Scoop. - Emanuel School

Nissan 5771 Edition 5, April 2011
The views and opinions in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the
staff or management of Emanuel School.

Meet your Reporters and Photographers
When I’m older
I want to own a
Shai Stern
Year 5
Samuel Fonteyn
Year 6
pet shop.
My favourite thing
to do on the week-
end is Capoeira.
I’m going to be
an actress when
I’m older.
Ashlee Orleow
Year 4
Max Woolf
Year 6
Greg Allen
Year 4
I want to be a
special effects
artist.
Avishai Conyer
Year 4
I’m going to be a
flight attendant
when I grow up.
Mia Nahum
Year 5
I love making
sandcastles at
the beach.
I could not live
without my dog
Dash.
I’m going to be a
writer when I
grow up.
Isabella Flax
Year 4
Read and go on
the computer is
what I like to do
on weekends.
Rachel Turtledove
Year 4
On weekends I like
to watch movies if
it’s raining and
draw if the sun is
shining.
Cade Collins
Year 3

I love playing
with friends on
the weekend.
Gemma Beinart
Year 5
Ethan Cohen
Year 6
I want to be
an inventor or
a scientist
when I grow
up.
Emily Samama
Year 6
I love caramel
flavoured icecream
and
couldn’t live
without my iPod
touch.
Isaac Barea
Year 4
Ilan Joffe
Year 6
When I grow up
I am going to be
an engineer.
Jessica Baron
Year 4
I love cards and
books and like
standing on my
head.
I could not live
without my
family and,
more literally,
oxygen.
I love vanilla
ice-cream with
chocolate sauce
and going to the
beach.
Our Photographers
Eli Picker
Year 6
When I grow up I am
going to be a professional
surfer.
Joel Ehrlich
Year 4
Jemima Firestone-Greville
Year 6
Robbie Binetter
Year 6
Levi Meltzer
Year 4
Liora Hoenig
Year 5
Doron Shlom
Year 6
I could not live
without my
skateboard and
coffee flavoured
ice-cream.
Eitan Meshel
Year 6
Meet your Reporters and Photographers

From the
Editors’ Desk
Scoop. Definition: A news item, story,
report, magazine or news beat.
Here it is. Our very first SCOOP for 2011.
A newspaper for kids, by kids. This year,
for the first time, The SCOOP has become
a production open to the whole Primary
School. We aim to produce four editions
this year. What a challenge we have set for
ourselves.
Come lunchtime each Wednesday, our
committed reporters from Year 4-6 meet at
SCOOP Headquarters and write up a
storm. We are always amazed at their
ideas and enthusiasm and are sure you will
love reading this edition as much as they
loved putting it together.
The SCOOP also hired five photographers
who were lucky enough to complete a
photography workshop with Mr Eldred,
co-ordinator of the High School
Photography Club. You will notice that
most of the photos in this edition have been
taken by our very own SCOOP
photographers.
Debbie Cohen and Lisa Nahum
SCOOP Editors-in-Chief
Happy Reading!
The SCOOP
On the new Year 5 students
By Gemma Beinart, Mia Nahum and Shai Stern
There are new and amazing students in Year 5 and
we wanted to explore what they think of Emanuel
School. We hunted some of them down on the play-
ground to find out their thoughts:
Allegra Goldman: “Emanuel has friendly teachers and
people and the education is good.”
Erin Baskin: “There are nice students and teachers.”
Ashne Amoils: “This school is very formal.”
Yoni Sinani: “I am having a great time at Emanuel.”
Timothy Troyanovsky: “There is lots of play area.”
Tammy Sologub: “Emanuel is awesome.”
Danielle Miller: “Emanuel is a cool school.”
Josh Amoils: “It is a big school.”
Tai Oshlack: “Emanuel is amazing.”
Madeleine Weinstein: “Emanuel is a good school.”
We are happy our new students are settling in so well.
We welcome them into our warm Emanuel family.

