Homework

Dear Parents,
Grade Two will be researching cities in Israel as a home project. Each student needs internet access. Each student will be given the name of a city in Israel that they need to find general facts and other interesting information about. The information collected needs to be used to decorate a POSTER about the city.
The following lists show some websites students can go to. Using a search engine like http://www.goodsearch.com/ is also a good place to start. I prefer that students use encyclopedias, and use Wikipedia as a last resort.

http://www.akhlah.com/israel/israel_facts.php
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Info:Main_Page
http://www.britannica.com/
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/newpop.html


List of topics for facts to collect:

1. name (in English and in Hebrew)
2. 2 (or more) photos
3. How does it connect with Jewish history? Torah, Talmud, or Biblical history?
4. 2 other facts unrelated to the topics of choice

Choose 3 or more of the following topics.

-does it have a special name? If yes, then what is it? Why?
-population
-latitude/longitude
-major geographical/land features
-major water features
-date it was built
-major manufactured good(s)
-landmarks
-Is it a port city or not?
-In relation to other cities in Israel, how large is it?

Students and city assignments: Some city names are spelled differently over the internet.
Arya - Holon
Asher - Ramat Gan
Bella - Beersheba
Eitan - Tel Aviv
Isaac - Netanya
Isabel - Ashkelon
Jake - Jerusalem
Leeor - Haifa
Mia - Ashdod
Oz - Bat Yam
Rachamim - Nazareth
Rafaela - Rishon LeZion (Risho LeZiyyon)
Romi - Petah Tikva
Ronnie - Nesher
Tal - Mazkeret Batya
Yali - Bene Beraq

We will have 2 school days to get updates and to for me to help students who are stuck on the project. Most of the work should be done at home.

HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!!
1. Spelling Lesson 22 due Monday
2. Students can get started on the Social Studies Project
3. Reading should be logged onto the Read-a-thon Reading Log

No journaling

Shalom