From the Principal

Andrew Watt

Tech Girls are Superheroes 

Our team of Year 6 girls, STEAMA 6, have progressed as one of the four NSW Primary School finalists in the Tech Girls are Superheroes competition. As part of the competition, the girls used Design Thinking to find a problem in their community and developed a solution that included a business plan, an app and a video pitch. The students decided to take on the challenge of changing the statistics of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, starting with shaping the minds of Primary students at Emanuel. After working with their mentors through several prototyping cycles to develop their characters, improve their app and design their business and marketing plan, STEAMA 6 was launched.

The girls should be commended on their dedication to this long term project that stretched them to learn far beyond the Stage 3 curriculum. The girls even came in to school to work on their project in the winter school break. While the process was valuable in terms of learning to work as a team and develop new technical skills, the result also shows that hard-work, perseverance and commitment can yield strong returns. I look forward to hearing about the girls feeding their learning forward, by sharing their project with others.

Grandparents and Friends Day 

On Tuesday, our MPH was filled to the brim, as we welcomed our grandparents and friends of Emanuel to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with our Primary School staff and students. Our special ceremony and celebration included various brachot, shofar blowing, Israeli dancing, and a beautiful performance by our Junior Choir, K-2 and whole school. As always, Rabbi Ninio’s story was entertaining, with a great message. The Family workshops, including shofar and card making, canvas pomegranate art and interesting discussions, provided our students with the opportunity to create and learn, with their grandparents. A special morning for all!

HSC Music Showcase 

The performances on Thursday evening were both technically sophisticated and enjoyable, showcasing a very strong Music cohort. The audience of staff, parents and student supporters were treated to a wide range of core and elective pieces across vocal, saxophone, drums, piano and flute. The high level of musicianship bore testimony to the commitment and talent of each performer. Our musicians will carry with them our sincere best wishes for a successful HSC performance. A huge thank you to Daniel Burley (Music 1), Adam Majsay (Music 2) and Diana Springford (Extension Music), for their guidance and support of our students.

Emerging social media concern for young people – advice for parents

Fortnite, a video game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Mac and mobile, is a fast-paced third-person action shooter. There are two modes to the game: a solo version called Save the World and the hugely popular multiplayer version called Battle Royale. Whilst the official age rating of Fortnite is 12+, the game does contain “frequent scenes of mild violence” and simulated killing. Battle Royale also contains an Online chat feature, which may expose your child to strangers of all ages. The game has recently surpassed 125 million users world-wide. 

Across the globe, many parents are finding their children are spending a huge amounts of time playing Fortnite, with a growing number reporting their children becoming addicted to the game.

If you’re unsure whether to allow your child to play Fortnite, it may be wise to start a conversation, and ask for a demonstration. The very best way to protect your child is to be involved in his or her online world. Whilst we block access to Fortnite on school-supplied devices, we understand that students have access to Fortnite and similar games on their personal or other home devices. If you are concerned about the time your child spends gaming or you need assistance managing access to Fornite or other online content on your home devices please visit https://myportal.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/parent/cyber-safety/

Year 9 Commerce

Year 9 Commerce students are currently experiencing the highs and lows of investing as part of the ASX Sharemarket Game. Jordan Fleischer and Oscar Morgan were ranked 8^th in Australia (as of Monday 3^rd of September) and are to be commended for diligently researching their stock portfolio and adapting their strategy to best suit market trends. As we approach the half-way point of the challenge the students know that this is still anyone’s game and are all eager to finish the 10 weeks in profit!

Mazal tov

Zoe Nebenzahl in Year 7 performed in the Sydney Eisteddfod on Tuesday.  She was in the 15 and under jazz singing section and came 3^rd, singing L.O.V.E.

Quote of the week

“There is no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.”

Jonathan Ive

From the Head of Primary

Natanya (Tany) Milner, Head of Primary

Grandparents and Friends Day

This week’s Grandparents and Friends Day was a beautiful way to celebrate Rosh HaShannah with some of our special community members. The children loved performing for their grandparents and sharing Rosh HaShannah activities. Thanks you to our Hebrew and Jewish Studies teachers, led by Hagit Bar-On and Adam Carpenter for their dedication to prepare for the event. Another important “thank you” to Sonia Newell and Stacey Rosenfeld for all their administrative support. There were many other staff members involved in the success of Tuesday – I thank them all for their hard work.