By Jessica Baron and Ashlee Orleow
Year 4
It was a rainy Purim day and even though we were both dressed as devils, Mr Pallo made us
feel like angels. He was very pleased to see us and was happy to answer all our questions.
What does it feel like to be a Head of Primary School?
It is a wonderful feeling. It is what I always wanted to do. Going back to the days when I began teaching, I
felt that I wanted to influence not only my class but the entire school. I love my job and I love doing it at
Emanuel School.
What kinds of things do you do in your day as a Head of Primary?
I mainly deal with issues that parents and teachers bring to my attention as well as issues
that students raise. I also teach and attend all school functions like the Purim disco. I am
also involved in a lot of
communication with teachers and
parents.
What is your favourite part of the day?
Probably 3.30 when the kids go
home. I am only kidding! I think
my favourite part of the day is when
I teach Year 5 Maths.
What was your favourite period when you were a
primary school student?
Oooh… this is going back many
years. I think my favourite period
was my Maths lessons. I loved Maths
and as well as Geography. I grew up in Argentina and we
had Geography lessons at school.
How would you feel about having a “Skateboard Day” at Emanuel School?
I think it is a great idea. My only concern would be that I
know of so many skateboarding accidents. Everyone would
have to come with protective gear. Also, our campus is not
really ideal for skateboarding.
Artwork by Ronan Collins Year 6
Photography by Robbie Binetter

Emanuel School Clubs
Interested in joining a lunchtime club?
The following clubs still have some spaces available.
Tournament of Minds
Tournament of Minds is a creative problem solving program. It aims to provide real, open ended challenges whilst fostering cooperative
learning and team work. Its focus is on developing creative and divergent thinking.
When: Monday lunch Where: D3 Open to: Years 4, 5 and 6
Homework Club
Too many things to do after school? Want to have some free time when you get home? Join us at Homework Club and get your
work finished before you go home!
When: Monday & Tuesday 1 st half of lunch Where: X9 Open to: Years 4, 5 and 6
Reading Club
Come to Reading Club for some nice quiet reading time in a busy day! It is relaxing and we are learning too!
When: Monday lunch Where: D5 Open to: Years 3 and 4
The SCOOP Newspaper Club
The SCOOP accepts all well written articles from Emanuel Students. Feel free to bring them in to Headquarters in the SLC at any
time. Teachers also submit articles from their classrooms.
When: Wednesday lunch Where: SLC Open to: Years 4,5 and 6 BUT anyone may submit articles
Your SRC Representatives
Year 3 Akko Mordechai Auerbach and Mimi Silberstein
Year 3 Kesariya Jamie Orleow and Jonathan Sebban
Year 4 Modi’in Jake Hyman and Joshua New
Year 4 T/veria Sarah Sharwood and Shai Krimotat
Year 5 Degania Maddy Weinstein and Tai Oshlack
Year 5 Netanya Danielle Kramer and Jake Langman
Year 5 Yavneh Benjamin Dobrin and Erin Baskin
Year 6 Yad Mordechai Mitch Lippmann and Erin Radomsky
Year 6 Rehovot Zara Weinstock and Charlie
Wrublewski
Year 6 Hertliya: Amy Altman and Max Woolf
Photography by Jemima Firestone-Greville

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a Head Madrich?
Well I certainly have. Read on and you will find out.
Interview with Robert Feyer, Head Madrich
How did you feel when you were elected as Head Madrich of Emanuel?
I was speechless. I went blank and couldn’t think what to say. My friends picked me up. They were so
happy.
What is it like to be a Head Madrich?
It’s fun but a lot of work. You have to be dedicated.
What are your favourite leadership duties?
Probably doing the functions and meeting people. I got to meet Peter Garrett at the official opening of
the new building. I like Shabbat; you get challah and sing with the children.
What is one thing you would like to achieve as Head Madrich this year?
I could learn to be a better person from the roles I’m doing. I want to do my best and set a good example.
Interview with Yael Grunseit, Head Madrichah
How did you feel when you were elected as Head Madricha of Emanuel?
I was so happy and felt really good. I was crying and everyone was hugging me. It was a fun
experience.
What is it like to be a Head Madricha?
I always knew that it would be difficult and challenging at times. It’s fun to prepare for functions.
What are your favourite leadership duties?
by Isabella Flax, Year 4
I like presenting and giving speeches. I only really get to lead afternoon prayers.
What is one thing you would like to achieve as Head Madrich this year?
I’d like to do well and make people think that, WOW, I did a good job and represented the school well.
Photography by Eitan Meshel

