Dear Parent, The Gemoro is Sotah (13a) and tells of the strange events of Yakov Ovinu’s funeral in this week’s parsha. Esav attempts to disrupt proceedings and claims that he is entitled to the final burial spot in Meoras HaMachpela. The brothers protest. Naftoli is dispatched back to Egypt to bring proof. The burial is […]
To conclude the very busy autumn term, HIPE along with Year 12 created a fabulous Chanukah Fair on Friday 20th December. The girls enjoyed making photo keyrings, biscuit decorating, apple bobbing and hair styling. Food was on offer: doughnuts, popcorn and candy floss. Everyone had a simply marvellous time and it was wonderful to go […]
On the final day of term, Friday 20th December, our Year 7-10 boys were treated to an exclusive concert with world famous singer and Hasmonean alumnus, Eitan Freilich. He entertained the boys with a medley of Chanukah songs. There was lots of audience participation and the odd impromptu rekidah! Thank you to Benji Shebson for […]
Each term, the house with the highest attendance and highest number of net positives will be rewarded with an afternoon out of school for some fun. The winning House from term 1 was Chesed and they were rewarded with an afternoon at Hollywood Bowl. Chesed have set the early benchmark.
The Yoni Jesner Foundation also came into the Girls’ School on the 17th December to speak to the Year 7 and 8’s about celebrating their volunteering work. With so much activity happening around the Bat Mitzvahs, the opportunity to log hours and recognise achievements is something we hope to build on throughout the year. How […]
The Year 7 girls had a very busy day on Tuesday 17th December. Mrs Canoville, Mrs Naylor, Miss Gelley and Mrs Rand delivered ‘Heads Up’ sessions as part of our commitment to the girls’ wellbeing. They discussed the highs and lows of friendship, which is always an important issue for teenage girls. Thank you to […]
Tuesday morning saw the semi-finals of the Jack Petchey Speak Out competition at the Girls’ School. The semi-finalists were: Abi, Dalya, Levana, Ariella and Rivki. All the Year 10 students came to the hall to support their friends as they gave their speeches. The topics presented included: the legality of abortion, phobias and fears, role […]
Our Year 13 students returned from their Shabbaton at Skeet House in Kent late on Saturday night. They all had a fantastic time: they ate, sang, danced, bowled and were a real credit to Hasmonean. A special thank you to Racheli for organising the trip so efficiently, Hodaya and Shira for accompanying us, Shalvi Freidman […]
Dear Parent, The darkest days of the year are upon us and the weather has done nothing to improve our spirits, so it is a good thing that at the Girls’ School we have been uplifted by the magic of Peter Pan in the school musical, and soon the lights of Chanukah will be a […]
On Tuesday 17th December, 57 well deserving boys from Years 7 and 8 were treated to an afternoon out at Flip Out, Brent Cross, as a reward for attending the early Shacharit Minyan every morning this entire term. Together with three very capable Madrichim, Rabbi Fachler and the boys had an incredible time: jumping, flipping […]
