Autumn Term 2025

We loved welcoming Year 2 to Ivrit and have had a busy first term!

The children were introduced to some common basic greetings which we will be using in every lesson. 
 

שָׁלוֹם- hello/bye
בֹּקֶר טוֹב- good morning
צָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים- good afternoon
אֶפְשָׁר לָלֶכֶת לַשֵּׁרוּתִים בְּבַקָּשָׁה- Can I go to the toilet please?
מָה שְׁלוֹמְךָ?/מָה שְׁלוֹמֵךְ?- How are you? (m/f)
טוֹב תּוֹדָה/ מְצֻיָן/ כָּכָה כָּכָה- good thanks/ excellent/ so so 

They learnt that the start of the year looks very different in Israel where the sun still shines and the children are in shorts and t shirts still. 
 

The children decorated little 'feet' with the Ivrit words - מַתְחִילִים בַּחִיּוּךְ - start with a smile. 😁

The children learnt words and phrases in Ivrit for Rosh HaShana. They can greet each other in Ivrit and say the foods they eat and love. 

שָׁנָה טוֹבָה - Shana Tova
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב תַּפּוּחַ וּדְבַשׁ- I love apple and honey
אֲנִי אוֹכֶלֶת רִמּוֹן בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה- I eat pomegranate on Rosh HaShana
אֲנִי אוֹהֶבֶת חַלָּה עֲגֻלָה בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה - I love round challah on Rosh HaShanah 

The children decorated boxes for the Dvash and wrote blessings in Ivrit. 

The children learnt the word סליחה - sorry ready for Yom Kippur! They thought about who they would say סליחה to and wrote letters in Ivrit. 

The children enjoyed learning Ivrit words for Sukkot. They decorated their own Sukkah and described the  סְכָךְ (roof), קִשּׁוּטִים (decorations), welcomed in אוֹרְחִים (guests), added the אַרְבַּעַת הַמִּינִים (four kinds) and finally said חַג שָׂמֵחַ (Happy Holiday) . 

The autumn season arrived and the children learnt many words and phraes connected with Stav (autumn - סתיו). They learnt a song in Ivrit, collected fallen leaves (עלים נושרים) and wrote out the song.

שָׁמַיִם שֶׁמֶשׁ עֲנָנִים
סְתָו סְתָו סְתָו
אָדְמָה עָלִים נוֹשְׁרִים
סְתָו סְתָו סְתָו
רוּחַ גֶּשֶׁם עֲנָנִים
סְתָו סְתָו סְתָו
עֵצִים ונחליאלים
סְתָו סְתָו סְתָו
חצבים
סְתָו סְתָו סְתָו עַכְשָׁו

The children were introduced to the adjectives -שמח  - happy, and עצוב - sad. They discovered that the adjective sounds different for a boy and a girl. They enjoyed playing 'guess the emotion' and used the Ivrit words to say who was happy or sad - יֶלֶד שָׂמֵחַ/ יֶלֶד עָצוּב, יַלְדָּה שְׂמֵחָה/ יַלְדָּה עֲצוּבָה. They connected the adjectives to the song - 'shnay chaverim' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZHwaRql7qw

Finally, the term ended learning all the key vocabulary for Chanuka. The children used simple phrases to express their opinion on which donuts they love - אֲנִי אוֹהֵב סֻפְגָּנִיָּה עִם רִבָּה, אֲנִי אוֹהֶבֶת סֻפְגָּנִיָּה עִם שׁוֹקוֹלָד (I love donuts with jam, I love (f) donuts with chocolate.