Hagit Bar-On – Head of Hebrew K-6, Jewish Studies Co-ordinator K-2

Exciting new events!

Shalom Parents,

We have come to the end of Term 2. Unbelievable how time flies. I have been on Long Service Leave in Israel visiting my children and family, whom I haven’t seen for 2.5 years due to COVID (I know, it’s insane).

My colleague, Martine Nabarro, was also on leave due to health issues and some Hebrew teachers were sick with COVID and flu. It was a hectic time for the Hebrew department. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues and especially the Hebrew teachers, who stepped up and were ready to help in any way and at anytime.

Teachers and colleagues were so kind and accommodating, making sure the students were not affected by the changes and received their engaging and fun Hebrew lessons.

It has been a long time since we have been able to include the community and invite parents, grandparents and friends to the School to be part of the amazing things we do here. As of next term, we are going to include the community in many events that will take place at school.

Some of those events include Kabbalat Shabbat and Grandparents Day. I have been approached by parents several times in the past, asking to be included in Friday’s Kabbalat Shabbat. Students come home raving about our special Kabbalat Shabbat, where we sing, dance, and have fun together with class teachers, Mrs. Spiro and Mr. Owen.

Next term, parents of Years K-2 students will be able to join us on the following dates:

Week 3, Friday 5 August 2022: Year 1
Week 5, Friday 19 August 2022: Year K
Week 6, Friday 26 August 2022: Year 2

We will celebrate our traditional Grandparents Day with a Rosh Hashanah theme on Friday 16 September 2022.

These are only a few of our big events that we are planning to have during Term 3 so please have a good rest during our term holiday, ready to come back and join us on campus!

Wishing you all an amazing holiday and keep safe.

Shabbat Shalom