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Hebrew class Syllabus for 2013-2014

Teachers: Morah Lahav, Morah Orna, Morah Sigal

• Our focus in Hebrew lessons is on the four skills of a foreign language; speaking, reading, writing and listening, mainly focusing on the speaking skills. This year we will be integrating more contemporary Hebrew music as well as DVDs designed specifically for Hebrew as a foreign language.
• We will learn about the history, culture, geography, cities and the spirit of Israel.
• We will implement the 5 core values of school :

 קהילה - COMMUNITY , כבוד -RESPECT ,- רוח SPIRIT , חכמה -  WISDOM , צדק  - RIGHTEOUSNESS

• We will be expanding our vocabulary and improving our grammar skills.
• We will also be working on a variety of projects throughout the year.
• Students are to bring their course book, notebook and folder to every lesson, and take the folder home with their homework assignments.
• Students will be given homework up to 3 nights a week (no homework on Fridays).
• Quizzes will be given about once a week.
• Tests will be given when a unit is completed.
• The grade will be :

Categories	6th	7th	8th
Reading/Projects (8th)	20	15	10
Test	15	15	15
Quiz	20	20	20
Homework	10	10	10
Writing	15	20	20
Conversational	20	20	22

Books:

Alpha Neta

Book #1 – Units 1-5

Book #2 – Units 6-10

Book #3 – Units 11-15

Book # 4 –Units 16-20

8^th Grade Book – The path to Israel בשביל לישראל   

Note: If you lose your book, you will be charged $20 per replacement book.

The student must come to class with all the necessary materials:

Binder with the following:

-          Textbook

-          Notebook

-          Writing Material

It is the student’s responsibility to complete the missing HW if the student was absent.

The teachers will be available to help students with their homework or with missing work on Mondays during Study Hall or between 7:30-7:50 am every day at the Hebrew teacher’s office.

Late Policy

It is expected that student will submit assignments at or before the assigned due date. If a student fails to submit an assignment on the assigned due date, they will be required to fill out a form that indicates their failure to meet the due date.  This form will serve as a contract that is turned in to the front desk, scanned and sent to their teacher, parents and counselor giving the student three school days to complete the assignment and turn the assignment in to the assigning teacher at a 10% per day reduction.  After this time the assignment will not be accepted. Daily homework may not be accepted late or incomplete based on the discretion and policy of the assigning teacher. 

Retake Policy

Students will have an opportunity to retake summative assessments when they score 75% or lower.  Summative assessment tasks are assessments that take place at the end of the teaching and learning process to assess a student’s mastery of the content and/or skills. Summative assessments consist mainly of unit tests and/or quizzes. A score of 75% demonstrates minimally meeting the standards.

Students who do not demonstrate meeting the standards will have the opportunity to retake the summative assessment one time to earn a higher grade, up to a 75%. In order to retake the summative assessment, students must meet with the teacher to get feedback as to how to better prepare and they must demonstrate that they have completed the necessary steps to improve performance. The summative assessment retake may or may not be in the same format as the first assessment, but will assess the same standards.

In School Printing Policy

As class time is for learning, any work that requires printing for submission should be printed before the class starts each day.  In an effort to support students who are having difficulty printing at home, students will be able to have out-of-class work printed at school from 7:25-7:55 am each day.  After 7:55 am, faculty and staff will not print student work. 

Student Signature _______________________________ Parent Signature ________________________ Date_______________________