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At the commencement of Term 4 we took great pleasure in welcoming back

some of our students to the Elsternwick campus after endless weeks of remote

learning. Our senior students sat the General Assessment Test last Tuesday, and

from Wednesday began the Unit 3/4 trial examinations. The comings and goings

of our students with their energy and laughter began to breathe life back into the

Elsternwick corridors, and the staff and I are really looking forward to 5 November

when all of our students are back on site including our youngest learners in our

ELC.

This year I was selected to participate in the inaugural Principals’ Leadership

Academy, a program led by Professor Ethan Bernstein from Harvard Business

School in partnership with Independent Schools Victoria. The course recognises

that principals are not just educators, but leaders of complex organisations

with significant managerial challenges including the inescapable push towards

increased efficiency, innovation, results and change. This innovative program

aimed to advance the leadership development of principals and provide

tactical insight for best-in-class approaches to lead schools. Professor Bernstein delivered

the lessons live from Boston and principals from across Australia participated via the

professor’s on-line classroom. Not only did I thrive on the course’s intellectual challenge,

but I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing technology which enabled us to feel as though we

were in the room with Professor Bernstein as he led discussions and gathered ideas on

his ‘blackboard’. After the first session it was easy to forget that we were participating in a

course live on-line taking place across the world.

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ANNOUNCEMENTSMAZAL TOVS:To the Fisher family on the birth of a baby boy.

To the Bassin family on the birth of baby boy.

To the Abramov family on the birth of a baby girl.

To Glenda Stark & family on the birth of a baby girl.

To the Landis family on the birth of a baby girl.

May you continue to have Nachat from your families.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

OCTOBER

Fri 15 Last day for VCE Students

CANDLE LIGHTING: Parshat Noach

Light Candles: 7:12pmShabbat Ends: 8:11pm

CONDOLENCES:To the Sharp family on the passing of Mr Geoffrey Simpson z’l

To Haya Tane on the passing of her father, Mr Tuvia Tane z’l.

May your families know no more sorry.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH REGISTRATION:Please remember to register the date of your son or daughter's Bar/Bat Mitzvah with Lynda Pilalis at Reception on 9528 4911 or email l.pilalis@yavneh.vic.edu.au

COVID-19 OR NOT - IT’S A GREAT TIME TO BE AN EDUCATOR!

CHERYLYN SKEWES, Principal

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One of our homework exercises was to record a 3-5 minute

talk. Artificial Intelligence was used to analyse a speaker’s

effectiveness and the extraordinary capabilities of this tool took

me completely by surprise. It measured your performance in

audience perception (confidence, credibility), message content

(persuasion, storytelling), vocal delivery (timbre, pitch, articulation)

and visual delivery (gestures, eye contact) and provided you with

ratings in each area and comparison graphs to expert speakers.

The tool then gave you access to tailored exercises to improve

your skills in the areas of your choice. Each time you completed

an exercise, the tool once again, measured your performance and

provided you with comprehensive feedback and ratings.

It is not hard to envisage the value of such technologies in schools in the very near future. We know the learning world of our

children will be very different to today. Remote learning by students in schools will become one of many useful tools for students

rather than a lockdown induced annoyance. Digital and virtual tools will be ubiquitous and the unlimited availability of content will

lessen the importance of remembering facts. For the first time we are unable to predict tomorrow’s job market, though there is

fun to be had in the game of prediction- child assistant bot programmer, virtual habitat designer, space tourism operator, agro-

ecological farmer, aged persons climate solutions consultant, analogue experience guide, drone airspace regulator or freelance

virtual clutter organiser!

Experts are in agreement that STEM subjects, increasingly being taught by AI, will become even more important in navigating

this new world. China is leading the world in the use of AI in teaching students rote tasks, while freeing up teachers for individual

instruction. Global investment in AI driven educational platforms is expected to reach $340 billion by 2025. In some primary

schools students are learning how to code prior to learning how to read and write. Schools will increasingly leverage technologies

that can meet the highly differentiated learning needs of students. Personalised teaching where students determine their own

pace, pathway and destination, will be delivered on virtual, self-directed platforms and apps streaming tailored educational

content into schools and homes to meet individual learning needs. Tomorrow’s classrooms will emphasise student engagement,

design thinking and curiosity with students learning at their own pace to suit their abilities. Researchers have found that learning

is dramatically improved by immersion, active involvement and processing ideas in groups. They have found that learning

processes depend on curiosity, as curiosity can generate dopamine response mechanisms (the “feel good” hormone and

neurotransmitter) with positive feedback loops that maintain the direction of the stimulus.

