Hey everyone we are back! We really hope you all had a great Rosh Hashana break. What a great time to refuel and relax. Now back to some more news about our great house, Meir.

House Assembly

At last House Assembly, Meir and Szenes joined forces to have an exciting battle of the Houses which involved Meirians competing against Szenesians in a Sudoku and debating competition. It was a great experience for kids to get out of their comfort zone and participate for their House. We are proud to announce that Meir won all competitions and grew as a strong House.

We are in a very unique situation because we have the ability to make Meir’s identity however we want. We are working hard to make sure Meir will have a reputation for being, kind, inclusive and competitive – a force to be reckoned with!

This week we started our preparation for the House Music Competition. The Year 11 Meirians have put in a lot of time and effort to create an awesome ‘Big House’ item and we are all looking forward to learning and practicing together.

Numeracy Week

Thank you to all Meirians who participated in Numeracy Week last week. It was great to see so many Meirians involved in the Sudoku Challenge, Pi Challenge and Treasure Hunt.

Year 7 afternoon tea

Last week, Year 7 Meirians ran an afternoon tea for the whole of Year 7. Our very own Meirians were responsible for co-ordinating and running activities for every student in the year. The reports from the Year 7 Tutors were that the afternoon was fantastic fun and they were amazed at how each Meirian took responsibility for their activity and led the group in an enjoyable afternoon.

A big congratulations to Year 7 and Mr Thaler on creating such a fun afternoon for Year 7.

Dylan Herdan

Greg Allen

Meet a Meirian

Introducing Meet a Meirian! Here we will ask a randomly selected Meirian three interesting questions and show you their answers. Our first Meirian’s we have chosen are our leaders, the Meir Madrachim,  Dylan Herdan and Greg Allen

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?

I would lie awake in bed all night in an attempt to simulate sleep. Greg

I’d probably still sleep out of choice. If not sleep, then I would eat or binge something on Netflix. Dylan

What fictional place would you most like to go? Why?

Middle Earth, specifically the Shire. I would much enjoy the Hobbit way of life. Very scenic too. Greg

I’ve got a few places I want to go to. It would either be Hogwarts, Xavier’s school for gifted and talented youngsters (from x-men) or Professor Oak’s lab (from Pokémon). I’d either get magic, super powers or a Pokémon so I wouldn’t be too fussy. Dylan

What age do you wish you could permanently be? Why?

Age 25. Aside from it being my lucky number it means that my brain would be fully developed and I would be able to remain physically active. Greg

I feel like around 25 is the perfect middle ground of not being too old or too young. Dylan

Stay tuned for another Meet A Meirian.

Have a great weekend!

Love the Meir Advocates

Charlotte and Tara

Quote – Golda Meir

“It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years.”