Hagit Bar-On – Head of Hebrew K-6

iTaLAM Conference in Sydney 2019

This weekend was very special and inspiring for many Hebrew educators around Sydney. Over 2 days, Emanuel School hosted the Annual iTaLAM Educators Conference for 2019.

iTaLAM is a leading developer and implementer of technology-supported curriculum for the teaching of the Hebrew language and Jewish Heritage around the world. The iTaLAM team are committed to investing in teacher training to ensure that educators are working with the curriculum and are familiar with the material they are teaching. The organisers set a goal to inspire teachers and motivate them to achieve success in their classrooms. Vital Geiger, an iTaLAM Pedagogy Presenter, arrived in Sydney on Thursday to take part in this innovative conference. Vital and I presented different sessions during the two days sharing hands-on, practical and inspiring activities.

The atmosphere in the room was very special with teachers from different schools around Sydney working together and sharing multiple ideas and expertise. The different sessions were dynamic, creative and collaborative. The participants provided very positive feedback and expressed their desire and need for a Hebrew conference to happen every year in order to provide educators with tools to optimise their students’ learning experiences.

We had such fun and are looking forward to future conferences.

Natanya (Tany) Milner – Head of Primary

iTaLAM Conference

Thank you to Hagit Bar-On for her leadership and organisation of the iTaLAM conference this week. It was wonderful to welcome teachers from so many other Jewish Day Schools to Emanuel and Hagit’s leadership in this area is appreciated and deeply valued. 

Year 6 Interrelate Presentation

The parents and children in Year 6 attended the Interrelate Presentation on Tuesday evening. There were two talks ‘Where did I come from?’ and ‘Preparing for Puberty’. Students learnt about how their bodies work, the differences between males and female and how a baby is created and born. This is one of our many Well-being programs run in the Primary School. Thank you to Sally Sweeney for returning to our school again this year to present this important information.

ASISSA Athletics Carnival

Despite the terrible weather, our spirits weren’t dampened as we participated in the ASISSA Athletics Carnival on Thursday. Emanuel had many athletes who competed enthusiastically in track and field events throughout the day. I congratulate them on their sporting achievements and positive attitudes. As Mr Taylor is the convener of this event, some Emanuel Year 6 students were involved in many of the administration tasks throughout the day. I would like to thank them for being such supportive and responsible ambassadors. A huge thanks to Stuart Taylor for coordinating the entire event across all the schools. It takes a massive amount of time and effort and always runs like clockwork. Thanks to his supporting staff including Adam Ezekiel and Sharon Fairfax.

 Mazal tov to Year 3K!

This week, Year 3K enjoyed a plain clothes day for winning our waste-free lunch competition. Well done to Year 3K and Ms Tritsch.

Father’s Day

I wish all the fathers a very special Father’s S\Day this weekend. The P&F ran a delicious breakfast this morning and we are also grateful for the gift stall that is organised for us. A huge thank you to Jen, Ruby and all the P&F volunteers for their hard work and support.