From the Acting Principal

Margaret Lowe – Deputy Principal

Farewell Year 12

Fun facts about Year 12

Our Year 12 students formally completed their secondary schooling this week. Each House (Meir, Rabin, Rashi and Szenes) hosted breakfasts for the Year 12 students and gave them a gift. The students were farewelled at a formal assembly on Wednesday morning and a dinner on Wednesday night. Parents attended the events and shed many a tear, in a good way! Our students have forged lifelong friendships and will continue to make special memories together as they continue on their life paths. Our Year 12s have been involved in every aspect of our School – musicals, productions, chess, debating, sport, academic pursuits, camps, House events, ruach, Jewish Life etc – and have been outstanding leaders.

In the year our Year 12 graduates started their High School journey, 2017, Thomas Mayor commenced a special journey. The Uluru Statement from the Heart was created that year and calls for the establishment of a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission, a coming together in agreement and truth telling. Thomas Mayor is still on that journey, and our students can read more about as the gift from the School is Thomas’ book, Finding the Heart of the Nation. Thomas Mayor recorded a special video message for our students as did our Principal, Andrew Watt, who is concluding his Sabbatical this week.

Our students are on their way. Their life journeys are unknown but much dreamt about. There will be celebrations like our graduation events as various milestones and life events continue to unfold for them. For some of our Year 12s the journey till now has been smooth, despite including a once in one hundred year pandemic! For others, it has been hard. There have been twists and turns that they and their parents did not expect, nor want, but our Year 12s have made it! Their life ATAR is well beyond anything we will see in the coming months.

We wished our Year 12 graduates the very best and bid them farewell.

To Year 12
May you stay true to your life’s purpose and passion and not be distracted from your journey.
May you be kind to others and help them to fulfil their purpose, perhaps ensuring their voice is also heard.
May you be as determined to achieve as the Boston Red Sox even if it takes just as long!
May you find peace, acceptance and contentment within your journey whatever it brings.

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End of Term 3

We have had an incredibly busy term with so many events, activities, camps, excursions and stimulating classes. Our students are lucky to have such committed staff who ensure their school lives are full of opportunities for their growth. When you see the term’s list it is impressive and does explain the tired faces around campus this week!

 Another farewell

Towards the start of Term 3, after a very long journey and with more than a touch of jet lag, four young Israelis stepped off the plane at Kingsford Smith Airport. Our  new Israeli Madrichim, Ella Ben Moshe, Or Kaufman, Yohay Noymark and Omri Osteryung have filled our campus with so much energy, laughter and ruach.

Every one of our High School students (and our Year 5s) have had the opportunity to learn and grow under the guidance of these wonderful madrichim. Ella, Or, Yohay and Omri played a pivotal role in the success of Year 10 Machaneh Ayekah, Year 8 Machaneh Krembo, Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 Mifgashim and Year 5 Machaneh Bisli (held today). They have inspired and shared their knowledge and shown their deep love of Israel in Jewish Studies and Hebrew Classes and Jewish Life events and activities. We will miss them and farewell them knowing that they have made a difference to the lives of many of students. 

Term 4

We look forward to another activity-filled Term 4. We wish our Year 12 (Class of 2022) students all the very best for their HSC examinations which begin with English Paper 1 exam on Wednesday 12 October. Our Staff Development Day will be held on Wednesday 12 October and we welcome students in Years K-12 (Class of 2023) back on campus on Thursday 13 October.  

Wishing you all a Shanah tovah and well over the Fast. 

Mazal tov

•  Emanuel defeated the Kings School in the quarter finals of the Year 11 J.A. Thompson History Debating Competition. The topic for the debate was “that the Cuban Revolution failed Cubans”. 1^st Speaker was Jesse Carpenter, 2^nd Speaker Jake Newfield, 3^rd Speaker Ma’ayan Granot and Team Advisor, Daniel Solomon. We wish the team all the best for the Semi Finals next term.

• This week Emanuel won the Jewish Day Schools Netball Cup in spectacular fashion with a score of 49-28. As a result of this win, Emanuel is the overall JDS Cup winner for 2022, winning three of the four sports played!
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• Eden Levit, Shai Farhy and Zac Urbach competed at the Secondary NSWCIS Athletics Championships with the following outstanding results:
  • Zac Urbach won the 100m and 200m 
  • Eden Levit won gold in the 200m and bronze in the 100m 

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Quote of the week

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle, American actor and comedian

Primary News

Natanya Milner – Head of Primary School

This week I feel that I aged disproportionately as I moved from being the mother of two school children to the mother of one school child and one graduate. With this milestone comes some significant reflection and gratitude. I feel blessed that we have been supported by passionate and knowledgeable educators who have been committed to Emanuel and its families. It is a moment to take stock and realise how lucky we are to have a place that nurtures and grows our children from ages 3-18 years old – through the wonderful times and the inevitable challenges.

As we move towards Rosh Hashanah and a time of new beginnings, I feel grateful for the community that we share and the support that we offer to each other. I wish you all Shana Tovah and well over the fast.

May you have a wonderful and safe holiday break and a happy and healthy year ahead.

Canteen farewell and closures in Term 4

I would like to offer a final farewell and thank you to our incredible canteen team. We have been blessed to have Gayle Beinart and Miriam Belnick at Emanuel for 10 years. Over this time, they have always gone above and beyond to supply our community with amazing food made with love. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with them and be fed by them. We will miss the entire team – Miriam, Gayle, Andy, Margaret, Jo, Rahel and Janice. Thank you all! This morning we had a K-12 thank you assembly for the Canteen Team and we will recognise their wonderful contributions with a plaque dedicating an area of the new vegetable garden in their honour. For those of you who haven’t seen our new garden area near the Avoca St gate, pop in and take a look!

Next term we will welcome our new canteen operators, Ariel Alkabets and Yaffa Shnirman. Ariel and Yaffa have extensive experience in food-related businesses and cafes and we are lucky to have them taking over our canteen. There will be a break between the two owners and therefore the canteen will be closed in Weeks 1 and 2 of next term. Miriam and Gayle finish up at the end of this term and Ariel and Yaffa will open on Monday 24 October 2022. Please diarise these dates for your planning.

Thank you, Margaret

Next term we welcome Andrew Watt back, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank Margaret Lowe for doing such a wonderful job as Acting Principal over the past term. It has been a pleasure working closely with Margaret, and I have appreciated her guidance and support.

