From the Principal

Andrew Watt

Welcome to Meir House!

The launch of a new House is a rare event in a school’s history; the last time was 16 years ago, when Rashi, Rabin and Szenes were introduced. The ceremonial change of House was marked by changing out of the old House t-shirt, into the emerald green and silver Meir House t-shirt. It is our hope that, as with all of our Houses, the new community will nurture and guide each student to be the best that they can be. Meir House, led by Adam Ezekiel, will now commence their preparations for domination of the Inter-House competition! We look forward to appointing our new House leaders in the near future.

 Only at Emanuel…

We conducted a very fast and efficient lockdown drill during the lunch break last Friday. Upon the onset of the alarm, 2 of our Primary School students (who will remain nameless) calmly ate their lunch and continued their chess game, under the reception desk, in the dark and in absolute silence. After the drill, they did however request that we purchase a softer carpet and a less shrill emergency alarm!

 The impact of student leadership

Our student leaders play a significant role in maintaining a positive and caring school culture, in which their peers feel a strong sense of connection and belonging. They are also involved in leading a wide range of activities that engage and empower their fellow students. In contrast to a ‘command and control’ approach, our leaders are supported to encourage and serve those around them. We value integrity and respect over popularity and our hope is that leaders are chosen who will enable each student to thrive and flourish at Emanuel. Nominations for Madrichim, House Captains and the Student Representative Council (SRC) closed this week, marking the commencement of the leadership election process.

Next week students will be presented to the School at assemblies and Year meetings and voting will open. Our online voting system is being prepared as I type! Finally, the votes will be tallied and, in some cases weighted. Who will be student leaders for 2018-2019?

Remaining true to our values

It appears that a small number of our students are bringing meat products to school. In accordance with our kashrut policy and to ensure that we respect the kashrut sensibilities of all students within our pluralistic community, meat products and derivatives are not to be brought on to our Emanuel campus, with the exception of school-sponsored events where the food supplied is kosher.

Student initiative

Isabella Flax has started a new initiative for the High School – Open Mic Thursdays. This provides anyone in Years 7-12 an opportunity to perform live music every Thursday Week A on the Basketball courts. If students are interested in participating, please email Isabella.

Baby Sitting Registry

Emanuel School Babysitting Registry has been updated for 2018. This is a list of students in Years 9-12 who are interested in babysitting for members of the Emanuel community. The document can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eD06SsnryYEghNio9pojRNv0u9T1kkDJ9P47vB0H6bw/edit?usp=sharing.

For any enquiries regarding the registry, contact Isabella Flax by email: flax.isabella@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Mazal tov

• Adena Sheps in Year 11, has won 1^st place in the senior category of the Waverley Youth Art Prize. Adena’s oil painting is titled Budgie Love and depicts the friendship between her brother Aidan and a budgie.
• Moshe Rosenzweig, parent of Noa in Year 4, who was awarded an OAM in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honour List for his service to the Visual Arts, particularly to Photography.
• Ezra Hersch, Year 9, recently entered a National Fanfare Composing competition. His composition has been selected as one of only 8 across Australia. He will now be mentored by Australian composers and his composition will be played at performance venues across Australia.
• Alex Placek, Year 10, won the under 16s title at the recent Australian ranking tennis tournament in Foster.
• Our 16 boys futsal team, they won the NSW Schools Regional Championships on Thursday

Quote of the week

“Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.”

Chinese Proverb

From Primary School

Natanya (Tany) Milner – Head of Primary

Respect

At last week’s assembly, I spoke to the Years 3-6 children about respect and its fundamental importance in all that we do. We discussed types of respect and the children could identify that they can respect themselves, others and belongings/property. I would like to take the opportunity to raise this with you, as parents, because I believe it is such a vital conversation for us to all be regularly having with our children. Whilst many of our children show respect throughout their time at school, there are a number of students who need to think about the level of disrespect they show. Some examples include:

• Using kind and thoughtful language to each other, rather than verbal put downs
• Refraining from non-verbal put downs such as eye rolling
• Listening rather than speaking over others
• Accepting feedback and advice from teachers rather than answering back
• Arriving at school and to class on time
• Wearing their uniform correctly and with pride.

There are countless examples of ways to show respect and I feel certain that if we partner with families on the need to highlight the importance of showing respect, we will be more likely to see necessary improvements from some students. I would like us to work together to hold the children accountable for being the best they can be and ensuring that they are representing themselves, their families and their schools well at all times. Of course, as both a teacher and a mother, I am aware that children don’t always ‘get this right’. Please partner with us to guide the children and highlight when behaviours and responses need to change.

