From the Principal

Andrew Watt is currently exploring Israel with our Year 10 Chavayah students. He sent these photos as evidence of their life-changing adventure. We look forward to his return on Monday.

Good luck

All the best to Year 5 students Daniel Zipser, Joshua Barnett, Oscar Salek, Max Tsipris, Dylan Vitek and Gabriel Pozniak, who will be representing NSW at the Junior NSW Inter State Schools Chess Challenge in Canberra this weekend.

Mazal tov

Our Year 6 students graduation ceremony was held today. We wish them all the best for the next chapter in their lives. Look out for photos in next week’s Ma Nishma.

Our Emanuel School Shorashim Project Finalists for 2019 were announced. See the Shorashim Project page for more information on their success.

Brody Elbourne – Year 9

Brody Elbourne competed in the Athletics NSW State Relays Carnival in both the 4x800m (silver medal) and 4x1500m (bronze medal) U16 boys events with his club, Randwick Botany Harriers

Primary News

Katie Brody – Director of Studies K-6

Year 6 Fun Day

Thank you to all the Year 6 teachers and children for the amazing efforts in preparing and carrying out the sensational Fun Day 2019. You certainly did provide a lot of fun for our students and teachers, whilst also raising over $3000 for the school. Congratulations and thank you!

Please see article below, written by Year 6 students, Daliah Smagarinsky and Liberty Waldner.

Implementation of the new Syllabus in 2020

Through Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), students in Years K-6 develop self management, interpersonal and movement skills to help them become empowered, self-confident and socially responsible citizens. The learning in PDHPE provides students with a foundation to actively contribute to and advocate for the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others within our school community and beyond. Students are provided with opportunities to participate in physical activity to develop movement skills and recognise the impact of physical activity on health and wellbeing.

It has been over twenty years since the PDHPE syllabus has been revised and now that we have this new syllabus to implement, it brings an exciting opportunity to revise and refresh our programs and learning experiences. It will be mandatory for all schools in NSW to implement the new syllabus in 2020 and our Emanuel teachers have been preparing. We have been meeting for professional learning sessions to explore the new PDHPE syllabus aims and intent and have been looking at the best ways to address the needs of our students. Part of this process has been to prepare a sequence of learning for Years K-6 to span the course of each term. We have scoped a highly comprehensive course for students, that includes the invaluable Leader in Me program, Grow Your Mind, Paws b Mindfulness, Interrelate and Healthy Harold – as well as a comprehensive look at the PE programs.

Part of our planning process has been to find meaningful connections between the PDHPE Syllabus content and our existing Transdisciplinary units so that we can deepen the understanding in core classes and allow students to transfer their learning. In addition, looking forward to incorporate the Leader in Me program and Grow Your Mind in formal lessons and during incidental learning opportunities. This should serve to support the social and emotional development of our students.

Further ICAS Results

Apologies for the following omissions and congratulations to the following students:

Digital Technologies Distinction Year 5: Asher Flipczyk, Avalon Gold, Amelie Mueller, Noa Rosenzveig and Dylan Vitek

Science Distinction Year 5: Avalon Gold

Science Distinction Year 6: Daliah Smagarinsky, Niek Nathan, Raphael Harpaz, Aaron Berkowitz. Elias Davis

Science Credit Year 6: Ariel Bloom, Ashley Cohn and Joshua Ottaviano

Science Merit Year 6: Gemma Wainstein

Year 6 Fun Day

On Friday 22 November 2019, Year 6 took part in the annual Year 6 Fun Day. Every year the primary graduating year create and run amazing stalls for the rest of the Primary School to enjoy. The Fun Day is all about Year 6 giving back to the Primary School community.

Using entrepreneurial, innovative and planning skills, Year Six created a day of fun, games and excitement. Year 6 has been busily preparing for the day for three weeks. They have created posters, made announcements and gone shopping for supplies. Some of the stalls offered services like glitter, hair braiding and face painting, whereas others offered games and activities like throwing the sponge at people’s faces or doing obstacle courses. From other stalls you could purchase toys, tattoos, slime and more! Each store was unique and creative, and really represented the creator of the stall!

Year 6 spent the first period of Friday setting up and getting ready. There was a nervous, excited buzz in the air! Years K-2 arrived and business began. People were shopping and playing and the Year 6 students were working hard. The fun continued until period 6, when everyone was tired but ecstatic. Period 6 meant that the sad time of packing up and closing stalls had come around.

