Volume 26 Issue 5 03 Mar 2017 5 Adar 5777

Rashi Times

Hey Rashi, Eden and Liv here

Last week was an exciting one for the Year 7 and 8 students as they attended camp at Somerset. Students in past years have loved it and this year’s Years 7 and 8 students certainly loved it as well. The camp incorporates activities that are aimed at bonding the students together and as a result the Year Group comes back a lot closer. Here is what some of the Year 7 Rashi students thought:

Brody Elbourne – Year 7 (new student)

Year 7 camp was an amazing experience to start off my years at Emanuel. So many great activities were offered including high ropes, canoeing, milk crate stacking (my personal favourite) and massive hikes. These activities gave each of us a sense of being part of a team and within this develop our own leadership skills to support each other when we were doing something we hadn’t done before. We all supported each other to do our best and try that bit harder. It also gave me an opportunity to get to know all my peers and teachers a lot more while participating in amazingly fun activities each day. One of the most surprising parts of the camp was the food. Unlike previous school camps it was delicious! With little sleep each night, and struggling to get up each morning, new activities awaited us and somehow we managed the reboot and go again for the day’s fun. Archery, swimming in the river, beach relays and camo were my highlights. Overall camp was an awesome experience. Learning to get to know each other and make new friends and learning more about ourselves and having the peer support leaders there to help us along the way were great ways to start my Emanuel High School life.

Ben Shapiro – Year 7

I enjoyed camp because I got to get closer to the new kids and got to share a tent with some of them. My favourite activity was camo because we got to dress up in camouflage clothes, we had to try gather information about a tower and report it back to base. The Peer Support leaders were helpful in starting conversations with the new kids and helped us gain our confidence. Overall I loved Year 7 camp and can’t wait for next year’s camp!

Swimming Carnival

By the time you are reading this the High School would have just finished participating in the 2017 Swimming Carnival. With the competitive side to it the High School students also have a great time at our carnivals. Supporting our Houses and getting into the spirit is what it’s all about and Rashi is certainly good at that. Last year some pretty impressive records were broken by our Rashi swimmers and and we’re hoping the same will be done again this year. Let’s bring the spirit to this year’s Swimming Carnival Rashi, Liv and I can taste the Ezekiel Cup already!

Next week

Emanuel’s annual Purim celebrations next Friday make excitement ring through the School and if you don’t already have your super awesome costume decided on we suggest you start planning for this fun-filled event which is definitely our favourite day of school all year!

Also coming up next week is International Women’s Day. This day is dedicated to celebrating all of the fantastic women that have fought for equality between genders throughout time. Wednesday will be a mufti day and there will also be a barbeque with all proceedings going towards charities that support women’s rights.

We hope everyone has a good weekend.

Eden Sadra and Olyvea Akres signing off