Schools and families, especially those in Victoria, have faced

extraordinary challenges in responding to the COVID-19

pandemic. Despite this I am excited about the future. Research

into the way that children’s brains work and how the explosion

in technologies and best practices in teaching can be utilised to

maximise student learning, has been growing exponentially. Our

students will be the beneficiaries as our schools continue to seize

the myriad of opportunities available to improve learning and to

equip students to face future challenges with optimism.

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WEEKLY DVAR TORAH - PARSHAT NOACH

CHAIM COWEN, Deputy Principal, Head of Jewish Studies

JEWISH LIFE PROGRAMS

TAMARA GINZBURG, Head of Jewish Life Programs

Noach means rest. And Shabbat means rest. In fact, our Sages teach us that the repetition of Noach’s name in the opening

verse of our Parsha (אלה תולדות נח, נח איש צדיק) teaches us that resting is a two-step process. The first step involves letting

go of the stresses and anxieties that have plagued you. The second step is about entering into a space where you can feel true

inner peace. It’s kind of like the end of the year. As your leave begins, you close your office door behind you and let out a long

sigh – holidays have arrived! At this stage, the experience of rest is a product of the contrast between the deadlines and targets

of yesterday, and the freedom you’ll experience tomorrow. However, when you then head to your favourite cottage in the woods

(post-lockdown of course), and curl up with some back editions of Kesher, you begin experiencing another kind of relaxation all-

together. This is relaxation itself. You’re in a space of utter contentment and inner peace. It’s not about the contrast, it’s about the

now.

Friday night is the first-step of Shabbat; you let go of the busy week, change the tempo of your walking pace and let your mind

free. It’s the relaxation that comes from contrast. On Shabbat morning you wake up in your warm bed, lying still for a moment

while listening to the bird’s tweet and then get up to slowly savour a slice of your favourite chocolate bubka before meandering to

the study (or shul, in the post-lockdown age) to daven a lengthy Shacharit. That’s entering a space of inner peace.

This year, our Primary and Secondary students have enjoyed a

range of lunchtime and afterschool Jewish Life Clubs, enriching

the educational schooling experience of our students. On offer

to our students from Prep through to VCE are programs filled

with high-level Torah content and hands-on activities, engaging

students in different forums.

Whether we are online or in-person, our Jewish Life Clubs are

continuing to run throughout Term 4, as we are committed to

providing a wholistic education that stimulates the hearts and

minds of students towards a rich encounter with Torah learning

and the Religious Zionist values of the College. To view the

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Uniform Shop orders can be made via flexischools at present or contactless deliveries via the guardhouse.

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS The YPO Second Hand Uniform Shop welcomes your donations of pre-loved uniforms in good condition. All proceeds from sales support our Yavneh children via YPO projects.

Contact Hayley Jaffe (hayley@wilcorehealth.com.au or WhatsApp 0409 138 949) if you wish to buy or donate pre-loved uniforms.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

The ordering system is in place for your convenience. Use Flexischools to order uniforms.

Join over 350 members in the Yavneh 2nd Hand Uniform & Books Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/yavnehuniform/ to buy and sell your pre-loved uniforms, books or extra-curricular gear (eg. ballet, karate, cricket kit). Please restrict the sales and requests to items relevant to education.

Please note: The YPO will no longer be accepting secondhand books but you are welcome to buy, swap and sell them via the Facebook page.

Please let Lynda Pilalis @ l.pilalis@yavneh.vic.edu.au know if any ex-students have made Aliya, so we can update the Aliya Honour Board.

ALIYAH HONOUR BOARD

range of Jewish Life Clubs, CLICK HERE

Friday night is the first-step of Shabbat; you let go of the busy

week, change the tempo of your walking pace and let your

mind free. It’s the relaxation that comes from contrast. On

Shabbat morning you wake up in your warm bed, lying still for

a moment while listening to the bird’s tweet and then get up to

slowly savour a slice of your favourite chocolate bubka before

meandering to the study (or shul, in the post-lockdown age)

to daven a lengthy Shacharit. That’s entering a space of inner

peace.

