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In Week 5, various celebrations went on at our Primary School campus. On the Wednesday morning, our Preps shared aÌýcolourfulÌýtime with their parents in theÌýKikarÌýwhere they did crafts together, sang and heardÌýMrÌýLawrence talk about (and then show them) the Torah, which is such an important part of the Shavuot story.ÌýOur Preps presented their bikkurim and then shared recess with ...

Oliver celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with friends and family, the highlight of which was a Friday night dinner with parents, grandparents and cousins.ÌýÌý He enjoys family walks with Perry and Hazel (four legged buddies) as well as building glorious cities of Lego that adorn the shelves of his home,Ìýand dives into sci-fi and fantasy books. Oliver'sÌýfavouriteÌýChag is YomÌýHa’atzmautÌý ...

By Mrs AnneÌýPoustieÌý On the evening of Thursday 20 May, a group ofÌýCarmelÌýstudents attended the Global Health Short Course at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research as an enrichment opportunity. They heard from a WHO Global Health Economist and learnt of his role in communicating with countries about the cost and profits involved in the implementation of a wide range of m ...

Our annual masterclasses are bedding in nicely in the lead-up to exam time. Alumni RuthÌýKarotkin, who teaches the Year 12 masterclasses for ATAR Human Biology, told us her student feedback so far has been good. “The structure of my 60-minute sessions involve some direct teaching of the revision content followed by time to work through short answer questions I’ve taken from past ...

Carmel’s English Department welcomed Mr Jon O’Brien at the beginning of Term 2 to teach Years 7 and 9 as well as Year 11 ATAR English. We tapped him on the shoulder recently to have a chat about his early impressions of Carmel and to delve a little into his professional and personal journeys before landing here. Before joining Carmel Jon spent 13 years at Hale School where, on ...

There are many superheroes at Carmel who quietly go about their day doing amazing things for our students and their families. Alicia Fernando-Lee, our School Psychologist slash specialist in what makes us tick, is absolutely one of those. Now in her tenth year at Carmel, Alicia booked us in between appointments to talk about her decade at Carmel and what came before, as well as ...

Over Shavuot, I had the opportunity to visit my family in Melbourne. As always, there was much talk about schools; which Jewish school was doing best at what, which Jewish school was best aligned to individual needs and religious outlook. It’s a conversation I grew up with but not being in Melbourne for an extended period meant I heard it with fresh ears.ÌýÌý To some in Perth, t ...

Carmel High School students paused for a few minutes today in a calm manner to pay respects for the tragedy in Israel last weekend and to recognise the ongoing horrific COVID situations in India, Brazil and elsewhere.Ìý Rabbi Dan said a few words to remind students that when we pause to reflect and pray, we help ourselves to become more caring and thoughtful people.Ìý It is alw ...

We are overwhelmed by the incredible, beautiful detail in these artworks. This YearÌý1 project was inspired by the book ‘Windows’ by Jeannie Baker, who uses natural materials to create collages of views out a window. Each child used a photo looking out of a room at their home, together with materials they collected to create their artworks, even implementing special techniques t ...

The P&F is happy to announce that at theÌýrecentÌýAGM a new President, Laura Golding, andÌýaÌýnew Co-president,ÌýMark Shapiro, were elected. KolÌýhakavodÌýand thanks for stepping up.ÌýIn upcoming news, the new committee will be holding a quiz nightÌýlaterÌýthis year as well as other events, to be advisedÌýcloser to the time.ÌýIf anyone would like to be part of the P&F,Ìýplease conta ...