Congregation Sinai -- B'nai Mitzvah
Kita Hay
Here you'll find:
- What we did last class
- What to do for next class
- Accomplishments
- TnT readings done
- Trope passed in class
- What we did past classes
What we did -- 05 Jun 
- Nobody had practiced to try and pass their June Torah readings.
- Administered an unanticipated questionnaire, to measure progress since the start of the year.
What to do -- for September (Kita Vav) 
In order of priority:
- Remember how to recognize the trope symbols by name.
- Remember the melodies for the Torah trope phrases.
- Practice Hebrew reading.
In the first weeks of sixth grade, we'll review Torah trope – and do Torah readings at fall youth services.
Accomplishments
TnT readings 
| Torah 1 | Torah 2 | |
| Alana | 3.19 | |
| Alexander | ||
| Amanda | ||
| Ben | ||
| Gabriel | ||
| Jed | 3.19 | |
| Naomi | 3.19 | 6.11 |
| Shayna L. | ||
| Shayna R. | ||
| Sonja | 3.19 | |
| Zachary | 3.19 |
Trope passed in class
| Group 1 | Katon | Etnachta | Silluk (verse) |
| Alana | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Alexander | 2.21 | 11.8 | |
| Amanda | 11.22 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
| Ben | 11.8 | ||
| Gabriel | 11.22 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Jed | 11.15 | 11.15 | 11.15 |
| Naomi | 11.8 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| Shayna L. | 12.20 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Shayna R. | 12.20 | 11.8 | |
| Sonja | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Zachary | 11.8 | 11.22 | 11.15 |
| Group 2 | Azla | Revi'i | Zarka/Segol | Silluk (final) |
| Alana | 12.6 | 12.20 | 5.22 | 2.21 |
| Alexander | ||||
| Amanda | 11.22 | 12.20 | ||
| Ben | ||||
| Gabriel | 11.22 | |||
| Jed | 11.22 | 12.20 | ||
| Naomi | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | |
| Shayna L. | 12.20 | 2.21 | 5.22 | |
| Shayna R. | 12.20 | |||
| Sonja | 11.22 | 12.6 | 5.15 | 2.21 |
| Zachary | 11.22 | 12.20 | 5.22 |
| Group 3 | Pazer | T'lisha G'dola | T'lisha K'tana | Gersha- yim | Zakef Gadol | Darga Tvir | Y'tiv |
| Alana | 3.19 | 3.19 | 5.15 | 2.21 | 5.22 | ||
| Alexander | 2.21 | ||||||
| Amanda | |||||||
| Ben | |||||||
| Gabriel | 5.22 | ||||||
| Jed | |||||||
| Naomi | 4.17 | ||||||
| Shayna L. | 5.22 | ||||||
| Shayna R. | |||||||
| Sonja | 5.22 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 5.22 | |||
| Zachary | 5.22 |
What we did -- past weeks
What we did -- 22 May
- Nobody had questions about June readings.
- Passed several people on Torah trope phrase melodies.
What we did -- 15 May
- Nobody had questions about June readings.
- Reviewed recognition of all trope symbols, by name.
- Reviewed all trope phrase melodies.
- Passed a couple of people on a couple of trope phrases.
What we did -- 01 May
- Answered questions about June readings.
- Made sure each student present knows what to do next.
- Reviewed all trope phrase melodies for notes in the June readings.
What we did -- 17 Apr
- Answered questions about June readings.
- Talked about learning the readings as a process, one step at a time, to seem less daunting (to those still struggling).
What we did -- 10 Apr
- Individual help on June Torah readings.
- Focused on trope symbol recognition.
What we did -- 03 Apr
- Practiced reading June readings, in pairs.
- Got some individual attention on their readings.
What we did -- 27 Mar
- Congratulated our five March Torah readers!
- Reviewed what's needed to work on June Torah readings.
- Reviewed most of Torah trope phrases.
What we did -- 13 Mar
- Passed half the class for their March readings!
- Gave out June readings, for June 11th TnT.
Date to pass in class, June 5th (last class of the year).
What we did -- 06 Mar
- Worked with each student for a few minutes on their March readings.
- Reminded they need to pass their March readings next Sunday (on March 13).
- There will be one more reading, for June. Assignments listed to the right. Will be handed out next Sunday.