After a day of fun and hard work, Year 6 had completed the annual Fun Day! A huge thank you to Ms Clennar, Ms Haddix, Ms Rom and Mr Lukins for making this day happen. Thank you for all of your hard work, planning and preparation!

Congratulations to all of Year 6 for creating and completing yet another extraordinary Fun Day!

by Daliah Smagarinsky and Liberty Waldner

Magnificent Year 6 Musicians at the Montefiore

On Sunday 24 November 2019, some of our wonderful Year 6 musicians played a range of classic pieces for delighted residents at the Montefiore Home. Aaron Berkowitz, Neik Nathan and Toby Seemann on the violin with Devan Bloch on the cello can be seen in these lovely photographs. The boys have been taught by Leo Novikov and the photos were taken by Ofer Levy.

From the Head of Jewish Life

Rabbi Daniel Siegel

Guten Nomen

There is a maxim in our Jewish tradition- כשמו כן הוא/“As his name, so is he”.

Does this mean one’s name is determinative or reflective of who one is?

In this week’s parashah, twin boys are born, whose names are telling.

The first to emerge from the womb is described as entirely אדמוני/Admoni. אדמוני/Admoni means red, from the word דם/dam, meaning blood.

We are told he is entirely red as a hairy mantle-אדרת שער/ aderet se’ar. So he is called Eisav, which scholars associate with the Arab cognate, Isaw, meaning hairy.

Moreover, the Hebrew שער/se’ar is a wordplay on שעיר/Se’ir, the land of אדום/ Edom (meaning red), both of which are later associated with Eisav: “This is the land of Eisav, the ancestor of Edom (the Edomites), in the hill country of Se’ir”.

Does the name he receives determine his future, or does his past determine the name he receives.

And, then we are presented with yet another etiology for the name of this firstborn.

When Eisav sells his birthright for red lentil stew, he says: “Give me some of that red stuff (האדום /האדום HaAdom, Ha’adom)”. The text continues “That is why he was called by the name אדום/Edom”.

“You are what you eat”?

The second son emerges on the heels of the first, and we are told he is given the name יעקב/Ya’akov as he was holding on to the /עקבekev/heel of his older brother, suggesting that he was trying to usurp him as the first born, which he succeeds in doing upon having his older brother sell him the birthright.

Yet, when his older brother finds out יעקב/Ya’akov steals his father’s blessing, belonging to the eldest son, he cries out: “Is that why he was called יעקב/ Ya’akov?-that he supplanted me (יעקבני/Ya’akveni) twice, first he took my birthright (bekhorati) and now he has taken my blessing (birkhati)”.

Does Eisav truly believe Ya’akov’s name predetermined his actions, or is he/the narrator suggesting that he earned this name.

Ya’akov, the trickster, who deceives his father to gain the blessing of the birthright has his actions visited upon him multifold as his uncle, his wife and his sons all trick him, in turn.

Our biblical tradition seems to suggest that more than our name determining our personal narrative it is our character and actions that determine how we become known and named. Perhaps, this is why the parashah is called toldot, which means “genealogy” but also “consequences”.

As our Rabbis say:

“The human is called by three names: That which his parents call him, that which his peers call him and that which he acquires for himself. Best of all, that which he acquires for himself”.

Year 2 Pathways

Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

Year 2 Pathways Siddur Presentation

Last Thursday Year 2 students and their families attended a special תפילה/prayer service to present the Year 2 students with their own סידור/siddur. This סידור/siddur will be used by the students during their weekly prayers at School. In preparation for Pathways, each סידור/siddur was personalised and made unique. Parents wrote their own special prayer for their child which has been placed at the front of the סידור/siddur. Students created their own ברכה/bracha or blessing of gratitude that will be included in their סידור/siddur.

Students and their parents participated in singing songs, prayers and in the Torah service. For the Pathways ceremony, Year 2 students sang אדון עולם/Adon Olam with representatives from Year 2 sharing their own personal blessings. Before giving their child their סידור/siddur, parents were led in the ברכת בנים/birkat banim, the blessing over the children. This beautiful ceremony was followed by hugs, kisses and the singing of siman tov u’ mazal tov.

