Check out the Hebrew aleph-bet (the Hebrew alphabet) and the words and songs our students are learning in Pre-K4 ! Parts of the Body: ראש rosh (head) ידיים yadayim (hands) אוזן ozen (ear) אוזניים oznayim (ears) עין ayin (eye) עיניים eynayim (eyes) אף af (nose) פֶה peh (mouth) כּתף katef (shoulder) כּתפיים k’tafayim (shoulders) שׂער se’ar (hair) Days of the Week: יום ראשוֹן יום שני יום שלישי יום רביעי יום חמישי יום שישי יום שבת yom rishon (Sunday) yom sheni (Monday) yom shlish

What a wonderful first two weeks of school we’ve had! In additional to learning classroom routines and key aspects of a responsive classroom, our students have been engaged in fantastic learning experiences in both Hebrew and English. In Pre-K3 and Pre-K4, our students engaged in guided discovery lessons for how to share, use classroom materials, and participate in centers. They also began learning their body parts in Hebrew, such as mouth (pronounced as “peh”), nose (pronou

We have lots of important information for you to know about the 2015-2016 school year. Please read carefully! All of our classrooms have names of cities and/or places in Israel: Pre-K3, Class 1: Gan “Haifa” Pre-K3, Class 2: Gan “Galil” Pre-K4: Gan “Akko” Kindergarten, Class 1: Gan “Be’er Sheva” Kindergarten, Class 2: Gan “Eilat” Grade 1, Class 1: Kitat “Tiberias” Grade 1, Class 2: Kitat “Netanya” Grade 2: Kitat “Caesaria” Stay tuned… Your child’s teachers’ websites

INNOVATION DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP TRUSTWORTHINESS Welcome to Sela Public Charter School, home to 140 students, ages 3-4 (Early Childhood Program) through Grade 2. The moment you enter our school, you will feel the energy and warmth found in our diverse community of children and adults. Since 2013, our school has remained true to our mission: to offer children of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in the District of Columbia, from