Andrew Watt – Principal

Madrichim Leadership team 2020-2021

The votes have been counted and we are delighted to announce our formal Madrichim team below. We have a large number of capable students who missed out on a position, or who did not put themselves forward. We look forward to the broader leadership of this combined group, who, at the recent leadership training camp, built their aims for the year and worked out how to put their passions into action through Va’adot (student run committees). Mazal tov to:

Head Madrichim
Maximilian Kidman and Chloe Miller

Madrichim
Jade Berson
Lara Fosbery
Liat Granot
Tara Linker
Dean Reuveny
Jared Robinson

House Madrichim

Meir:               Georgia Kahane and Charlotte Lyons
Rabin:             Ezra Hersch and Ari Merton
Rashi:             Aaron Lemberg and Aden Hoenig
Szenes:          Jessica Lowy and Alexis Joffe

Induction Assembly online

In yet another departure from our traditional format due to COVID-19 restrictions, only our Year 10 and 11 students will take part in the live event, to be held in the Lehrer Family Building (MPH). The Induction Assembly will, however, be viewed online by the proud parents and relatives of our new Madrichim team, our staff and students in Years 7 – 9. Regardless of the format, this event will be special. Our Year 12 students will be sitting an examination at this time.

100 Days of Learning

I was delighted to visit the Year K students on Wednesday to celebrate 100 Days of Learning – an annual event which marks this significant milestone in the children’s educational journey. The students’ songs, prayers and the ever-popular parade was live streamed to parents and grandparents as this is usually an event that many attend. I picked this photo to share with you, taken with Jack Salamon who dressed up as the Principal – with almost perfectly matching tie and bag. Thank you to all those involved in making this day such a highlight for the students, in particular, Year K teachers, Talia Hynek and Annabelle Turrall. You can find a plethora of photos in this week’s edition of Ma Nishma.

NESA Registration and Accreditation

All schools across NSW are required to be registered, in order to operate, and to be accredited, to offer the HSC. The process to maintain registration and accreditation is rigorous and requires a great deal of ongoing work, in terms of our compliance to a range of legislation, producing high quality academic and wellbeing programs and a suite of up-to-date policies and procedures. Recently, the State Minister for Education approved registration for Emanuel School and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) approved registration and accreditation for the School. We have received the official certificates, which are displayed in our reception. The registration and accreditation will continue until our next inspection/approval process in 2025. Additionally, our status as a Teacher Accreditation Authority (TAA) has been approved. This will allow the School to offer professional development programs that are recognised by NESA.

A morning tea for staff was held (under strict infection control guidelines), to celebrate this significant achievement and to recognise the efforts of our entire staff team. Special thanks to the key players: Margaret Lowe, Adam Majsay, Natanya Milner, Jillian McCormick, Julian Abelson, Katie Brody and Andrew Delany.

Emanuel School Annual General Meeting

We value the contribution of parents in the governance of the School, through Board and Committee involvement. Our Annual General Meeting was held on 28 July 2020, followed by our Board meeting. I am pleased to confirm our Board members for 2020 – 2021:

Adam Blackman, President 
David New, Vice President 
Gary Joffe, Treasurer
Daniela Freed
Paul Miller
Alan Obrart, Emanuel Synagogue representative
Ashley Rockman
Nathan Waller
Orli Zahava

We congratulate them and recognise the significant contribution they make to our School.

Upcoming online events for your diary

Online Speaker Series with Hannah Beder, Emanuel alumna and NSW Young Woman of the Year 
Thursday 6 August 2020, 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm
RSVP by 4 August 2020 

Night of Instrumental Music
Wednesday 26 August 2020 – further information to follow

Zoom Family Trivia 
Sunday 30 August 2020, 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm
RSVP by 25 August

Mazal tov

Congratulations to the Year 3 and 4 Extension Maths students who took part in the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians and achieved a Distinction: Theodore Salek, Zachary Salamon and Rafael Kuper.

Quote of the week

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
John Maxwell