The pride and delight expressed by the children and their families over the giving of the סידור/siddur was very special. Families shared a quiet moment at the end of the ceremony to read over and share the special blessings they wrote.

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and family members who were able to attend the ceremony, and for the love and care put into writing the blessing for their child. Thank you to all the teachers involving in preparing the students and in the ceremony – Morah Becky, Morah Miri, Morah Shirley, Morah Gaida, Ms Ersa and Ms Strub.

Music Matters

Diana Springford – Head of Music

Recent Music Performances

Kol Hakavod to the Guitar Ensemble who performed Pumped Up Kicks (by Foster the People) at High School Assembly this week. Many thanks to Alexander Hone and the following students in Year 7: Alice Milner, Eitan Hamilton, Elise Kitchener and Milla Silberman, for their hard work and dedication in preparing this highly enjoyable piece.

Instrument Maintenance Check Day

If you are borrowing any school instrument (for IP, for ISP, or for your ensemble playing) please bring it into the Music Department on Tuesday 3 December 2019 (Week 8) to have it checked and serviced by our team. Please pick it up on Thursday 5 December 2019 unless you get an email from us. Instruments should be clean and have a student name tag attached with the instrument barcode on the reverse. If this name tag is missing, please ask Mrs De Araujo in the music staffroom to label it for you.

End of Year 6 IP (Instrumental Program) and continuing Music Tuition in High School

For parents of Year 6 students who are coming to the end of their compulsory Instrumental Program, you will have received an email about the return of your school-loaned instrument in Week 8 and your intentions regarding private music tuition in High School. Thank you to all those parents who have responded. If you haven’t yet done so, please reply to: jdearaujo@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Thanks for your support of music at Emanuel this year. Here is some important information for Term 1 2020:

Extra-curricular Music Ensemble Rehearsals for Bands and Choirs resume in Week 3.

Auditions (for new members or to change ensembles) will be held in Week 2 – details about the process will be published in early 2020.

Ensemble/Choir Changes for 2020

Korngold Strings – Ezmi Pepper – Wednesday 7.10 am – 8.00 am

Mendelssohn Chamber Strings – Leo Novikov – Friday 7.20 am – 8.10 am

Junior Brass Ensemble (new) – Jy-Perry Banks – Wednesday 7.30 am – 8.10 am

Infant Strings Program (ISP) for 2020

Violin/Viola – Monique Mezzatesta

Cello – Ezmi Pepper

First Days of IP are in Week 3 2020

Years 3 and 6: The first day of IP in 2019 is Tuesday 11 February 2020

Years 4 and 5: The first day of IP in 2019 is Wednesday 12 February 2020

Primary Tutors for 2020

Instrument	Tutor: Years 3 and 6	Tutor: Years 4 and 5
Flute	Michael Sitsky	Kate Proctor
Oboe	Marcus Milton	Marcus Milton
Clarinet	Alex NcNeil	Max Harris
Saxophone	Matilda Grieve	Matilda Grieve
Trumpet	Marty Farrugia	Eamon Dilworth
Lower Brass	Sam Golding	Jy-Perry Banks
Percussion	Stefano Caroleo	Stefano Caroleo
Violin	Shaun Warden	Monique Mezzatesta
Cello	Ezmi Pepper	Ezmi Pepper

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program for 2020

Please note that from 2020, the cost of individual private music lessons will be charged at a rate of $45.00 per half-hour lesson (plus GST, if the tutor is registered to pay GST). This is the rate advised by the NSW Music Teachers Association. Lessons shared in pairs are only available in special circumstances and would cost $24.00 per student per half-hour lesson (plus GST where applicable). The Infant Strings Program (ISP) for students in Years K-2 will be charged at $257 per term on school fees, which includes the loan of an instrument.

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program enrolments for next year. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 1, 2020 was last week. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-1 who are currently participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for 2020 ,along with students commencing lessons for the first time. Parents should enrol or discontinue using one of the online forms accessed from the links below. If your child intends to discontinue, formal notification in advance must be received by the end of term to avoid being committed to the full term of lessons and liable for fees. If you have any questions lease contact Matilda Grieve: music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

The schedules for Term 1, 2020 will be created at the end of term and emailed in late January.