 Emma Hill

We have received lovely news that Emma Hill and her husband, Casey, are expecting their first child at the end of the year. We are thrilled with this wonderful news and wish them all the very best for for this exciting new chapter in their lives.

Emma has been teaching at Emanuel since the beginning of 2015. Over this time she has been an outstanding educator with a strong commitment to both student learning and extra-curricular programs. She has been instrumental in many of our new initiatives including the introduction of Seesaw and Science curriculum innovation.

We will say farewell to Emma at the end of Term 4 as she hopes to be able to complete the academic year with the children. We look forward to welcoming her back to Emanuel once she has completed her maternity leave.

 Poem in My Pocket Day

On Wednesday of this week, we had Poem in My Pocket Day. I did consider writing my entire article in rhyme but decided just a little bit may be a good start…

A day of poems and fun with rhyme,

Spreads across the School from time to time.

This week saw lots of poetry sharing,

Poems about animals and school and caring.

Some limericks and haikus and funny verse too,

Some had darker themes and a serious hue.

No matter what poem, the day was a blast,

With a joy in language that will always last.

I thank Debbie Cohen and her wonderful team,

For year after year, enacting this dream.

From the Head of Jewish Life

Rabbi Daniel Siegel

The Inner Circle

A short time ago, in parashat BeHa’alotkha, we read of a selected group of people being inducted into the inner circle of Israelite leadership. Within the inner sanctum of the Tent of Meeting, located outside of the Israelite camp, these individuals, by imprimatur, become the inner circle.

Shortly thereafter, when we hear of 2 individuals prophesying within the camp, Yehosu’a, Moshe’s deputy, whom we are told “did not budge from within the Tent of Meeting”, demands of Moshe: “Kela’em-Restrain them”. Remarkably, Moshe responds: “Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord put his spirit upon them”. In the very next verse, we read that Moshe re-enters the camp with the recent appointees of the inner circle.

Soon thereafter, in this week’s parashah, we read of Korach gathering “the whole community against them (the leadership) at the Tent of Meeting”. The people’s grievance is sounded: “You have gone too far! For, all the community is holy, all of them, and the Lord is in their midst. Why, then, do you lord yourselves over the Lord’s congregation”.

While the Levite Korach is dismissed as and punished for seeking to procure a foothold in the priesthood, Moshe and Aaron are dismayed and distraught at the ensuing communal rebellion.

The Jewish tradition recognises the danger of an inner circle and the substituting of power and control for partnership and community. Moshe says to Joshua, his deputy, when the latter seeks to sanction those not in the inner sanctum: “Are you zealous for me”? Ultimately, Moshe understands, an inner circle might be reduced to the voice of one.

Moshe, like Abraham before him, and in consonance with the whole of our prophetic tradition, understands the importance of the voice of the people and the wisdom of dissenting opinion. As an intercessor for his people and as “His majesty’s loyal opposition”, Moshe reminds God, Himself, that His voice alone is not sufficient.

Then, as now, Judaism teaches, the people must be heard if we are to be an enduring and united community.

Year 11 and 12 Studies of Religion

Gabrielle Amoils

Rabbi Yaffa Epstein’s visit to Emanuel School

On Monday, Year 11 Jewish Studies students and Year 11 and 12 Studies of Religion students had the privilege and rare opportunity to hear Rabba Yaffa Epstein, a female Orthodox Rabbi. She received Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshivat Maharat and holds a Law Degree from Bar-Ilan University. Rabbi Yaffa has been a teacher of Talmud, Jewish law, and Liturgy at Pardes for over a decade, and has served as the Director of the Beit Midrash at the Dorot Fellowship in Israel. 

Rabba Yaffa told us about her life and what led to her becoming a female Orthodox Rabbi. Many students were puzzled with the idea of a ‘female Orthodox Rabbi’ and thought of it as an oxymoron, as we never hear of any female Orthodox Rabbis, and certainly not in the Sydney Jewish Community. She has been a strong feminist since the age of 8, when she realised how sexist the prayers she said every morning were. A prayer that changed her views was the morning prayer recited by men, saying: “Thank you God for not making me a woman”. Rabba Yaffa went on to say that there is no place in the Torah that states that women cannot be Rabbis, and it also declares that women are spiritually more mature than men. Regardless of her belief for equality for both genders, she follows Halachic laws like any other Orthodox Rabbi. She discussed her role in her community, what she is able to do, her education and teaching, and how her family and other Rabbis react when they hear she is a fully qualified Rabbi.