Year 1 were learning about community helpers and were so excited to have
a visit from the local fire-brigade. This is what they had to say:
“I liked going inside the fire truck and
squirting the hose.” Shoshana Auerbach
By Year 1
“I liked having a photo taken with the fire fighters.”
Max Krimotat
“I liked saying thank you to the fireman and I punched him fist to fist.” Ethan Berman
“I liked it when they switched on the fire alarm.
It was very noisy!” Lori Allen
“I liked squirting the hose and just being
with them.” Amanda Bozic
“I liked looking at the fire truck.” Noah Dawson Kelly
“I liked spraying the hose.
I almost sprayed the high school.” Ben Cohen
“We got sit in the seats. It was comfy and it felt weird.”
Isabella Knoll
“I wore the gas mask. It felt cool.” Luca Moses
“I tried on the fireman’s jacket. It was big on me and
soft.” Eliza Bowen
“I got to wear the suit. It was fun.” Sacha Rosen
“We got to turn on the hose and squirt it in the garden.
It was like we were putting out a real fire.”
Jasmine Barea
“We got to sit in the front seat of the fire truck. It was cool.” Solomon Auerbach
“It was scary when I went in the fire truck because the engine was on.” Gabrielle Utian
“We got to squirt the hose. It was exciting.
I liked that.” Myles Cohn
“We got to go in the truck. It was freaky.”
“We got a picture of us spraying the hose. It was exciting.” Aaron Glass
Casey Flior
“They showed us how to get down
and go, go, go. It was cool.”
Jake Nurunsky

Scoop’s Guest Reporter—Ms Tanya Jeckeln Year 6 Teacher
It was a bright sun-baked, January morning and I was very excited. It was my
first day of school. Mummy had made me a new silver-grey pinafore with a full
gathered skirt. It had two shoulder straps, like braces, that crept over the
shoulders of my white shirt with the lace collar, and crossed at the back. Happily
scampering around the hem of my skirt were rows of embroidery: pink and green and blue
and yellow stitches making a myriad of happy patterns.
I had a new port – that’s what we called school bags in Queensland. It was a small grey Globite
case with two funny latches and it even had a shiny silver key. My wide brimmed white straw
hat was trimmed with green and was held on with a piece of elastic that pinched my chin. It sat
atop my two neat ponytails that were festooned with wide white nylon ribbons.
Mummy pushed my brother in the pram while I held tightly to its handle with one hand and
clutched my port with the other. We walked past Mr Paye’s corner shop that always smelled of
potatoes and onions, across Laurel Bank Park where the grass was brown and crunchy and
finally through the huge iron school gates.
School was big! Everything was big there. There were big children and big buildings and a there
was a big bitumen playground. The sandpit was big and the monkey bars were big – even the
sounds seemed big! Underneath the big building, in the shade, was the lunch area with a fringe
of low wooden benches around its edges. A bank of shiny chrome bubblers glittered in the
harsh summer sun. I was a bit frightened and very shy.
Mrs Giles was a kind lady. She took me up a long flight of stairs to my classroom at the very
top. The other classrooms seemed to be miles away along the verandah. I sat with three other
children at a little wooden table on a little wooden chair. Mrs Giles gave me a huge sheet of
white crackly butcher’s paper and a box of big wax crayons that were just right for my little
fingers to draw with. They smelled lovely – like candles. I liked the blue ones and the green
ones best and a girl with long black plaits tried to eat them!
Lunchtime. The smells! My bag was outside in the burning sun and I remember the smell of hot
bananas and sun-warmed peanut paste sandwiches as children opened their lunches. My lunch
was in a paper bag and I can still smell the fresh bread with cheese and the greaseproof paper
it was wrapped in.
When Mummy came to get me at the end of the day, I cried because I was so tired and I was so
pleased to see her. My baby brother gurgled with delight because he was so happy to see me.
We stopped in the park on the way home, ate a crumbly Sao with vegemite for afternoon tea,
then played on the splintery see-saws and on the scorching metal slippery slide.
I had had a wonderful day and I was very excited because I was going to go to school again
tomorrow!
First Day of School

Paramedics Visit Year 1
A real ambulance and a paramedic visited Year 1 and taught them all about what
paramedics do when there is an emergency. Year 1’s got to go into the ambulance,
receive some medical treatment and Myles Cohn role-played the perfect patient.
Year 1 children wrote information reports about paramedics.
Ethan Berman
A paramedic is a community helper. Paramedics wear dark blue pants and a shirt and they have a
bright green line going across. They use stretchers, a bed, ambulance, a rag and a belt.
Paramedics save peoples’ lives and help people when they have an accident and they drive an
ambulance.
Noah Dawson Kelly
Paramedics wear a work badge and dark blue pants. They use a breathing mask and a blood
pressure machine. They save people, shlep people, drive, help people from cliffs and help when
you are stuck.