Years 3-5 camp

This week has seen a wonderful Sport and Recreation camp adventure for our Years 3-5 students and teachers. It is a fantastic opportunity to build independence and strengthen relationships in an exciting and fun manner. Thank you to Meghan Carroll and Holly Dillon for all their work to organise this event. It is truly a mammoth task. Thanks to all the teachers who attended camp. It is so much fun to share this special time with the students but also exhausting with time away from their families and friends – I thank them for their energy and commitment.

Innovation-athon

We are so excited for our upcoming Innovation-athon. This is our major fundraiser for the year and in previous years has funded some of our creative and fun initiatives including the chill zone, table tennis tables and new equipment. We would be so grateful for your support by sponsoring your children and encouraging them to seek sponsorship from special family and friends too.

Canteen closure

School closes at 1.10 pm on Tuesday 18 September for Yom Kippur. Due to the fact that no children will be on campus at lunchtime, the canteen will not open on this date. Please ensure your children bring food from home for recess on 18 September.

Upcoming closures

We will be closed on the following upcoming dates for various Yom Tovim:

10 and 11 September: School closed for Rosh HaShannah

18 September at 1.10 pm: School closes for Yom Kippur

19 September: School closed for Yom Kippur

24 and 25 September: School closed for Sukkot

Shana tova and chag sameach to all of our community. Wishing you a happy and sweet new year – may you all be written in the Book of Life – G’mar Hatima Tova.

Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition

Some Year 6 students recently entered the Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition with an entry called STEAMA6. These students created an app to empower girls and inspire them to get involved in STEM areas. This app is aimed at Primary school students, but especially girls. It encourages girls to see themselves as STEM superheroes through relatable female role models. The app involves learning areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics and Astronomy. A huge mazal tov to the students involved for their commitment and hard work: Gabriella Freed, Renee Korotkaia, Sophie Masnick, Alice Milner, Yael Rembach and Jacinta Shevelev. Thank you to Sophie Poisel for guiding the team and inspiring them to complete their entry to such a high standard. 

Sleep

Sleep Awareness Week is coming up at the beginning of October. It is important that your child gets enough sleep every night. According to the Sleep Health Foundation, sleep helps us restore ourselves physically and reorganise things in our brain, supporting our body and mind to function properly.

As a guide, children need the following amounts of sleep every night:

Ages 3-5 need 10-13 hours

Ages 6-13 need 9 to 11 hours

Ages 14-17 need 8 to 10 hours.

If you believe that your child is not getting an appropriate amount of sleep each night consider making a few adjustments using some tips from the Sleep Health Foundation:

• Establish a regular sleep pattern
• Be consistent with a routine as much as possible
• Establish when screen time stops and the bedtime routine starts (and keep children’s bedrooms screen-free)
• Make sure your child is getting enough exercise and time outside each day
• Consider what your child is eating, especially in the second half of the day. Decrease or eliminate any caffeinated items.
• Help your child make his/her room dark, cool and quiet.

A range of helpful fact sheets can be found at:

www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/public-information/fact-sheets-a-z.html

From the Head of Jewish Life

Rabbi Daniel Siegel

                                                               Machaneh Ayekah

Our Year 10 students recently returned from their six-day Machaneh Ayekah experience. The meaning and purpose of this Camp is briefly presented in the paragraph below which was posted throughout the Machaneh.

In a neo-hasidic tale, a student approaches Reb Yerachmiel and asks:

“We read that God called out to Adam and said: ‘Where are you (Ayekah)?’

How can it be that God does not know the whereabouts of Adam?”

Reb Yerachmiel whispers into the ear of his student: “It isn’t that God does not know where Adam is; it is that Adam doesn’t know where Adam is”.

God’s search for “man” is man’s search for God, which is only undertaken and experienced through a journey of self-exploration and self-discovery.

In being fixated on the absence of God, we ourselves remain hidden. Responding to God’s query, the first human, Adam, says: “I heard Your voice…but I was afraid, for I am naked and so I hid”.

The story of the first human, is the story of us all, we are afraid but we are beckoned to come out of our hiding.

Machaneh Ayekah challenged our students to explore their hiddenness and to become increasingly more comfortable in their own skin.