Grandparents and Friends Day

Last week’s Grandparents and Friends Day was a wonderful celebration of both Rosh Hashanah and our beautiful connection with our grandparents. I felt quite overwhelmed by how special it was to be able to welcome our grandparents onto campus and share the celebrations with them. I would like to thank everyone who came for braving the parking issues to spend the morning with us. I would also like to thank Adam Carpenter, Hagit Bar-On, Stacey Rosenfeld, Gena Yeomans and the entire Hebrew and Jewish Studies team for organising a wonderful event. I am also grateful to the staff who supported this day to happen so smoothly – thank you to all the Primary School teachers, Michelle Favero, Belinda Levin, Sonia Newell, Ben Marshall, the maintenance team and Ofer Levy for taking photos. It was a huge, collaborative effort. Click on the Ma Koreh and Pandemic Penpal articles for lots of wonderful photos.

Mazal tov, Ella

Ella and her Rosh Hashanah card design

Mazal tov to Ella Millner, Year 4, whose Rosh Hashanah design features on the School’s Rosh Hashanah card. Thank you to all the Year 4 students who submitted their designs. I believe that it was very hard to choose due to the creativity and care that went into each artwork. Thank you to Ella for her beautiful design.

Project Heritage

I am so excited for this afternoon’s Project Heritage presentation. After a term of interviewing, writing, planning, collaborating and rehearsing, we will see the fruits of the children’s labour at today’s ceremony. I would like to thank this year’s fabulous Living Historians for taking the time to share their stories so generously with us. Thank you to Cedric Amoils, Ellis Cohen, Nora Goodridge, Peter Halas, Brian Lenny, Erna Levy, Harry Chaim Oppermann, Miryam Wise and Gabriel Zipser.

I would also like to thank Adam Carpenter, Leanne Cresswell, Eamon Lukins and Barnaby Wilbury for co-ordinating this event and for their time, dedication and energy to prepare the children for today. Additional mentors who also assisted in the interviews include Josh Aghion, Katie Brody, Karon Rom and Nicolle Rubin. I thank them for their time and support. I would also like to thank Gena Yeomans for the huge amount of time spent organising all the logistics for this event.

Finally, a HUGE thank you goes to our wonderful Year 6 students for their commitment and effort to this program. It is a huge amount of work with challenging expectations. Mazal tov, Year 6!

From the Acting Head of Jewish Life

Daphna Levin-Kahn – Head of Jewish Studies High School

YOU – stand here – today 

“Atem Nitzavim* – You stand this day, all of you, before Ado-nai your God – your tribal heads, your elders, and your officials, every man of Israel; your children, your wives, even the stranger within your camp, from woodchopper to water drawer; to enter into the covenant of Ado-nai, your God which Ado-nai your God is making with you this day, with its sanctions; in order to establish you this day as God’s people and in order to be your God, as promised you and as sworn to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

I make this covenant, with its sanctions, not with you alone, but both with those who are standing here with us this day before Ado-nai our God and with those who are not with us here this day.” Parashat Nitzavim, Deuteronomy 29:9-14 Please view this link if you prefer to read the source in its original Hebrew: Sefaria – Parashat Nitzavim

As I ponder this Dvar Torah, so many threads connect me to this parashah through sombre events in the past week or so and awesome (in the literal sense) events coming in the weeks ahead.

The words spoken above by Moshe reach out and touch my core; Here is this intensely committed yet deeply tired, great yet humble leader, standing where he can see his People gathered for miles around, for millennia. He speaks to the masses, yet he is looking straight at me, straight into me – at each one of us throughout time (“Those with us today and those who are not with us today”) from babe to elder, monarch to woodchopper.

Calling us: Stand Here, Before God.

Calling each person to stand in their own shoes, firmly atop our own selves, calling us to be true to our souls. Beckoning every one to find their meaning in life, in service of God. Even if that means working to be your Best Self.

It feels personal and present.

These past weeks, two great people whom I have learned much from and admired from afar have passed away. Though living completely different lives and walking distinctly unique paths, they both lived a life of service to God, humanity and beyond. Often well beyond the call of duty.

Queen Elizabeth II (may her soul be at peace), like Moshe Rabbeinu, did not choose her leadership, thrust upon her at 25. Yet, adhering closely to her own covenant, she gave her long life entirely and unwaveringly in service to God, in duty to her subjects, her nation, her Commonwealth and her family, no matter the obstacles and challenges. I marvel at her grit and determination to keep to these principles at great cost to her personal life in so many ways, for so many years.

Brian Sherman AM (z”l – may his memory be for a blessing) worked hard and thought hard. Guided many and helped countless. He stood steadfast in his determination to improve the lives of all living things; from the “tribal heads” – advising leaders in many fields – to the “water drawer” – speaking for and supporting the vulnerable and the voiceless in the grand scheme of things. Brian – and his exceptional wife Gene – stood and stand by their convictions; solidly guided by their deep-seated values and, by their actions, call others to stand as well.

Now we look towards the Days of Awe, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur– Awesome in that they demand from us that we reconnect with our deepest selves; to own who we are and know that we can work on ourselves to become who we are meant to be; Nitzavim before God.

YOU stand here today… exactly where you are meant to be. Make it also be who you are meant to be.

Wishing you and your families a wonderful New Year of good health and sweet joy, loving-kindness and blessings, personal fulfilment and inner peace.

Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova

*At Emanuel School, Rabbi Danny Siegel, inspired by this very parashah, encouraged our Young Student Leaders in High School to be called “Nitzavim”, as they are now.