What we did -- 28 Feb
- Worked with each student for a few minutes on their March readings.
- Reminded there's just two weeks left until need to pass March readings (on March 13).
- There will be one more reading, for June. Will assign in mid-March.
What we did -- 21 Feb
- Answered questions about March Torah readings.
Half the class didn't have their readings, again, so I couldn't help them. - Reviewed all Torah trope. Several passed phrases (see scoreboard below).
We've now introduced everything except Pazer. - Reminded they have just two more classes to get help, before they must pass their readings in three weeks, on March 13th.
- A couple of students said they haven't started on their March readings; which they've had since December!
What we did -- 07 Feb
- Reviewed readings with each individual who had their materials. (Most did this time; thank you!)
- Ensured each student knows next steps, and practiced a piece of them with teacher.
- Reminded they have just three more classes to get help, before they must pass their readings on March 13th.
What we did -- 31 Jan
- Introduced/reviewed several Group 3 trope melodies (Gershayim, Zakef Gadol).
- Reviewed importance of having class materials (trope sheet, March Torah reading) to do actual practice in (and between) classes.
- Reminded they have just six more weeks. Some making good progress, most haven't started.
What we did -- 24 Jan
- Answered individual questions about assigned March readings.
- In-class demonstration of steps to learn a reading.
- Reminded they have just seven more weeks. Some making good progress, some haven't started.
What we did -- 17 Jan
- Answered individual questions about assigned March readings.
- Learned Gershayim and Darga/T'vir (Group 3).
What we did -- 10 Jan
- Reviewed all trope melodies -- groups 1 and 2.
- Answered individual questions about assigned March readings.
What we did -- 20 Dec
- Reviewed steps for learning a Torah reading.
- Passed numerous trope groups.
- Looked at first Torah readings, for March youth service.
What we did -- 13 Dec
- Reviewed steps for learning a Torah reading.
- Assigned first Torah readings, for March youth service (listed, downloadable to the right).
What we did -- 06 Dec
- Reviewed melody for first five learned trope phrases.
- Fifth Grade Family Education session.
What we did -- 22 Nov
- Reviewed melody for all five learned trope phrases.
- Learned the Zarka and final Silluk (end of Torah reading) trope phrases.
- Several students passed several trope phrases.
- Note: We've now started on all of Groups 1 and 2. We'll review these well before moving to Group 3.
What we did -- 15 Nov
- Reviewed melody for all five learned trope phrases.
- Learned the fancy munach to start the revi'i trope phrase.
What we did -- 08 Nov
- Divided into groups to help each other with trope melodies.
- Several students passed singing trope phrases (see class progress).
- Reviewed melody for all Group One trope phrases.
- Reviewed melody for Group Two phrase (Azla) and learned new one (Revi'i).
What we did -- 01 Nov
- Reviewed melody for all Group One trope phrases.
- Reviewed how to recognize trope symbols on Hebrew words.
- Did a written exercise for recognizing trope symbols by name, mostly for group one phrases.
What we did -- 25 Oct
- Reviewed melody for Etnachta trope phrase.
- Tried a written exercise for recognizing trope symbols by name, for group one phrases.
What we did -- 18 Oct
- Reviewed melody for Katon, Etnachta, and Silluk trope phrases. Introduced Azla phrase.
- More work recognizing trope symbols by name, for group one phrases.
What we did -- 11 Oct
- Reviewed melody for Katon, Etnachta, and Silluk trope phrases.
- More work recognizing trope symbols by name, for group one phrases.
- Explained how to start passing trope groups in class. (First student passed two today!)
What we did -- 27 Sep
- Received trope sheets.
- Started learning to recognize trope symbols for group one phrases.
- Reviewed melody for Katon, Etnachta, and Silluk trope phrases.
What we did -- 20 Sep
- Sang v'Ahavta which is in Torah trope.
- Reviewed melody for Etnachta and Silluk trope phrases.
- Started learning melody for Katon trope phrase.
What we did -- 30 Aug
- Reviewed why the Torah is important.
- Overviewed what trope is and how it works.
- Sang v'Ahavta which is in Torah trope.
- Started learning melody for Etnachta and Silluk trope phrases.
What we did -- 23 August
- Quick overview of what the Torah is, why it's important, to give context to learning to chant it this year.
- Overviewed process and collaboration with parents.