In family groups, at the end of each day, our students shared reflections regarding themselves and their interactions with their peers, with the following words: “I am checking in”. Their fellow students, gathered around in a circle of support, acknowledged their peer by name and responded that she/he “is checking in”. The same would be repeated after the student said her/his piece and concluded “I am checking out”.

Our students were finding courage within to step out and expose more of themselves to their peers and then withdraw enough to allow others to do the same. This is reflective of the Kabbalistic notion that God’s revealing Himself through creation is at the same time coupled with an act of tsimtsum, withdrawal, to make room for His human partners.

For our concluding Ayekah activity, called Touched, the entire year group gathered together to share an expression of recognition and gratitude. Students anonymously shared with their peers certain personal characteristics that were revealed by them during their Machaneh experience, making these moments of self-disclosure “touching experiences” for them.

Our students were affirming each other for responding Heneni, “Here I am”, to our shared call of Ayekah?

We hope Machaneh Ayekah will be followed by increasing mutual support wherein our Year 10 students will gain greater confidence in searching for and disclosing their hidden selves and in helping others do the same.

I wish all our Emanuel families, students and staff a shanah tovah, a new year of joy and happiness, good health and personal fulfilment.

Kaia Ziman sounding the shofar. Students sounded the shofar after every Machaneh breakfast. Ayekah summoned our students to new beginnings, as does the month of Elul and the sounding of the shofar, when we rouse ourselves to a New Year.

Machaneh Ayekah

Miriam Itzkowitz

Last week, our Year 10 embarked on a strenuous journey to Santa Sabina’s Tallong campus with barely any wifi reception, which resulted in barely any use for our phones. Most of Year 10 thought that we would go extinct without using the internet for ‘escapism’ purposes. But much to our surprise, we were successful in finding a way to survive through games, discussion and ruach (spirit/awesome dancing).

In all seriousness though, Machane Ayekah was definitely one of my favourite school camps, as it provided me with more insight into a variety of topics and additionally, provided many of us with a newfound respect and appreciation for our religion.

The first few days were jam-packed and extremely intense, pushing us to our absolute limits, and allowing for us to get used to the “harsh”, yet homely camp environment. We were split into mishpachot (families) which allowed us to share time with people in our year who we barely ever have time to talk with. This was nice, as it enabled us to get to know each other much better, and over all, become much more tight-knit as a year group. Through various pe‘ulot (activities), we were not only able to bond, we were also able to learn, in a very informal environment, which was very relaxed and enjoyable.

We also celebrated Shabbat on camp, and this was another huge highlight. Friday night was really amazing as we had a nice Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by an epic dinner, filled with a lot of ruach and singing. Saturday was also absolutely incredible, because our whole Saturday morning service was run by Year 10 students and I think everyone did a really good job.

Machane Ayekah was such a fantastic experience and wouldn’t have been possible without Mr Bloom, Mr Case, Ms Inberg, Mr Janks, Ms Reed, Ms Rosenfeld, Mr Samowitz  and Rabbi Siegel. And, of course both our Australian and Israeli Madrichim. Our year 10 thanks them all for providing us with this phenomenal expereince.

Ma Koreh

Grandparents and Friends Day – Rosh HaShannah celebrations

Our ceremony began with all of K-6 together in the MPH and was filled with song, blessings, shofar blowing and an Israeli dance performance. Guests then joined the students in High Holy Day themed workshops, to engage in Jewish learning and creating together. 

Year K: Celebrating Rosh HaShannah as the birthday of the world,Year K students and their grandparents created special boxes to represent the unique gifts they bring to make the world a better place.  

Year 1: Students made their own shofar and learnt about the meaning and significance of the shofar. Together with their grandparents, they wrote their own blessings and hopes for an improved year ahead.

Year 2: Grandparents and students created unique Rosh HaShannah cards with words of blessing for their family and wishes for the future. Working co-operatively, students and their grandparents explored the meaning, symbolism and taste of the symbolic foods of the Rosh HaShannah Seder.

Year 3: Working co-operatively, students and their grandparents explored the meaning, symbolism and taste of the symbolic foods of the Rosh HaShannah Seder.

Year 4: Using the symbol of the pomegranate, students and grandparents created Rosh HaShannah cards and beautiful canvas artworks.

Year 5: Using coloured paper, grandparents and students created a visual midrash and interpretation of the Book of Jonah which is read on Yom Kippur.

