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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 […]

Editorial – 4th June 2020

Dear Parents,   We hope that you had an enjoyable Shavuot and that you and your families are well.   Thank you so much to the very high number of parents who joined our Zoom meeting about online learning on Monday. It was very heart-warming to receive so many expressions of thanks for the effort our staff are putting into digital learning. While we […]

Blank CANvas Competition

Congratulations to Shira in Year 10 for coming Third in the Blank CANvas design competition. The task set was to design a can which would promote recycling. This is a great message for all of us. Shira’s winning design can be found at https://everycancounts.co.uk

Cheesecake at Home

On Friday 22nd May, our Hasmonean Girls’ HIPE team brought Shavuot into the homes of our girls. With the lovely Leah Hoff at the helm, and a simple list of ingredients, our home bakers were able to create their own delicious cheesecakes!

Editorial 21st May 2020

Dear Parents,   Please check your child’s relevant year group in eNews for a letter relating to increased online education from June 1st in response to the online surveys we recently carried out. This was also emailed out earlier today.   We are delighted that our teachers have familiarised themselves with our online learning platforms so quickly and are increasing […]

Hi33_Challenge Lag B’Omer: Lockdown style

Hasmonean Girls’ amazing Informal Education team concocted a plethora of 33 Challenges for the girls to do at home while raising much needed funds for future HIPE activities.   Lag B’Omer began with DWL’s Louise Leach running a zoom Zumba session for over 70 participants. Later on in the day, girls were encouraged to a […]

Editorial 14th May 2020

Dear Parents, Government Guidance Regarding Schools Re-opening If the Government’s five key tests are met, secondary schools will be able to facilitate face-to-face contact for Year 10 and Year 12 before the summer break.  We are very keen to have your children back in school. However, we also need to manage this in a way which keeps them and our staff as safe as possible. The local authority are working on information, guidance […]

Editorial – 7th May 2020

Dear Parents, As we mentioned in our eNews editorial last week, we are seeking feedback from staff, parents and students on how the digital launch is working for everyone. We will listen to all of the feedback from our surveys and refine our online timetable and teaching in the light of it. However, we will […]

Challah Bake

Our HHCT Informal Education team having been keeping our girls busy. Events have included a zoom challah bake, partnering with Rebbetzin Joanne Dove in two sessions. Close to 100 students participated and lots of pictures of glossy brown challot were sent in.   HIPE have also launched a social media page for the students with […]

Editorial 30th April 2020

Dear Parents, Chidon HaTanach – Success for Batsheva Schwab Firstly, we would like to give Batsheva Schwab our warmest congratulations on making it to the final of the international Bible quiz which took place yesterday. We are very, very proud of her for representing the school so magnificently and incredibly grateful to Rabbi Silverman, Miss […]