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Year 6 Boys – Meet and Greet

On Thursday afternoon, over one hundred cars arrived in the school playground, carrying the boys who will join us for Year 7 this September. They were welcomed by members of staff and each boy received a welcome pack to take home. For two hours, cars flowed into the playground, all brilliantly choreographed by Benji Shebson […]

Editorial 16th July 2020

Dear Parents,   As you would expect, a great deal of thought is going into planning for how the full return to school in September can be managed as safely as possible. We are discussing our plans with staff tomorrow and will be sharing them with you next week.   Please note that the arrangements […]

Editorial 9th July 2020

Dear Parents,   Please click above link to watch a video from the staff, governors, trustees and members of the Hasmonean 2020 fundraising committee to thank you for all your support with the campaign which has enabled us to ‘Preserve What’s Precious’.   With regard to our plans for September, we are currently working our […]

Bar Mitzvah Event

Our Year 8 boys celebrated their Bar Mitzvah year in style with a Drive Thru Ice-Cream Bonanza. This fantastic event was organised by the Boys’ School HIPE team: Yossi Fachler and Benji Shebson. It was wonderful to see the students and their families enjoying themselves in a socially distanced way! PHOTO-2020-07-07-19-19-57

Editorial 2nd July 2020

Dear Hasmonean Community,   We did it! We have exceeded our £1.6m target!   On behalf of everyone at Hasmonean, thank you so much, so much.   The collective power of the Hasmonean community never ceases to amaze, a power that is in its achdut.  To witness the tremendous vision, skill and conviction within our Fundraising Committee, composed mainly of governors, trustees and parents, […]

Year 7 students Bat Mitzva

Every single year Hasmonean Girls has created a meaningful Bat Mitzva celebration for the Year 7 students and this year was no exception. Mrs (and Mr) Naylor, along with Mrs Paster and the HIPE team of Shira Rabson, Hodaya Schiff and Racheli Wagner delivered a special brunch to every single girl.  Later in the day, […]

Editorial 25th June 2020

Dear Parents,   On Wednesday, to mark their virtual graduation in the evening, Mrs Paster, Mrs Hamer and the Informal HIPE team organised a special treat for the Y13 girls. A float was hired and decorated with a banners and balloons and it went round to every girl’s house. Each girl was presented with a […]

Editorial 18th June 2020

Dear Parents,   The response from the community to Tuesday night’s message has been amazing, with more and more parents signing up every day to become our Team Leader for our Fundraising campaign.   For those who were not able to attend, we hope that you have now had an opportunity to view the Zoom recording and feel empowered […]

Support our Boys!

A number of our boys are participating in a sponsored bike ride for the Shabbat Walk in August 2020.  For more information and to support them, please click the link here!

Editorial – 11th June 2020

Dear Parents,   As we explained last week, the government’s intention for the next phase is that ‘face-to-face support [should] supplement the remote education of Year 10 and Year 12 pupils, which should remain the predominant mode of education during this term for pupils in these year groups.” At Hasmonean, face-to-face online learning began to […]