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Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

Grandparents Day

“I liked making the shofar and painting it with a shining coat using my fingers. My grandma thought it was really fun and a great experience. I liked the round Challah and that it was big.” By Alice Berkovic, Year K

“Grandparents Day was fun because I saw my grandparents and I liked making the shofar with them and the Challot because they looked so yummy. My grandparents said it was nice. I gave my grandparents some of the Challah and they said it was yummy.” By Camila Kaplan, Year K

“My grandparents thought the day was a good experience. They liked when we made the clay. They liked walking around and exploring the School and meeting all of my friends. We made a plate and a honey bowl. We are going to share it with my family.” By Alona Schwartz, Year 1

“I loved how my grandparents were there and I got to see them. I liked doing the plate and the honey bowl. I performed on the stage and my grandparents loved it. When I was doing my activity, my grandma had to go to my brother’s class but then she came back and she helped me smooth up the plate and the clay.” By Lola Israelstam, Year 1

“We had so much fun making the boxes and shakers with glitter. My grandma helped make the box and decorate. My grandma thought the assembly was beautiful and she liked the songs.” By Kobe Freedman, Year 2

“My nana loved how I sang the song on the stage. She loved making the boxes with me and had fun making the Shanah Tovah cards that go with it. She absolutely adored decorating it and making it look like her glasses were on it using the gems. It was really fun to play and work with her.” By Paz Lywood, Year 2

“My grandma and grandpa came and we made a clay mezuzah together. They helped me make the letter Shin out of clay, which I put on my mezuzah. We painted the mezuzah together in my favourite colour, blue. It was nice having them and I felt happy and special.”
By Rani Joseph-Stewart, Year 3

“My mum came because my grandparents live in South Africa. It was fun having mum at school because is not usually in class with me. We made the mezuzah together and painted it.” By Ariela Mervis, Year 3

“My dad came and we painted the mezuzah together. It was fun saying the Shema as a class before and we used my favourite colour blue to paint.” By Nika Brookman, Year 3

“My nanna and pappa came to my classroom. It was really fun having them join me in my classroom. They told funny jokes and they have always made me feel safe and happy. We had so much fun together.”
By Hannah Green, Year 3

 “I loved making my painting with my grandma because she didn’t know how to do it but I taught her. At the end she learnt how to do it and loved it. My grandpa came at the end to say goodbye. Even though he didn’t do the painting with me, he took lots of photos at the end. My other grandma talked to me about the songs we sang at the assembly. She said that I looked beautiful and that the songs were very nice.” By Tali Strous, Year 4

“It was different from other students’ experiences because my grandparents live in America and they couldn’t be here with me. But my mother called them on SKYPE and they were with us all the time. They said that it was a great idea and they loved participating through the phone with me. My mum liked it very much too.” By Yasha Weinstein, Year 4

“I liked making the Rimon, it was fun and creative. My grandma helped me draw the Rimon.” By Poppy Berkovic, Year 4

“Annie and Buppa joined my brother and me on Friday. We did the Rosh Hashanah seder together and our group had Beetroot – Selek. We learnt how each food connects to the meaning and traditions of Rosh Hashanah and we were able to taste some of these foods as well. It was nice to be able to share and do this with them.” By Nathan Joshua, Year 5

“Joining me were all of my grandparents: Nonna, Saba, Bubba and Zaidi. Together we made a paper midrash on a scene from the Jonah story. It was special to have them come to school and to experience what we do here. I loved welcoming them at the gates, showing them around the school and for them to be able to enjoy our Rosh Hashanah celebrations.”
By Ethan Ickowicz, Year 6

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An important update

Marla Bozic – Foundation Board Director

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, Jewish tradition encourages us to take the time to reflect on the year that has passed. For the Emanuel School Foundation, it has been wonderful to reflect on the success of the 2021 Capital Appeal, B’yachad event. We raised over $10 million to redevelop and expand the Adler Building, and, despite the challenges of heavy rain and flooding, progress on the building site is going well.

There is now a focus on building the new building with the following milestones reached:

• Demolition works are now complete
• Excavation works are largely completed as are the footings and piling
• Rainwater tank works are well progressed
• The new playground and structural works are underway and
• The lift pit has been poured and approximately half of the new ground floor slab has been completed

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

We hope you can join us on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Randwick Ritz as the Emanuel School Foundation hosts the film, Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen as part of the opening night of the Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF).

This heartwarming documentary captures the humour and drama of director Norman Jewison’s quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Book tickets here.

The Emanuel School Foundation’s vision is to support the long-term viability and continued success of Emanuel School by enhancing the educational experience for current and future generations of Emanuel families. The Emanuel School Foundation celebrates the School’s commitment to nurturing student well-being, innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and Jewish Life.

We look forward to the future, guided by the school values of Tikkun Olam, Social justice, religious pluralism, egalitarianism, acceptance of diversity and commitment to the State of Israel.

Your gift can change the lives of current and future Emanuel students and ensure that Emanuel School continues to be a school of choice for the community. 

Machane Krembo

Machane Krembo – מחנה קרמבו

Krembo, as many of you know, is a classic treat that is sold in Israel during wintertime. The meaning behind this name is: cream (Krem קרם) in it (bo בו), and what a treat we had!

After much anticipation, 25 Year 8 Hebrew students embarked on a three-day adventure of Machane Krembo in Sydney’s North Shore. This year was exceptionally exciting as we could not have this fantastic full three-day camp for two years due to COVID restrictions.

Accompanied by two staff members, Morah Jacqui Cohen and Morah Miri Heitner, along with the three Israeli Madrichim, the students had the privilege to enjoy three days of social, academic and team-building activities in Hebrew. Stepping outside of the campus, into a secluded area with maximum exposure to Hebrew, touched the students profoundly and strengthened their connection with a major pillar of their heritage – the Hebrew language.

We cannot wait to have this camp next year!

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Here is some feedback from the students:

“The Hebrew language means a lot to me, as it is also a part of my religion. It is very rare that language and religion mix together so I think that it is really cool that I get to experience that. The fact that Machane Krembo mixed fun traditional games with Hebrew was very enjoyable.” By Xander Keller

“Hebrew is a way to connect to my culture in a deeper way and the opportunity to go on Machane Krembo made me feel much closer to this connection.” By Gabriel Pozniak

“Machane Krembo taught me a lot more Hebrew words and slang. Since I was surrounded by the language, I adapted to it and learnt a lot. I found the camp very fun and interesting!” By Olivia Kawalsky

“The Hebrew language means a lot to me because I feel it gives me a connection to my Jewish culture and heritage. After Hebrew camp, I still think this however, it now also means to me a connection with the Jewish community.”
By Eva Nabarro

“Before Machane Krembo, to me, Hebrew was a Jewish language that helped me to connect to other Jews even though I felt I didn’t know the language very well. Now, after Machane Krembo I feel much more connected to Hebrew and Jewish people. I feel as if I could go to Israel and even understand some of what other people are saying.” By Hannah Rembach

“Hebrew language connects me to my Jewish ancestors. I feel at home when I speak Hebrew. It is great.” By Charli Grynberg

“The Hebrew language is the language of the Israelis and Jews, it links me to so many people around the world. It connects me to most of my ancestors and family. Machane Krembo helped immerse me in the Hebrew language, I found after the camp I was much for familiar and comfortable speaking Hebrew as I just spent three days with Israelis.” By Dylan Vitek

“The Hebrew language to me is very special as lots of my family on my mother’s side speak it. However, I’m definitely not fluent like them so Machane Krembo helped a lot with learning new words and being in a Hebrew-speaking environment as well as it being very fun!” By Kira Levin-Kahn

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Shalom from the Hebrew Madrichim

Le’hitraot Emanuel!
Shalom Emanuel community!