The talk was filled with great questions and interesting discussions and opened up a new perspective of Judaism to me. Living in a Traditional Jewish environment, the idea of a female Rabbi was never spoken of and was never an option. Hearing Rabba Yaffa talk was truly inspiring to all of us and taught us a different side to Orthodox Judaism. If there ever is another opportunity to hear this wise woman speak, I highly recommend her to everyone! This talk certainly deepened my understanding of Judaism and helped me to increase my knowledge in Studies of Relgion.

Thank you so much Rabba Yaffa Epstein for coming to speak to Emanuel School.

Ma Koreh

JNF NSW is currently holding a competition amongst students to create a new design for the JNF Blue Box. The Blue Box was inspired by Theodore Hertzl as the First Zionist in 1901, when he passed around his hat to collect funds and donations to purchase land in Eretz Yisrael.  

Entries close on Friday 22 June and details about the competition can be found here: https://www.jnf.org.au/blueboxcompetition/

For entry forms please see Mr Carpenter.  Interested students have been working on their own designs during lunchtimes.

Elise Goldberg, Becky Salamon and Dana Stiassny with their JNF Blue Box designs

Becky Salamon

Dana Stiassny

Elise Goldberg

Primary Gifted and Talented news

Colleen Elkins | Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator K-6

Primary G&T competition news

Our Years 3-6 students are currently involved in the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians which involves them working independently or in a group of up to 2 others, on 4 very involved, high-level Mathematics problems. Students are assigned 4 weeks in which to do this challenge and are given small periods of time in class to catch up with one another if necessary. Other than that, students are responsible for organising when they can work with their group and completing the task.

Students have shown such wonderful initiative in taking control of this task. Some Year 4 students have reportedly been holding 3-way conference calls from home, to share and debate their thinking to reach reasonable solutions (3-hour Mathemtics-related calls!)

Other students in Year 3 have requested a ‘double play date’ from their parents in order to get this task under control.

A few students have hailed me on the playground during lunchtime to proudly show me the work they are doing during their lunch hour.

This amazing self-direction by students as young as 8 and 9 is to be marvelled at, as is the level of collaboration they are implementing in order to work through the material and agree upon answers.

One of the rules of the competition is that students may only rely on their group as a resource – no adult help. The rigidity with which they have adhered to this rule is also phenomenal – some of them even reminding a parent that ‘they may not help’.

It is a delight to see such passion for learning. Thank you to all the teachers who are facilitating this amazing learning opportunity with their Mathematics class.

Other currently running competitions:

Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Competition

Thank you to those students who have sent me their entries. Please continue to send your poems if you have not yet entered.

Closing Date: 25 June 

The Lionel Bowen Young Writers’ Award committee is looking for the best writers in Randwick City.

Closing Date: 31 July

www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/library-events/lionel-bowen-young-writers-award

We have some Year 7 students running a Writing Club on Fridays for students in Years 3-6 who are interested in hearing tips from successful writers. Join us in Room A11 at lunchtime on Fridays.

Year 4 student leadership and initiative

Colleen Elkins | Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator K-6

Student leadership and initiative – Year 4

I was delighted when a knock on my office door presented to me some Year 4 Emanuel Chess players. They had seriously contemplated our current number of players, thought about the future and detected the need to “build chess depth” in our Year 3 and 4 students, for the future of Emanuel Chess.

Daniel Zipser, Joshua Barnett and Benjamin Diamond presented their idea – they wanted to offer Beginners Chess to Years 3 and 4 students in order to build strength in our Emanuel Chess community. They had plans in hand, including what they proposed to do in their first 2 lessons if the idea went ahead and were seeking advice on how to implement their idea.

Much decision-making and compromise – student-led – was part of this process.

They went on to advertise the activity, prepare for the 1^st session and run it last Monday.

During their 1^st beginner’s chess session, the boys addressed the newcomers with thoughtfulness and skill. The 5 or 6 newcomers enjoyed the close attention they received from the ‘coaches’, learning new things and are looking forward to their next session!

Hurray and thank you to those 3 boys for noticing a problem, thinking of a solution, looking for feedback and implementing their ideas. What an inspiration and example to others!