Latest and Greatest Tech
The Scoop interviews some of its past Reporters
What are you up to now?
Sharon Koren Year 10
Year on the Scoop: 2006
I am currently writing for Ma Nishma under the Kol Szenes page. I am also running
a primary school art club and we are going to enter an art competition.
What is your best memory of working on The SCOOP?
In the beginning, I remember feeling confused and scared. I had no idea what I
wanted to write about. However, I remember as time went by Mrs Cohen helped me feel confident and
I was soon exploding with ideas.
Why would you recommend being a SCOOP reporter?
I would definitely recommend being a SCOOP reporter. This is because The SCOOP helped me feel
confident and it was a lot of fun. Right now I am interested in the area of journalism as a future
career. The SCOOP definitely helped me develop this interest as it was so much fun and it was
interesting.
What are you up to now?
Now I’m in Year 10 thinking about what subjects I want to take next year.
Itai Ktalav Year 10
Years on the Scoop: 2006 – 2007
What is your best memory of working on the Scoop?
Walking around the school with a camera taking pictures of what people do at lunch.
Why would you recommend being a Scoop reporter?
Well if you enjoy writing this is a good opportunity for you.
3d printers
By Ethan Cohen Year 6
3d printers are an amazing example of what we can do. They create 3d models of images designed on a
computer. They take roughly 3 hours to print. They are used in laboratories, but they are not
available to buy at a shop. They can also scan 3d objects and create an extremely accurate
replica of it.
Ipad 2
Made by Apple Inc. , this new tablet is even thinner, has better graphics, loads faster and it can
take High Defintion videos. It also has two HD cameras, one on the front and one on the back.
It has a big battery that lasts for 10 hours before you need to recharge it.
Nintendo 3ds
This new 3d gadget from Nintendo is amazing! It is small, handheld, has 3d graphics, a 3d
slider, better movement, gyro control and a rotation pad! It can even take 3d photos and
videos! You can also play all DS games on it, even if they were not meant for the 3ds.
Xbox 360 Kinect
Then Kinect application for Xbox 360 is really incredible! It tracks over 100 different points on your body and
you are the gaming controller! When you move, your character in the game moves too! If you danced, your
character in the game would dance in exactly the same way!

Wild Tiger Extinction
By Doron J. Shlom
A new study shows that, if unprotected, wild tigers will become extinct in 12 years.
3,200 tigers remain in the wild as opposed to an estimated 100,000 a century ago. The factors contributing to this are forest
cutting, forest fires, wild tigers’ own prey being hunted by people and particularly poaching and smuggling.
Three of the nine tiger subspecies, the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers already have become extinct in the past 70 years and
tiger numbers have fallen by 40% in the past decade alone.
Much has been done recently to try to save tigers but nothing has been effectively successful. Incidentally, the year when it is
estimated tigers will become extinct, 2022, is the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
The decreasing amount of tigers is relevant to anywhere in the world where tigers are found. For example habitats such as
Forests, Mangroves, Lush Wetlands, Savannahs, Grasslands, Jungles, Mountains, Snowy Fields, Prairies, Scrublands, Swamps
and Reed Lands in countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Thailand, Vietnam and Siberia, Russia.
Some programs have been put together to protect tiger habitats and help eradicate poaching and smuggling. These programs
create incentives for local communities to engage them in helping protect the wild tigers. They have also created protected
areas for tigers in both China and Siberia. In Australia, we have a program called ‘Wildlife Warriors Tiger Conservation.’ Russia
has also started a ‘Save the Tiger Fund.’
By Doron. J. Shlom
Here is a list of the freakiest, funniest and most fascinating facts you would probably ever come
across:
1. Reindeer milk contains more fat than cow milk.
2. The estimated number of M&M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.
3. A bird chews with its stomach.
4. -40°C and -40°F are exactly the same temperature.
5. The average violin contains approximately 70 different pieces of wood.
6. Approximately 115t of ocean salt spray enters the earth’s atmosphere each second.
7. Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
8. A company in Taiwan manufactures dinnerware out of wheat so that you can eat your own plate & cutlery.
9. Slugs have four noses.
10. There are currently more plastic flamingos in America than there are real ones.
11. Penguins are the only birds that can swim, but not fly.