Year 6: After reflecting on the Ashamnu, the confessionary prayer of the found in the Yom Kippur Machzor, students and grandparents created their own alphabetical acrostic of our communal missteps and provided a positive suggestion for how we can improve our world in the year to come.

Thank you to all the grandparents and friends who joined us in this week and for all the staff and students involved. 

שנה טובה

Wishing you, your family and the world a new year filled with peace and blessings.

Numeracy Week

Michelle Lyons-Zwarenstein – Head of Mathematics

Numeracy Week started with a mathematical bang. The inter-house Sudoku had the four houses frantically filling in numbers and covering the pages with mathematical brilliance. Congratulations to Rashi for being the victors!

Year 12 Business Studies Excursion

Allegra Goldman

The Business Studies excursion to Pure Gelato Factory in Croydon Park and Taronga Park Zoo, allowed the Year 12 students to draw connections between the business syllabus dot points and the practical business world. A highlight of our visit to the Pure Gelato Factory was being able to speak with a business owner in an informal discussion setting, learning about the thought process that occurs when making operational and marketing decisions to achieve his key performance indicators. Following this, we had the opportunity to see the ice-cream being made, which was another highlight.

After the factory, we made our way to Taronga Park Zoo to further expose ourselves to a real business that closely engages with the Marketing and the Human Resources department in order to thrive and sustain a positive performance in a competitive industry.

Both, Pure Gelato Factory and Taronga Park Zoo broadened our knowledge about the four business departments in the syllabus and the fundamental influences, processes and strategies that need to be considered for real businesses to successfully achieve their objectives.

Year 11 Drama Showcase

Kol Szenes

Miriam Itzkowitz – Year 10

Hi Szenes. I hope everyone had a great week! We haven’t had Kol Szenes for a little while, so quite a bit has happened. Some of you may have noticed that last week school felt a little bit quiet and empty – this was due to Year 10 being away on Machine Ayekah? and Year 11 sitting their exams.

Year 10 Machane Ayekah?

For me, Machane Ayekah was an absolute blast. It brought the whole of Year 10 together and made us much closer as a Year Group. We played lots of fun games, had heaps of insightful discussions, and participated in lots of ruach. All in all, it was such a great experience and I’m so sad it’s over.

Below are the reflections from two other Szenesians:

“Having only joined the School at the beginning of the Term, I did not know what to expect when I arrived at the campsite. After five days of learning different values and discussing our beliefs, I was able to relate and bond with many other students. We were able to see other peers and create memories outside of the school environment. We were faced with difficult questions and engaging games that strengthened our sense of community. Machaneh Ayekah? was a chance for me to get a first impression on how the year acted together as a community.” Adam Morris

“Having been at Emanuel since Year K, I feel that Machaneh Ayekah? has given me a new appreciation for our Jewish culture, heritage, the State of Israel and the people within Year 10. I experienced this beautiful change within myself and my Year Group through discussions, games, meditation and ruach. The many conversations that took place allowed me to learn about Israel in ways that I previously hadn’t explored. By the end of camp, I felt tremendous warmth, connection and a sense of solidarity that I hope will continue for years to come.” Asha Friedman

Numeracy Week

These past couple of weeks have certainly had a number of events including Numeracy Week, which consisted of multiple activities (I know, my puns are so numerous- I mean… humorous) you could have taken part in. These included Inter-house Sudoku (which you all should have been at, and it will be a huge problem if you weren’t) on Tuesday, a Pi Recital Competition on Wednesday and a mathematical treasure hunt on Thursday.

 Mazal tov to:

• The Szenesians whose artworks were featured in the HSC Visual Arts Showcase:
  • Zane Voloshin
  • Allegra Goldman
  • Alex Burman
  • Michael Shenfield
  • Bella Brockwell
  • Erin Baskin.
• Year 11 and Year 10 Maths Accelerants for completing their exams last week
• The Szenesians who collected money for Legacy Week on Thursday:
  • Adam Morris (Year 10)
  • Asha Friedman (Year 10)
  • Erin Forman (Year 10)
  • Sasha Baskin (Year 10)
  • Alexis Joffe (Year 9)
  • Liat Granot (Year 9).

Collecting money for Legacy Week is a great initiative as it raises money for the families of wounded or deceased veterans, so these students should be awarded for their efforts.