Joshua Barnett

Benjamin Diamond

Daniel Zipster

Year 4 Design Thinking

Roslynn Pardy

Design Thinking In Year 4

Year 4 has had a busy start to the Term. Students have been discussing, collaborating, brainstorming, prototyping, testing and constructing with various materials in our classrooms.  The provocations given provided the opportunity for students to work together to find a solution to a problem. Through this process, students have been experiencing and understanding the Design Process. We have also had the pleasure of welcoming the CEO of Good Design Australia Dr Brandon Gien into our classrooms to discuss the necessity of good design combined with sustainability in real life situations.  Last week students used their knowledge to ideate, design and build various recess games out of recyclables for the Years 1 and 2. The Year 4 students began the Design Process by empathising with the younger students through surveying the Infants about what they would like to see on the playground.  

The prototypes were well received by all the students and teachers during recess on Friday. Students were seen smiling and laughing and stating that: “This was the best day ever!”. Through the reflection process students were able to understand how to look for long-term solutions for problems as well as identifying ways to make the process better for any future designs.  

Throughout the rest of the Term students will continue using Design Thinking to brainstorm solutions to various real life problems. We look forward to sharing some of the problems, ideas and prototypes in further detail as we create a MakerSpace within our rooms.

Meir House Launch

Adam Ezekiel – Head of Meir House

Wednesday morning was the ‘official’ Meir House Launch. The introduction of a 4^th House (Meir House) is an exciting time at Emanuel School, as the last change of Houses was 16 years ago, when the School introduced Rabin, Rashi and Szenes.

Music

Diana Springford, Acting Head of Music Performance and Academic K-6

Daniel Burley – Acting Head of Music – Academic 7-12

Music Camp

Further information and packing list for Music Camp (Week 10)

Our participants list for Music Camp has been finalised and a detailed information letter with a packing list has been sent out to attendees this week. If you have any questions about Music Camp, please email Joanne De Araujo jdearaujos@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Music Camp Talent Quest: Show off your secret, or not-so-secret, talent at the Music Camp Talent Quest on Tuesday evening. Students who wish to participate should have a well-prepared act that is appropriate for Music Camp students from ages 9-18. It could be serious or funny. Students who would like to participate must register their interest with Mr Burley by the first Monday of camp. They should bring whatever gear they need and, if using a backing track, should have it fully downloaded and given to Mr Burley by the last Friday before camp.

Deadline – Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

The due date for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue private tuition or Infants String Program for Term 3, was last Friday (8 June). All students currently receiving private music tuition and students participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically entered into tutor schedules for next term and committed to the full term of lessons. Parents who wish to advise us of discontinuations or new enrolments should do so using one of the online forms, which can be accessed from the links below.  If your child intends to discontinue, formal notification must be given using the online discontinuation form, otherwise parents will be liable for fees for next term.  Please contact the Music Department by email to music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.auif you have any questions.

Links to online forms  

New enrolment requests for private tuition: http://tinyurl.com/NewPrivateTuitionEnrolment

To discontinue private tuition for Term 3: http://tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

To enrol into the Infant Strings Program: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsEnrolment

To discontinue Infant Strings Program for Term 3: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuations

High School Debating

Suzanne Plume | Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator 7-12 | Debating and Public Speaking 7-12

Our HICES Senior Year 9 debating team, who are almost undefeated this year, (because being defeated by our Year 10 team shouldn’t really count) hosted Wollondilly Anglican College in an Elimination Final on Tuesday.

Ethan Moliver, Chloe Miller, Lara Fosbery and Liat Granot argued : “That young Australians should be able to form their own political party”.

After an Homeric struggle, followed by a lengthy adjudication process they triumphed and will now proceed to the Quarter Finals.

Emanuel Archies Portrait Competition

Hannah Shteinman, Art Madricha

Emanuel School Archies Portrait Competition – 2018

This year we decided to combine the annual Emanuel Archies Portrait competition with the celebration of International Women’s Day. Anyone from Years K-12 could enter a portrait, the only criteria being it had to be on the canvas supplied, and it had to be a portrait of a woman. We did this in order to encourage students to carefully consider the ways in which they choose to depict a woman and challenge the way society as a whole depicts women in terms of stereotypes and gender expectations. It’s no secret that historically (and still today) in art and media specifically, women are often portrayed as mere aesthetic ornaments, and so students challenged this through their insightful, funny, and deeply meaningful portraits. Amongst the many entrants, there were portraits of mothers, sisters, teachers and friends, and famously empowered female figures like Cathy Freeman and Frida Kahlo. Through painting, drawing, collage and photography, students portrayed women who inspired them, resulting in an exhibition that truly honoured the meaning and purpose of International Women’s Day.

