Volume 30 Issue 11 30 Apr 2021 18 Iyyar 5781

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director of Kornmel

This term we are delighted to resume a number of events that have been dormant since the onset of COVID-19, way back in March 2020. Connecting with our Emanuel School Community is a privilege that we appreciate very much and do not take for granted. This opportunity to collaborate and share skills provides many benefits for both parties.

This week we engaged in the following activities:

Buddy Reading

Our Year Two buddies from Year One Yerushalayim and Mrs Esra, joined us on Wednesday afternoon to read stories together and to share their reading skills with us. Next week Year Two Tzfat and Miss Cox will join us as well. It was heartwarming to welcome back many ex-Kornmehl students into the Pre-school. They were equally excited to come back and show us how well they can now read.

It was lovely to witness the start of some beautiful relationships and friendships that will continue to develop throughout the remainder of the year. This is a lovely program encouraging both a love of literature and a strong sense of belonging within the School community.

We asked the children what they enjoy about this activity:

Year 2 comments:

Alessandra: I’m excited to see the Kornmehl children as I haven’t seen any in a long time.
Leeshie: I’m excited because I love to read to people and to do stuff with people.
Jack: I’m excited because my sister is in Kornmehl and she says that all the Kornmehl kids are nice.
Isaac: I’m looking forward to seeing my cousin, to seeing Kornmehl and what else has happened down there.
Jake: I love reading and finding out what’s happening next and watching how the story goes.

Kornmehl comments:

Arlo: I liked it when the children made up the words to the story. It was funny.
Zac: I love people reading to me. I liked to know what the words say.
Leah: I liked the books the buddies read to us.
Penny: You can choose some buddies to be your friend and to read to you.
Elisa: Sometimes our brothers or sisters get to come down and it is very special to see them.

Year 8 Israel Expo

A big thank you to  Daphna Levin-Kahn and all the Year 8 students for inviting us to their wonderful, engaging and interactive Israel Expo.

The Starfish and Dolphins were excited to connect with the school children and to be able to see some of the places in Israel, some of which we had been discussing in our own explorations of Israel. The students engaged the Kornmehl kids beautifully, explaining their projects and allowing them to interact with the materials. This was a wonderful exhibition, that included different aspects of Israel from science and technology, to food, sports, music, politics, history, economics, archaeology and more. Some of the children got to play games, practise their soccer skills and dance to Israeli music. The Year 8 students were welcoming and shared their knowledge and skills about Israel openly and patiently with their young audience. We certainly learnt a lot. Kol Hakavod to you all and thank you for allowing us to visit.

Assembly visit

On Friday afternoon, we went to our first K-2 assembly for a long time. It was lovely to be invited back and to join the K-2s. The Starfish and Dolphins are learning what it is like to go up to the BIG school and to participate in an assembly. This is in preparation for going to school next year. They have to learn how to sit still, how to listen to the instructions from the teachers and how to behave in this formal setting. It’s a great opportunity to once again connect with our Emanuel School community.

Lag B’Omer

We celebrated Lag B’Omer with a pretend bonfire on the oval. We re-enacted the story of Rabbi Akiva and his students studying Torah around the bonfire and pretending to hunt with their bows and arrows when the Roman soldiers came to look for them. We sang a few songs and everyone enjoyed delicious baked potatoes with salt and butter.

Family Day

As a staff team, we reflected deeply last term and have decided to change the name of our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast to Family Day Breakfast. This will allow all families to be included and to be able to participate in this special event.

We look forward to sharing this time with all our Kornmehl Families on Monday 10 May 2021 from 8.00 am – 9.15 am in the Pre-school. 

We have been focussing on inclusion, acceptance, tolerance, diversity and love.

We asked the children a few open-ended questions to gain an idea of their understanding and knowledge of what a family is: 

What is a family?

Aviv: It’s love. You have to hug and kiss together.
Ava: Mishpachah …that’s Hebrew.
Daisy: It’s about love and care and we have to make sure we don’t shout at our mummies and daddies. 
Cooper: It means we love everybody.
Cleo: They love you.
Noa: They love you a lot and ask you to do things. Families are special …something special. Family that you have is nice to you and they think of you all the time.
Rafi: They love me so much and never go away from me, only when in my room and I am angry.
Ziggy: Aviv, Daddy and Aba.
Uriel: When we have birthdays, I like my family. I love my family because we have a big home.
Archie: People that are adults that love you. I love my family. 

Are all families the same?   What makes them the same or different?

Etta: Some have light skin and dark skin.
Ava: Some families don’t have the same amount of people. There is Rose, Noam, Harry, daddy, mummy and me…that is six.  
Levy: I’ve got five in my family.
Maya: They are different because some are white and some have black skin.
Cooper: Some have different houses.
Etta: They have different bricks for their houses and they live in different countries. My cousins live in New York.
Arabella: Daddy’s family live in Tonga.
Levy: My cousins live in a different place. They live in Perth.

What do families do? 

Etta: They sometimes go out with you.
Levy: Washing basket. My mum always tells my brother and sister to do the washing basket.
Maya: They do special jobs. They like to do different things. They have different kinds of laundry.
Ava: Daddy goes to work. He is a throat and ear doctor.

Care Packs

Our Care Packs have begun to come in and we are extremely grateful for the support from the entire Emanuel School Community for this worthwhile cause. Our goal is to collect 500 Care Packs. Please drop your Care Pack either at the Emanuel School Reception area or down at Kornmehl by Friday 21 May 2021. 

Happy Birthday

We wish a very happy birthday to Zack Lawton (5) and Oscar Cohen (3). We hope you all had a beautiful day.