Links to online forms

New enrolment requests for private tuition tinyurl.com/NewPrivateTuitionEnrolment

To discontinue private tuition for 2020: tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

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

To discontinue Infant Strings Program for 2020:/tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuations

Shorashim Project

Daphna Levin-Kahn – Head of Jewish Studies High School

Although every album is a treasure to be cherished, the finalists for the Shorashim Project United Israel Appeal (UIA) Competition 2019 will have their Shorashim albums sent to the UIA where they will be admired, read and enjoyed – one or two grand finalists will be selected.

Mazal tov to our Emanuel School Shorashim Project Finalists for 2019:

Tamarah Aaron, Jesse Barel, Ethan Hirst, Georgia Kawalsky, Elise Kitchener, Kyra Levin, Alena Lewy, Alice Milner, Sienna Poswell, Ella Sherman and Milla Silberman.

Oz Harvest Food Drive

There are too many kids without breakfast – WE CAN HELP!

In Week 8, Year 7 will be visiting Oz Harvest as part of understanding how they can help with Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World). To say thanks and express our support, we will be running a dry food collection outside the Maths and Jewish Studies staff rooms during Weeks 7-8, until Wednesday 4 December 2019.

Thanks to those who have already dropped off some goodies.

If you want to check out what Oz Harvest is up to: www.ozharvest.org/

Oz Harvest visit 2018

What should you bring?

Oz Harvest has told us that a main focus for us could be to bring non-perishable food that can be used to brighten up the festive season coming up as gifts or as part of a festive meal.

Other items gratefully accepted are:

Pasta, rice, whole grain cereal
Canned vegetables (ring pull)
Canned fruit (ring pull)
Canned protein foods like tuna, salmon, chicken, beef stews (ring pull)
Biscuits (sweet and savoury)
Long life juice/poppers 
Dried fruits 
Tea/coffee
Cereal, muesli
Toiletries

We appreciate it a lot – as will they!

There will be boxes for your lovely donations outside the staff kitchen by the Maths and Jewish Studies staff rooms until Wednesday next week – or you can give your donation to your Jewish Studies teacher if you are in Primary School.

Thank you and Shabbat Shalom

The Year 7 Food Drivers

Meir Advocate

Inter-House Drama Competition

Last week Meir had a number of students perform in the Inter-House Drama competition. Well done to Maayan Granot (monologue), Dean Reuveny and Charlotte Lyons (duologue) and Elijah Grynberg, Isaac Grove, Jacob Wolf and Jake Lewitton (group performance).

Congratulations to the whole Year 12 cohort, particularly Talia Blackman, for organising a wonderful event that had a number of excellent performances from many High School students.

Meir came 2nd in the competition, with Charlotte and Dean being awarded the second best drama performance of the evening. Well done Charlotte and Dean!

Inter-House Futsal Competition

Over the past few weeks, Meir students have participated in the Inter-House futsal competition held on Thursdays at lunchtime. Congratulations to Rashi for winning the senior competition and Rabin for winning the junior competition.

It has been a well organised format, encouraging maximum participation from several students in all Houses. The Madrichim should be very proud of the quality of this event!

House Assemblies

In Week 6 Meir participated in an activity to make Stress Balls in their Tutor Groups. It was a great activity where students worked together, relied on one another to follow a process and got a bit messy at the same time. Everyone had a great time and some lucky Meirians left the House Assembly with their own homemade stress ball.

In Week 7 the House Assembly focused on the habit of ‘reflecting.’ It was identified that reflecting can help someone improve:

Self-awareness
Self-improvement
Resilience

In the theme of reflecting – Meir House split into small groups and discussed a number of reflective questions about the 2019 school year.

Chavayah

Our Year 10 Meirians are having a wonderful time on Chavayah. Here are some photos of their experience so far.

Kol Szenes

Miriam Itzkowitz – Kol Szenes Editor

Announcements

High School Speech Night will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at the Hordern Pavilion, Errol Flynn Boulevard in Moore Park. There will be parking available via the Entertainment Quarter on Lang Road. Students are to arrive by 6.30 pm for roll marking. Remember to wear your ties and blazers and kippot for boys!

Hats – please make sure you are wearing a hat and sun tan cream if you are outside on the playground during recess and lunch, otherwise, make sure you are sitting in the shade.

Farewell to Year 10 and Mr Bell who left for Chavayah last Wednesday. We hope they all have an amazing time and wish them safe travel.