Over the course of the week all students were able to vote for the best Primary School and High School portraits. In the Primary category, the winner was Year 6 student Tamarah Aaron and the runner up was Romy McCorquodale. In High School the winner was Year 12 student Erin Baskin and the runners up (winning equal amount of votes) were Saachi Owen and Adena Sheps. Congratulations to them and all those who entered!

Check out pictures of many other entries at https://www.emanuelschoolvisualarts.com/blog

Autism – Part 1

Miriam Itzkowitz – Year 10

Last Tuesday, 5 June, I held an autism awareness day at school, fundraising for Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect). The aim of this fundraiser was to raise compassion and empathy for autistic children, in hopes that it will alleviate their stress and dread of going to school, through various activities throughout the day. I presented a speech about my brother’s experience with autism in front of Assembly the week before the fundraiser. The reaction was remarkable and there were noticeable differences in people’s behaviour. Some students came up to me, disclosing the fact that they themselves are on the Spectrum, while others told me that they had realised that they hadn’t been the nicest and wanted to start changing their attitudes and be more tolerant of difference. Some even reached out directly to my brother. Many people told me I was brave, and while flattered, I disagree, because I believe it was something that needed to be said as we live in a society where being different is not OK, despite what people say. That needs to change. I find the fact that I even needed to make a speech challenging because I think it’s something that should come naturally. However, I am extremely pleased that now, after doing so, people are starting to put in more of an effort, for which I am so proud.

The day was a blue plain-clothes day, as blue is the representative colour of autism. At Assembly we had a speaker from Aspect, who explained what the organisation does. At recess we had a bake sale, selling blue cupcakes and raffle tickets, with the prizes correlating to some aspect of autism. For example, we had video games to portray the interest in technology and electronics, or thematic books for love of reading, topics like acceptance (“Love Simon”) or my brother’s personal favourite, a book on outer space. We also had a couple of people delivering jokes in Hebrew. I did this because I’ve found that people on the Spectrum seem to almost be speaking another language, in the sense that they can understand what you’re saying, but they take it literally which is what you have to do when you start speaking another language. It’s almost as though English sarcasm is a 2^nd language, and literal English is their 1^st. I thought the best way to portray this would be through Hebrew jokes. At lunch we had a sensory disco, portraying the overwhelming stress of everyday life, and the restrictiveness in which people on the Spectrum move to reflect their discomfort in coming into contact with anything that can disrupt their order. Throughout the day we had activities like Pictionary, Taboo and Charades, showing the frustration in communicating, as well as videos and recordings. This provided further insight and understanding into what autism really is.

I had the idea for this fundraiser towards the end of last year, as I witnessed how badly my brother and other students on the Spectrum were being bullied for the way they acted, as a result of their autism. People didn’t necessarily know that they have it, but it was evident that they were being treated badly because of their peculiar mannerisms. My brother was often manipulated, excluded and teased, and while these actions aren’t necessarily kind, they are not harmless to many people on the Spectrum. A common trait of autism involves taking things literally and not being able to differentiate between sarcasm and reality.

Another issue I found was the use of derogatory words throughout the playground to describe my brother, or the use of the word, “autism” inappropriately. People often scream to each other, “You’re autistic!” or when they’re annoyed say: “This is autism!”. It is often portrayed so negatively – which it isn’t. People also seem to think autistic people are extremely unintelligent and “spastic”. I’ve even had people come up to me and tell me that my brother is “retarded”! As cheesy as this sounds, I knew something needed to be done about this, as this behaviour is wrong and the information is false. This originates out of pure ignorance, and the way to cure ignorance is through education – and what better place to do that than at school?

I first found out that my brother was on the Spectrum when I was 9 years old and my brother was 6. I was told by my parents that I would need to expect less attention and that they didn’t love me any less, but my brother just required a little bit more work. A year later, my brother found out that he had autism and has since become quite vocal and open about it. Having been confronted with this condition at such a young age, I was aware of what it was before most of my peers. Around the beginning of High School, I heard people starting to use ‘autism’ incorrectly, which bothered me. I’d often correct them, and explained that it was offensive to me, to which they’d often reply with something about my brother being ‘retarded’ (which I also take offence to, as I have a cousin with Down Syndrome) and how I’m too sensitive and that it’s “just a word”.