Quote of the week

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Thomas Edison

Have a great weekend and Shabbat Shalom!

Rabin Bugle

Shalom Shabbat Rabinites

We hope you all have had a good week and we are all looking forward to Rosh HaShanah celebrations this weekend. House engagement has been great over the recent weeks, and it was nice to see so many of you participate in the Inter-House Science and Sudoku competitions and House Assembly activities.

It is exciting to have begun preparations for the annual Inter-House Music evening in Term 4. We commend all of Year 11 on working as a team to develop our House’s theme for this year’s event. The music sounds great and the dance steps are well co-ordinated. Rabin House would like to especially commend Sarah Sharwood, Sienna Miller, Rachel Turtledove and Lara Rutstein for developing, fine-tuning and teaching us all the dance steps.

Next week, the Rabin X-Factor auditions will be held at House Assembly and Small House Item meetings will take place during the week. Do remember to be on time for the Assembly, so you can enjoy each performance. Students auditioning are reminded to email our House Captains, Adam Riesel and Tia Mallinick, and Mr Rembson, with your musical requirements by Tuesday latest, so we can ensure everything is prepared well for your performance. Tia’s and Adam’s email are:

 mallinick.tia@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

riesel.adam@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

18 September, Year 12 House farewell breakfast – remember the date

Our Year 12’s graduation is just around the corner. They are a kind and caring Year Group and they will be missed. On Tuesday 18 September, we will have a chance to wish our most senior Rabinites farewell with a special Assembly. Many Year 12 students have made a positive difference for the younger students over the years. Don’t forget to take the opportunity in the next couple of weeks to say “goodbye” and thank students that have made a difference in your school experience.

Reminder: We would love to acknowledge your achievements or celebrations. Please email Mr Rembson or the House Madrichim, Tia and Adam, if you would like a mention or make an announcement.

Primary News

Katie Narunsky, Primary Mathematics Support

Numeracy Week 2018

Our week was sweetened with some chocolate Suduko fun to celebrate National Numeracy Week. The students were given four different types of chocolates and asked to create a sudoko with them! They were also given traditional number sudukos to solve. A game like Sudoku offers good exercise and stimulation for the brain and can actually be very relaxing. The students enjoyed the sudukos and they enjoyed eating the chocolates even more!

K-6  Pyjama and Movie Day fundraiser

The Year 6 Charity Leaders and Years K-2 Play Leaders have collaborated to have a K-6 Pyjama and Movie Day fundraiser on Week 8, Friday 14 September. The money that we raise will go towards the Pyjama Foundation, which is a charity that helps foster children change the direction of their lives by helping them with their education. All students in Years K-6 are able to come to school dressed in their pyjamas. Please note students must wear appropriate school footwear e.g. sneakers, not slippers. Each child will be asked to bring along a gold coin donation to support this worthwhile cause.  

At lunchtime, there will be movies shown, one for Year K-2 and another for Years 3-6. We are looking forward to raising money and having some fun at the same time.

Year 6 Charity Leaders and Year K-2 Play Leaders

From the Primary Library

Ginette Cameron-Gardner -Primary Teacher/Librarian

The last completers of the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2018 which closed at midnight on 31 August are:

Gideon Pozniak (Year 6)

Talia Franks, Jonathan Levy, Joshua Ottaviano, Max Salamon, Sam Salamon, and Sarah Manoy, Violet Nathanson (Year 5)

Lia Brock, Declan Christie, Jack Kessel, Tehya Miller, Rory Nathan, Gabriel Pozniak  (Year 4)

Julia Manoy (Year 3)

Rafael Kuper, Ariel Nurick, Mahli Olian and Miri Stern (Year 2)

Gem Roffe-Nassi and Lily Smaller (Year 1)           

Congratulations to all students who have completed the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2018. Thank you to all parents who have assisted with registering their child’s reading.

Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2018 theme: Find your Treasure

We had a really successful CBCA Book Parade on Friday 24 August.

Congratulations to all who were involved. There were so many wonderful costumes. Many thanks go to  Meghan Carroll our very able Deputy Head of Primary and Ben Marshall from IT who were major logistical organisers of the event. So many staff members entered into the spirit of the event and dressed up. Norman Stern from the Primary Library was not easily recognised in his very realistic Pirate costume, he was also responsible for the Pirate-themed Displays in the Primary Library and has been helping the students find their treasure in books.

