Dear Parents, I am conscious that I am writing to you between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a time of profound soul-searching and reflection for the community. To look retrospectively on what has gone well and what we could do better, and to look forward to plan for a bright future, is also happening in […]
On Tuesday 24th September, the Year 9 boys were treated to a presentation from Sergeant Uriel Goldberg of the IDF. He is currently the Liaison Officer for the Magen David Adom which is the first response ambulance service in Israel. He is also an alumnus of Hasmonean Boys’ School. He shared footage of one of […]
The following article was written by Lawrence Shenkin, one of our Sixth Form students Over the summer, I participated in the National Citizen Service. During the three weeks I participated, I met with new people of multiple faiths, including Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. I also participated in work experience in the BBC and at Sajid […]
On Wednesday 18th September I was privileged to take part in the JLGB evolve award ceremony at the Camden Roundhouse, London. I was asked to present the Yoni Jesner section of the ceremony, to over 1,200 people who came to the event, and I was very proud to be representing our school for this. Yoni […]
On Wednesday, all of the Year 7 boys spent the day at Phasels Wood Activity Centre. The event was designed to help the boys get to know each other better. They experienced a full day of team building and bonding exercises. The boys were split into 6 teams, ably led by their team leaders: Rabbi […]
Dear Parents, As the relaxing days of summer fade into a distant memory and we get our heads down in a new school year, I was struck by something which I read recently. This is some research which showed that five year old children who are told a story about an intelligent person and asked […]
Breaking News! Hasmonean High Schools are the top non-selective state schools in The Times newspaper for attainment at GCSE! We have calculated that Hasmonean’s two schools are the highest achieving non-selective state schools in the country in The Times league tables for GCSE. Both the boys’ and girls’ schools attained an impressive 53% 9-7 grades, […]
On Tuesday morning, the 200 Beis students were privileged to have Rabbi Josef Mendelevich, the ex-prisoner of Zion and former Russian Refusenik come in and speak to them. He was freed by the now defunct Soviet regime in 1981. Rabbi Mendelevich shared his experiences of his time in custody and his life afterwards. He expressed […]
I hope you and your families are well and had a restful summer. Yesterday morning, at the staff inset, I had the privilege to address all members of staff and I would like to share with you my message to them. Imagine you were invited to an inauguration ceremony. A new shul, school or even […]
GCSE Results – Boys Dear Parents, As you are no doubt aware, GCSE results are now graded 9-1 with 9 being the top grade and a 4 equating to a C on the previous A*-G grading system. We are pleased to inform you that the GCSE results for this summer 2019 are very strong once […]