Mazal Tov

To our senior boys futsal team for coming second in last week’s futsal competition and to our Szenesian House Drama participants:

Tali Blackman (organiser)
Romy McCorquodale (Monologue Performance)
Eden Glass, Ilan Meshel and Myles Cohn (Group Performance) who came first place (meaning Szenes won!)
Asha Friedman, Issy Reichel and Miriam Itzkowitz for their skits
Asha Friedman and Jono Sebban who helped with stage management
Kyah Lasheivsky for organising all the sound and lighting
Ex-Szenesian, Matt Friedman, for judging (and voting for us)

Check out the photos below!

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday to these Szenesians who celebrated their birthday over the past two weeks:

Romy McCorquodale (Year 7)
Ava Rose (Year 8)
Saul Galambos (Year 9)
Tobias Topilinsky (Year 8)

Quote of the Week

“The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.”

Richard L. Evans

Shabbat Shalom and have a fantastic weekend!

Code Camp

To register go to: www.codecamp.com.au/emanuel

Year 6 Fete

Connecting our Community – Gesher

Sonia Newell -Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations

Gesher keeps the connections alive between alumni, past and present parents, grandparents and friends and Emanuel School

We thank parents both past and present, and alumni who responded to our short Gesher Community survey to help us develop a strategy for the coming year that is engaging and relevant.

For our grandparents, we invited them to attend a focus group session to discuss how they would like to get more involved with our School. On Monday morning a group of eleven enthusiastic grandparents met with Natalie Goldman, Chair of our Gesher Committee and myself, to discuss their views on strengthening our connections.

If you, as a parent, did not complete the online survey or attend the focus group session for grandparents, but have some ideas about how we could strengthen our connections with you, please send your ideas to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

We look forward to reporting our findings with you early in the New Year.

Grandparent Focus Group meeting

We are always so very proud to hear about achievements of members of our School Community.

Ofer Levy does it again – Mazal Tov

Ofer, one of our parents, as many of you already know, very generously donates his time to photograph events here at school and most recently, fabulous meals for the P&F Emanuel School Cookbook The Family Meal, which you can now purchase online: www.trybooking.com/BFSUL. Ofer’s true passion however, is to photograph various aspects of nature (www.oferlevyphotography.com), and he was recently announced as the 2019 BIRDLIFE Australia Photography Awards portfolio winner, with these winning photographs:

Mazal Tov

To alumnus Dr Joshua Don PhD (Class of 2003) who was recently awarded the Young Professional of the Year Award from the Australian College of Educators, in recognition of his contributions to education, in particular in relation to curriculum development in Science, and also in the guidance of new and experienced teachers in developing STEM via professional development opportunities. Joshua holds a number of academic positions including: Visiting Research Fellow at Macquarie University and Senior Research Fellow at University of Glasgow. He is also a Policy Consultant with the NSW Department of Education.

Josie Lacey OAM with Lesli Berger

Mazal Tov to Josie Lacey OAM

The inaugural New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies President’s Award has been awarded to community stalwart Josie Lacey OAM, a past Emanuel grandparent. The ceremony coincided with the first anniversary of the death of former NSWJBD president Jeremy Spinak (Emanuel alumnus, Class of 2000) and it was presented to Josie Lacey by current president Lesli Berger in Jeremy’s name.

Keynote speaker, Professor Chris Goodnow, spoke of the joint program between the Garvin Institute and Israel Weizmann Institute. He spoke of the advancements in immunology and the involvement of DNA. He mentioned the research in Crohn’s Disease, from which Jeremy Spinak had suffered.

President Lesli Berger said that Josie Lacey has been a leader and visionary in interfaith relations and anti-racism work in Australia. He mentioned her extensive work in The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, WIZO, The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, The Ethnic Council of NSW, the Partnership of Ethnic and Religious Organisations, The World Conference of Religions for Peace. He said: “One of the major accomplishments I can mention is her work and her husband’s work in persuading the NSW Government to create the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act.”

Seeking your help

We remind you that the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (NSWJBD) appeal for victims of the recent catastrophic bushfires in NSW will conclude on Friday 6 December at 12.00 pm.

See here for details: www.facebook.com/NSWJBD/posts/1704639299668832

Funds raised will be distributed on advice from the NSW Premier’s Office.