We are the Israeli Madrichim and we would love to say a few words about our experience at Emanuel School:

In the beginning, we didn’t know what to expect. How it would be to talk about Judaism and Zionism, in a place that is so far from Israel. As we ran activities for different Year Groups, led camps and joined in on campus, we saw how unique the perspective of Emanuel is on Judaism, as well as its educational attitude – how the School educates the students to find their own way to connect to Judaism and to see the variety within it. 

Our highlight of our Shlichut was Machaneh Ayekah with Year 10. During the camp we watched the process that the students go through – from the discussions about Jewish values and Israel, to self-reflection and connecting to themselves and each other. We were amazed at how the students opened up and were so supportive and accepting of one another. We think that the School has a huge part in this and educates the students to accept each other without judgement. 

We also really enjoyed running the Mifgashim (Years 7-11 Experiential Learning Day), Machaneh Krembo (Year 8 Hebrew Camp) and Machaneh Bisli (Year 5 Hebrew Camp) with the staff, as well as all the chats with the students at lunchtimes.

We also went on our own journey during our time here. We now understand that there is a very different perspective when seeing Israel from the outside and when being Jewish and living Jewishly away from the Jewish State, and how being Jewish in the Diaspora makes “Community” such a strong value that most of the students want to be part of. 

We especially want to mention the Jewish Life team, who put so much effort into informal education within a formal education setting. This was very special for us to see as this does not exist much in Israel.

We want to thank everyone who gave us a warm welcome, and especially Kobi Bloom, who guided us throughout our time here and trusted us to create and share our own content.

We would like to say the last “Todah Rabbah!” to our host families who opened their houses and their hearts for us and let us feel at home.

שנה טובה ולהתראות בארץ! Shana Tova and see you in Israel!  

Omri, Yohay, Or and Ella.
עמרי, יוחאי, אור ואלה

Israeli Madrichim Letter – Jewish Life Ayekah Team 2022

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From the Year 6 Art Leaders

Chloe Opit

Eve Knopman

It has been an exciting term as a Year 6 Art Leader. We love being involved in all things artistic and have enjoyed our role as leaders in this space in a term that involved art projects like Project Heritage. As the Art Leaders of Emanuel, we have started Art & Craft clubs and competitions. 

This term in particular we ran a Year 3 and 4 Art Club at lunchtime. Together we made cards, embroidery and collages.

It was so much fun watching and interacting with the kids through art! The art and joy of painting, card making, sewing, making collages, will be with us forever.

We cannot wait to unfold some more exciting activities in this role next term.

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director of Kornmehl

Rosh Hashanah

We have been learning about the joyous festival of Rosh Hashanah over the past few weeks. We realise that young children learn best through interactive and hands-on experiences, where they can use all their senses and a variety of mediums. With this in mind, we expose the children to learning in many different ways. Several experiences were provided enabling the children to use different languages to represent their knowledge and understanding about this special Chag.

A still life experience was set up which included different apples and honey. The children were invited to look closely at the apples and draw their observations. 

A sorting, counting and fine-motor experience was set up in the shape of a beehive. The children used tweezers to place balls of nectar in the hive.

At another table an assortment of materials were provided to make bee puppets, using cellophane, sticks, paper and pipe cleaners. Some children worked on a collaborative mixed media piece, where literacy was included, others were invited to use loose parts to represent bees.

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Before they created, the children were encouraged to draw their ideas and then refer to it, while making their representation using the loose parts. They produced amazing results.

Zach: We eat apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah.
Noam: I made one red apple, a green apple and yellow honey on my card.
James S: We eat honey and apples so we can have a sweet New Year.
Jack: You dip apples in honey, and you eat round challah.
Xander: It is a Jewish festival where everyone comes together, and you dip apples in honey for a sweet New Year and sing songs.
Michael: We spend the holidays with our family.

Thank you to Lucy Romain for baking a delicious honey cake to enjoy on Friday at our Rosh Hashanah celebrations.

The children have been engaging in reflective discussions, from sharing what they already know about Rosh Hashanah, to learning from each other’s comments and stories. One of the main themes we have been focusing on, has been thinking about “acting in the best way that you know”. We reflected about the Jewish year that is coming to an end and thought about what we want to do better at. We discussed how we all make the wrong choice sometimes and how these become good opportunities for us to learn from these moments. 

We wondered what it means when we say, “the shofar sounds and wakes up our minds”.

Raphael: To think about doing the best things we’ve ever done.
Claudia: Be nice to our friends.
Sam: It tells us to think about the bad stuff and to have a better year.
Hugo: To act in the best way we can.
Mia: To do the best things we can.
Michael: For the whole new year to be good.
Raphael L: We think about the last year and what we can do better in the new year.

To evoke the children’s thinking, we showed a video clip of shofar blowing. We asked the children to share what they could see.

Freddy: Rosh Hashanah.
Noah E: It happens at the end of Rosh Hashanah….the shofar. It made a funny sound.
Freddy: The Shofar is like this shape.

Educator: Why do we blow the shofar?

Noah E: It wakes up our brain. 

Educator: What do you think the shofar is made of?

Freddy: It is made of shell.
Noah E: It’s made out of wood.
Ella: From a branch.
Charlie: From the stem of a flower.
Lexi: It came from Israel.
Ziggy: It’s an ear from a reindeer.
Joshua: From a ram.
Ziggy: A ram is a type of sheep…a male, a female or a kid.

Bees

The children have engaged in an exploration about bees. We watched a fascinating video about bees gathering pollen. We learned that bees are actually covered in millions of hairs and that they have baskets on their legs, which they use to carry the pollen. They use the pollen to make bee bread to feed the worker bees. 

The children have been creating their own bees using paper and pens. It has been interesting to observe how their work has evolved as their understanding of bees and their behaviour has increased. 

Raphael: The bees collect nectar and then they flew back to their hives to make it. 
Adi: I saw honey and nectar; the nectar was on the bee’s legs. I did not know that a bee had a stinger.