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If you have the chance to watch or be with a child, you will notice the authenticity,

vulnerability, laughter, tears and pure joy that they indulge in. Being in the presence

of a child, one can learn the ability to be more present: watching their moves,

conversations, humour and most of all, their ability to truly play. What kids naturally

embrace is being in the moment and not having another care in the world when they

are focused and engaged.

Little children are quite at ease with the world and they have a fantastic capacity to

believe in anything. They don’t rush around worrying and fretting over all manner of

things and, to them, all things are possible. They focus 100% of their attention on

what they’re doing at the moment because their minds don’t have other thoughts

to distract them. Children also have a strong trust that anything they want to do is

possible and, not only that, simple to accomplish. At this stage, they have not been

weighed down by a barrage of limitations and impossibilities.

Parenting has the potential to deplete us of all energy and form, leaving us feeling

fatigued, confused, frustrated and overwhelmed.

There are days when parenting can deplete us so profoundly that it becomes

exceedingly difficult to see past our immediate day to day needs.

During times like this, it is possible to instantly shift perspective by looking at the

world through your child’s eyes. By doing this you can allow yourself a refreshing

new glimpse of the world, you can create those heart to heart moments that nurture

empathy and acceptance, bringing a little zest into your step and a bit of zing into

your heart.

To remind us of the joy and pleasures that our everyday life can be, here is a list of

Mindfulness Practices….To see the world through your child’s eyes…

1. Smile fully and deeply with your whole heart.

2. Play on the floor without any distractions (TV, phone, radio).

3. Listen curiously to your child’s laughter, then join in.

4. Try communicating your needs with limited words.

5. Get in the sandpit, make a sandcastle or a chocolate cake.

6. Run in the rain

7. Ask for help if YOU need it.

8. Turn off the phone and fully engage and pay attention to whatever you are doing.

9. Peel the potatoes slowly.

10. Notice the texture of the food you eat, soft, hard, chewy, crunchy…

11. Get excited when the bin truck comes.

12. Take your shoes off and feel the grass under your feet.

THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDRENCHARLENE ORWIN, Head of Yavneh Early Learning Centre

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13. When washing your hands, notice the temperature of the water, the feel of the water on your hands.

14. Notice what it feels like to enjoy time with your friends.

15. Have a friend tell you “No” repeatedly for a few times over and over during a day.

16. Get down at your child’s level or height and look up at how big things seem.

17. Have a bath with toys and bubbles. Go on, I dare you…

18. Notice the smallest of things: a piece of fluff on the carpet, a spot on the wall, the wind of the spinning fan, and the ants on

the ground.

Children are the most divine lovers of the present moment and remind us so graciously to stop, notice and enjoy. Take time to

pause, breathe and surrender to the cause-and-effect nature of your day.

As we face so many unknown entities in our current times, please do your best to recognize these ordinary moments with your

child as a gift and make the most of it.

It was lovely seeing a few members of 2A on Teams, during the holidays on the

first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot. We got to view their Sukkah, as well as the

decorations they had made and put up, and what type of Schach they used. (See

photo below) We also got to hear each student make a Bracha Mezonot on their

biscuit and a Leshev BaSukkah before the rest of us answered Amen.

Coming back to a new term after so many festive days, there was a lot to share

and catch up on. Here are a few reports about what the students liked best and

enjoyed. Morah Sara

I like Sukkot. My parents put up our Sukkah and we used Palm Leaves for the Schach. I shook the

Lulav and Etrog each day. I didn’t like it when it rained while in the Sukkah. David Cohen

Before Sukkot, I helped to build the Sukkah and made beautiful decorations. On Sukkot, we had

a beautiful Sukkah with grape decorations and lights with the Lulav and Etrog on them. I got to

shake the Lulav and Etrog and say the Bracha – it was so much fun, I wanted to do it again and

again. We had chicken soup with kneidels and beef stir fry for our Yom Tov meal. Gabriel Mond

My dad, me, Ezra, Boris, and Eli, built our Sukkah together. We also put up the decorations. On

Simchat Torah, I went to Mizrachi Shule in the morning with my friend. We got a drink and some

lollies. Rami Goodhardt

YEAR 2A JS KESHER REPORTSARA AMZALAK, Jewish Life Educator & Primary Teacher

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This term, students in Year 2 will be looking at ‘The Water

Cycle’ and how it is essential for life. We will explore how water

is used, cleaned, and how it is conserved. As humans, we

not only drink water, but we also use it for cooking, hygiene,

recreation, and agriculture. Australia is a dry continent with

an expanding population, and how we use water has become

increasingly important. Water is a precious resource.