The students have been studying the Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted books this term. They selected which they thought should win after evaluating them against specific criteria.

The majority selected the book that actually won and were able to justify why they selected it.  Those who selected other books as the winner also had valid reasons as they are near or at the age of the audience that the author wrote it for.

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood

The winner of Book of the Year was Rodney Loses it! by Michael Gerard Bauer, Chrissie Krebs (illustrator)

Rodney was a rabbit who loved nothing more than drawing. He never found it tiresome, tedious or boring. But then one day, disaster struck, the one thing Rodney feared, while working at his drawing desk, his pen, just… DISAPPEARED! A truly hysterical search for a missing pen, by award-winning author, Michael Gerard Bauer.

Careers

Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

LinkedIn

This week we hosted a specialist from LinkedIn to speak to the Year 12 group.

This was specifically timed to co-ordinate with their last few weeks of school. I wanted them to hear about how they should market themselves, not in four years after they leave tertiary study, but much sooner in the pursuit for internships, part time jobs, and setting themselves up professionally in the world for their future employment.

LinkedIn is the fastest growing professional networking site to grow your own profile, market yourself, look for new jobs, show yourself to recruiters, follow certain professional interests and endorse others for collaborative work.

• Listing your education, makes you 10 times more likely to be seen by recruiters. To stay connected to the Emanuel Community, I would encourage adding Emanuel School to your education brief, and this will provide you with an instant network.
• If you have your photo included, you are 21 times more likely to be seen by recruiters.
• If you include your work experience, you are 36 times more likely to be seen and interestingly, if you have volunteering experience this increases to 41 times.

Another great tool is the Alumni search tool. This is a great way to research what students from a particular institution have gone on to do. For example, in an Art and Design presentation this week, I showed students what all UNSW Art and Design graduates went on to do, what countries they worked in and what jobs they currently hold. It is a great research tool especially for students on the cusp of making some final decisions regarding courses.

Notices

Randwick City Library – How to Succeed in the NSW HSC

11 September, Randwick Library. Year 11 and 12 can be a stressful time for many students. In this presentation they will outline the mindset, habits and learning techniques needed to achieve your potential. Find out more – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/blitz-your-hsc-how-to-succeed-in-the-hsc-techniques-to-maximize-your-success-tickets-48583811488

UTSA – HSC Live Q&A Session, 15-31 October 
UTS is hosting four HSC Live Q&As to assist HSC students with their study. Students can get real-time help from senior HSC Markers for Advanced English, Mathematics, Business Studies and Biology.

Find out more – www.uts.edu.au/future-students/undergraduate/our-courses/find-right-course/events-and-info-sessions

UNSW Scholarships

High School leaver scholarships are now open. Many have stipulations and eligibility requirements so read the small print and check your dates carefully.

Find out more – www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/

(Notices Source: MHSCareers September 2018)

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen, Director Kornmehl

Father’s Day Breakfast

We celebrated our Father’s Day breakfast on Monday morning with 60 very excited children and 60 equally excited dads. The atmosphere in the room was warm and filled with so much energy.

Dads and their children enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast prepared by a few very capable mums. Thank you to Anna Tabachnik, Lisa Shalem,Leona McGee, Ilana Bonimovich and Sarah Kumerfeld for their help in preparing the breakfast. It was delicious and almost every last piece was consumed by our hungry kids and dads. Thank you must also go to Sharon Miller and Gail Stein for shopping for all the ingredients for Father’s Day and to Debbie Lawrence and Candy Mervis for the delicious baking. All your help is very much appreciated.

After breakfast, it was special to see the dads relaxing with their children by either reading a book, building with blocks, playing in the sandpit or outside, participating in woodwork, having a back massage or designing an abstract construction using straws and sticks.

Each dad received a beautiful Kippah as a special gift as well as a personalised card and heartfelt message.

Rosh HaShanah

We have immersed ourselves in the beautiful festival of Rosh HaShanah.

The children have been learning about the different types of apples and have done a mindfulness exercise tasting different kinds of honey. We have been learning about bees and looking at them very closely and learning about the important work that bees do.

This week all three groups walked to the post box on Clovelly Street to post their Rosh HaShanah cards. The children were very excited to pop their cards in the post box.