Volunteers still needed for Friendship Circle Summer Camp

Friendship Circle is still recruiting volunteers for the summer holiday Friendship Circle Day camps. Please see details on the poster:

If you have photos and/or news to share, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Careers

Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

I am always on the lookout for growth areas in the job scene. Click-bate catchy slogans are constantly trying to drag my attention such as:

10 ways to future proof your career….
3 best tips to secure an exciting future….
5 most in-demand skills employers are looking for….
8 qualities that are most in demand on LinkedIn….
10 tips on how to ace an interview….

….the lists go on. It is important to read these, (always with a pinch of salt), as they can sometimes provide vital information about the landscape. I always like to try and seek validation though through some more precise websites such as:

myfuture.edu.au/ My Future
lmip.gov.au/ Labour Market Portal statistics
joboutlook.gov.au/ The Job Outlook supported by Australian Government

Next week I am attending a conference in Canberra by ANU on the future of work and how we see the careers landscape progress for Year 12s as they transition into the workforce.

Jobs of Tomorrow Scholarship

smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/for-students/scholarships/jobs-of-tomorrow-scholarships .This is a subsidised bursary to encourage students into studying for these in-demand areas. All courses are TAFE-based.

smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/105234/jobs-of-tomorrow-qualifications-list.pdf

STEM Girls @ Sydney, University of Sydney, 20 – 21 January 2020

This exciting two-day workshop on campus is for female High School students who want to explore the disciplines and careers available in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and how these skills can be applied in everyday life. If you are entering Year 11 in 2020, register now: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6g3tJ2pfGfQEUAt

First Steps to Becoming a Doctor, UNSW Kensington. 14 December 2019, 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm

John B Reid Theatre for MedView’s free information session about the journey to becoming a doctor. Medview specialises in supporting prospective medical students in applying to medical schools. www.eventbrite.com/e/your-path-to-medical- school-sydney-tickets-79972567101

TAFE Semester 1

Enrolments are now open. Explore over 1,200 courses from Business, Community Service, Early Childhood Education and Care, Hospitality, Beauty and so much more. Explore the course brochure here and the website to see all of the course ranges here.

Double Degrees – Are they worth it? Anyone who has spoken to me about choosing degree options knows that I am a big fan of double degrees for a host of obvious reasons. This is an interesting read about them, and why to choose from two major disciplines.

www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/education-blogs/tertiary-study/why-choose-a-double-degree

Language degrees and where they can take you? www.mezzoguild.com/foreign-language-careers/

For careers appointments, please book in at calendly.com/clairepechcareers/.

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director Kornmehl

Chanukah

We have begun learning about Chanukah – the story, the symbols and traditions of this beautiful and fun festival in preparation for when Chanukah comes around on the 23 December 2019. Our explorations of this festival are done through music, songs, art and of course food!

Bush School

We invite all Kornmehl families to join us down at Centennial Park on Friday 6 December 2019 for our final Bush School experience of the year. This will take place from drop off at 8.00 am until about 11.00 am. Please bring some snacks and drinks. Come and experience the wonders of nature with your children.

Dentist Visit Kornmehl

Dr Hayman visited us on Tuesday and spoke to the children about dental health. She demonstrated how to brush and clean our teeth and told us about the importance of eating healthy foods, that are good for our teeth.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

The Dolphin and Starfish have now completed all their parent/teacher meetings. We hope that the parents found the time productive and meaningful. It is a lovely way to bring closure to a very busy year for your children and we value this important time to reflect and chat to parents.

Concert

We have been practicing for our concert which is coming up next week Thursday 5 December at 5.30 pm in the Lehrer Family Building (MPH). We are looking forward to sharing this special time with families.

Waste Audit

Following on from the waste audit conducted last week across the whole school, a group of Dolphins went to go and look at the pile of waste. Here are their comments:

Josh: Some of it might have flew away into the ocean.

Talia: Some of the waste could have gone in the compost for the worm farm.

Leo: There is so much paper in there.

Talia: We could make other stuff with the recycling stuff.

Josh: We could offer the food to the worms in the worm farm.

Leo: It could take 100 years to break down. It’s a lot of rubbish. Guess what I am wondering Jared? How many pieces of rubbish are in all of those bags?

