Hasmonean student Gilad G. has been selected to represent Great Britain in the upcoming Maccabiah Games to be held in Israel next year (July 2022). He is playing as the keeper in the Team GB under 16 Football. It was a very competitive selection process against many other great keepers, so it is a real […]
Dear Parents and Carers, The absence of the Queen at this year’s Remembrance Sunday event hit all of the headlines earlier this week. At the age of 95, it is incredible that is her temporary absence from royal duties that is causing comment rather than the fact that she is still committed to carrying them […]
On Armistice Day both Schools observed the two minute silence, many listening to the haunting sounds of ‘The Last Post’. On the following day, Sixth Form students led an assembly, reminding younger students of the need to remember that ‘for our tomorrows they gave their today.’ To add brightness to the memories, it was Wear-Red-to-School […]
Huge congratulations to the Girls’ School Football Team – the Hasmonean Predators – for qualifying in the first round of the Spurs series at White Hart Lane on Friday. In the qualifying game, the team were leading 2-1 then SUDDENLY in the follow-through of saving a goal, Ayelet B. fell out of the area and […]
Dear Parent, How do we know if we are doing something well? It helps to be self-reflective and to look with an open mind at our actions but it is easy to spin a false narrative, either that we are doing really well, or, if we lack confidence, that things are terrible and we are […]
Mrs Abecasis organised two brilliant trips to the Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum. Hasmonean was invited as a pilot school for their new education programme. They will be using their feedback to run the same programme for other schools. The museum was really impressed with our students. In turn, our students found the […]
Dear Parents, Rabbi Lord Sacks z’’l, in his commentary on this week’s parsha, Toldos, quotes the Netziv who wrote about the relationship between Yitzchak and Rivka. He explained that they sometimes found it difficult to communicate with each other during critical moments and, as a result, there were times when there were unforeseen consequences as […]
The Year 10 boys were treated to an incredible Wellbeing Immersive Experience at Saracens Rugby Club. They were offered PSHE sessions from Hope not Hate, JWA, the Clubhouse, and the Met Police. The students were also treated to a delicious lunch. This experimental project was the brainchild of Ms Benarroch and it was amazing to […]
Our amazing Mrs Abecasis and Mrs Katz created a phenomenal cross-curricular programme of events for Black History Month (BHM). Staff from almost every part of the curriculum found a way to integrate the themes of BHM into their lessons. In Art, the students explored the work of Yinka Shonibare MBE, who created ‘Nelson’s Ship in […]
Dear Parents, Rabbi Akiva was once giving a shiur when he noticed his students were struggling to stay awake (some things never change!). In order to re-engage and revitalise them, he asked his students a question: Why did Queen Esther merit to rule over 127 kingdoms? Rabbi Akiva answered that it was because Sarah Imeinu […]
