The 5th Day of Chanukah saw another action packed H.I.P.E fuelled day, full of Chanukah treats. It started with a Year 9 Chanuka online interactive quiz, brilliantly led by Nethanel Kind during Period 1. From Period 4, the school gates opened wide as THE SLICED MEAT MOBILE BURGER VAN made its way to the edge […]
Special thanks go to Rabbi Gaffin, together with Light Up a Life and Project ImpACT, as our Year 9 girls spent Thursday, period 1, wrapping lots of boxes of chocolates to be distributed to NHS workers in the London hospitals and care homes in time for the winter holidays. Each student also wrote a personal […]
Not only were the girls treated to an amazing week of HIPE activities to enlighten the physical joy of Chanukah, they were also inspired by a fascinating Yom Iyun created by the phenomenal Rabbi Bennett, which was based on the theme of finding light and meaning in the darkness. Year 7 enjoyed an interesting presentation […]
All of Hasmonean’s teachers have been very keen to ensure that students are able to catch-up after a summer of distance learning and a somewhat disrupted autumn term. We want to share with our parents the number of ways our teachers have been educating and helping your children. To help pupils catch-up on missed education, […]
Dear Parents, The number eight is central to Chanukah. The festival itself lasts for eight days and we light an additional candle each night, culminating with eight candles. Chanukah itself comes to a climax on the eighth and last day which is given the title “Zos Chanukah” – “this is Chanukah”, suggesting the number eight […]
To commemorate the sheloshim of Lord Rabbi Sacks, Hasmonean would have held assemblies in both schools, however, COVID-19 guidelines did not allow us to do this. Instead, the Hasmonean Informal Education team created a video to show to all students in the boys and girls school at the same time on Monday 7th December. The […]
On Tuesday, our Year 9 boys spent period one wrapping goodies to be distributed to the NHS workers in the UK in time for the winter holidays. This is a big thank you from all of us at Hasmonean to those keyworkers who have provided care to many during this extremely difficult period and who […]
Dear Parents, I have been thinking about heroes lately following a conversation with Rabbi Golker about Maradona which became the focus for my last assembly. Maradona was a sporting legend but the scenes of grief and the thousands queuing to pay their final respects suggested that this was a man who was more than just […]
On Motzei Shabbos, 28th November, the PTA arranged a Zoom Paint Night with Marian Myers. Seventy-seven participants from ages 8-80 enjoyed a relaxed, social evening in the warmth of their own homes. Marian herself has two daughters at Hasmonean High School for Girls, which made her perfectly placed to run the event. Her services were […]
On Thursday, the Year 9 and 10 girls were treated to a fascinating presentation about the practice and excitement of the Hindu faith. Ms Shah explained the origins of Diwali to the girls. The most interesting part was when she came to describe the colour and ritual of the wedding ceremony. She would have brought […]