BY Ethan Cohen
Year 6
Some people believe that on the 21 st of December 2012, the
world will end. There are many theories on how it might end,
and this article is to prove those theories wrong.
Well, firstly, there is no evidence at all that the world will end
and it is pretty much impossible that this will happen in 2012.
Many people claim to have sighted a planet called “Nibiru”
that will crash into the earth in 2012. This cannot be true. Astronomers
would have sighted it decades ago. Other people
claim that Nibiru is behind the sun. This is also impossible because
satellites and probes would also have seen it decades
ago.
There is another theory that the world will flood, because the
earth is aligning with the sun and the Galactic core. The Earth
will align in this way, but it happens every year, and there have
not been worldwide floods every December. Even if the whole
of the Arctic and Antarctica melted, there would still not be
enough water to create global floods.
Another theory is that the world will simply blow up. This is
the craziest idea of all. How would it happen, what would
cause it, why, and with what would an explosion like that be
created?
One of the weirdest theories is that a man named Nostradamus
who lived 500 years ago predicted that the world would
end in 2012. Well, for starters, he was not a predictor, he was
a poet. He wrote many poems, in groups called Centuries,
which are gatherings of 100 quatrains. He wrote many poems,
A playground report by Casey Flior, Year 1
I lost my shoe somewhere near the bottom
of the garden. When I was playing with the
Will the world end next year?
and some of them were about invasion, war and apocalyptic
gods. Some people think he predicted the twin tower bombings.
He did not make any predictions, he was a poet, and not
once did he mention the date 9/11 or 2012.
The most common theory is that the Mayan’s calendar ends
on the 21 st of December, 2012, and the world will end with it.
Firstly, the Mayans had a calendar called the Long Count, and
some people believe that when their calendar ended, so would
the world. Their calendar lasts for 5125 years. However, only
part of it ends on the 21 st of December 2012. It is the end of
the 13 th Baktun. (A Baktun is roughly 300 years.) And the Mayans
had lots of calendars. Some of their calendars show dates
long after 2012, so they could not have believed the 2012 was
the end of the world.
Lastly, there are “Photos” of Nibiru on the Internet. They are
all fake. Most of them use a photography trick called Lens
Flare. The others are mostly photos of objects in space that are
not Nibiru. For example, one of the photos shows an ominous
red object surrounded by a gas cloud. This is most certainly not
Nibiru; it is an old Red Giant Star, surrounded by its expelled
gas layer. It is more than 50 light years away from Earth.
So, it is impossible that the world will end in 2012. It is merely
an Internet Hoax. There is nothing to worry about.
THE WORLD IS NOT GOING TO END!
Mr Pallo and Mr Churm with the rescued
shoe
hoops my shoe flew off the back of my foot and into the garden. I had
to hop. It wasn’t fun. Mr. Churm had to get in the garden. Mr. Churm
found it.

The Playground at Lunchtime

By Your SCOOP Photographers

What is your
favourite sport?
What is one thing
everyone should
try and do?
What is your
favourite book or
who is your
favourite author?
If you became
principal, what is
the first rule you
would make?
If you could invite
two famous dinner
guests over, who
would they be?
What is your
favourite
possession in your
room?
Ruby
Miller
Lily
Berger
Teoh
Bader
Mimi
Silberstein
Year K Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Tennis
A sleepover
Fairy Books
We should eat
lollies
The people from
Mamma Mia
My Toys
Gymnastics
Go on the biggest
waterslide in the world
Art Books
We should eat
cake and jelly
beans
Michael Jackson
Julia Gillard
TV
Bowling
Learn Hebrew
Dr Seuss
No fighting
Michael Jackson
Dr Seuss
Toys
Swimming
Be in a challenge like
the Read-a-thon
Roald Dahl
Always put your
hand up
Julia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Books
By Max Woolf, Cade Collins and Rachel Turtledove

Lenny Levy
Vainer
Georgia
Williams
Daniella
Gold
Jonah
Singer
Sophia
Kleinlehrer-Goldie
Year 4 Year 3 Year 5 Year 6 Year 6
Netball
Going on a huge
rollercoaster
Morris Gleitzman
More Camps
Phineas and Ferb
(from Disney
Channel)
My Trophies
Swimming
You should do
whatever you
want
Duncan Ball
No Swearing
David Collins
Taylor Swift
My Bed
T-Ball
The Flying Fox
Dear Mr
Henshaw
No Littering
Usher
Britney Spears
My Bed
Swimming
Do something you have
always dreamed of
doing and don’t give up
on it
Andy Griffiths
Kids are allowed
to do anything
they want
Madonna
Justin Bieber
My Cat
Karate and
horse-riding
Karate
A Series of
Unfortunate Events
There should be
no homework
Matt and George
from Masterchef
Sooki, My Cat