Beekeeper visit

Extending on our learning for Rosh Hashanah, we invited a beekeeper to come to Kornmehl last week Thursday. Gavin Smith is clearly passionate about bees but more than that he was able to share his passion and knowledge with us in a way that was fun and interactive.

Gavin came in his beekeeper suit and explained to us the differences between European bees and Native bees. Gavin taught us how bees gather nectar, make wax and form it into cells into which they lay their eggs. We learnt about how he uses a smoker to distract the bees when he gathers the honey from the hives. He explained how you can tell the difference between a male and female bee; the male has huge eyes which he uses to search for the queen bee.  

We learnt about the medicinal properties of propolis for healing the stings. We also learnt that bees hate the smell of bananas and that the best way to remove a sting is to scratch it off with your nails. He spoke about putting ice, vinegar, garlic, onion, orange or lemons on the sting to neutralise the poison.

Post box visits

Last week, the Seashell, Starfish and Dolphin groups walked to the post box on Clovelly Road to post their special Rosh Hashanah cards to their families to wish them a Shanah Tovah. The children were very excited to pop their cards in the post box. 

We discussed what we put on the envelope, and how the postman knows which house to deliver the card to. We also had a look at a You Tube clip which explained the journey of our mail and how it gets from one place to another. On the clip we saw all the different machines that are used to sort through the mail. The children all put their address label and stamp on their cards. We hope families enjoyed the excitement of receiving their cards in the post and opening them together with their child.

Harriet: The mailman or the mail girl will get our letters and it will have our address on it, so it goes home. My mum and I always check the name.  
Raphael: The mums or dads or Montefiore people will get a delivery out of the letterbox.
Ana: It goes into the postbox, then into a tunnel, then into our family.
Xander: Our letter will go to the station where the postman works and then to the Montefiore
Hugo: They are going to be so happy because my dad always wanted a delivery.
James S: Someone collects the mail out of a post box and carries it in a big bag. 
Ethan: The postman takes it to the people’s homes.

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Montefiore

We discussed that this year, we are not only sending a card to our family for Rosh Hashanah, but also to an elderly person from the Montefiore. We wondered how these people may feel when they receive their card with a special message, even when they don’t know who sent it. This act of kindness is a way of teaching the children about community participation.

Claudia: It’s nice to give to other people, because I’m giving and doing a mitzvah to people.
Cleo: It’s nice to give it to the old people because they’ll like it. We want to wish them a Happy New Year. I’ll feel happy, so they still get to celebrate.
Juliette: Because they are old, and they will like it and because they can’t make their own. I feel happy because I’m doing something nice for other people.
Xander: Happy, because I made a card, and they know I put my effort into it very hard.
Hugo: Happy, because they’ve actually never got a letter. We never order mail. We only order packages!

We have also been very busy making Sukkah decorations to help the residents of Montefiore decorate their Sukkah. We hope that their Sukkah will look beautiful, and colourful and will help to create a positive energy in their Sukkah. We are looking forward to seeing photos after the holidays of their decorated Sukkah. We are so excited that the Kornmehl children have been able to participate in so many acts of kindness during this month of Ellul and beyond. A time to create an awareness of Tikkun Olam in our youngest citizens, while connecting with our wider community at the same time.

Our native garden

Earlier in the year the Pre-school applied for a Woolworths Landcare Grant, which we received in Term 2. Since then, we have been waiting for the weather to warm up, so that we could begin this exciting project with the children and families in the Pre-school. The aim of our project is to create a native garden by involving the children in the design, selection of plants and the planting in the garden, as well as caring for the plants. The children will spend time observing and visiting the space as they begin to understand the connection and relationship between local species and their habitats. They will gain an understanding of the needs of local native wildlife, appreciating the diversity and biodiversity of native species and how to support, protect and help them thrive. The children will also learn how to tally and record the presence of insects attracted to the garden over time and use Apps to identify different creatures.

We have spent time the past two weeks looking closely at some of the native plants that we will be planting in the garden. We looked at the shapes of the leaves, the smell of the plants and the children had many other comments and questions as they looked closely with magnifying glasses and spent time representing their observations using black textas. 

Lexi: This one is grass; it is different to this one with round leaves.
Benjamin: It has spikes on it.
Charlie: Beautiful flowers.|
Rose: The leaves go up.
Charlie: I love the smell.

The children spent time in the native garden space raking the leaves and placing these into the compost bin. The involvement and excitement of the children was wonderful to observe, as they worked through the process of what they needed to do and how they were going to get the leaves to the compost bin. 

The fun continued as some children sanded the log cuttings with sandpaper and others sat around watching the tap and pipes be installed by Greg the plumber for the watering system. We also enjoyed watching the Year 9 children come down to install our irrigation system for the native garden, under the supervision of Joseph Peacock. We are so grateful to be able to collaborate with our Emanuel School community on this project too. It takes a community to create a garden….

Many wonderful parent helpers have come in over the past two weeks to help. Many thanks to them all. It was great to see so many children in all three groups eager to take part in the many different jobs to help get our native garden up and running.

We dug up the soil and added native potting mix and the worm castings from Benjamin’s home. We sanded and took the bark off the tree stumps and began to bury and place the stepping-stones, ready to begin planting.

Our plants have all come from Indigigrow in La Perouse. We have planted so many beautiful plants to awaken our senses and to learn about what they can provide for us over the coming months. These include lemon myrtle, cut leaf mint bush, creeping saltbush, lemon scented Darwina, native Thyme, Karkalla, Midyim Berry, native violets, Dianella, candy stripe, native climbers, Grevillea and Muntries. 

We are very excited to see how our garden is going to flourish under our tender care.

Thank you to Colin and Gavin from the maintenance team for all their help and support to establish this beautiful space in our garden. 

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Farewell

Sadly, we had to bid farewell last week to our special; educator Jo Sank. Jo has been with the Pre-school since 2016 and we are all going to miss her gentle, warm and caring ways and the love and energy she brought to the Pre-school. We wish Jo everything of the best for the future.

Happy Birthday

We wish a very happy birthday to Amelie Gavshon (4) Ethan Lewis (4) and Marlene Einfeld, as well as to Noa Hamor (4), and to our educators Renee Schneider, Janice Eliovson and Anita Weinberger, who will celebrate their birthdays in the holidays. 

