From the Principal
2021 annual Music camp
Many our Primary and High School students combined with students from Mt Sinai College, to attend our annual Music camp, held at Lake Macquarie. The panoramic water views provided a magnificent backdrop to many productive rehearsal and performance sessions. The talent quest, showcasing the humour, creativity, and talent of our students, was a highlight of the camp.
A special feature of the camp was the unveiling and rehearsal of a special Emanuel School anthem, titled Ha’Shorashim (The Roots). This anthem has been developed for our Capital Appeal this year and will be performed at various events – I’ll be sharing more about our exciting plans in the new term. The music and lyrics were created by Alice Chance, with assistance from our Head of Hebrew, Ruth Harvey and a number of students.
A huge thank you to Diana Springford, Danny Burley, Adam Majsay, Sarit Spira, Remi Owen, Jo de Araujo and peripatetic staff team, who worked in partnership with our teacher supervisors, led by Adam Ezekiel, to ensure the success of this special event.
Music Camp Showcase
As per our tradition, the close of the music camp was followed closely by a concert, to showcase some of the musical items rehearsed during the camp. Held in the Lehrer Family Multi-Purpose Hall, the audience were entertained by a wonderful and varied program, with performances from students of all ages, ability, and experience. We were delighted to accommodate students and parents from Mt Sinai College, who had integrated so seamlessly into our joint music program. The tireless efforts of Diana Springford, Joanne De Araujo and the Emanuel and Mt Sinai staff teams were acknowledged with gratitude.
Kornmehl: a very successful accreditation journey
Our Pre-school has received formal feedback from their recent Accreditation process. The Assessor visited the Pre-school over two days earlier in the term, observing the practice of all educators across all three groups and examining our programs, planning cycle and observations of children. The assessment included examining and sighting evidence written in our Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), in each of the seven quality areas of the National Quality Standard (NQS). The assessment and rating process allows each Child Care service the opportunity to show how well they compare to the benchmarks set by the NQS.
I am delighted to announce that our overall rating was EXCEEDING (the highest rating), which means that our Preschool has performed beyond the requirements of the NQS. We are thrilled with our result, and that our Kornmehl Preschool has been recognised for the quality of care we provide by our highly competent and experienced educators. Kornmehl truly is a centre of excellence! A huge mazal tov to Director, Terry Aizen, Education Leader, Alexandra Levy, and the wonderful Kornmehl staff team.
Respecting our neighbours
Thank you to our parents and grandparents, who have responded well to our parking and GWTF advice in recent weeks. The number of complaints from residents in adjacent streets has dropped significantly. We still, however, receive regular expressions of concern over parking on street corners or encroaching on resident driveway space. As I will be meeting with resident representatives in a few weeks, on our Community Liaison Committee, it would be great if these concerns had been remedied.
Thank you
All the High School staff who helped run the the Athletics carnival last Friday, with special mention of Ray Francis, the PDHPE team and Sharon Fairfax.
Mazal tov
It’s been a very busy week with a number of fantastic results and outcomes.
Israel Expo Awards
Twenty Year 8 students were awarded their Israel Expo Awards on Tuesday in assembly. Mazal tov to:
2021 Emanuel’s Choice Award for Best Stand: Daliah Smagarinsky – The Hebrew Language
The Most Creative Stand: Jaime Keyser and Kaila Nabarro – The Israeli Environment
The Most Informative Stand: Jonathan Levy and Jessica Linker – Israeli Politics
The Most Original and Creative Souvenir: Shai Berkovic and Jack Fridman- Israeli Medicine
The Joint Most Relevant and Engaging Activity: Calliope Owen and Avalon van der Starre and Jamie Goldman, Hayden Rosen and Ziggy Broughton-Oshlack – Gender and Sexuality Issues and Israeli Sport
The 2021 Teachers’ Choice Award for Consistent Excellent Effort throughout the Expo Term: Max Salamon and Zach Sherman (Year 8B); Ruby Friedman and Lexi Fisher (Year 8J) Jasmine Melinikoff and Violet Nathanson (Year 8M); Ashley Cohn, Daliah Smagarinsky and Liberty Waldner (Year 8S)
Gymnastics
Four students took part in an annual Gymnastic Associations Carnival, achieving excellent results:
Mazal tov to
Kayla Park: 1st on Beam
Aiden Kanevsky: 1st on Vault,Floor, Parallel Bars and Rings; 2nd on High Bar and 2nd overall
Jasper Selinger: 2nd on Vault and 3rd on Parallel Bars, High Bar and Pommel and
Josh Gordon: competed in Level 4
Primary Cross Country Age Champions
Mazal tov to the following students who were awarded Cross Country Age Champion trophies:
- 8/9 year old division: Alfie Berger and Joshua Marishel
- 10 year old division: Shayna Abitz and Asher Levin
- 11 year old division: Maia Sharabi and Noah Kessel
- 12 year old division: Emily Seeman and Eli Jocum
Quote of the week
“By people getting together and celebrating this idea of togetherness, great things can happen.”
Edward Kobina Enninful OBE, Editor-In-Chief of British Vogue