We visited the Shofar factory on Tuesday and all made a shofar to bring home and learn to blow.

Thank you to Andrea Healy for baking us a delicious honey cake to enjoy on Friday at our Rosh HaShanah celebrations.

The Dolphins discussed what they would like to get better at for the New Year:

Ellie – “I want to get better at doing my handstands.”

Leah – “I want to get better at being my brother’s friend.”

Jessie – “I want to get better at making friends.”

Leo L – “I want to get better at riding my bike.”

Savannah – “I want to get better at staying in the lines when I’m drawing.”

Ariella – “I want to get better at listening when the teacher’s talking ’cause I talk to my friends and I don’t want to distract others.”

Tali – “I want to get better at baking.”

Isaac – “I want to get better at being in the line when I’m walking to Bush School.”

Dalia – “I want to get better at being friends with all my friends and friends with the ones I’m not friends with yet.”

Luca – “I want to get better at not hurting people.”

Early Childhood Educators Day

On Wednesday, we acknowledged and celebrated all our wonderful educators at Kornmehl.

The purpose of Early Childhood Educators Day is to recognise and celebrate the work of early educators working in long day care, community care and pre-school services, for their enormous contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the young children in their care.

Families at Kornmehl joined us in thanking all our wonderful educators by adding a love heart or star to our Appreciation Wall. Each educator received a gorgeous gerbera flower and a certificate acknowledging their commitment, dedication and passion to Early Childhood Education. I am proud to say that many of our Kornmehl Educators have been at the Pre-school for more than 15 years!

Parent feedback:

Nicole Smily: “Emanuel educators are the best in the business and we are beyond blessed to have you nurture our children on a daily basis. Your work is invaluable and priceless.”

Tony Gellert: “Thank you and your special team, Terry, for all the hard work you all put in! You create a wonderful environment for the kids to feel nurtured and shine.”

From the students:

Zella about Renee: “I love that she takes care of us and lets us play a lot. She is so kind. Her love is loved! She teaches us about fairies and plays the guitar, so we can sing.”

Dalia about Alex: “She teaches me hard things to do. She gives me company, like a friend. I love that she is so kind.”

Alicia about Justine: “She lets me hold her hand when my Mummy is going. She plays with me and I like to draw with her. She is nice and kind.”

Jonathan L about Lindi: “I like to sit on her lap. She helps me when I am sad. She makes cards with me.”

Ariella about Claudia: “I like giving her hugs. I like playing with her. She is kind.”

Aviv about Heather: “I like hugging Heather. She makes me happy by helping me to do things.

Elianah about Laura: “I like playing with her. She lets me paint. She is kind.”

National Child Protection Week

National Child Protection Week has been co-ordinated by NAPCAN,(National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect), with the support of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The campaign aims to engage and educate all Australians to understand they have a part to play in keeping our children and young people safe from violence, abuse and neglect.

NAPCAN works to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. “Protecting children is everyone’s business.”

National Child Protection Week is a wonderful opportunity for everyone in the community to think about how we can work together to keep all children safe. 

Importantly, we want to remind everyone that:
• We ALL have a part to play in protecting ALL children
• Even small actions can help to improve a child’s future
• By building stronger communities, we are creating safer environments for our children.

How can I start playing my part to protect children today (and every day)?
• Be a good role model for children
• Be kind to children, parents (and yourself)
• Take the time to really listen to children and believe them if they tell you something
• Learn about what help services are available so you can support others if they need help
• Don’t judge other parents and families; remember that we’re all trying our best
• Look out for all children, not just your own
• Be a friendly, helpful member of your local community
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help or to ask someone if they need help.

Teachers play their part to protect and care for children and young people in their community by building relationships with their students and showing that they respect and value them.

Parents play their part to protect and care for children and young people in their community by showing how to have respectful relationships.

Happy Birthday

We wish a very happy birthday to our administration, assistant Maria Moses. We hope you had a very special day.

Connecting our Community – Gesher

Sonia Newell – Development Officer

School connections and beyond

How wonderful to see so many very special visitors here at School on Tuesday morning for our 2018 Primary Grandparents and Friends Day. The MPH was ‘chock a block’ full – I don’t think there was one empty seat in the hall. It is always a pleasure to be on the organising committee for this amazing event – I just love to see how we can showcase our special school, giving grandparents the opportunity to be involved in one of the many aspects of Emanuel.

