{"id":2530,"date":"2019-08-26T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2019-07-31T12:35:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:35:48","slug":"the-israeli-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/the-israeli-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Israeli School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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School year (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd) in Israel opens on September 1st.<\/p>\n

More than 2 million students aged 3-18 will wake up next week to the first day of \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05e9”\u05e4. School year in Israel opens every year on September 1st according to the Gregorian calendar, but named according to the Jewish calendar. The month of September usually overlaps with Tishrei, the first month in the Hebrew calendar. This year, for example, the Jewish New Year is celebrated on September 29th. Therefore, every school year is named after the Jewish new year that begins around the same time. This year is \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05ea\u05e9”\u05e4, and the school year is called \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05e9”\u05e4.<\/p>\n

The law in Israel asserts that enrolling into an educational institute is mandatory for children from age 3 to 18. Every child at age 3-6 must attend kindergarten (\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, or in short \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05df), every child at age 6-12 must attend elementary school (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9, or in short \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9), every child at age 12-18 must attend high school (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df, or in short \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df). The six years of high school are divided to two. The first three years are called junior high school (\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd, or in short \u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4). The last three years are called high school. Very few students enroll to another high school after finishing the first three years. A more formal name that includes both junior high school and high school is \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 (post-primary school).<\/p>\n

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The Israeli education institutions distinguish the different school years alphabetically, rather than with numbers. Every year is called \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4. The word \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 means both grade<\/em> and classroom<\/em> (the actual room), but it\u2019s easy to distinguish between the two meanings by the context. The first year goes by the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet \u2013 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0’. The second year goes by the second letter, and so on: \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1’, \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d2’. For graduating up to the next grade we simply use the verb \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea (meaning to go up<\/em>, to <\/em>rise, to ascend<\/em>, conjugated according to binyan pa\u2019al). For example:<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5’?<\/p>\n

How does it feel to move up to sixth grade?<\/p>\n

\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05dc\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4, \u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b8\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

Most students move up successfully, only a few need to stay back.<\/p>\n

To describe which grade you are, we use the preposition \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0 (in, at<\/em>). For example: \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7’ (I\u2019m in eighth grade). But this is true only during the school year long.<\/p>\n

The Israeli School year lasts ten months. It ends in June. \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05bc\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd end the school year on June 30th; \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd end the school year on June 20th. Students and teachers enjoy only short vacations during holidays, fasts, memorial days, etc. The one long vacation is summer vacation, lasts two months from July through August, and is called in Hebrew \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc (literally the big vacation<\/em>). During the vacation a student doesn\u2019t belong to any grade. He can\u2019t say I\u2019m in… But he can use the verb \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea. During summer vacation, students use the preposition \u05dc\u05b0 (to, toward<\/em>) to describe which grade they are moving into. For example: \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8’ (I\u2019m moving up to ninth grade).<\/p>\n

These are the school subjects Israeli students learn:<\/p>\n

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Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n

School year = \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n

Kindergarten = \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd (or in short \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05df)<\/p>\n

Elementary school = \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 (or in short \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9)<\/p>\n

High school = \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df (or in short \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df), \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9<\/p>\n

Junior high school = \u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd (or in short \u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4)<\/p>\n

Grade = \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n

Classroom = \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n

Student = \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3<\/p>\n

To move a grade up = \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n

To stay back a grade = \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n

Summer vacation = \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc<\/p>\n

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School year (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd) in Israel opens on September 1st. More than 2 million students aged 3-18 will wake up next week to the first day of \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05e9”\u05e4. School year in Israel opens every year on September 1st according to the Gregorian calendar, but named according to the Jewish calendar. The month of…<\/p>\n

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