We wish all our Kornmehl families a Shanah Tovah U Metuka – a sweet and happy New Year and well over the fast.
We also wish you all a Chag Sukkot Sameach

Music Matters

Diana Springford – Head of Music

Welcome to our Music Matters page! 🎶

Term 4 dates and events

Week 1: Private Music Tuition may resume from the first day (Thursday 13 October 2022) as per tutor schedules.
Week 2: Years 3-6 Instrumental Program (IP) will resume, as will weekly ensemble rehearsals.
Week 4: Night of Song – Wednesday 2 November 2022. All choirs will perform.
Week 6: Twilight Concerts (tutor-nominated performances) – Wednesday 16 November 2022 and Aladdin Jr performances.
Week 8: Instrument Stocktake and Maintenance Days – Tuesday 29 November 2022 and Wednesday 30 November 2022 (all instruments to be returned for a day of checking and servicing).
Week 9: Primary and High School End of Year Presentation events.

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program (ISP) enrolments for next term via the online forms on our MusicPortal Page. The deadline for new enrolments or intention to discontinue for Term 4 was on Friday 2 September 2022. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in the K-2 Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled, along with students commencing lessons for the first time. Please contact music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.  

The schedules for Term 4 will be created at the end of term and emailed during October term break.

Extra-Curricular Music Program

You may be thinking about extra-curricular activities for Term 4. Current memberships will rollover automatically. Please email Ms Springford if you are not currently a member of an ensemble and are interested in signing up. Our weekly ensemble rehearsal schedule describes ensembles in more detail on a second tab. 

Please visit our Music Portal Page for information about:

•     Private Music Tuition (beginning and discontinuing)
•     Ensemble and Choir membership for K-12 students
•     Infant Strings Program (ISP) for K-2
•     Performance opportunities
•     Borrowing an orchestral instrument

K-12 Sport

Kristy Genc – Director of Sports K-12

Jewish Day Schools Cup winners!

The Jewish Day Schools Cup is an annual competition against Moriah College in Term 3 each year, where the top rugby, football and netball teams compete. Last Friday, the boys and girls firsts football teams met, with the rivalry between the Emanuel and Moriah teams always one of high intensity. After narrowly losing the JDS Rugby in Week 8, the footballers were keen to get a win. 

The girls squad, led by co-captains Hannah Kim and Victoria Miller, played an exciting match, going goal for goal with Moriah. Riley Carr from Year 7 scored a great goal and Eden Levit put in an amazing performance, scoring five goals, leading the team to a 6 – 5 victory. 

Congratulations to all the students who have been part of the Emanuel Girls Firsts Team this season, and well done to Riley Carr, Ella Engler, Hannah Kim, Eden Levit, Lucia Meyer, Victoria Miller, Alice Milner and Chelsea Opit for a great win. 

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The boys JDS Football Cup match followed, and, as always, proved to be a very competitive match, with both teams playing at a top standard. Led by co-captains Mahely Rosen-Tal and Ethan Berman, The Emanuel boys were eager for a win, after narrowly losing to Moriah earlier in the season in the NSWCIS Cup. After a great team effort and solid defence, the half-time score remained nil all. The breakthrough came early in the second half, with a goal from Mahley Rosen-Tal, and this remained to be the only goal scored in the match, Emanuel winning 1 – 0. 

Congratulations to: Daniel Allul Orozco, Tomer Aron, Julian Baruch, Ethan Berman, Luca Calderon-Havas, Reece Carr, Rishon Cross, Benjy Dyce, Shai Farhy, Boaz Hadad, Ethan Hirst, Leo Latter, Sam Milner, Coby New, Mahley Rosen- Tal, Jamie Schneider, Gabriel Sperber and Jack Smagarinsky. Thank you also to Head of Football, Aytek Genc, for working with the teams during what was a very successful season of football at Emanuel. 

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On Monday, the JDS Netball Cup was played in the final match of the tournament. The Emanuel team put in an amazing effort and got off to a great start, winning the first quarter by three goals. Moriah came back in the second quarter, however Emanuel proved to be too fast in the second half of the match, dominating play and coming away with a convincing win, 49-28. It was pleasing to see such a high quality game of school netball being played between the two schools this year. 

Congratulations to: Tess Endrey, Hayley Kanevsky, Lucinda Labi, Mariah Lewy, Siena Michaelson, Charlotte New, Alyssa Symons, Amelie Trope and Ashley Urbach on a fantastic performance and a special mention to captain Brooke Rosen who led the team both on and off the court superbly. 

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Winning three of the four JDS Cup matches against Moriah this year, Emanuel has also been awarded the overall Jewish Day Schools Cup for the first time. Well done to all involved!

Pandemic Penpal

Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations

As households prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah 5783 on Sunday evening, we acknowledge how extra special it will be this year as we share this special Yom Tov with family and friends around the dinner table, unlike the last two years where most of us had to do so via Zoom.

For those who spent last Friday morning on campus for Primary Grandparents and Friends Day, you know just how very special that was – our Years K-6 students spent time with their grandparents and special friends. The morning began in the Lehrer Family Building (MPH) for a variety of musical performances and the celebrations in the lead-up to Rosh Hashanah with brachot recited by a number of grandparents alongside their grandchildren. This was followed by classroom activities including making and decorating a variety of items that will adorn the Rosh Hashanah table – plates for apple and honey, cards with a special message for loved ones, and some students made their own Shofar to blow.

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Farewell to our Canteen Crew

Today we farewell our amazing Canteen Crew headed by Gayle and Miriam. They have provided our students and staff with yummy and healthy food over the past years, both for lunches, snacks and also for events – we will miss you.  We wish you all the very best for whatever the future holds in store for you, and we look forward to Term 4 and our new Canteen Crew. 

Here is a 1988 Tuckshop menu –  it interesting to see what the students could order for lunch back then. Although times have certainly changed over the past 34 years, some sandwich-fillings will always be available. I doubt Vegemite will ever disappear off the Canteen menu!

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Covid Courage: Stories of Sydney Jewry 

Alumnus Benjamin Strum (Class of 2009) wrote and directed the short documentary series Covid Courage: Stories of Sydney Jewry for Plus61J Media. The series provides a compelling insight into ordinary and extraordinary ways that Sydney Jewish people responded to life in lockdown and comprises three episodes – Pandemic Pen Pal, Frontline Frum and Goddess Vengeance. It went on to win the Premier’s Multicultural NSW Award for the Best Audio/Visual Report as part of the 2022 Premier’s Multicultural Media and Communications Awards, recognising the important contributions made to supporting NSW’s diverse communities.