SUNNY MORNING TELEGRAPH
23 February 2011
Leading, learning and listening at
leadership camp By Amy Altman, Year 6
Year six students from
Emanuel School experienced
exciting leadership
activities at Mowbray Park,
a campsite just outside Picton,
from Wednesday 16th
to Friday 18th of February.
The aim of the camp was to
develop leadership qualities in
an atmosphere of cooperation
and collaboration. The students
were accompanied and lead by
their teachers, Ms Werner, Mrs.
Herman, Mrs Jecklyn and their
Head of Primary, Mr. Pallo.
Tractor Rides were part of the
leadership
On arrival, the students were
given the rules of the campsite
and split into various groups to
experience a number of farm
activities. Cows were milked,
bunnies were held and students
were given the opportunity to
feed a variety of animals including
donkeys, pigs, goats,
cows and sheep.
Through a number of stimulating
activities, students explored the
qualities of a good leader.
Words like „responsible‟,
„trustworthy‟, „loyal‟, „respectful‟
and „confident‟ were selected after
which students had to order and
comment on meaningful quotes
about leadership.
Further leadership activities included
taking the responsibility of
caring for an egg as if it were a
child. According to one student,
“Looking after my egg taught me
that responsibility takes time and
effort.”
In addition, students drew balloons
in which they had to include areas
in their lives for which they are
grateful. To further their leadership
skills, they also set their goals
for 2011, learned about cooperation
through untying themselves
from a human knot, increased
their listening skills through origami
and learned about effective
communication.
A highlight was the Psychiatrist
Game where students learned more
about each other through pretending
to be the person sitting to their
left .
One student had this to say, “It
was really cool how we all had
to work together to make sure
that the „psychiatrist‟ did not
guess our so called problem.”
Also of great enjoyment were
the leisure activities such as
cooking damper on a fire,
swimming, boomerang throwing,
canoeing and whip cracking.
A Lama at Mowbray Park
“A good leader inspires people
to have confidence in the leader.
A great leader inspires people
to have confidence in
themselves.”
“I love this quote,” said one
student with enthusiasm! Now
I just have to practice the
skills!”

Emanuel Primary School Boys Raise over $4 500
By Ethan Cohen
Do you know what it is like to have a shiny, smooth scalp? With no hair?
A few people at Emanuel School know right now.
From 10 th – 12 th of March, many people shaved their heads for a public fundraising event called ‘The World’s
Greatest Shave.” During this event, people shave off or dye their hair to raise money for the Leukaemia
Foundation. This foundation used the raised money towards finding a cure for Leukaemia. Leukaemia is a
type of cancer that infects the blood. In Australia someone is diagnosed with this terrible disease every eight
hours.
The following Emanuel boys, including me, all shaved their hair: Ben Roberts, Koby Shapiro, Benjamin Do-
brin, Zev Shteinman, Gabriel Wolf, Jordan Haifer, Brandon Kaye and Ben Marx. Although they might have
been nervous before the shave, they participated because it was for a worthy cause and they felt sorry for
people who have been diagnosed with the disease.
Emanuel’s shavers would all be keen to participate again next year, although they would find doing it in front
of everybody, like they do in high school, quite scary.
Photography by Jemima Firestone-Greville
Benjamin Marx, Jordan Haifer,
Zev Shteinman, Gabriel Wolf,
Brandon Kaye
Koby Shapiro, Ben
Roberts, Ethan Cohen
Benjamin
Dobrin

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By Isabella Flax
Year 4
Here is my list of top five books for Year Fives and Sixes to read. In brackets
is the order of the series:
The Cherub Collection by Robert Muchamore
(The Recruit, Class A, Maximum Security, The Killing, Divine Madness,
Man vs Beast, The Fall, Mad Dogs, The Sleepwalker, Brigands M.C,
Shadow Wave)
Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz
(Stormbreaker, Point Blanc, Skeleton Key, Eagle Strike, Scorpia, Ark Angel, Snakehead,
Crocodile Tears)
Henderson’s Boys by Robert Muchamore
(The Escape, Eagle Day, Secret Army, Grey Wolves)
Heroes Of Olympus by Rick Riordan
(The Lost Hero, The Son Of Neptune unreleased)
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
(The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titans Curse, The Battle Of The Labyrinth, The
Last Olympian)
Cherub reviewed by Isabella Flax
Author: Robert Muchamore
CHERUB is a great series of books about a boy, James Adams, whose life is turned upside down
when his mum dies in the first book, the Recruit. He is regarded as an outstanding CHERUB agent
and is usually sent on high risk missions. As the series progresses he becomes more mature and
eventually retires as one of the most amazing things CHERUB has ever seen. I simply devoured
the first book and am reading them all again. However, the negative point is that there are
simply not enough of them! I would rate this book 4.8 out of 5.
Artemis Fowl reviewed by Samuel Fonteyn
Author: Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a seven book series. It is a compelling and imaginative story that has a new and
original twist in each book. It has everything from tiny pixies that plan to blow up the world to
Artemis Fowl, an evil mastermind whose greatest ability is to make you turn the page.
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CHESS
By Ilan Joffe Year 6
We have all heard of it and most of us know how to
play but not many of us know how to execute the
four move checkmate. This is a sequence in which
the white pulls off an amazing checkmate in four
moves.
This is how it is done:
CHECKMATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you can‟t understand this here is how to do it
White KP forward 2 squares.
Black KP forward 2 squares.
White KB diagonal 3 squares.
Black QKn out to forward left.
White Q out 4 diagonal right.
Black QKn anywhere.
White Q takes blacks KBP and ...
CHECKMATE!!!!!
Checkmate: The king is dead.
KP: Kings Pawn
KB: Kings Bishop
QKn: Queens Knight
Q: Queen
KBP: Kings Bishops Pawn.
Emanuel School
Wins the Debate
By Max Woolf and Darren Sacks
On the Tuesday 15 th of March 2011,
the HICES Emanuel Primary Debating
Team made up of Darren Sacks,
Sophie Lew, Max Woolf and Shoshana
Blackman, travelled to the William
Carey School and debated the topic,
“Musical Instruments Should Be Com-
pulsory”. We were on the Negative
side.
The Affirmative Team put up a
challenging debate, but we won
despite the fact that unfortunately,
Yael Grunseit, the third speaker, fell ill
and couldn’t attend the debate. Max
stepped in at the last minute and
Shoshana took on the role of Team
Adviser.
Remember to check out the Back Page Competition!

