Natalya Milner – Head of Primary

Roslynn Pardy

Last week we farewelled Roslynn Pardy who left Emanuel to have her baby. I don’t think she expected to go into labour quite so quickly but we are thrilled to announce that Roslynn and Marc welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Esme Khadija Pardy, on Sunday 23 October. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Roslynn for her fantastic contributions to Emanuel School over the past years. Roslynn has been at Emanuel since 2010 when she was teaching as Miss Jamani. After spending some time in Canada, we were thrilled when she returned to Australia and was able to join the Emanuel team again. Over this time, she has been an outstanding educator with a strong commitment to both student learning and wellbeing. She has warmly shared her expertise and passion with the staff and students. We will miss her greatly and hope to welcome her back in the future.

It is my great pleasure to welcome Hugo Adrian back to Emanuel a term earlier than previously planned. He will be teaching 2 Tzfat for the rest of the term.

Jilkminggan

In the final week of last term, we were lucky enough to travel with our largest ever group to the Northern Territory. We had an incredible time visiting Jilkminggan School as well as some magnificent sites filled with natural beauty and rich in culture. I would like to thank this wonderful Emanuel group for opening their hearts and minds to all the experiences on offer and for displaying such interest, commitment and enthusiasm for the program. Thank you to Adam Carpenter, Anna Economou and Hugo Adrian for accompanying me on the trip and for their hard work, energy and support. They were wonderful travel buddies! I would also like to thank Holly Dillon for her amazing work to assist me in preparing for the trip – she is quite phenomenal. Emma Clemens is also a wonderful support, holding the fort so admirably while I am away. Thank you so much, Emma.

World Expo

It was such a pleasure to be involved in Wednesday evening’s 6 Hertzliya World Expo. The creativity, confidence and care shown by the students were outstanding and I was so proud of them all for the obvious effort that they had put into their work and presentation. It was wonderful to see the children’s research skills be extended to create new countries with climates, governments, histories and more. What an impressive event! I would also like to thank their teacher, Anna Economou for her support and commitment to creating this celebration of the students’ learning. Finally, I would like to thank the parents, community and school staff who came along to support this fantastic evening.

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Thank you to all the Year 5 students and teachers for this week’s sensational Knowing Me, Knowing You, presentation. The project is a wonderful example of individual passions, research and deep learning coming together to create an engaging and meaningful learning experience. The children have each researched a person of eminence and reflected on their own lives in order to create their fabulous projects and presentations. I would like to thank all the Year 5 students as well as their teachers, Colleen Elkins, Corey Jamieson and Tanya Jeckeln for their wonderful efforts to create this opportunity. I would also like to thank all those who attended on Thursday evening for their support and interest. The classrooms were so full that I no longer think we can fit in classrooms for this event. What a lovely problem to have!

Seussical, The Musical

I am getting so excited to see Seussical, The Musical in the coming weeks. The students have been working so hard on their parts and I am incredibly grateful to the main cast and teachers involved who have been committed to after school and Sunday practices for quite some time. Please remember to book your tickets if you haven’t already done so via this link. Tickets are selling fast, so don’t miss out: http://tinyurl.com/ESSeussical

IPSHA Gymnastics

This week our gymnastics team entered the IPSHA Gymnastics competition in Rooty Hill. Our students worked hard to prepare for the event and represented us proudly. I would like to thank each of the students involved for their enthusiasm and commitment to their training. Thank you to Sharon Fairfax for her dedication to our gymnastics team and I would also like to thank Sharon and Stuart for attending on the day and supporting the team.

The Busy End of 2016

I know it has been a bit hard to get into the swing of the term with the short weeks and I have been asked to give an overview of what is to come for the rest of the year. Please diarise these dates and events.

Week 4 (31 October-6 November)

• Monday 31 October: Kindy to the Observatory, Year 1 to the Farm and Year 2 to Centennial Park
• Tuesday 1 November: Night of Song – 6 pm MPH
• Wednesday 2 November: Year 4 to the zoo, Year 7 Information Night – 7 pm, Millie Phillips Theatre
• Thursday 3 November: Sport training is on (this is different to the earlier communication), Kindy Orientation 2.15pm

Week 5 (7-13 November)

• Monday 7 November: Athon World of Maths (Years 4-6)
• Tuesday 8 November: Year 2 IP Information Morning 7.30-8.20 am, Athon World of Maths (Years K-3)
• Wednesday 9 November: Year 3 to Centennial Park, Year 6 to 7 Transition Day
• Wednesday 9 November: Touch football gala day (Years 3 and 4 selected students), Timbrell Park, Five Dock at 8 am
• Thursday 10 November: Kindy orientation, information evening for Kindy 2017
• Friday 11 November: Remembrance Day, Year 6 Science Show, K Eilat assembly 2.10 pm

Week 6 (14-20 November)

• Monday 14 November: Healthy Harold (Years K-3)
• Tuesday 15 November: Year 2 Musical Trials/Blow Tests for IP Instrument Selection, Healthy Harold (Years K-3)
• Wednesday 16 November: Healthy Harold (Years K-3)
• Thursday 17 November: Early morning sport
• Friday 18 November: Year 2 Pathways 8.20 am in Millie Phillips Theatre

Week 7 (21-27 November)

• Tuesday 22 November: Volunteers’ Assembly
• Thursday 24 November: Early Morning Sport, Seussical Dress Rehearsal
• Friday 25 November: Seussical Dress Rehearsal
• Sunday 27 November: Opening Seussical performance at 4 pm in MPH

Week 8 (28 November-4 December)

• Monday 28 November: Year 5 Madrichim speeches, Seussical performance 6pm in MPH
• Tuesday 29 November: Seussical performance 6 pm in MPH
• Wednesday 30 November: Optional late start for Years K-6 students – must arrive by 11.10 am
• Thursday 1 December: Early sport training
• Friday 2 December: New student orientation day

Week 9 (5-11 December)

• Wednesday 7 December: Year 6 fete
• Thursday 8 December: No early morning training
• Friday 9 December: Year 6 Pathways 12.30-4.00 pm

Week 10 (12-14 December)

• Monday 12 December: Year 6 Gratitude Day
• Tuesday 13 December: Years K-2 Presentation day 9 am, Years 3-6 presentation evening 6 pm (No IP for Years 3-6)
• Wednesday 14 December: Final day for students. Picnic BBQ at Centennial Park and Talent Quest 

Enjoy camping this weekend if you are heading off on the P&F camping trip.

Mazal tov

Congratulations to Jesse Keyser whose poem was selected as ‘commended’ by the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition. His poem will be published in the 2016 anthology. Mazal tov, Jesse!

Mazal tov to Ben Cohen who received an A in his Grade 4 AMEB saxophone exam. Well done, Ben!