After patiently waiting for seven weeks while their olives cured in salt, students have spent the last few weeks rinsing their creations to get them ready to eat. Last week they added garlic, rosemary from our Kindergarten, vinegar and olive oil. This week, Gan Zayit students talked about the meaning of the word ‘Zayit’ (olives!), […]
This week the Senior Kinder cohort came together to participate in their very own Olympic Games. In the lead up to the special day, all children participated in a range of activities, learning about the history of the games, the sporting events and the special ceremonies. We made Olympic torches and salt dough medals, as
With us currently in Lockdown 6.0, we are feeling even more blessed that the Years 9 to 12 musical, Wizard of Oz, was performed, albeit for one limited audience performance, on Sunday evening. The show was spectacular and brilliantly showcased the talents of our students, both in front of the stage and backstage. The orchestra
The focus for Year 8 Design Technology in Semester 1 was learning all about something we all probably take for granted, our hands. Students learnt about the anatomy of the hand and created a cardboard prototype of a hand to simulate tendons and simple hand movements. Students then learnt about individuals with a limb difference,
Giving a helping hand in Year 8 Design Technology Read More »
King David performed brilliantly at the recent B’nai Brith Art competition. The Competition is open to Jewish students aged 11 to 18 and categories include painting and drawing, sculpture, mixed media, digital and photography. This year the competition and exhibition was again virtual due to the lockdown. Award winners are: • Raffi Jenshel (Thalia Hakin Memorial Prize
Visual Art students shine at B’nai Brith Art Competition Read More »
Year 7 students started their Classroom Music elective this week and because of the lockdown, received instruction online. Their first lesson involved instruction on how to assemble the instrument, hold it correctly and make their first sounds. The program is open to all students regardless of their level of musical experience and takes place three
In Semester 1, Year 8 Coding students developed the foundation for mobile app development for iOS, Android and Web apps. Students created a portfolio of apps including a language translator app, image recognition app, choose your own adventure app and a to-do list app. All students then completed an “Idea to App” project to identify
After two weeks in lockdown and waiting with bated breath to see if we could go to Ballarat, the Year 5s were able to go on camp. We immersed ourselves in 19th Century Victoria and the mining boom that helped shape the future of our country. The night show at Sovereign Hill was mind blowing
On Thursday, Yr 8/9 boys football team brought home the first AFL championship by defeating Bialik 62-38 in a thrilling match. Bialik were undefeated throughout the season with KDS only suffering once loss to them. In perfect conditions, the boys kicked the first goal of the game. Bialik then missed 4 opportunities allowing KDS to
On Tuesday, Senior boys and the Yrs 8/9 boys competed in the EISM Soccer gala day. Both teams performed extremely well during the round robin phase and made it into the semi finals. Sadly the senior team were knocked out finishing in 3rd position overall. The Yrs 8/9 boys however made it through to the