Recipes by Jessica Baron, Year 4
Chocolate Balls
Ingredients
1 tin condensed milk
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 pack Marie biscuits, crushed
100’s and 1000’s/sprinkles or coconut
Method
Get a big bowl. Add all the ingredients and mix well then put it in the fridge for 15 to 20 min. When out, take
one teaspoon full and roll it into a ball. Dip it in 100’s and 1000’s or coconut and put it on a tray and back in the
fridge for 10 min. ENJOY!
Pancakes
Ingredients
1 cup flour, sifted
2 tablespoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 cup milk
Method
Get a big bowl and pour in the flour, sugar and baking powder. Get a separate bowl and crack two eggs into it.
Add the melted butter and milk. Then pour it all together in the big bowl and mix until there are no bumps. Get
a pan and put it on the hot stove. Add a teaspoon of butter. Pour some of the mixture in, cook and ENJOY!
Photography by Eitan Meshel

Mouse out
by Liora Hoenig Year 5
Brain Teaser
What’s as big as you and doesn’t way an ounce?
WODAHS
The answer is in code
By Isablella Flax Year 4
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Written by Year 5 Netanya
Year 5 Camp
to Bathurst
Early Monday morn, Year 5 all set out
To journey across the land and find what gold was about
To Bathurst and Hill End were our destination
We were fuelled by excitement and determination
We had woken up at 6am and got packed for the camp of our lives
Some people cried but we told our parents we definitely would survive.
We left the school early, with our wonderful trusty team of teachers
Mr T, Tritch, Mr J-K and Aron, Ms Rosenfeld was sorry she didn’t feature
On the way there we stopped at the Blue Mountains
Where it was threatening to rain down like many fountains
We had a little break and looked at the view
And managed to fit in some souvenir shopping too
The mountains were beautiful to look at
The sisters three were still as we sat
There were tourists there with many cameras
Snapping and recording even the kookaburras
As we drove along the bus went bump
While we were in the back it made us jump
We stopped for a spot of lunch
And made friends with a horse and watched it munch
We went to a cattle show and saw lots of sheep
They were clever and found their place up a hill that was steep
Some sheep were sheered and their wool collected
Others just hung around no excitement detected
Donkey was there with cool sun glasses
They liked to party with his friends and masters
The whole place smelt like a big green farm
Animals were happy and treated with charm
We continued to watch the show with all of the cows
I got a surprise and needed a towel
Next we were shown how the milk machines work
They were quick and powerful and made us jerk
When we got to Bathurst we were really glad
Some people were nervous and a little sad
Everything was alright when we unpacked our tons
We ran and danced around and had some fun

We walked around the makeshift gold town from the past
And saw a blacksmith using steam to melt steel fast
We saw how and where the miner worked, slept and would live
And explored the Chinese section and read about offerings they were to give
There were tents, mines and tools, and lots more to see
They put us to work , we made damper with syrup as sweet as a bee.
Next we made some messy mud bricks
Using spades, water, soil and some sticks
Skipping and horse shoes were children’s games
We got to try them out and to see who had the best aim
Then went to bed with adventures and tales in our heads
And awoke eager to jump right out of our beds.
The next day we panned for Gold to see if our fortune we could score
Some were a little successful and some found more
The work was dirty and hot
But all of us really liked it a lot!
To pan really well you must work carefully
Swish the water around and look sensibly
See the glittery gold settle to the base
And then you see a smile spread across a face
We investigated a shaft mine deep underground
It was dark and a little scary but we found our way around
We could choose to climb a very tall ladder
Or walk back out the entrance were some were gladder
There were 100 steps to the very top
People cheered for us when we came to a stop
It must have been hard work down in those mines
All that toil and sweat to discover those big finds.
A tour round Hill End was next on the list
We drove around looking through the eerie mist
Back in those days lots were very poor
And they could not buy much and wanted more
Golden Gully was the last place to visit
The view was amazing a place to revisit
We learnt lots of facts that were really interesting
We’ll read you our notes so thank you for your listening

