This week, 26 of our finest long distance runners from Years 4-6 participated in the Balaclava District Cross Country Carnival. The sun was shining on Dendy Park ensuring a great day for running. The students performed at their best with some excellent results. Our best result for the boys was an 11th place finish for […]
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The deterioration of the tense political situation in Israel into full scale conflict has been deeply upsetting for all in our community. This has been compounded by unprecedented heartbreaking scenes of violence between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel in cities and towns previously celebrated for their coexistence. The constant barrage of rockets and mortars
Shavuot (meaning ‘weeks’) was known as one of the pilgrimage festivals, on which people brought their spring offering (‘bikkurim’) to Beit HaMikdash in Yerushalayim. Eating dairy food is also favoured during Shavuot. This week Hebrew sessions were all about fruit, vegetables and especially dairy! Across the School, Shavuot was celebrated on Thursday with craft activities
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The Prep students were excited to welcome parents and family members to present at our inaugural Prep Job Expo last week. Our visitors discussed the jobs they did and the contributions they made to the community. The Prep children have been learning this term about what a community is and the many communities they belong
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“People tell you to factor in mistrust, our focus is on factoring in trust.” This was one of the pearls of wisdom offered by panellist, Anthony Eisen, at last week’s Business Breakfast. After a COVID hiatus in 2020, we were thrilled to again host a wonderful Business Breakfast, this time at The Park on Albert
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This week we celebrated our Bnei Mitzvah in style with students and families gathering for an evening that recognised these young people’s coming of age. The aim of this signature Jewish Life event in Year 7, Kabbalat Mitzvah (Receiving of the Commandment) is to provide opportunities to engage meaningfully and practically with what it means
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The King David Foundation hosted this week’s Business Breakfast, with the theme being innovation and entrepreneurship. Our school is acknowledged as a leader in this space, being recently honoured with an Innovative Schools Award by the Educator online magazine, recognised as “making a profound and exciting impact in education today” and also “a pioneer in
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“More than Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” This powerful quote from Ahad Ha’am was meaningfully explored at our Year 7 Kabbalat Mitzvah ceremony this week. The Kabbalat Mitzvah is a significant milestone event for King David students. It acknowledges the important moment that occurs around this time as they reach their
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Students were feeling HOT-HOT-HOT by the Lag BaOmer bonfire today! Marking the 33rd day of the Omer, we listened to stories of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai whilst tucking into delicious baked potatoes and sticky toasted marshmallow treats! Each of us had a turn to show off our archery skills as well as
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What a busy and exciting two weeks we had in Prep. For the last two weeks in Hebrew, we learnt about fruit. We learnt the Hebrew name and colour of each fruit. We also created a memory game to play with our friends and family. At the end of the week, we enjoyed eating all
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