Reflections on Autism Awareness Day

Reflections on Autism Awareness Day

Last Tuesday, students throughout High School enjoyed a variety of activities for our inaugural Autism Awareness Day (AAD), to help them better understand and empathise with others who think differently, especially those on the Autism Spectrum, and to connect them to the Jewish values, וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ “Love your fellow as yourself” and לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד עַלדַּ֣ם רֵעֶ֑ךָ “Do not stand by the blood of your fellow”.

Here are some of their thoughts following their awareness session:

“I got to understand how a person with autism feels and the troubles that they are faced with. I was able to put myself in their shoes by participating in the games that we played which challenged how I understood both people’s actions, communication and their expressions. It was hard to guess what people were trying to express in charades and in the face game which is, I’m sure a lot harder, what a person with autism has to battle with every day.” Jordan Stein, Year 9

“The thing I enjoyed the most was trying to figure out the expression on other people’s faces, mostly because I failed at it. The thing I enjoyed the least was watching the video in the Cinema. It made we want to run and cover my ears, I felt trapped, though this was the wanted effect.”
Joshua Moses,Year 8

“I think this was a worthwhile activity because people who aren’t on the Spectrum got to feel what it is like. I learnt that people who have autism can find it hard to concentrate and people with autism are no different to us: they like having fun and they like being with friends.”  
Zac Urbach, Year 7

“One of the main messages I got from my AAD session today was that people who have autism hear and take things differently from us.  I enjoyed the loud video, especially when they got some people with autism to talk about their experiences in life and in High School.” Benjamin Rosenfeld, Year 7

“Everyone should know about people living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and also get an understanding of what is it and what we can do to help.” Rachel Zwarenstein, Year 10 

“I (now) think… that people on the Autism Spectrum are not less than anyone else, and that they’re not worse or better, just different. Not all autistic people are the same, not everyone has the same symptoms or traits, and there isn’t just one stereotype you can apply to all of them. Eleanor Labi, Year 9

“The people who have autism have a different life.  We need to care about them and not bully them.” Chenyao Qu, Year 10

Daphna Levin-Kahn | Head of Jewish Studies High School

Jewish Day Schools Futsal Gala Day

Sharon Fairfax | PDHPE Teacher Aide | Gymnastics Coordinator

Years 7 and 8 Futsal Gala Day

Last Friday, Emanuel entered 2 teams comprising Year 7 girls and boys in this annual competition held at The Centre, Dural. The competition includes Moriah College, Masada College, Kesser Torah and Emanuel School.

This Day was an initiative of Emanuel School 4 years ago to give the Years 7 and 8 students High School Gala Day experience.

There were amazing results for Emanuel School with both the girls and boys reaching the Grand Final.

The girls valliantly went down to Moriah 2-4 with our team consisting of all Year 7 girls.

Best on the day were Eden Levit, Mischa Spielman and Lucia Meyer.

Mazal tov to our boys team who were victorious in a hard fought win against Moriah College 2-1. There were sensational performances from Jesse Gothelf, Coby New and Shai Farhy.

L-R back row: Lucy Klein, Eden Levitt, Lucinda Labi. L-R front row: Clio Stockley, Mischa Spielman and Lucia Meyer

L-R back row: Saul Magner, Coby New, Shai Farhy, Jesse Gothelf, Dorian Dyce, Julian Baruch, Aaron Khedoori and Jamie Schneider. L-R front row: Adam Rothschild and Alexi Bader

Careers

Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

The Finance industry

Last week I ran a Women in Finance Q&A Panel for Year 12 students and some of the Year 11 Economics students.

We had 3 presenters from a range of backgrounds. Jodi Peterson, working with Perennial, was the MC for our event. Celine Kabashima, works for AMP, currently investing a $3bn portfolio and Sandi Orleow, an Emanuel parent, working in the Finance industry with a background in Accountancy. Each of the speakers spoke about how they got into the Finance industry and their own personal journey. The focus was on the industry and the path each speaker took to get there. The presenters gave up their own time as part of the F3 initiative to showcase the Finance industry to women and to encourage participation in this arena. (https://www.fthree.com.au/who-is-f3/). They highlighted what they loved about the industry itself, enjoying the many benefits of the industry and each speaker spoke about the skill sets they brought to the industry  such as people, problem solving and managerial skills.