What is a boxer’s favourite part of a joke?
The punch line
How did the knife beat the fork home?
He took a short cut
How did the hairbrush get rid of the annoying comb?
It gave it the brush off
What did the soda glass say to the nervous ice cube?
“Chill out man.”
Where did the police put the ape when he broke the law?
Behind the monkey bars
What did the mum say to the crying baby on his birthday?
It’s okay – you’re just getting old.
Why can a ladybug never hide?
Because it is always spotted.
What is big and white and lives in the Sahara Desert?
A lost polar bear
Which cartoon animal weighs the least?
Skinny the Pooh
Yasmin: I wish I lived long ago.
Teacher: Why?
Yasmin: Then I would have less history to learn.
What do cats use to keep their breath fresh?
Mouse Wash
How do you turn a beagle into a bird?
Remove the B
How many elephants does it take to program a computer?
Four – one to work the computer and three to hold down the mouse?
Jokes by:
Ashlee Orleow
Cade Collins
Jessica Baron

The Sports Report
By Greg Allen and Avishai Conyer
Year 4
At Emanuel School, different people play all different
kinds of sport.
In Term 1, Year 4, 5, and 6 boys went down to Queens
Park to play AFL. AFL is similar to rugby in some ways. For
example, they both use a football, but there are also
differences. AFL seems to have less rules e.g. There is no
offside rule in AFL.
We feel that AFL is more exciting than rugby. During sport
time, Emanuel and Moriah have been playing against
each other. We have been split into teams and we will
stay in these teams for the rest of the term. Moriah is
very good and Emanuel is also very good so we are well
matched. The boys at Emanuel like playing AFL and they
think it is fun.
The Year 4, 5, and 6 girls have been training to play netball. The girls have been playing well. Even though they
are still training they are playing their best.
Emanuel School also provides some after school sport activities for primary school children. One of these sports
is basketball. The students who play are very well trained. We know this because they are very good at playing
basketball.
By Mia Nahum and Gemma Beinart
Year 5
Rihanna is known world-wide as a singing sensation. Her music has funky rhythm, it makes you want to dance until your feet
get numb and everybody bops their heads to her catchy music. Her most famous songs are Umbrella, Only Girl in the World,
Please Don’t Stop the Music and Faithful.
Rihanna’s full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. She was born on the 20 th February 1988 in Barbados. Rihanna has two younger
brothers – Romey and Rajad. She started singing when she was seven years old and moved to America when she was sixteen
years old. This made her dream of becoming a famous singer come true. In 2005, she made her first album and it became a big
hit in the top ten hits.
Rihanna’s third album was called, “Good Girl Gone Bad,” and was nominated for nine Grammy awards. Her lifelong dream came
true because she has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.
Rihanna sings R&B, pop, reggae, dance, urban pop and Eurodance. Some of her hobbies are singing, song-writing, being an
executive producer, dancer, video director, cultural ambassador, author, actress and , philanthropist (a loving, caring, generous
person.)
In 2007, Rihanna won World Music Awards for the world’s best-selling pop female artist and female
entertainer of the year.
Rihanna performed in Sydney at the Acer Arena in March and the concert was spectacular! She is an
amazing artist and an incredible entertainer.
Researching Rihanna
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Back Page
Competition
Please read the important conditions of entry if you would like to enter this competition:
Conditions of Entry:
(One for K-2; One for 3-6)
Write a poem about one of the following
Term 1 and 2
Emanuel School Values:
*Joy
* Positive Thinking
* Israel
� Closing Date for all entries is Friday 13 May 2011. No late entries will be accepted.
� Entries can be posted into the box in the SLC or the Primary Library.
� Each entry must have your name, surname and year group on it.
� Entries may be typed or handwritten. Handwritten entries must be neat and legible.
� Your poem must be written independently, without the help of an adult.
� The judge’s decision is final. No discussion will be entered into regarding the judge’s decision.
� The winning poems will be published in the next edition of The SCOOP.