Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director Kornmehl

Grandparents Day

We celebrated Grandparents Day on Wednesday and Thursday morning this week. The Seashells delighted their appreciative audience with their cute songs and dances and enjoyed morning tea and a craft activity together with their special guests.

The Dolphins and Starfish sang on the stage in the Millie Philips Theatre to a full audience and sang with confidence and enthusiasm. Our special guests joined us for morning tea on the Kornmehl deck. The feedback received from grandparents was very positive and the smiles on their faces during this time was evident of a very special and beautiful time shared together.

Many thanks to all our parent helpers – Anita Weinberger, Lindi Kaplan, Naama Merritt, Gail Stein, Odin Kaye, Rebecca Jacobson, Gina Becker, Lynn Shakenovsky and Sarah Robuck for their delicious baking and help setting up on the day, as well as the canteen for their delicious catering. We appreciate and value the special relationship we have with the grandparents at Kornmehl and feel privileged that they can be involved in the daily lives of their grandchildren as well as attend our special Grandparents Day concerts.

This year we did a live stream of the concerts to all our overseas grandparents, enabling them to stay connected and be a part of their grandchildren’s lives from far away. Many thanks to Ben Marshall for setting this Live Stream up for us. Many thanks also to Sarah Robuck for taking beautiful professional photographs of the Seashells concert. Your time and commitment is very much appreciated.

Comments:

Isaac: I like to sleep over at my Nana’s house and eat pancakes. I love her so much.

Ariella: I love Goga because I like to play with her and she makes me happy. I love her so much. Grandpa came too, and I like to play games with him.

Jacob: Saba and Safta and Grandpa and Ouma are coming for Grandparent’s Day. I love them all because they give me lots and lots of kisses and hugs.

Leah: Grandpa Mike came to visit me for Grandparents Day. I was so excited. He is funny and makes me laugh.

Coby: Nonna and Bobba are special and I like to sleep at their house. They are kind to me.

Harry: Nonna and Pappa came to pre-school. Pappa shows me cool nature things and Nonna gives me special treats like chocolate milk. She thinks I am special. Nonna is crazy and funny sometimes. She makes me laugh.

Isabella: Grandpa and Safta came to see me. I like to eat ice-cream at their house. We play tip outside. I like to pat their dog.

Burger Centre

The Dolphins and Starfish will visit the Burger Centre on Tuesday 28 August and Thursday 30 August respectively. We are looking forward to singing and dancing for all the elderly visitors. This opportunity is a way for us to brighten the day of other elderly people in our local community and bring some joy into their day.

Rosh Hashana

We have begun learning about the festival of Rosh Hashana and all its beautiful rituals and traditions and learning lots of new songs related to this rich festival.

The children have been working on their shofar blowing skills and through perseverance and practice are beginning to master the art of shofar blowing. In a few weeks, we are walking to the post box to mail our special Rosh Hashana cards to our families to wish them a Shana Tovah. We will also visit the shofar factory on Tuesday 4 September, where each child will learn how to make their own special shofar to keep and take home.