“Pandemic Pen Pal charts an unlikely friendship between ageing, isolated Holocaust survivor George and bar mitzvah-aged student David, brought together as pen pals in the midst of a lockdown.” Plus61J

The Happiest Boy on Earth

Most of us are familiar with the name Eddie Jaku OAM. An Emanuel great grandparent and Holocaust survivor, Eddie who sadly passed away last year aged 101, was the author of the award winning, internationally acclaimed book The Happiest Man on Earth. The Happiest Boy on Earth is the new picture book adapted from Eddie’s extraordinary, best-selling book and it is perfect for young readers aged 8 and above.

Eddie’s story unfolds beautifully, sensitively and heartbreakingly through his words and exquisite illustrations by Nathaniel Eckstrom. This novel is framed as a conversation between 101-year-old Eddie and his great grandchildren – who are bursting with questions about his life.

Eddie’s son Michael, grandfather of Year 3 student Zoe Greenfield, has generously donated two copies of this book to our Primary Library, for which we say a huge “thank you”. 

Michael says: “Although Dad never saw Nathaniel Eckstrom’s beautiful illustrations, so fundamental to a book for children, he did see the preliminary manuscript and loved the idea that his book The Happiest Man would become available in a form accessible to primary school-aged children as the Happiest Boy.”

Remember September 2022

With just one more week of September to go, “Remember September” founder Emanuel alumnus Ben Wilheim (Class of 2009) has asked me to pass on this message: “A huge thank you to the Emanuel Community for your support this month – over $1,000,000 has already been raised to help in the search for finding a cure for pancreatic cancer, which prematurely took the lives of my father Danny, aged 63 and my first cousin Danielle, aged 33, just 8 years ago. Since that time, we have raised over $3.5 million. Right now, 4,585 people are taking on my baby. It won’t bring Dad or my cousin back but it’s certainly changing the future so the next best thing…we are confident that one day there will be a cure”.

Friendship Circle (FC) is seeking our help

FC is an organisation that creates inclusive friendships between people with and without disabilities through fun opportunities. They are looking for teen boy volunteers aged 14-18 to join their Day Camp on 29 September 2022 and 30 September 2022. Volunteers must be available to attend both days. Camp will be based in the Eastern Suburbs with fun excursions and activities planned for each day. We will build on existing relationships and make new friends while having lots of fun during the school holidays. Please email Emma Sharp to find out more.

Sidney Nolan exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum (SJM)

If you haven’t already seen this powerful exhibition, I encourage you to visit the Museum for this groundbreaking collection of works by the iconic Australian artist Sir Sidney Nolan. Closing on the 23 October 2022, it is the first time these 90 pieces have been on display in Australia.

This landmark exhibition showcases the very works Nolan created in direct response to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, the high-ranking Nazi official accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people.

We look forward to sharing our news and yours, so if you have photos and/or news you would like to share with us, please send to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Shabbat shalom and stay safe. We wish you and your family Shana Tovah and well over the Fast. May you all have a sweet and healthy New Year. Enjoy all the chaggim and have a relaxing term break. See you all next term.

Careers

Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

The last week of Year 12 is always a mixture of joy as students leave and go out into the big world, and sadness as they depart their second home. Some students have been at Emanuel School since Kornmehl. For nearly all students, it’s a mixture of emotions. We see it each year and we wish them all the best of luck as they go on to exciting life choices. This Year Group, in particular, have been a great, fun group, with a wide variety of interesting fields. I really enjoy finding out what our graduates go on to do. I am sure that in the Class of 2022 we will see future designers, lawyers, artists, singers, actors, doctors, engineers, scientists, biomedical scientists, humanitarians, politicians, perhaps a marine biologist and a host of teachers, nurses, occupational therapists, and allied health professionals, who will go on to work in the community.

I wish them all well and I have enjoyed being part of their decision-making throughout the last few years!

Here is the timeline for Year 12 for the remainder of 2022:

Now that we have ticked off everything in the calendar we are into the pointy end of December. A final note on dates that all students are aware of can be found here

Thursday 15 December 2022 at 9.00 am
ATARs will be released after the HSC results earlier that morning.

Friday 16 December 2022 at  12.00 pm 
All changes of preferences must be finalised and in order.

Thursday 22 December 2022 at 7.30 am
All UAC offers will be released.

I will be available on Thursday 15 December 2022 for any emergency appointments to clarify any changes via the usual booking method in my calendar here. These will be held over Zoom.

Sydney University talks in October

• Studying Business at Sydney | Wednesday 12 October 2022 4.00 pm – 4.45 pm
• ARTiculate Social Media Lecture | Wednesday 19 October 2022 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
• Bachelor of Engineering: Civil, Construction and Structural Engineering | Wednesday 19 October 2022 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm
• Science Degrees at Sydney | Wednesday 26 October 2022 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Future Innovators Award

Applications are open for the University of Sydney Business School Future Innovators Awards. This award recognises the visionary influencers of the future and it is available exclusively to current NSW High School Year 12 students with a creative business idea with local impact. Successful applicants will receive a $250 cash voucher, as well as be considered for a $6,000 scholarship. Applications close on Friday 30 September 2022.

Sydney Scholars Award

This scholarship supports outstanding Year 12 students to undertake an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. Students must submit an application for this scholarship by Friday 30 September 2022 and receive an ATAR (or equivalent) of 95.00-99.85, enrolling into a course at the University of Sydney in order to receive this funding.

High School Drama

Samantha Bauer – Head of Drama

What a wonderful way to end four years of Drama with this gorgeous bunch of students.

Although many of our excursions and theatre experiences were cancelled over the years due to Covid – this one was not! And how fitting it was that our last ever Drama excursion was Kinky Boots – a show about being yourself – following your dreams and finding love!!

Onwards and upwards Year 12 and remember the advice Charlie’s dad passed on to his son:

“Shoes can protect a man’s journey, but only his heart can choose the path. May you never fail to point your shoes back home.”

Investment Club

Jack Smagarinsky, Year 12 and Founder of the Investment Club

Gabriel Tracton, Year 12 and Founder of the Investment Club

Recently, the Emanuel School Investment Club has been privileged to hear from the co-founders of Equity Mates Media, Alec and Bryce, and the Founder of TRG Gavin Rubinstein.