The most common Business/Commerce courses currently on offer for 2019:

UNSW – Bachelor of Commerce (ATAR 96.3)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/unsw/424000.shtml

University of Sydney – Bachelor of Commerce (ATAR 95)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/usyd/513300.shtml

UTS – Bachelor of Business (ATAR 91)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/uts/601030.shtml

Macquarie University – Bachelor of Commerce (ATAR 80)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/mq/300210.shtml

Australian Catholic University – Bachelor of Business (ATAR 58.55)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/acu/103701.shtml

Notre Dame University – Bachelor of Business (Indicative ATAR 70)

https://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/apply-direct/unda/UNDA09.shtml

Sydney TAFE – Bachelor of Business (Year 12 Completion)

http://sydneytafe.edu.au/course-details/HE20514V01/Bachelor-of-Business

Students should fine tune their research to see the great join degree options. Research Accounting, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Management, Business Analytics and so on to see the many branches of this huge faculty area.

Careers, notices and events

Notre Dame – Early Offer program

Students can register their interest with private university, Notre Dame. This smaller and more intimate university has credentials with high practicums for both Teaching and Nursing and a strong reputation with employers. Students who attend Notre Dame find the transition from Emanuel School to university life much easier due to smaller class sizes and a strong interest in pastoral care. Find out more at the parent and student information evening on Monday 26 June from 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm or 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm. Details about the event can be found here.

UTS Discover Nursing, 21 June

Hear from nursing academics and current students before touring UTS’ world-class clinical laboratories and taking part in a hands-on workshop.

https://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/undergraduate/our-courses/find-right-course/events-and-info-sessions

Australian Catholic University – University Experience

12 July, Strathfield Campus

University Experience is a free program that gives students the opportunity to sample their degree of choice. Students can taste life at ACU by meeting academic staff and current students, and trying out the course of interest.

http://www.acu.edu.au/student_experience/student_life/experience_uni_before_you_start/university_experience

From UAC – how to get into Medicine

Entry into undergraduate Medicine degrees is highly competitive. Have a look at the UAC based information page below.

https://www.uac.edu.au/media-centre/news/how-to-get-into-medicine

Employment projections to 2022

This is a great link with information to show the industries on the rise (Personal Carers, Aged Care, ICT Managers, Early Childhood Teachers, Welfare support, Civil Engineers, GPs, Education aides, Midwives and Nurses to name a few).

https://www.jobjump.com.au/img/2018_employment_projections.pdf

UNSW

There are many parent and student information sessions coming up in the next few weeks. Please check the link below to see what interests you.

https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/unsw-student-and-parent-information-evening-0

(Notices Source, MHSCareers, 2018)

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director Kornmehl

Building resilience – Part 2

Tips for building caring relationships

• Give attention and affection – lots of smiles and hugs. This makes your children feel secure, loved and accepted.
• Play with your children. Playing together is a great way for you to connect, get to know them better and have fun. It’s also a great way for children to develop physical, imagination and social skills.
• Comfort your children. When children are hurt or frightened, sad or angry, being comforted helps them feel as if they’re not alone with their big feelings. They will feel closer to you and learn healthy ways to comfort themselves and others as they get older.
• Listen with interest to your children’s feelings, thoughts and ideas. This lets them know you think what they have to say is important.
• Show empathy. Empathy means seeing things from other people’s point of view. This doesn’t mean you have to agree with them. It just means that you are letting them know you understand how they feel. When children feel understood, it’s easier for them to try to understand others. Empathy is the foundation for developing caring relationships with other people.
• Help your children identify and express their feelings (glad, sad, mad, scared and so). Point out that other people have these feelings, too.
• Reduce TV time. Experts recommend that children under 2 years should not watch any TV. Children between 2-4 years should watch less than 1 hour per day. Instead, find things to do that build your relationship, like reading together or going to the park.
• Read or tell your children stories about people who show compassion, kindness and understanding for others.

Being a positive role model

Young children copy what others say and do. Parents and other adults can learn to be positive role models by handling difficult situations with resilience.

When parents stay calm and flexible in dealing with life’s challenges, they are teaching their children positive ways to handle stress.

