism, the Second Aliyah, American Jews in the early 20th C.

 

On Friday, Nov. 5th, there will be an open notebook quiz on pages 230 - 241.

Please make sure that your children have taken notes on these pages and will be prepared

for the quiz.

JH 10 week of Nov. 1- 5

In the coming week of Nov. 1- 5, we will be doing the following:
- continuing to learn about the rise of Islam and it's significance in Jewish history
- the Jews of Babel until R.Saadiah Gaon

- the students will be given a 2 - 3 page research assignment which will be due on Mon. Nov. 15, 2010.
They will  be given three periods during class time to reseach their topics on the internet and with the books in the
CTA library.

Ivrit 11/12 week of Nov. 1- 5

This coming week, we will continue to learn stories from "Aggadot yerushalayim" and learn new concepts in Hebrew grammar.

Additionally, on Friday we will have our first "Shishi Ivrit".  This is a new program which all of the high school students get together once a month for a Hebrew
presentation with songs and awards for the top student of the month (for each Hebrew class).