Love is in the air, as the Hebrew month of Av brings us the ancient Jewish holiday of Tu B’Av. The holiday occurs on the 15th day of Av, and it presents a time for expressing love to others. In modern day Israel, it is celebrated as a holiday of love, similar to Valentine’s Day. […]
Our Junior Kinders have been exploring Australian animals, learning about their natural environments, the food they eat and their attributes such as similarities and differences. Guided discussions with Early Childhood Educators, books, puzzles, paintings and interactive play areas inspire our children to connect with their learning. The children enjoyed an educational incursion Animals Galore this
Although we are halfway through Winter, this week felt like the beginning of Spring with lots of ‘Shemesh’ (sun) to warm us up. Last term we started checking on the weather at the beginning of each Hebrew session and the children are trying to tell if there is Geshem (rain) or Shemesh (sun) in Hebrew.
World Environment Day is an annual global event celebrated on 5 June. This annual day encourages all of us to be more aware and take action for the protection of our environment. The theme this year is ‘solutions to the plastic pollution’. This year marks the event’s 50th anniversary. Over the last few days in
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. As a group we learnt and discussed the meaning of such a big word, we learnt that it meant making amends and
This week in the Junior Kinder, we focused on learning the colour ‘tzahov’ (Yellow). We talked about the ‘stav’ (Autumn) and falling leaves that change their colour from green to tzahov. We even went on a nature walk to look and collect the falling leaves in our garden. We also discussed all the foods that
All our hard work preparing for our Pesach S’darim really paid off! We watched with pride as the children engaged, sang, danced, and yelled out answers to all of Louise’s questions. Celebrating together with our families, we read from our Haggadot, sang, ate symbolic foods, and dressed up in costumes that resembled the main characters
Yesterday the Junior Kinder classes, along with Pre-Kinder, joined together to participate in a very special Pesach activity. Using Charoset, the children got the opportunity to think and learn about how the Avadim made bricks to build cities and palaces in Mitzrayim all those years ago.
What a great way to spend some quality family time on a Sunday! Our Parents’ Association hosted a picnic for our Early Learning Centre (ELC) families where the ELC children and their siblings (and of course parents!) could enjoy some fun and fresh air together.
With Bush Kinder (Gan Tevah) being such a highlight this year for our Senior Kinders, our educators initiated a wonderful end of year celebration there. The children and their families spent the morning in the Urban Forest, singing well-loved songs learned during the year and exploring the beauty around them. Thanks to the recent rain,
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