This week we received the expected, but nonetheless validating, news that our fabulous Early Learning Centre was rated as ‘Exceeding’ in its recent review by the Department of Education. The review is a rigorous analysis of our centre and is measured against the National Quality Standards, the National Law and the Education and Care Services National […]
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This week Gan Seorah embarked on a heartwarming visit to Emmy Monash, spreading joy and connection across generations. Their visit was timed with upcoming Rosh HaShanah. Please see some images from the visit here. The children engaged in a variety of activities, including baking round challah, a symbol of unity and continuity, in preparation for
The Next Chapter, written and directed by Nissim Ben-Salamon, Music Teacher and Head of Productions Jr School, was brought to life this week by our talented Years 3 to 5 students. They took us on a journey with Billie through Friendly Town as he used his love of books to help him make friends. This
When I speak to students I often direct them to take advantage of the myriad opportunities that are available to try out new things while at school. I explain that there will never be an easier opportunity to explore areas such as sport, fitness, performing and visual arts, community leadership and social justice than through
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We are thrilled that our Director of Jewish Life and Learning, Sidra Moshinsky, has been awarded the Sylvia Gelman Award by the National Council for Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) Victoria. The award is presented annually to an outstanding woman educator in Jewish Studies in Victoria. Mazal tov Sidra! Sidra brings phenomenal knowledge and passion to
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Ghost-like slugs inhabiting the moon, emotional journeys of healing broken hearts and an intriguing title, Switch Back, were just some of the ideas that materialised in the ‘Write a Book in a Day’ event. On Tuesday 22 August, Year 5 students worked in teams over a nine hour period to craft stories in our KDS
Just when we thought the sporting year couldn’t get better for our students in Years 4-6, it did! Our students have been crowned champions in softball, soccer and football and, after an amazing performance at the athletics track this week, KDS were named champions once again. This was the first championship in Athletics for KDS
On Monday, at the School Council Annual General Meeting, Lahra Carey will step down as President of our School Council. Lahra has been on Council since 2014 and has served as President since 2018. It is hard to put into words how grateful I am to Lahra for her inspirational leadership and extraordinary contribution to
This week is National Science Week where we got the opportunity to celebrate science and technology and encourage the children to become fascinated by the world we live in. Children are naturally equipped to learn through observation and investigations. Developmentally, young children learn and understand best from what they can see, touch, feel and manipulate
On Year 5 camp we did some amazing things and I am going to share with you one of my favorite activities that we did! We were at Sunnystones camp with the whole grade, our amazing teachers plus Michelle, one of the workers at Sunnystones. Michelle had explained to us that we would be going