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Xinnián Kuàilè! Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is the Year of the Snake! This week, our Year 2 students visited the Chinese Immigration Museum to learn about the rich history and traditions of Chinese culture.  One of the most fascinating parts of our trip was discovering the importance of the dragon in Chinese folklore. We […]

Our students were welcomed onto country on Monday in a smoking ceremony at each campus, led by Boonwurrong elder Uncle William Pepper. This ceremony usually happens on the first day of school for the year but was postponed due to the heat last Monday. The smoking ceremony fire included cherry ballart leaves, representing the next

Temple Beth Israel warmly welcomed us to our annual Back to School Service which coincided with Tu BiSh’vat. To celebrate this, the theme of the Service was seasons, with the shul decorated with trees showing Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring.  Planned and led by our Vaadah Yehadut (Year 12 Jewish Life committee), the Service honoured

“You got here by being you, finish it by being the best of you.” Year 12 students launched into their final year last Friday, returning to school before everyone else to settle into their roles as the leaders of the student cohort. Marc Light shared with students that “Year 12 allows you license to be

What an exciting start to the school year! Our Prep students have been busy settling into their new routines, exploring the school, and making connections. The Preppies had school all to themselves last Friday to get used to their surroundings and new activities.  We went on a special tour around the school, meeting some of

Our Year 5 students spent their last day at our Dandenong Road Campus and had a special ceremony where they “walked to” the Middle School at our Magid Campus. They were greeted by Marc Light and their new 2025 Year 6 coordinator Keren Gengut Mushinski. With uplifting songs and a fabulous performances from the strings

Year 11 students Harriet  and Aidan reflect on their experiences on the Year 11 Cape York Immersion camp: Harriet: “Our Year 11 camp to Cairns was a truly transformative experience that brought us closer as a year level while deepening our understanding of Aboriginal culture and traditions. Upon arriving in Cairns, Group 1, led by

Robert Blackwood Hall was filled with splendour on Sunday night as Magid Campus students celebrated our school year, Years 6-12 award recipients, and the Class of 2024.  Marc Light gave the message that “your lives can be full of meaning in whichever direction the vicissitudes of life take you. You can use the model that

What a stunning celebration of all that our Junior Kinder children have learned this year.  They came together to showcase their Jewish learning with a Kabbalat Shabbat surrounded by loved ones. Shabbat Shalom!   RETURN TO SCHOOL NEWS