Tips for being a positive role model

• Take care of your health. Show children that it is important to eat healthy foods, get enough sleep and exercise regularly. These reduce daily stress. They give us the mental and physical strength to deal with more serious challenges.
• Show understanding, compassion and kindness. Imagine what it is like to walk in other people’s shoes.
•  Take 3 deep breaths when you’re stressed. Breathe in slowly to the count of 3 and then breathe out slowly to the count of 3. Repeat 3 times to relax your body and get control of your emotions.
• Be in charge of your emotions. It is OK to have all kinds of feelings. It is healthy to express them in constructive ways.
• Be patient. Keep on trying even when things are frustrating. Show patience with your children when they are trying.
• Let go of being perfect. Remember mistakes are just part of learning.
• Stop and re-think. When things go wrong, try not to jump to conclusions. Ask yourself: “How else can I think about this?”, “What parts can I control?”, “What else can I do?” Take a moment before you respond.
• Take responsibility for your own feelings and actions in front of your children: “Oops, I just made a mistake on this, but I can make up for it by doing…” or “I’m sorry I yelled at you. Next time, I’m going to stop and calm down before I speak.”
• Use humour. It reduces stress and helps us look at challenging situations with a positive outlook.
• Stay positive. Enjoy simple pleasures. Look for the upside to challenges. This encourages us to keep trying. It also helps us learn from these experiences.
• Reach out for support. Everyone needs help sometimes.
• Reach out to help others who are going through difficult times.

Taken from Building resilience in Young Children – A booklet for parents from birth to six years

http://www.beststart.org/resources/hlthy_chld_dev/pdf/BSRC_Resilience_English_fnl.pdf

Go Go Healthy

A reminder that on Sunday we have our exciting social event and fundraiser for the Pre-school – Go Go Healthy. The morning promises to be fun, physical and enjoyable for the whole family. There is still time to get your tickets before Sunday morning if you haven’t yet booked them.

The link is https://tinyurl.com/HealthyKids2018

Tickets can also be purchased on the day at the event – $30 per family.

Connecting our Community – Gesher

Sonia Newell – Development Officer

Emanuel parent Moshe Rosenzveig, father of Noa in Year 4, is a recipient in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 honours list receiving an OAM (Order of Australia Medal), for service to the Visual Arts, particularly to Photography. 

We wish Moshe, his wife Anita Schwartz, and their daughter Noa who are also part of the Head On Festival Team, all the best for this wonderful achievement and recognition of Moshe’s great work in the field of photography: www.headon.com.au

Read more below in an excerpt from the Sydney Morning Herald , 11 June 2018:

OAM (Order of Australia Medal)

Moshe Rafael ROSENZVEIG, Bronte NSW 2024

For service to the visual arts, particularly to photography

Service includes:

Founder and Artistic Director, Head On Photo Festival, since 2004.

Lecturer, Photojournalism, University of Technology Sydney, 2006-2017.

Lecturer, Western Sydney University, 2001-2006.

Lecturer, Australian Film and Television and Radio School, 1998.

Jury Member, Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards, current.

Jury Member, Walkley Prize for Photojournalism, current.

Jury Member, Tokyo International Photography competition, current.

Jury Member, City of Sydney – City Life, current.

Owner, 4D Photography, since 1985.

Producer/Director, SBS Television, 1990-2001.

The concept of appearing on the Honours List is a new one to Moshe Rosenzveig and he is just getting used to the idea.

“I migrated to Australia 35 years ago and it is good to receive acknowledgement for the work I have done here to promote the art of photography” he said.

The Head On Photo Festival gives photographers, both well-known and budding, a chance to exhibit to the public. The judges of the competition are highly qualified, coming from both Australia and overseas. Within a three-week period 150 exhibitions are held, along with workshops and seminars.

Rosenzveig family

If you have news to share with us, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

From the Parents and Friends

Ruby Berkovic and Jennifer Opit

We can’t believe we are already into Week 7 of the term!

 

Games night

On Saturday 25 August, please join us in the Lehrer Family Building (MPH) for an evening of good company, food and plenty of fun. There will be Trivia, Bingo and more (teams will be formed in tables of 10). Dinner and drinks will be served, there will be an auction, and musical entertainment will be provided by Emanuel parents. It is sure to be an amazing night. Tickets can be purchased individually, or at a discounted price if you book a table of 10.

Booking link:  https://www.trybooking.com/WCAK

 

If you are able to assist with sourcing/providing items for the auction, let us know:

joanner174@gmail.com

 

We hope to see you all there!

 

Challah Orders

 

We are taking challah orders for Term 3! (see flyer below)

 

You can eliminate the hassle of having to pick up your weekly challah and support the P&F at the same time.

The P&F will be selling freshly baked challah every Friday at the cost of $4.50 and you can pick it up on a Friday afternoon at the same time that you collect your kids. The challot must be pre-ordered.

 

Please register your interest by emailing: kendrey@bigpond.com

 

Have a great weekend,

Jen and Ruby