As part of our Beit Knesset (Synagogue/Shule/Temple/Congregation) unit, the Year 1 students went to visit TBI and St Kilda Shule. Students had a chance to consolidate their learning and make a connection to what was discussed during our Jewish Studies lessons. We had the opportunity to look inside the Aron HaKodesh (the Holy Ark), where […]
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With icy snow, rain and slushy conditions “nothing [was] gonna stop us” (Heart, 1987) from having a great time! Each day began with a downhill walk to the run and then lessons atop Halley’s Comet Chair. After lessons and a quick break, it was skiing all day with friends in ability groupings. Staff changed from
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kabbalat Mitzvah, our annual ceremony for Year 7 students, celebrates our B’nei Mitzvah and their coming of age. Students and their families gathered on Tuesday night and heard from members of three generations about their relationship with Shabbat. Families then chose from multiple Shabbat-themed sessions including challah plaiting, kiddush cup and challah-cover decorating and mindfulness.
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On Tuesday afternoon, our VCE Global Politics students came together to listen to and participate in a discussion with Mark Regev, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2016-2020, who kindly offered to run a session with our students. This was a unique opportunity and privilege to have someone of his calibre come and speak
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We shared a meaningful and memorable experience with families this week as our Year 4 students participated in the Eleh HaShemot ceremony. Eleh HaShemot means ‘these are the names’. In their Jewish Studies classes this year, students have been discovering the meaning behind their own names and associated stories and connections from the Tanach. They presented these connections
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