Equity Mates Media

After meeting at the Australian National University (ANU), Alec and Bryce had decided to start up a podcast due to their passions of investing. Through continuing this hobby for five years they have grown from a couple thousand monthly views, to half a million views per month, transforming this from a side-hustle/interest to a financially fulfilling dream job. Equity Mates Media which started off purely as an Investing podcast now has 10 different shows, interviewing Australia’s top CEOs, biggest fund managers and investors. After hearing Alec and Bryce’s success in their unconventional career path, the students were left interested to hear more, perceiving start-ups in a less daunting and possible lens.

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Gavin Rubinstein speaking to the students at an Investment Club meeting

Following on from this theme of unconventional career paths, Gavin Rubinstein attended the Investment Club last Wednesday attracting a 50+ student crowd. Gavin described how his ‘expensive taste’ from when he was a young kid, drove his hard-work and success in the real estate business. He knew that his strong suits were not academics, meaning one of the only routes to achieving financial freedom was through becoming a top real estate agent. Gavin climbed the ranks at Ray White ranking as the #1 agent from 2013-2019 and eventually branching out to his own business, TRG. This meeting was filled with student questions, directing the conversation towards standing out as an agent in such a competitive, cut throat industry, and how Luxe Listings has helped propel Australian real estate to new heights.

Final message from the Founders

As successful and enjoyable running the Investment Club has been this year, it has come to an end. With our graduation impending, we have decided to pass down the reins of the Investment Club to Julian Baruch and Jonah Levy in Year 11. We hope their passion, coupled with hard work, will ensure the future prosperity of the Club, inviting guest speakers and exploring new avenues. It has been a pleasure for us both to ignite a fire within some of the students for a finance/business career while providing the opportunity to learn from and network with Australia’s great business leaders.

Meet by the campfire

Justine Hofman – Head of P&F

P&F Spring Family Camping 
Book now

Bookings are open for the P&F Spring Family Camping weekend. Tickets sell-out fast so don’t delay. If you haven’t joined us before, the camping trip is for the whole family (including first-time campers) and it is a great way to meet and connect with our Emanuel School community.

The weekend will be held at a gorgeous new location – Glenworth Valley Camping Ground (approximately a 90-minute drive from school). We have a dedicated area for our school group and will be camping within 200-acre creek-side grounds with stunning natural bush and scenery. Facilities include: toilets, hot showers and a small on-site shop with barista made coffee.

For those families who want to camp but don’t have the gear, you can hire a tent and other camping equipment directly from the campsite (limited amount). There are also limited Glamping options but you must first book your camping spot via Emanuel P&F. Once you have Emanuel camping tickets, proceed to book your glamping. We will provide you with glamping information in your booking confirmation.

Friday challot Term 4 subscription 
Order now

Many Emanuel families have been enjoying collecting their Friday challah conveniently from school each week. If you haven’t tried it, why not sign up for Term 4? You or your child can collect the challah on their way off campus each week from the walkway near the basketball courts. It’s one less thing to think about on your busy Friday.
Order now.

Cut off for orders is Sunday 9 October 2022.

Volunteer call out
Friday Chills (Icy-poles) and Friday Challah

Next term, we need some helping hands on Friday afternoons to power two lovely P&F initiatives. Both initiatives are less than an hour of your time (from 3.00 pm onwards).

For Friday Chills, you will be helping to sell icy-poles to our community.

For Friday Challah you can hand out Challah (with your child) to those who have ordered them through the school.

Sign up for a one-off or multiple weeks of volunteering – it’s up to you.

Maccabi visits Emanuel

Maccabi Mega Camp NSW

On Friday 16 September 2022 the Years 3-6 students were visited by Ethan from Maccabi Mega Camp NSW.

They presented during our 3-6 assembly and many of the students were excited by the opportunity.

Please see the details  below and scan the QR code to find out more.

PSG

Thank you to our volunteers for last week
(Monday 12 September 2022 – Friday 16 September 2022)

Saul Berkowitz, Rupal Ismin, Eli Wine, Reece Maisel, Peter Nothman, John Salamon, Matti Gild, Gary Simmons, Denise Slot, Mia Kalinko, Kylie Freedman, Jen Nathan, Don Robertson, Raffy Shammay, Ros Shammay, Anthony Milner, Paul Hamor, Dorran Wajsman, Alan Nathan, Alina Kirievsky, Gil Laishevsky, Andrew Nabarro, Kim Borovik, Elizabeth Ben Gida, Leon Kantor and  Ilana McCorquodale

Help keep our kids and community safe: sign up to PSG here

Important dates

Save the date

High School, Primary School and Kornmehl 

Thursday 13 October 2022

• Students return for Term 4

Monday 17 October 2022

• School closed for Shemini Atzeret

Tuesday 18 October 2022

• School closed for Simchat Torah 

Wednesday 19 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 9-11 Drama to The Monologue Collective 
• Year 12 (2023) Parent Information Night (on-line)
• Music & House Group Photo Day 

Thursday 20 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 10-11 Chavayah Parent & Student Information Night (on-line)

Friday 21 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations

Monday 24 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Gunawirra Fundraiser (non uniform day)

Tuesday 25 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 10 Chavayah Student Preparation 
• Emanuel School Foundation screening of Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Wednesday 26 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 7 Shorashim Night

Thursday 27 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 11 Chavayah Student Preparation 

Friday 28 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• National Bandanna Day 

Monday 31 October 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 10 Peer Support Training

Monday 1 November 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations
• Year 9 French to Alliance Francaise de Sydney
• Year 10 Chavayah Student Preparation 

Wednesday 2 November 2022

• Year 12 Examinations 
• Night of Song

Thursday 3 November 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations 
• Year 10-11 Drama to Looking for Alibrandi

Friday 4 November 2022

• Year 12 HSC Examinations

Primary School

Wednesday 19 October 2022

• Music and House Group Photo Day 
• Year 2 Pathways Parent Information Evening

Friday 21 October 2022

• Year 6 Placement Allwell Testing

Friday 28 October 2022

• National Bandanna Day 
• P&F Camping Trip Weekend

Saturday 29 October 2022

• P&F Camping Trip Weekend

Sunday 30 October 2022

• P&F Camping Trip Weekend

Monday 31 October 2022

• Year 6 Fun Day 

Tuesday 1 November 2022

• Kindergarten (2023) Parent Information Night 

Thursday 3 November 2022

• Kindergarten Orientation