Volume 29 Issue 38 04 Dec 2020 18 Kislev 5781

Primary News

Natanya Milner – Head of Primary School

As I write my last Ma Nishma article for the year, I feel so proud of all the Emanuel students, staff and community for the combined efforts of 2020. I realise that the year has included elements that have been challenging and at times disappointing but I hope that you too are able to reflect on highlights and wonderful growth that your children have made. It can be so easy to look at what we ‘usually do’ and ‘haven’t done’ but right now I am overwhelmed with gratitude for what we have achieved and how lucky we are. Thank you to each person who has contributed to the success of 2020!

Benjamin Pellow

This week, it was my great pleasure to award Ben Pellow the medal for coming first in the state in the ICAS Science competition. This is an extraordinary achievement and we are very proud of him. Mazal tov, Ben!

 Year 6 Fete

Last week’s fete was a fantastic event that was organised by our wonderful Year 6 students and teachers. There were many fun activities for all year levels that were Covid-safe. Thank you to all those involved for raising a massive $2239.75! The children will choose something to buy as a gift for the school.

Presentation Day Websites

We look forward to launching our Years K-2 and Years 3-6 ‘End of Year Websites’ to you next week. These will show highlights from the various events and projects on campus. We chose this method as we have loved the opportunity to broaden out what we usually present to you and having it available in this format. We hope you enjoy looking through the many different sections and celebrating a wonderful year of learning with your children.

Year 6 Pathways

I have had to submit this article prior to the Year 6 Pathways event on Friday. I am looking so forward to it and am excited to celebrate Year 6’s completion of Primary School with a beautiful Shabbat service and graduation ceremony. I would like to thank all the Year 6 students for being such wonderful Emanuel students over the years. They have been dedicated students and excellent role models. I would also like to thank them for their work to prepare for their Pathways events.

Thanks also goes to Adam Carpenter for co-ordinating the event and to all those involved in its success – Stacey Rosenfeld, Rebecca Gaida, Kim Haddix, Eamon Lukins and Roslynn Pardy. Thank you to Ofer Levy for taking photos that we will share with you. 

Other Pathways Events

We are currently reflecting on the year and looking ahead in order to consider how to conduct the ‘missing 2020 Pathways events’. We are aware that Kindy, Year 2 and Year 4 have missed these rites of passage. Next year, we will look at the rules and regulations in order to conduct these events with the philosophy of ‘better late than never’!

Enrichment Days

Next week we will enjoy enrichment days which allow students to choose activities of interest and rotate between different stations. These include everything from escape rooms to photography to cooking. We can’t wait! A huge thank you Katie Narunsky and Stacey Rosenfeld for organising these events.

Emanuel’s Got Talent

Another highlight of next week will be Emanuel’s Got Talent – an SRC initiative that showcases talented Emanuel students performing songs, dances, magic tricks, jokes and more. This year will be an online format and we always look forward to ending the term with this fun event. Thank you to the students in the SRC, Claudia Sceats and Jenny Udovich.