During the formalities, as we do every year, a few families who have a ‘history’ with the School and/or a connection in the wider Jewish Community are invited to say the various brachot. 

The four families this year were:

Nitza Lowenstein, husband Arthur and granddaughter, Claudia Kaplan (Year K). Nitza was on staff at the School from 1984 to 1987, as the Jewish Studies Coordinator in the “Infants School” as it was known in those days. Her son-in-law, Claudia’s father, Jacob Kaplan, was a student here for six years, starting in 1983, the year the School opened.

Associate Professor Bob Kummerfeld and Professor Judy Kay (new grandparents this term) have a very long history with Emanuel School and have great supporters since the beginning. They are on the Founders Board in the Administration Building and there’s also a plaque in their name outside The Kleinleher Performing Arts Centre (PAC). All thereof their children are Emanuel alumni. Their older daughter, Sarah Kummerfeld (Head Madricha, Class of 1997), and husband Matthew Pellow, have just returned from the US and their children started here this term – Benjamin, Year 1 and Hannah, Kornmehl. Bob and Judy’s younger daughter Rebecca (Class of 2003) is Head of Education at the Sydney Jewish Museum – she took over this role from another alum, Yotam Wiener, Class of 1998 when he left for Canada, whilst their son Jonathan (Dux, Class of 2007) has been living/studying in the USA for some years.

Albert and Sandra Malki also have a very long association with the School, and they too are on the Founders Board.  All three of their children, Jack (Class of 1993), Silvia (Class of 1995) and Daniel (Class of 2002) were students here – their grandson (Silvia’s son), Max Robertson, is now in Year 6.

Peter and Elaine Smaller, grandparents of Ari Smaller (Year 4) and his sister Lily (Year 1). Peter is President of  JNF Australia and Elaine has been very involved with Maccabi for many the years, both here and in South Africa before immigrating to Sydney.  Last year she received life membership of Maccabi NSW for her exceptional record as both an athlete and administrator.

We also had grandparent Kathy Passman, co-president of our Grandparents Committee, on piano to accompany the choirs as they sang the most beautiful songs.

We hope to see you at our Breakfast with Emanuel on Wednesday 26 September – see details on the invitation and RSVP to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Many of our alumni achieve great things beyond the gates of our School and it is always an honour for me to be able to share some of their achievements with our current parents. The Class of 2012 was indeed a special Year Group and here now are just a few of their achievements to date:

• Isabel Hartstein graduated in June from UNSW with a Bachelor of Economics BEc (Hons) – 1^st Class Honours and The University Medal Economics;
• Mimi Greenbaum was featured recently in the UNSW Science Mathematics and Statistics brochure;
• Sam Weiss was featured in the Australian Jewish News regarding his nomination at the recent Amsterdam International Filmmakers’ Festival, for his scoring of Indigo Lake, an Australian film.  
• Dan Altman (Dux, 2012) is on his way to Oxford University where he will commence his PhD in Mathematics.

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

Wishing you and your family Shana Tova and well over the Fast.

Gifted and Talented Parent Workshops

From the Parents and Friends

Ruby Berkovic and Jennifer Opit

 

Well, the term is flying by.

 

Thank you again everyone for your support and help at the Father’s Day Breakfast and stalls last week – it was a wonderful day.

Kepos Street Kitchen cooking event

At 7.45 pm on Thursday 1 November, award-winning chef Michael Rantissi from Kepos Street Kitchen, will be coming to Emanuel to demonstrate a couple of his amazing recipes in the new Design and Technology Labs. Space is limited and it is sure to be a wonderful night. Booking info to follow next week.

 

Print 35

We are having a fundraiser with Print 35. This is your chance to support a wonderful organisation and get some gorgeous and functional stickers/labels at the same time! 

Term 4 reminders

Challah orders

We are taking challah orders for Term 4.  You can eliminate the hassle of having to pick up your weekly challah and support the P&F at the same time. We 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

 

Camping

The next P&F Camping Trip is 9-11 November at Cattai National Park and is sure to be an amazing weekend. It is always a wonderful family experience and a chance to bond with other Emanuel families. Last call for bookings: www.trybooking.com/WRBX 

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We wish you all Shanah Tovah u’metukah,

Jen and Ruby

Financial assistance

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