The Water Works unit is an ideal way to link science with

literacy in the classroom. This unit provides opportunities for

students to develop an understanding of, and appreciation for,

a precious natural resource. Through investigations, students

explore how water is used, where water comes from and how

to use it responsibly.

In the beginning stages of tuning into our water unit, we have

asked the children to go into an area of their house where

water is used and to think about a question they may have

about water.

Here are some of the questions that the students have posed

and will assist us in some deeper thinking and learning

throughout this topic:

I wonder if tap water is as clean as rainwater? Yonatan

Bzezinski

I wonder how water helps plants and flowers to grow? Kayla

Eppel

I wonder where the water goes when it goes down the pipes?

Daniel Vaknin

I wonder how water gets into the taps? Shai Hacham

I wonder why water gets wasted in different countries, because

they have recycling ideas, and it doesn’t make sense to me?

Aviva Perlstein

I wonder if all the machine that give us water are all connected

to the same system? Giddy Kave

I wonder where rain comes from? Giddy Allen

I wonder how water gets into taps? Tamar Getz

I wonder what ingredients make up water? Ella Kahlon

I wonder how water can destroy a phone? Kayla Boymal

I wonder how rivers are made? Bella Chazen

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YEAR 2 – UNIT OF INQUIRY: WATERSUE CROTHERS & LEIGH RONCON, Primary General Studies Teachers

Aviva Perlstein

Gideon Kave

Daniel Balter

Leo Fineberg

Tali Epstein

Bella Chazan

Kayla Eppel

Eliana Weinstock

Micah Blumenthal

Gidon AllenYasmin Ben-David

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PREPARING FOR OUR VCE LEGAL EXAMTAHNI PALUCH, Year 11

MATHEMATICS REVISION: VCE UNITS 3&4RICHARD KOCH, Head of Mathematics

To prepare for our Legal exam, we’ve participated in several workshops over the holidays run by Dr Megan Blake and Lisa

Filippin. Both Dr Blake and Lisa are legal studies experts, and Lisa even wrote the textbook we use. She is also the Chief

Examiner.

In Dr Blake’s workshop, we focussed on incorporating stimulus material into answers, which is required for Part B of the legal

exam. We also worked on extended response questions which was very beneficial. Dr Blake gave us detailed notes that took us

through common mistakes and showed us how improve our answers, as well as personalised feedback based on work, we had

previously sent in.

Lisa’s workshop took us through the entire legal course. She showed us common problem areas that confuse students and

explained how to approach the more complicated questions. Even though the workshop went from 10-1, and it was the holidays,

the time flew by. Lisa also created amazing notes for us to refer to which have been a great resource.

For both workshops, we were able to pose any questions we had. We heard from two experts who have so much experience with

the legal course, and we have benefited as a result. Thanks so much to Mrs Segal and Yavneh for enabling these opportunities!

Revising well for examinations is a skill that very few students possess intuitively yet one that is crucial for all who desire to

achieve well. Clearly, deliberate planning and self-discipline are essential ingredients without which genuine improvements cannot

be made.

RECIPE:

• Allow sufficient time: Several 100-hour VCE units cannot be revised in an insignificant amount of time! You need to consider:

° Your working efficiency

° Your thoroughness and consistency throughout the unit

° Your ability levels

° Your goal!

• • Ensure all set coursework and homework are completed. [This is NOT part of your revision!]

• • Ensure you understand the concepts covered in the course- you should be able to articulate and explain your

understanding of these concepts. Summarising these in written nutshell forms can be very useful!

• • Know the skills which have been covered in the course. Up-skill these!

• Revising maths means doing maths!

Specific tasks:

° Ensure you can perform all the skills covered by your two-year course. Take specific note of common errors you are

prone make. Utilise the review sections from your text. “Checkpoints” or other such resources are good!

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° Carry out practice exams with the following approach:

* DO THEM UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS!! Set yourself the correct reading time and writing time.

