Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director of Kornmehl

Breakfast and Pyjama day

What a fabulous and much anticipated morning we all had. The weather was just right for snuggling up and keeping warm in our pyjamas. The children and teachers were so excited and looked fabulous in their pyjamas. We started the day on our beds hugging a special soft toy, playing with our torches and making patterns on the ceiling while listening to relaxing music. We watched two Aboriginal Dreamtime stories on the big screen: “Tiddalick the frog” and “How the moon was made”. This proved to be a big hit! This was followed by sharing two very special shadow books on the overhead projector: “The game of light” and “The game of shadows”. Finally, we were woken up with fairy dust by our fairy teachers, who invited us to a very special and delicious Kornmehl breakfast. The breakfast consisted of cereals, dinner rolls and spreads, fruit, banana muffins and a glass of milo. We all had a lot of fun and a most enjoyable morning.

Thank you to Mrs Zhana Miron, Mrs Lisa Sarzin, Mrs Patricia Speiser and Mrs Amanda Isenberg for your help in getting ready for the day.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day

On Friday, we remembered and reflected on National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s day. On this day families celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal Children, as well as learn about the crucial impact that community, culture and family play in the life of every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child.

This year, the theme for Children’s Day is “Value Our Rights, Respect Our Culture, Bring us Home.” It recognises the many benefits children experience when they are raised with strong connections to family and culture. This is something we, in the Jewish community can identify strongly with.

The children made lovely crowns, using the colours of the Aboriginal flag – red, yellow and black in the morning and we wore these to Shabbat. We acknowledged the traditional owners of the land during Shabbat and chatted to the children about why this is a special day.

Jeans for Genes day

We collected Tzedakah on Friday for this very worthwhile cause – genetic research. Thank you to all our Kornmehl families for their generous support.

Recycling Building Challenge

On Sunday 27 August, families are invited to a fun, exciting and creative morning from 10am to 12 noon on the basketball court. Families will work in teams and have 45 minutes to create and make something using recycled materials.

Prizes will be awarded for the most creative and innovative designs. We have lots of wonderful prizes and morning tea will be served. Please make sure you diarise this date and come along and join in the fun!