Jared: 100

Zach: 150

Our Stick Insects

A group of Starfish and Dolphin children had their first opportunity to handle the stick insects. It is fascinating to closely observe them walking, dancing and noticing their movements and how they use their bodies for movement. It is beautiful to notice and reflect on another living creature and the body language they share with us.

Zac: Their heads remind me of an elf, it is pointy like an elf’s ears.

Jack: This one is Mrs Prickles and the other one over there is Mrs Camo – for Mrs Camouflage and there is Mrs Spikey and Ellie like the mum’s name.

We discussed how the creatures are living, growing and changing just like we are. We were noticing the curling tail and found out that the creatures only do this to protect themselves when they feel they may be in danger.

Halle: Look at her tail she is feeling happy with me now because she is not curling her tail anymore.

Jack: Yes, I think she feels safe now and knows you won’t hurt her.

(Beautiful conversation and learning to live with and care for other living creatures in our world.)

School Connections

The Starfish and Dolphins were invited on two separate days last week to enjoy the healthy food creations made by the Year 8 students up at Emanuel School.

Thank you to Mrs Lisa Starkey and her Year 8 students who invited us to share the creative and healthy fruit and veggie creatures. Being on one campus affords us the opportunity and privilege to have these wonderful connections with our school community.

On Wednesday this week, we were invited to the Emanuel Stanley Street café to enjoy afternoon tea with another group of High School students. Thank you for thinking of us, because we love these opportunities to come up to the school and share in experiences with the older students.

Buddy Reading with the Year 2s has also been a weekly occurrence that the children have loved the past three terms. This term, instead of our Buddies coming down to Kornmehl, we have taken the children up to the Blue Ocean to read stories together in this space. Another link – with the purpose of supporting the children with their transition into Year K next year.

Security Guard Message

With the end of the year approaching we spoke to the children about the role that the security guards play at Pre-school and how we can thank them for the work that they do:

Sierra: The security guards have a meeting in the car park. They open the gates for cars to come in. Just in case there are bad people that come in, like people who don’t come to this school.

Jade: They watch people to keep them safe.

Leo: They look after us and make sure no robbers come into the school and keep an eye on the gate and let people come in. The security guards help us when there are fires.

Hannah: They keep the people safe.

Jared: The security guards are there in case people that are not allowed come in. We could make them a card to say thank you.

Kobe: They make sure there is not a crash of cars.

Samara: They are there so the night time baddies don’t come in.

Stevie: Thank you for keeping us safe because if there is a fire, they call the firemen. They open the gate for the cars to come in. They are friendly. They always say hi to my mum. One of them works with my mum at the museum.

Eliana: They keep people safe because nobody wants to get hurt. Thank you for protecting us.

Joel: Thank you for letting the cars in.

Giddy: Thank you for letting the cars out.

Talia: Thank you for keeping us safe. Thank you for not letting the baddies in.

From the Parents and Friends

Ruby Berkovic and Jennifer Opit

Hi Everyone,

Time is flying – only a couple of weeks left!

The Family Meal: Emanuel Cookbook

The Emanuel School Cookbook, The Family Meal, is here and selling fast!

The book is amazing – it is full of a variety of delicious and treasured recipes kindly submitted by all of you. There are beautiful photos taken by the wonderful Ofer Levy, as well as illustrations by our primary students. Books cost $45 and are a must have (and a great gift as well).

Order your copy now so you don’t miss out at www.trybooking.com/BFSUL

Friday Chill Out

We hope to see you all after school today in the Triguboff Family Courtyard for an icy-pole and a chance to mingle. **Please note, parents must supervise and be responsible for their kids at all times in the designated Friday Chill Out area.**

Have a nice weekend,

Jen and Ruby

Parent Safety Group

Thank you to our volunteers last week:

Mike Evans, Leon Levitt, Anthony Milner, Daniel Zines, Brandon Gien, David Freed, Sasha Shevelev, Ben Zyl, Alan Dworkin, Darren Isenberg, Joe Gubbay, Neil Shilbury, Adam Pozniak, David Herdan, Giselle Epstein, Ron Spielman, Gary Stern, Tony Gellert, Benjamin Opit, Leon Kantor and Tom Goldman.

Emanuel Uniform Shop trading hours

These are our holiday trading hours. For existing families with new students starting next year, please make sure to call for an appointment. January is an extremely busy period so we appreciate your patience during this time. If possible, please try to come in before the December holidays commence for your new fit outs.