A Typical School Day at SELA
Pre-Kindergarten:
Our Pre-Kindergarten students engage in a variety of activities in both Hebrew and English following our 50/50 Immersion Model:
· SecondStep – social-emotional activities to build self-regulation and empathy
· Fundations – activities to support students’ emerging understanding of phonics and written language skills
· Morning Meetings in English twice per week and Hebrew three times per week
· Two half-hour recess/movement periods per day outdoors (weather-permitting)
· Small group center-time with concurrent Hebrew and English activities
· Nap/Quiet Rest Time after lunch
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade:
Our Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students engage in a variety of activities in both Hebrew and English following our 50/50 Immersion Model:
· Morning Hebrew Assembly to start the day with Hebrew songs and mindfulness activities
· Morning Meetings in English twice per week and Hebrew three times per week to address social-emotion development
· 70 Minute Hebrew literacy block
· 70 Minute English literacy block
· 75 Minute Math block conducted in both English and Hebrew
· Daily recess for half an hour
· Daily “Special” Activity – Phys Ed, Art, or Music and Dance (in English and Hebrew)
· Alternating science/social studies periods corresponding to English literacy units
Grades 4 and 5:
On any given day, our students in grades 4 and 5 engage in a variety of activities in both Hebrew and English following a model with Hebrew as a foreign language:
· Morning Hebrew Assembly to start the day with Hebrew songs and mindfulness activities
· Morning Meetings in English twice per week and Hebrew three times per week to address social-emotion development
· 60 minute Hebrew literacy block
· 70 minute English literacy block
· 75 minute Math block
· Daily recess for half an hour
· Daily “Special” Activity – Phys Ed, Art, or Music and Dance (in English and Hebrew)
· Alternating science/social studies periods corresponding to English literacy units