* Use lined paper for your first attempt at your first few papers. This means that you can redo the paper after a week’s

break to see if you can complete it with a higher degree of speed and accuracy. This is very good for improving

your speed and confidence!

* After the allotted time is up, attempt any unsolved parts by referring to your notes and texts, writing your solutions in

a different colour from the colour used for the initial attempt.

* Then, and only then, go through your attempt with the solutions and complete/correct all sections using a third

colour pen. Identify the areas that still need attention!

* Make a note of any concepts, skills, and question-types you are struggling with, and make the effort to workshop

solutions to your problems with your fellow students. It is important to develop this aspect of the learning

community you are part of. If you still need help, make a time to see your teacher! WRITE DOWN your questions in

an organised way!

* Make sure your “setup” statement for each question clearly shows what you are doing! Use labels and subheadings

to give context to your working.

* Practise Paper 1 and Paper 2 papers alternately.

* Save the actual past VCAA papers for nearer the actual exams.

° Repeating skills you find difficult is important. Test yourself often!

° Prepare your own “Bound Reference”. Incorporate concepts and particular examples that you have difficulty with. Do not

think that using someone else’s is educationally sound! Make sure YOU KNOW what you can take into each paper and

in what format.

GARNISH:

• There is no substitute for doing the work! Sitting and reading maths books is largely a waste of your precious time!

• The very act of writing things down can assist with building better understanding and memory.

• Work for manageable time periods e.g., 1 or 2 hours per subject to help keep your mind fresh. [Clearly, practice Exams need

longer!]. Prepare a detailed hour-by-hour schedule ahead of time.

• Develop a structured study timetable [on paper] so that you know when you are going to do each of the tasks you set

yourself. Be tough on yourself in this regard! Plan your tutorial lessons, evenings, weekends. Plan your breaks and important

social commitments as well! Make some sacrifices! Stick to your plan!!

• For your “SWOT-vac” Count the total number of study hours you have available leading up to your last examination and

divide them up according to the time needed to prepare thoroughly for each. Allocate time working backwards from your last

exam, but make sure you keep each subject ticking over do NOT just cram for one at a time!

Enjoy the outcome of your efforts!

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GIDDLES’ GIGGLESA celebrated Orthodox rabbi gets to heaven and an angel takes him to a banquet that has been prepared in his honour. “We will serve you the most tender meat, the juiciest fish, and fragrant wine,” the angel tells him. “But who was the Mashgiach for this meal?” the rabbi asks. “Ah,” says the angel, “In your honor, God was the Mashgiach.”

“Thanks,” says the rabbi. “But I’ll stick with the fish.”

Likes: Sheffield United, Sydney Swans, New York Islanders, Student of the Week, Sleeping.

Dislikes: Lockdown, Veganism, Fruit, Cyclists, Laugh Tracks.

Favourite food from the tuck shop: Hash brown.

Favourite lesson and why: Accounting because of Miss P's banter and the chants.

Favourite thing about Yavneh: The Common Room.

Random skill/talent: I can bend my fingers back far.

Favourite school memories: Winning 11s 12s last year.

HUMANS OF LEIBLER YAVNEH COLLEGE: Student of the Week

LIOR MIDDELDORFYEAR 12

HONEY JOYSINGREDIENTS

• 180 g butter

• 2/3 cup sugar

• 2 tbsp honey

• 8 cups corn flakes

5 RANDOM FACTS WITH ELIH KATZ1. The tongue is the only muscle in one’s body that is at-

tached from one end.

2. There is a company in Japan that has schools that teach you how to be funny. The first one opened in 1982. About 1,000 students take the course each year.

3. The Lego Group is the world’s most powerful brand. There are more Lego Minifigures than there are people on Earth.

4. The Bagheera Kipling spider was discovered in the 1800s and is the only species of spider that has been classified as vegetarian.

5. There is a boss in Metal Gear Solid 3 that can be defeated by not playing the game for a week; or by changing the date.

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 160°c

• Line 35 patty pan holders with cupcake holders

• in a saucepan melt butter, sugar, and honey until frothy

• add in corn flakes and stir until combined

• quickly spoon the mixture into the cupcake holders

• bake for 10 mins

Allow to cool and then enjoy! :)

- AF

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